Sacred motets from the Golden Age of Venetian polyphony
CDA68427 66 minutes 30 seconds
It’s tempting to imagine that this is how the music might have sounded four centuries ago in the glorious surroundings of St Mark’s. Certainly, any comparisons are unlikely to be to the disadvantage of these exceptional young singers: this is repertoire in which they excel.
‘This classically conceived and executed recital gives us a few of the usual suspects (the two Gabrielis and Monteverdi) but also several other prominent musicians associated with St Mark’s Basilica, ...
The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times