Choral, Magnificat & Nunc dimittis settings, Byrd (composer)
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Contrapunctus really knows what to do with these pieces and from the very first item...the tuning is superb and the ensemble rock solid. Moreover, Owen Rees's interpretations are revelatory... —
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Sunday Times, 2015, Albums of the Year
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2015, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2015, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Miserere
A sequence of music for Lent, St Joseph, and the Annunciation
Peter Stevens (organ), William Gaunt (bass) & Peter Stevens (organ)
Westminster Cathedral Choir, Martin Baker
This is a disc for those who love the acoustic, the atmosphere and the musical traditions of the Roman Catholic Cathedral in London...This is a large choir, very good at big effects. The pacing... —
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The recital's radiant heart is Sheppard's Media Vite, but there are more highlights to come, including an outstanding reading of Holst's Nunc Dimittis, the flowing textures of Harris's Bring... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2008, Choral Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2007, Choral & Song Choice
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The award-winning group Voces 8 is well-known for its wide-ranging programmes and accomplished technical control...In Monteverdi's Cantate Dominum (this is his 1620 setting, not the 1615 one)... —
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From the vaults of Westminster Cathedral
RecommendedA procession of chant & polyphony from Advent to Christmas & the Epiphany and Presentation of our Lord
Matthew Martin (organ accompaniment), & Martin Baker (organ improvisations)
The Choir of Westminster Cathedral, Martin Baker
Epiphany brings Monteverdi's Messa a 4 da cappella, whose polyphonic complexities elicit a confidently assertive response from the choir, with fine internal balances between the voice sections. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 30th November 2009
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Special offer. Epiphany at St Paul’s
Huw Williams (organ), Jonathan Arnold (baritone), Robert Rice (baritone), Flann Corcoran (treble) & Mervyn Collins (tenor), Roy Rashbrook (tenor), Timothy Jones (baritone) & Robert Rice (bass), Christopher Royall (alto), Jon English (tenor) & Julian Clarkson (bass)
St Paul’s Cathedral...
This series is the richest treasure trove an Anglican musician or English choral buff could hope to find. Texts and notes are an Anglophile’s dream. Sound is stunningly rich and ringing —
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It's impossible to not be impressed by the range and ambition, from Josquin to their first composerin-residence Ola Gjeilo, and well-crafted arrangements from folk to Bond themes. Several brand-new... —
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This is a marvellous programme of Music for Advent and it is executed superbly by the Clare College Choir. It’s obvious that the standard built up during Timothy Brown’s long leadership, especially,... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th December 2013
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Conductorless Stile Antico may be, but they could never be accused of lacking direction or clear-sighted commitment to the works on this generously-filled album...The approach encourages long-range... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th November 2010
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This disc is the result of an outpouring of love and, naturally, of grief, brought together in a splendid collection that stands as a celebration of David [Trendell’s] life as much as a memorial…[the... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2016, Editor's Choice
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