Choral, Manchicourt (composer)
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The centrepiece of the recording, the Guidez vous Mass, in an inspired choice. From the clamorous lines of the opening Kyrie with their spicy harmonic clashes, through the superbly portrayed... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2007, Editor's Choice
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Bestion’s singers are very flexible, and frequently superb...they are equal to Scelsi’s quartertones; and they can sing ‘straight’ when needed. These stylistic shifts are not jarring. —
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Presto Editor's Choice, January 2022
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Their style of singing – perfectly blended vocal harmony, exquisite tuning, inventive phrasing, delicately poised textural clarity - provides a magical accompaniment to the warmth of the Christmas... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2023, Recording of the Month
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The landscape angle is slightly odd…Luckily some real landscaping can be heard in Hesdin’s motet ‘Parasti’ where the performers shape the form and contour the dynamics splendidly. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Early Music
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Sacred Songs of France, Volume. I: 1198-1609
Gloriae Dei Cantores and Elizabeth C. Patterson, SharonRose Pfeiffer and Elizabeth C. Patterson
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The performances on this disc enchant, though they lack the high gloss of some choirs. This can be an advantage and makes the singing more intimate and personal, provided you don’t expect them... —
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Reges Terrae (Music from the time of Charles V)
Ebba Rydh, Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo-soprano), Nordic Voices
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