Lobo (D): Masses, Responsories & motets

No fewer than three important first recordings of works by Duarte Lobo feature on an album which is set to enhance Cupertinos’ burgeoning reputation. This is music with which they feel a natural kinship, as these intense, idiomatic performances attest.

CDA68306  70 minutes 18 seconds
‘For aficionados of Golden Age polyphony, this is all self-recommending. That’s all without Cupertinos’ distinctive qualities, which are as evident here as on their debut: a very open sound, with the ...
BBC Music Magazine
‘Rare Portuguese polyphony from a Portuguese vocal ensemble … Luís Toscano directs his ensemble Cupertinos. It's a different sound quality to The Tallis Scholars or the other professional Brits ...