Browse: MacMillan - Miserere

Nigel Short understands the theatre inherent in MacMillan’s approach to setting his texts, and he has a firm grasp of narrative, unswervingly attentive to every finely honed nuance…Bach’s irrepressible... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2023, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Graham Ross judges the spacious juxtapositions of movement and silence exquisitely, the Dmitri Ensemble’s explosion of energy in the third interlude being simultaneously surprising yet entirely... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2020, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The sharp, jabbing gestures at the opening of Gabriel Jackson’s new setting of the Stabat Mater…announce that wilting introspection is by no means the composer’s default position in his response... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

One reason this disc makes such a resoundingly positive impression is that The Sixteen are thoroughly caught up in MacMillan's writing....at every the stage the singers are in focus technically... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Ferris encourages his singers to generate a rich, robust texture, abundant in vibrant colour and undoubted excitement. That’s not to say it’s a free-for-all shout. Flexibility is matched by careful... — The Guardian, 10th March 2018 More…

there are surprises awaiting you in this new recording … this is a beautiful performance of Allegri’s masterpiece, with a strongly devotional atmosphere to it. Suzi Digby’s tempo gives the music... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Whether writing for amateurs or the most virtuosic set of vocal gymnasts, he has the knack of powerfully conveying his musical vision. The Elysian Singers under Sam Laughton comfortably take... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Paired religious settings (of the Miserer and De Profundis), including MacMillan's gravely beautiful Miserere. Gleaming work from the sopranos, but overall the impact is a trifle muted. — BBC Music Magazine, February 2015, 3 out of 5 stars More…