 | from Charpentier: Mass for four choirs (CDA67435) 1 Salut de la veille des 'O': O salutaris hostia [2'13] 16 minutes 24 seconds 8 tracks2 Premier 'O': O Sapientia [2'10] 3 Deuxième 'O': O Adonai [2'35] 4 Troisième 'O': O Radix Jesse [2'04] 5 Quatrième 'O': O Clavis David [2'14] 6 Cinquième 'O': O Oriens [1'45] 7 Sixième 'O': O Rex gentium [1'29] 8 Septième 'O': O Emmanuel [1'54] ‘Jeffrey Skidmore and his ensemble's expertise has long been established and is everywhere apparent here. The blend of the vocal line is superb and the handling of ornament is little short of breathta ... ‘Skidmore once again demonstrates his total empathy with French Baroque repertoire, inspiring his large choral forces to performances that capture a huge gamut of emotions ranging from thrilling grand ... ‘Ex Cathedra's choirs and soloists sound ravishing … Skidmore's conducting results in a performance containing breadth and relaxed phrasing, which in turn allow emotion to shine through the compl ... |