Stainer - I saw the Lord

Hubert Parry's glorious Coronation anthem 'I was glad' unfolds in waves of increasing elation and broad, sweeping lyricism. It's a tremendous performance by The Sixteen, and it's an effective... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The Chapel of Magdalen College, Oxford has boasted a choir for nigh on five and a half centuries; and, recorded in the Chapel of Merton, this eclectic love letter to itself tracks a snapshot... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2020, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Bairstow’s The Lamentation is interpreted with marvellous subtlety here. — Choir & Organ, May 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This really is exceptional singing – immaculately balanced and blended, with text always at its heart. Ross and his young singers have given us quite the gift in this series. I can’t wait to... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2018 More…

Though Backhouse has female sopranos and altos instead of the traditional boys' voice, their timbre is always fresh and bright, and apt for this music...[a] very satisfying selection of anthems,... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2011 More…