Byrd - Turn our captivity
Genre:
Choral
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The choir is at its best in the full choral works such as the anthem ‘Turn Our Captivity’ where they impressively shape and unfold the music...this is a significant and welcome addition to Byrd’s... —
Awards:
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Record Review, 8th October 2022
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2022, Recording of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Finalist - Early Music
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There will be many recordings of Byrd's music in this 400th anniversary year of his death, but few will match the superb balance and poise of these performances from Stile Antico. —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2023, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine, March 2023, Choral & Song Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Early Music
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The singing is neat, clear and fluid, with beautifully elastic phrasing from the two tenors. The Nunc Dimittis provides the sweetest moments in the Great Service itself —
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Christophers’s juxtapositions are always rewarding, and The Sixteen is on ravishing form. There’s an unmannered generosity to the singing whose wide-eyed freshness enables Christophers to keep... —
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2023, Choral & Song Choice
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The 16th and 17th centuries were turbulent times in England...The works on this disc expose those liturgical struggles very clearly...The fairly large forces tend to produce an unusually robust... —
