Choral, Lassus (composer)
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Unaccompanied, the Monteverdi Choir goes back to its roots in a programme which harnesses scholarship and singing of breathtaking beauty. —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2007, Choral Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2006, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2007, Editor's Choice
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The famed King’s Singers attention to pin-point pitching, slick ensemble, and deft balances between the voices are present in abundance. The two Beatles arrangements are particularly successful…The... —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2017, Editor's Choice
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Grammy Awards, 61st Awards (2019), Nominee - Classical Compendium
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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 —
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…the superb singers of Stile Antico are up to the challenge of presenting all the required moods from pious restraint… to melting abandon… a magnificent display of the very best kind of polyphonic... —
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2009, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2009, Winner - Early Music
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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... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2024, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2024 Shortlist, Shortlisted - Early Music
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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The sound image is compelling on its own terms, with the homogeneity typical of ensembles with countertenors on the top lines. But it's a flexible interpretation nonetheless...an involving experience. —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2013, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Finalist - Early Music
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Building a Library, December 2016, First Choice
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It’s hard to resist. Here is a choir in which all the elements are held in perfect equilibrium. Patrick Allies ponders every note before moulding lines whose suppleness in turn coalesce into... —
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2018, Choral & Song Choice
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The Brabant Ensemble has a well-deserved reputation for the exploration of little-known musical gems. They do not disappoint here; from among Lassus's 2000 works we are served up an enterprising... —
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Byrd and his Contemporaries
RecommendedMotets in Paired Settings
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Exaudi really are one of the best-situated ensembles to sing this repertoire. They're known for combining madrigalian mood swings with eye-wateringly accurate tuning. —
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The Guardian Classical Albums of the Year, 2025
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