from Peerson: Latin Motets (CDA67490) 1 Levavi oculos [5'39] 9 minutes 37 seconds 2 tracks2 Ecce non dormitabit [3'58] ‘Jeffrey Skidmore's reading pushes the unique structure of Peerson's paragraphs into the foreground: large-scale dynamic contouring, leisurely tempos and subtle shifts in balance create a spacious fra ... ‘This recording is one of the most exciting discs of Renaissance sacred music to have appeared in recent years … these fine motets show that he was a highly accomplished composer of choral polyph ... ‘This recording is definitely worth listening to. It affords us what we may assume is a good overview of the works of a skilled composer, who clearly absorbed a range of influences but was not afraid ... |