Browse: Parsons, R - Ave Maria

The enormous choir – some 45 members, male and female – may be contrary to current performance practices, but it is well under control and used to great effect...The resonant acoustic does not... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Carwood draws earthy, visceral performances; the ensemble's virile sound and Parsons's sinewy polyphony are a far cry from what some critics describe as the 'whitewashed', English choral tradition.... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2011 More…

Geoffrey Webber's 'dream Christmas programme' enjoys superb sound, and singing burgeoning with colour and confidence. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2014, 4 out of 5 stars More…

the poised, sentient performance of Allegri's famous Miserere opening the disc bespeaks dedicated preparation, both technical and spiritual. I like the spatial variegations drawn by [Andrew Nethsinga]...and... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This anthology… is undeniably useful in gathering to one place these scattered gems of excellence, the more so the King's College performances guarantee a consistently high level of interpretation... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

As Christmas albums go, it’s a classy selection and Taylor’s Trinity voices sound creamy and plush...probably more concerned with making phrases glow and float than keeping things moving, but... — The Guardian, 15th December 2016, 3 out of 5 stars More…

The subtle hues of the choir, an elite corps from Winchester Cathedrals, are particularly impressive in Byrd's Lamentation, a piece in which voicing gives the music its momentum. Yet the beauty... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…