Machaut - Ma fin est mon commencement, R14

Their approach is rather different from the refined blend of such pioneering groups as Gothic Voices; exploiting, instead, the contrasts in timbre and character between the four voices and varying... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Something fairly improbably but thoroughly refreshing...their performance of the music is elegant and lucid throughout, the shawm always on the top line. They treat the songs a bit more freely,... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2013 More…

Machaut's Messe de Nostre Dame is the earliest known setting of the Ordinary Mass by a single composer. Paul Hillier avoids a full reconstruction on this release: his deference to 'authenticity'... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Nothing quite like this has happened before: a disc devoted entirely to Machaut’s songs, all performed with voices alone. Only the texted line in the manuscripts is sung with text; the rest... — Gramophone Magazine More…