‘There's great variety among the wonderful split-chorus effects, the hypnotic chordal intonations and the lovely spicy harmonic clashes … in the final piece, Exultent iam angelica … the performers marvellously project the power, glory and praise of this music’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Ex Cathedra under Jeffrey Skidmore, matched by the pungent colours of the period instruments, enunciates the words with crisp clarity, singing with fluency and relishing the sumptuous soundscapes that Gabrieli envisaged. Emotional sensitivity and reverence are harnessed as well, notably in the eight-part Litaniae Beatae Mariae Virginis, where Gabrieli’s ingenuity in finding different solutions for the repetitive 'ora pro nobis' highlights an inspired creativity that this disc illustrates in abundance’ (The Daily Telegraph)

‘Warmth and opulence permeate every pore of this deeply attractive and strangely compelling recording … this disc reveals an exceptionally high level of both accomplishment and expertise, and if a single track had to be singled out to show just how at ease the singers are in this repertoire, I would point straight to the magnificent Magnificat, which positively crackles with high-voltage intensity as the music passes rapidly between the three choirs. Again, excellent solo voices emerge from the texture with a wholly natural ease, while Skidmore drives it along with considerable verve and energy … this is altogether a superb release, which, while serving the cause of Gabrieli admirably, also reveals the best in British-based Early Music performing’ (International Record Review)

‘This latest release from Žak Ozmo again demonstrates the London-based lutenist and conductor’s searching intellect and wry imagination … beautiful, fluent playing as a whole’ (Gramophone)

‘A treasure that belongs in every collection, be it opera, musical comedy, pop music or theater’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘I have never heard, and can't imagine, better performances … a delightful performance of this timeless opera’ (American Record Guide)

‘Blaze sings beautifully here, with steady, unforced, and quite sweet tone, savoring both German and Latin texts … a lovely release’ (American Record Guide)

‘A thoroughly enjoyable release, well recorded, well documented’ (Gramophone)

«Cet enregistrement … nous invite à en savourer lea indicibles richesses» (Répertoire, France)

‘Conveying intensity through restraint is what the Tallis Scholars have been doing so wonderfully these past 40 years’ (The Daily Telegraph)

‘Gesualdo's Tenebrae Responsories have been recorded twice before, once by a full choir, once by solo voices. Of the three versions I should not hesitate to choose this new one by The Tallis Scholars, since they alone cope adequately with the chromatic shifts, the awkward tunings and the virtuosic leaps and runs … in its controlled fashion, however, the choir give a refreshingly lucid account of the notes, distinguishing the sub-sections from one another with plenty of variety. Better than the Responsories to my mind are the four more sober Marian Motets at the end of the record, which suit The Tallis Scholars rather better’ (Gramophone)

'As versatile as the Kronos Quartet, and smoother than the Brodskys, The Smith Quartet have edged ahead of their competitors in contemporary chamber music' (The Independent on Sunday)» More