Stubbs, S
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In Chains of Gold: The English Pre-Restoration Verse Anthem, Volume 3
‘Ah, His Glory!’: Anthems of Praise, Prayer and Remembrance
Magdalena Consort, Fretwork, His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts, Silas Wollston (organ)
In a nutshell, the transformed vocality, scale and rhetoric of the music-making is far closer to Italianate madrigals than ethereal choral balm. —
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The Topping Tooters of the Town: Music of the London Waits 1580 - 1650
The City Musick, William Lyons
Precise (except where blowsy imprecision is an atmospheric decision) but always characterful, this attractive disc wears its historical knowledge and skill lightly enough to appeal well beyond... —
