'I have played this CD twice during the week received, and recommend it unreservedly' (MusicalPointers.co.uk)» More

'Robert Quinney has devised an ingenious programme of transcriptions and original works which are well suited to Westminster Cathedral's charismatic four-manual 78-stops Willis organ … alongside his impeccable performances, Quinney's greatest achievement is to produce music-making which really communicates itself to the listener … this is a truly great recording' (Gramophone)

'Singing of rare distinction, outstanding in its tonal blend of controlled vibrato' (BBC Music Magazine)» More

'Judith Weir brings out the very best in musical performers' (Gramophone)

'Despite the title, there's a distinctly eastern-European tinge to this selection of mostly unaccompanied choral pieces. John Tavener's affinity with eastern Orthadox chant is evident in his Song for Athene; Rachmaninov's Hymn to the Cherubim is followed by Count Alexander Sheremetiev's Now ye heavenly powers for men's voices, sung in Russian. The eastern Roman Catholic tradition is represented by Kodály's arrangement of a folksong and a sentimental Ave Maria from Pawel Lukaszewski. If the women's voices sound too grown-up for John Ireland's Ex ore innocentium, the fleetness of the second poem in Britten's Hymn to St Cecillia is a delight, and WH Harris's Faire is the heaven sublime' (Classic FM Magazine)

'I really think we're in a choral golden age at the moment. I was inspired by Tenebrae when I heard them in a concert at St. Jude's in Hampstead and just had to get their new 'Allegri Miserere' album. It's beautifully sung, a wonderful recording that has introduced me to some pieces that I didn't know' (BBC Music Magazine)

'Robert Quinney's choice of programme is tailor-made for the Westminster organ … the music—and the building—needs an unfussy approach; Quinney's technique is impeccable and his registration spot on, achieving some magical, ethereal effects' (BBC Music Magazine)» More

'This disc is a triumph of majestic vocal ensemble, projecting the 25 madrigals from Thomas Morley's famous 1601 collection in honour of Elizabeth I' (Classic FM Magazine)

'The result is vibrant and colourful and is performed with vitality and commitment' (Choir & Organ)» More

'Along with pianist Iain Burnside, the performances by mezzo Susan Bickley, soprano Ailish Tynan and tenor Andrew Kennedy match the jewel-like clarity of the songs' (The Guardian)» More

'The King's Singers deliver these songs with insistent voices, the imitative pairs beautifully balanced across the stereo, the intonation faultless and the diction unmistakable' (The Times)» More

'This album is a must for all connoisseurs of the finest unaccompanied choral singing. From the very first bars of John Tavener's Song for Athene, the opening work in a pleasingly eclectic programme, Tenebrae reveals itself as one of those exceptional choirs whose individual singers have been moulded into a single superbly sensitive and responsive musical instrument. The mood of each piece is captured to perfection, from Tavener's almost hypnotic transcendence to the passionate grief of Antonio Lotti's eight-part Crucifixus, whose agonised chromatic harmonies pack a terrific punch; or from the intensely moving and dignified simplicity of Alexander Sheremetev's Now ye Heavenly Powers (from the Russian Orthodox liturgy) to the exuberantly pealing halleluiahs of Holst's joyously inventive setting of Psalm 148. The soprano soloists in Allegri's Miserere have a combined purity and richness of sound, giving the celebrated ornaments a jewel-like brilliance. Britten's Hymn to St Cecilia enables the choir to display its virtuoso control of rapid dynamic and textural changes. This is an outstanding performance, which reflects every expressive nuance in both poem and music' (The Daily Telegraph)