Taverner
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Taverner: Missa Gloria tibi Trinitas & Magnificats
RecommendedRecorded to celebrate The Tallis Scholars’ 40th Anniversary on 3 November 2013
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips
This performance is characterised by the Scholars' precision and sheer beauty of sound. The stratospheric treble line (sung here by female voices) dominates the texture...but the lingering effect... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 16th December 2013
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2013, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Finalist - Early Music
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Western Wind
RecommendedMusic By John Taverner & Court Music For Henry VIII
Emily Van Evera (soprano), Charles Daniels (tenor)
Taverner Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott
The Western Wynde Mass nicely contrasts with The Tallis Scholars’ recording, being incisive and brisk where Peter Phillips’s reading is smoother and more leisurely. Parrott is perhaps more persuasive... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2016, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Winner - Early Music
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The Missa Sancti Wilhelmi isn't one of Taverner's best known works, but there's no reason why this should be the case. Though it doesn't have the sometimes rather wild melodic beauty of the... — More…
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Contrapunctus really knows what to do with these pieces and from the very first item...the tuning is superb and the ensemble rock solid. Moreover, Owen Rees's interpretations are revelatory... — More…
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Sunday Times, 2015, Albums of the Year
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2015, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2015, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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The Mass requires singers of the highest calibre and the Scholars rise magnificently to the challenge - both literally and figuratively speaking. The sopranos sing with razor-sharp precision,... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2016, Choral Finalist
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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The line-up might play safe, but it’s all exquisitely done, collegiate smoothness and blend to the fore. And what blend! The harmonic voicing is immaculate yet always sensitive to the imperatives... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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The expertise of the Stile Antico group in this repertory is not in doubt and, as always, these singers give us splendid performances. Gibbon's O Clap Your Hand, for example, has a sure-footed... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th July 2013
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Shortlisted - Early Music
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Conductorless Stile Antico may be, but they could never be accused of lacking direction or clear-sighted commitment to the works on this generously-filled album...The approach encourages long-range... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th November 2010
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