Byrd - Vigilate (from Cantiones sacrae 1589)
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Choral » Anthems & Motets
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The line-up might play safe, but it’s all exquisitely done, collegiate smoothness and blend to the fore. And what blend! The harmonic voicing is immaculate yet always sensitive to the imperatives... — More…
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The most striking feature of these performances is how wonderfully varied they are. In some pieces… the presentational style almost enters the realm of musical theatre, while in Tallis's God... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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The award-winning group Voces 8 is well-known for its wide-ranging programmes and accomplished technical control...In Monteverdi's Cantate Dominum (this is his 1620 setting, not the 1615 one)... — More…
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This superior seasonal disc, chiefly of carols (some with organ played by Luke Bond), is satisfyingly divided into three parts: Advent, Christmas and Epiphany. Each starts with a plainchant,... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2019, Christmas Choice
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Natus: Music for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany
Shaun Turnbull (organ)
The Choirs of Blackburn Cathedral, Samuel Hudson
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This is a marvellous programme of Music for Advent and it is executed superbly by the Clare College Choir. It’s obvious that the standard built up during Timothy Brown’s long leadership, especially,... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th December 2013
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Christophers’s juxtapositions are always rewarding, and The Sixteen is on ravishing form. There’s an unmannered generosity to the singing whose wide-eyed freshness enables Christophers to keep... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2023, Choral & Song Choice
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