Magnificat

These are all very experienced musicians with marvellous voices and a deep understanding of the repertory; and Philip Cave guides them with a thoroughly experienced and musically thoughtful... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2024 More…

The Council of Trent would have been pleased: with just two voices per part, and with clear diction and articulation from the members of Magnificat, the texts are generally easy to follow. The... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

So much first-rate 16th-century music still remains unrecorded, but here's a welcome addition.
Philippe Rogier's death at the age of 35 in 1596 cut short a prolific stream of music. Worse was... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

The music on these two discs ranges from austere to luxuriant, urgent to serene. Magnificat’s director Philip Cave shapes poised, subtly expressive and finely balanced readings from the vocal... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2016, 5 out of 5 stars More…

These are very fine singers without doubt (the famous Cantate Domino is pleasingly warm and festive); and yet one senses a reluctance to venture out of their comfort zone and inhabit the unsettling... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2019 More…