'The ensemble Gallicantus is an all-male group known for skilful interpretations of music from the late Renaissance. Made up of just seven singers—including their director, Gabriel Crouch—they have already built a formidable reputation for bringing the Renaissance back to life through dynamic performance and intense interpretation … the music is intensely poignant and reflective. As an expression of the depths of a man’s soul in the face of death, reaching and maintaining the right emotional tone from the start can be a difficult task indeed … each single voice is wonderfully strong, but never overwhelms. Even at the extreme ends of the musical range—particularly that of the countertenors, which is often soaring high above the rest of the texture, but never outside it—no single voice dominates. This is secured despite the awesome strength of each voice. Each is always subservient to the ensemble, the music, and the bigger picture. The resulting balance is sublime. This is all helped along by the very detailed and well-researched programme notes, which greatly enhanced my experience' (MusicWeb International)
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