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Veni Domine
RecommendedAdvent & Christmas from the Sistine Chapel
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo)
Sistine Chapel Choir, Massimo Palombella
Everything here is sung with extreme subtlety and a delicacy which rather confounded my expectations. Palombella (who, like all his predecessors in the role, is ordained in Holy Orders) clearly... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 1st December 2017
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The whole effect is quasi-theatrical without being melodramatic. The Mass also has its virtues from the vigour of the Kyrie...to the delicate duetting of the Osanna. The recording retains the... —
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Le Divin Arcadelt: Candlemas in Renaissance Rome
Musica Contexta with The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble
I have no hesitation in acclaiming [Musica Contexta] as a vocal group of particular insight and sincerity which can bring a sense of realism to music of the sixteenth century...it feels as if... —
