Victoria - O quam gloriosum
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Choral » Anthems & Motets
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This is likely to become one of your most cherished discs. It's notable for its spacious depth of sound, volatile unpredictability of interpretation, and above all the soaring sostenuto of the... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1985, Winner - Early Music (Medieval and Renaissance)
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Building a Library, June 2016, Also Recommended
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Unaccompanied, the Monteverdi Choir goes back to its roots in a programme which harnesses scholarship and singing of breathtaking beauty. — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2007, Choral Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2006, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2007, Editor's Choice
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The Schola may be the Brompton Oratory’s parish choir but they are also a school ensemble whose back lines are made up of boys aged 18 and under, with the support of just six adult lay clerks.... — More…
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Musica Espanola: Tomas Luis de Victoria
King's College Cambridge Choir, St John's College Cambridge Choir, Westminster Cathedral Choir, Nicholas Cleobury and George Guest
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The 11 hours of music on offer represent both a sizeable portion and a representative sample of Victoria's output....the Missa Ave Maris Stella boasts a particularly fine reading - lucid and... — More…
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Building a Library, June 2016, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2012, Winner - Early Music
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Victoria - Et Jesum & Motets à voix seule
RecommendedCarlos Mena (countertenor), Juan Carlos Rivera (lute, vihuela) & Francisco Rubio Gallego (cornet)
It needs a special voice to focus the attention so clearly on itself, and Mena’s fits the bill. He has an extraordinary range…I suspect that those who dislike the ‘churchy’ manner in which the... — More…
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Building a Library, May 2011, Featured
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The recording is `up-close’ and yet makes good use of the ample acoustic of St Margaret of Scotland Church, St Louis, giving a very clear reading of the open and vital sound of this excellent... — More…
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Allegri: Miserere / Tallis: Spem In Alium
The Sixteen, Simon Preston (Director), Harry Christophers, John Langdon (Organ)
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Choir Of Winchester Cathedral, Cambridge University Music Society, Stephen Cleobury, David Hill, Sir David Willcocks
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Into The Light
Kaori Muraji (Guitar), Harry Christophers (Director), Libby Crabtree (Soprano), Jonathan Arnold (Bass), Grace Davidson (Soprano)
The Sixteen
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