Cinquecento

…These are really good singers, and when the construction of the music invites them to unwind (as in the wonderful Spiritus Domini) we are treated to a delicious feast of harmonic tension and... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2009, 3 out of 5 stars More…

These singers are always nicely in tune and effectively blended, especially in the slower movements of the Mass where they strongly project the chordal colouring in the ‘Qui tollis’ and perfectly... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2020, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The six male singers of Cinquecento have a lot going for them. The voices are warmly recorded though a little too closely… their performances make it clear that Monte is a composer of distinction. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Guyot emerges from this disc as a marvellously fluent composer, perhaps a touch unvaried in texture but always pleasing…the five adult men of Cinquecento – here joined by the countertenor David... — Gramophone Magazine, May 2017 More…

Cinquecento captures the work's meditative quality to profound effect, the all-male vocal ensemble creating an aptly plangent sonority and a tone of high seriousness. Using just six singers,... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

From this showing, Cinquecento would be well placed to advocate Vaet further. An all-male a cappella ensemble, they sound clear and bright, and articulate the music lucidly — Gramophone Magazine More…

The voices of Cinquecento produce balanced, tuneful, clear and stylish performances...The recording deserves credit, too, for lending substance and space to the mere six voices that produce... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

On the page [Willaert's writing] looks almost suffocatingly opaque, but that's where Cinquecento comes in. Right from the off, they seize on this quality and make it work in their favour. It's... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2010 More…

The combined effect of this wonderful, timeless music and Cinquecento’s brilliant performances can only be described as therapeutic...the six voices of Cinquecento have produced a recording... — Claire Rogers, bbc.co.uk, 10th August 2007 More…

With just one voice to a part, polyphonic lines are sharply etched and perfectly weighed throughout…an all-male ensemble, their sound is robust and plangent. — BBC Music Magazine, September 2015 More…