Download, Victoria (composer)
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This is likely to become one of your most cherished discs. It's notable for its spacious depth of sound, volatile unpredictability of interpretation, and above all the soaring sostenuto of the... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1985, Winner - Early Music (Medieval and Renaissance)
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Building a Library, June 2016, Also Recommended
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Short finds a musical dramaturgy to match that of the text. The Requiem is written for six voices, but this choir of 20 never seems lumbering or unbalanced. They are perfectly tuned (listen... — More…
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Building a Library, May 2011, Featured
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2011, Choral & Song Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2012, Choral Award Winner
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New. Veni Creator Spiritus - Second Vespers of the Solemnity of Pentecost
Peter Stevens, Simon Johnson
Westminster Cathedral Choir
Here is a sumptuous feast of Pentecostal music in its truest form: a wholesome programme of plainsong or plainsonginfused music sung by a Catholic choir at the top of its game, spanning authentic... — More…
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Harry Christophers imbues this account with maturity and assurance as well as a deep understanding of the music's architecture. He inspires some impassioned singing from the choir - plumbing... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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De Ribera & Navarro: Masters of Spanish Renaissance
Amystis, ministriles de La Reyna, José Duce Chenoll
The singing tone is bright but not bland. The instrumental ensemble is particularly impressive, the cornetts played with plenty of character and the trombones richly voiced for Renaissance narrow-bore... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Early Music
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There have been some fine recordings of Victoria's music in recent years, but none finer than this one at its best. The Cardinall's Musick has become known for its CDs of English renaissance... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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the musical journey is compelling...Only an arrangement for strings of Lotti’s most famous Crucifixus feels like a misstep in an otherwise ingeniously plotted project delivered with panache... — More…
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Winner - Female Singer of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Early Music
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Unaccompanied, the Monteverdi Choir goes back to its roots in a programme which harnesses scholarship and singing of breathtaking beauty. — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2007, Choral Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2006, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2007, Editor's Choice
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…the superb singers of Stile Antico are up to the challenge of presenting all the required moods from pious restraint… to melting abandon… a magnificent display of the very best kind of polyphonic... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2009, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2009, Winner - Early Music
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