Hildegard of Bingen: A feather on the breath of God
All of the music on this album is also available as part of the specially priced box set Gothic Voices Gramophone Award Winners Collection: ‘If you've managed to avoid buying these so far, don't miss the bargain offer’ (Early Music Review).
CDA66039 44 minutes 3 seconds
GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER BEST CHORAL RECORD OF THE YEAR, THE GUARDIAN BEST CD OF THE YEAR AWARD, CZECH HARMONY, PRAGUE CLASSIC CD TOP 100 CDs OF ALL TIME
‘I was spellbound by both the music and the presentation … and have remained so ever since … a jewel in Hyperion's crown’ (Gramophone) ‘A wonderful evocation of Mass being celebrated by St Maximinus, painted in Hildegard's wonderfully perfumed language’ (BBC Record Review) ‘These hymns and sequences, most expertly performed and recorded, have excited much acclaim – and rightly so. A lovely CD’ (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)