Special offer. Flight of Angels
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Awards:
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
this programme…offers much warmth and richness of recorded sound
Special offer. Flight of Angels
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Purchase product
Awards:
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
this programme…offers much warmth and richness of recorded sound
About
The Sixteen takes a trip back to 16th-century Spain and more specifically to one of the biggest, richest and most cosmopolitan cities on earth - Seville. It was during this 'golden age', when arts and culture flourished, that Francisco Guerrero and Alonso Lobo made their mark. Between them these two composers captured an astonishing variety of moods within their music, from ecstasy and joy to despair, longing and devotional stillness.
Contents and tracklist
Spotlight on this release
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Flight of Angels
4th Feb 2015
David talks to Harry Christophers about his new disc of polyphonic gems from the Spanish Renaissance with The Sixteen.
Awards and reviews
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Presto Recordings of the YearFinalist 2015
May 2015
this programme…offers much warmth and richness of recorded sound
May 2015
Most of the music is written for at least six voices (usually more), a richness of texture to which The Sixteen respond admirably: the textures remain lucid and legible throughout.
27th March 2015
Christophers has devised a sequence that weaves together strikingly beautiful liturgical settings by both composers...The Sixteen performances may be a little detached and disembodied at times, but the poised beauty of their singing never fails.
Early Music Today May 2015
As so often Christophers and the Sixteen prove to be the most persuasive advocates imaginable…[and]a commendably helpful essay by Martyn Imrie sets the seal on an outstanding release, beautifully recorded and scintillatingly sung. Vivant Sedecim!
