Browse: Tavener - Song for Athene

James O’Donnell masterminds an account of Vaughan Williams’s Mass in G minor to rank alongside the finest to have come my way...In sum, this classy collection will surely give lasting pleasure. — Gramophone Magazine, September 2023 More…

Bestion’s singers are very flexible, and frequently superb...they are equal to Scelsi’s quartertones; and they can sing ‘straight’ when needed. These stylistic shifts are not jarring. — Gramophone Magazine, March 2022 More…

The programme is a potpourri, and one from which emanates the refined scent of the collegiate choir, à la King's or Trinity. The tuning is impeccable, the blend unimpeachable. Director Nigel... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2006, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Anybody with deep affection for the more noble anthems of the Anglican tradition will need no excuse to grab a copy of this tasty selection, especially so when it features performances of such... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2015 More…

The recital's radiant heart is Sheppard's Media Vite, but there are more highlights to come, including an outstanding reading of Holst's Nunc Dimittis, the flowing textures of Harris's Bring... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2007, 5 out of 5 stars More…

There may have been many Tavener choral CDs in recent years, but this one is very special. — Choir & Organ, May/June 2019, 5 out of 5 stars More…

If John Tavener's reputation were to rest solely on his unaccompanied choral music and nothing else, then his stature as one of the most striking and original composers working today would be... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

As a concept, this collection of songs inspired by rugged British landscapes is intriguing. The delivery is powerful, but borders on twee at moments. — BBC Music Magazine, April 2019, 2 out of 5 stars More…

Impossible not to add to the praise that has greeted this beautifully performed collection...The settings are mournful but consolatory. — Sunday Times, 23rd October 2016 More…

it is not an easy piece to sing convincingly. There is, though, nothing at all tentative about this fervently committed performance by the Wells Cathedral Choir, a group with special connections... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2016, 4 out of 5 stars More…