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Sonoro’s 18 singers are full-voiced, drawn from opera as well as the choral world. This isn’t a Tenebrae or a Polyphony, where blend is paramount, but an ensemble where individual voices push... —
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Alpha & O: Music for Advent & Christmas
The Choirs of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, Edward Wickham
Each of Fox’s seven antiphons is preceded by the relevant Gregorian chant, setting the harmonic daring of Fox’s harmonic language in sharp juxtaposition. Some of the tight intervals test the... —
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there is a fair degree of sentimentality and sugariness – and why not? This is a Christmas album after all, and Americans are not known for their seasonal restraint. Paul Gameson always keeps... —
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Hyde goes his own way with regards to form, creates a thrilling orchestral soundworld and spins an engaging musical narrative in the process. There’s much to enjoy in this live premiere recording. —
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The magic and sparkle of this selection is low key, with Owens presiding over traditional pieces, plainsong, carols and chorales. It’s beautifully articulate, though, and it creates a soothing... —
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The choir’s tonal purity and impeccable tuning are a pleasure, bringing plangency and repose to Philip Stopford’s ‘Lullay, my liking’, and a welling splendour to Philip Wilby’s ‘Moonless darkness... —
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Always alert to Haydn’s myriad caprices, they introduce some perfectly placed, sinuous phrasing in the third movement of No. 3 in G minor, and real verve and colour in its brilliant allegretto. —