Browse: Humfrey - O Lord my God

A major player in bringing European influences into postRestoration England, Pelham Humfrey deserves a wider audience. These agile and spirited performances do him excellent service. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The warm continental sound of the boys' voices might sometimes bestow an unexpectedly 'foreign' accent on this music (albeit shot through with imports from France and Italy), but the commitment,... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The singing, both solo and corporate is of an high order. Tenors Simon Berridge and Mark Dobell convey the touching melancholy of Humfrey's devotional songs with tender inflexions and a just... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2006, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Directing from the organ, Edward Higginbottom proposes that the small chapel at Whitehall lent itself to ‘sacred chamber music’. The contoured madrigalian approach is eminently suitable for the... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2019 More…

the intimacy of the setting ideally complements Wilkinson's unfussy, rhythmically driven readings. A bouyant account of Maurice Green's famous harvest anthem is a highlight, as are Wilkinson's... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2015 More…