1 December 2019

Christmas at St George's Windsor
Studio Master: CDA68281  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Two recent royal weddings have put St George's firmly in the spotlight, and this new disc shows its all-male choir is a force to be reckoned with … conductor James Vivian deserves major credit for his preparation of the singers, whose dedication and artistry make this a deeply satisfying recital’ (BBC Music Magazine)» More

1 December 2019
British Music Society Journal, Alistair MacDonald
Christmas at St George's Windsor
Studio Master: CDA68281  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘This is a well thought out and presented programme in three sections corresponding to the seasons of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany … a seasonal disc that is well worth exploring’ (British Music Society Journal)» More
1 December 2019

Davis (O): Arcadia
SIGCD590  Download only 

‘Oliver Davis (b1972) writes music that is easy on the ears, full of warm harmonies and buyant rhythms … Kerenza Peacock's soaring solo [in Gemini] is especially sumptuous, and she shines again in the folk fiddle-inspired second movement’ (BBC Music Magazine)
1 December 2019

Dohnányi: Piano Quintets & String Quartet No 2
Studio Master: CDA68238  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘The performance [of Op 26] from Hamelin and the Takács is totally compelling, encapsulating a vast array of colours and textures, from the dark and mysterious opening and the wistfulness of the central Intermezzo to the anguished climaxes of the Finale … a treasurable disc’ (BBC Music Magazine)» More
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1 December 2019

Dohnányi: Piano Quintets & String Quartet No 2
Studio Master: CDA68238  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘This time it’s no less a dream combination than the Takács Quartet with Marc-André Hamelin on piano who feature Dohnányi’s two piano quartets and his second string quartet … these are piano quintets you wouldn’t want to miss, performed with vivacity and verve by performers who appear to understand the music fully … the disc itself is very well recorded’ (MusicWeb International)» More
1 December 2019
Luister, Netherlands, Hans Quant
Dohnányi: Piano Quintets & String Quartet No 2
Studio Master: CDA68238  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

'De uitvoeringen door het Takács Quartet onderscheiden zich door perfectie in muzikaal en technisch opzicht en Marc André Hamelin is een gelijkwaardige partner aan de piano' (Luister, Netherlands)» More
1 December 2019

Dufay: Lament for Constantinople & other songs
Studio Master: CDA68236  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘I’m going to beat the drum for an Awards runner-up this year, this magnificent selection of secular pieces by Dufay. It starts with a moving lament for the fall of Constantinople and ends with a drinking song. Four male voices, no instruments, offer 70 minutes of fascination and delight’ (Gramophone)
1 December 2019

Janáček: The diary of one who disappeared & other works
Studio Master: CDA68282  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘A hauntingly eloquent and moving performance of The diary of one who disappeared … revelatory, with the tenor on brilliantly communicative form, supported by fiercely dramatic playing from Julius Drake’ (Gramophone)
1 December 2019

Josquin: Missa Mater Patris; Bauldeweyn: Missa Da pacem
Studio Master: CDGIM052  Download only  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘The Scholars take the [Missa Mater Patris] at an aptly reverential tread, capturing its introspective—at times hypnotic—qualities. The writing is tight and spare, the composer contrasting imitative duets with richer chordal passages. Using just one or two voices to a part, this performance is both immediate and intimate … the Scholars realise the [Missa Da pacem] with all the clarity, precision, clarity and conviction for which they are justly renowned’ (BBC Music Magazine)
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1 December 2019

Josquin: Missa Mater Patris; Bauldeweyn: Missa Da pacem
Studio Master: CDGIM052  Download only  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘The clear, bright sound of The Tallis Scholars is always a superb match for Josquin’s complex textures and their control of two-part textures is outstanding … a superb addition to their ongoing Josquin cycle’ (Gramophone)
1 December 2019

Magnificat, Vol. 1
Studio Master: SIGCD588  Download only  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘The disc opens with an outstanding performance of Stanford's Service in A. Its range of interpretative insights—from the ethereal entries in the Nunc Dimittis to the full-voiced splendour of both Glorias—is exceptional and articulated with enthralling confidence by the St John’s singers … there is a particularly luminescent contribution from the boy trebles at the beginning of Howells’s Gloucester Service … Andrew Nethsingha’s exemplary booklet notes cap a warmly recommendable issue’ (BBC Music Magazine)
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1 December 2019

Mozart: Apollo et Hyacinthus
Studio Master: SIGCD577  Download only  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Ian Page offers a matchless account of the 11-year-old Mozart's first opera. Lawrence Zazzo is a fine Apollo and Christopher Ainslie does his best as the wicked Zephyrus’ (BBC Music Magazine)

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