MacMillan: Tenebrae

This outstanding Scottish group gives a beautiful performance of three world premiere recordings of works by leading contemporary composer James MacMillan.

CKD301  70 minutes 14 seconds
'James MacMillan's Strathclyde Motets are aimed at 'good church choirs or good amateur choirs', and the seven recorded here hit the mark pretty unerringly, in that the technical means are simple and t ...
'William Byrd produced his greatest work in a time of religious persecution. While James MacMillan wouldn't claim that composers today face the same dangers, he does believe that secular fundamentalis ...
'In short, heavenly music, heavenly singing and heavenly presentation' (International Record Review)