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Track(s) taken from SIGCD198

Ingressus in G minor, P98

composer
originally in A minor

The King's Singers, Charivari Agréable, Kah-Ming Ng (conductor)
Recording details: June 2009
St Andrew's Church, Toddington, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Produced by Adrian Hunter
Engineered by Adrian Hunter
Release date: March 2010
Total duration: 8 minutes 46 seconds
 

Reviews

'The marriage of the King's Singers and Charivari Agréable has created the 'dream-team' for this enchanting addition to the late middle-Baroque repertoire … the ensemble is unbeatable. The six King's Singers blend superbly, yet each becomes distinctive and expressive in their prominent moments' (BBC Music Magazine)» More
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'For those who know Pachelbel only through the Canon, this album will be revelatory. The music, unearthed and edited by Kah-Ming Ng, comes from a manuscript now in the Bodleian Library. It’s not a complete Vespers setting, but includes five settings of the Ingressus and two Magnificats, all composed for a rich-textured ensemble of voices, strings and continuo. The influence of Monteverdi is evident in the music’s contrasts of scoring and of mood, and in the sheer delight Pachelbel takes in writing virtuoso passage work. But there’s also some counterpoint that looks forward to Bach. Each piece is beautifully served by the ensemble' (The Sunday Times)

'A fascinating album of Vespers movements by a Thuringian organist of canonic status: Johann Pachelbel. Composed while Pachelbel was organist at Nuremberg's Sebalduskirche, these works conform to the liturgical practices of the South German early reformation. Elements of the choral writing sound not unlike that of Pachelbel's predecessor Schiitz—though director Ng's informative and well-researched liner notes point out that Pachelbel would have absorbed the concerted Italianate style while an apprentice in Vienna. Charivari Agréable is on excellent form, here, with sensitive leadership from Bojan Cicic and supportive continuo playing. The King's Singers are equally stylish, though miked far too close for comfort' (Classical Music Magazine)
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