The church music of Victorian England has always retained a secure foothold; not so the secular part-songs recorded here. Written to complement the Elizabethan madrigals which were then being rediscovered and performed, an unjustly neglected corner of the English vocal repertoire is revitalized by Rupert Gough and Royal Holloway Choir.
‘Impeccably judged interpretations, executed with equal skill’ (Gramophone)
Choir & Organ
‘The joy of this disc is that it ranges from the well-loved … through to works that will be unknown to most listeners, spanning all the while the full gamut of emotions’ (MusicWeb International)
Choir & Organ‘The joy of this disc is that it ranges from the well-loved … through to works that will be unknown to most listeners, spanning all the while the full gamut of emotions’ (MusicWeb International)