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An assured synthesis of elegant musicality, judicious ear for contrapuntal detail and informed scholarship...All the works are given splendid performances which not only remind us that there... —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2016, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Shortlisted - Baroque Vocal
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Mozart: Litaniae Lauretanae & Vesperae de Domini
Choir of New College Oxford & Collegium Novum, Edward Higginbottom
[Salus infirmorum) is presented with utmost confidence and charisma by the New College Choir, lusty and open-throated in attack and fully demonstrating their appreciation of this music. The... —
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The two outstanding features are the high quality of the choral singing and the fairly relaxed pace throughout. Higginbottom has said that he finds some of Britten's metronome markings on the... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th January 2013
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Haydn: Nelson Mass & Insanae et vanae curae
Jonty Ward (treble), Hugh Cutting (alto), Nick Pritchard (tenor), Tom Edwards (bass)
New College Choir Oxford & New Century Baroque, Edward Higginbottom
This latest account...is less punchy, more liturgical than some, but scarcely less intent in purpose. Instead of the usual operatic soloist in the florid solo soprano passages, we have a remarkably... —
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F. Couperin: Exultent superi
Motets Choisis
Soloists of New College Oxford
Collegium Novum, Edward Higginbottom
Oxford musicians have always studied historical styles through imaginative composition, and Higginbottom is master of the craft. I couldn't fault his instrumental reconstructions. They're totally... —
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Evensong at New College Oxford
Nicholas Wearne (organ), Robert Patterson (organ)
Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
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The Songs of Farewell have been recorded using Quinney’s new edition from Parry’s manuscript in the Bodleian Library. His reading is near- perfectly judged, the choir’s tone bright and full.... —
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Nowell Sing We!
Advent and Christmas Music at New College
Choir of New College Oxford, Robert Quinney
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Monteverdi: Vespro della beata Vergine (1610)
Nicholas Mulroy, Thomas Hobbs, Tom Raskin (tenors)
New College Choir Oxford & Charivari Agréable, Edward Higginbottom
The tenor soloists, Nicholas Mulroy and Thomas Hobbs, are ravishing in 'Duo Seraphim'...The instrumentalists of Charivari Agréable are on fine form; they add wonderful shape to the phrases in... —
