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This 60th-birthday tribute brings together a selection of John Rutter's short anthems and folksong arrangements, plus a couple of extracts from his Requiem. Impeccably crafted, they're invariably... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2005 More…

Hubert Parry's glorious Coronation anthem 'I was glad' unfolds in waves of increasing elation and broad, sweeping lyricism. It's a tremendous performance by The Sixteen, and it's an effective... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2009, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Her playing is fluent, with beautifully controlled soft passages… — BBC Music Magazine, September 2005, 3 out of 5 stars More…

A dark gold Orthodox light permeates all the performances, which lends a consistency to the whole programme. It is music in a continuous state of exaltation - from open-mouthed awe to ecstatic... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2006, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Despite undoubted stylistic variety in the choice of music, the homogeneity of the sentiment here can be a little stifling. The Sixteen's performances are, however, irreproachably sympathetic. — BBC Music Magazine, November 2007, 4 out of 5 stars More…