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From the gorgeously shaped performance of Morten Lauridsen’s modern classic O magnum mysterium which opens the programme, to the urgent, ardent account of James MacMillan’s O radiant dawn which... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2016, 5 out of 5 starsMore…
Polyphony, City of London Sinfonia, Stephen Layton
You either love or hate Rutter's Christmas music, but for me, Christmas is John Rutter. Complete with sublime melodies, choir-friendly textures and just the right amount of frivolity, this disc... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2007More…
The group’s name suggests a band of wrongly imprisoned miscreants, but they make celestial sounds in Vaughan Williams’s neo-plainsong The Truth Sent from Above and Holst’s Lullay My Liking. The... — Sunday Times, 15th December 2019More…
Christmas in Canada, courtesy of this silk-toned, impeccably mannered ensemble of adult singers. The Elora's airiness and ease of voice production is very noticeable, with excellent enunciation. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2014, 4 out of 5 starsMore…