1 January 1900

Moszkowski: Piano Music, Vol. 1
CDH55141 

‘A thoroughly enjoyable 69 minutes in the company of Tanyel and Moszkowski’ (International Record Review)
1 January 1900

Moszkowski: Piano Music, Vol. 2
CDH55142  Download only 

‘Tanyel plays as if the pieces were written with her in mind on recordings of near-textbook perfection’ (Gramophone)
1 January 1900

Moszkowski: Piano Music, Vol. 3
CDH55143  Download only 

‘Once again [Tanyel's] performances are of the most engaging insouciance and dexterity’ (Gramophone)
1 January 1900

Moulu: Missa Alma redemptoris & Missus est Gabriel
CDA67761 

‘The Brabant Ensemble are an eleven-voiced choir, using female altos and sopranos. They sing with a lovely clear, focused tone which allows the polyphony space to flourish and each line is clearly delineated. They sing the Latin with a form of French pronunciation which is entirely suitable for this composer. Moulu is not a showy writer. Stephen Rice and his ensemble allow the composer's distinctive reflective voice to come over in these fascinating and rather enchanting pieces’ (MusicWeb International)
1 January 1900
TheArtsDesk.com
Moulu: Missa Alma redemptoris & Missus est Gabriel
CDA67761 

‘Revel in the bare intervals at the start of the Mater floreat which become a glowing major chord as the inner parts enter. Or the exquisite solemnity of the shorter In Pace. We are also treated to a brief Josquin motet which Moulu used as the model for his own Missa Missus est Gabriel Angelas. All sung with astonishing confidence and beauty of tone by Stephen Rice’s Brabant Ensemble’ (TheArtsDesk.com)
1 January 1900

Moulu: Missa Alma redemptoris & Missus est Gabriel
CDA67761 

‘An outstandingly beautiful setting for five voices [In pace], built around a canon. This is a real discovery, and I can imagine it inspiring many choir directors to include it in their repertoires. The Brabant Ensemble's vibrant sound is ideal for this music. Rice is careful never to allow the upper voices to dominate, with the result that the polyphonic workings of all these pieces are clearly audible, something rather rarer than one might think. This is a highly impressive release’ (International Record Review)
1 January 1900

Moulu: Missa Alma redemptoris & Missus est Gabriel
CDA67761 

‘The Brabant Ensemble happily bring their familiar virtues to bear in sensitive, transparent performances. Musical adventurers will want this recording to discover a superb composer they may not know … Moulu's idiom is pleasingly inventive and immediately engaging’ (Gramophone)
1 January 1900
The Daily Telegraph
Mouton: Missa Tu es Petrus & other works
Studio Master: CDA67933  Download only  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘Mouton is given due attention and polish in these performances by The Brabant Ensemble. Such ingeniously structured pieces as the motet Nesciens mater are impressive in their richness of texture, and the main work, the Missa Tu es Petrus, deploys the voices in expressively fluent counterpoint’ (The Daily Telegraph)
1 January 1900
The Observer
Mouton: Missa Tu es Petrus & other works
Studio Master: CDA67933  Download only  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘This outstanding disc by the youthful Brabant Ensemble, accomplished specialists in this repertoire … the Brabant's singing throughout is polished, flexible, lean and—exactly what you want here—transcendent’ (The Observer)
1 January 1900

Mouton: Missa Tu es Petrus & other works
Studio Master: CDA67933  Download only  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘The lucidity of both The Brabant Ensemble's singing and Rice's direction is hugely accomplished … [Missa Tu es Petrus is] a work of radiance and clarity … strikingly well sung … Hyperion is still setting the standard in this infinitely rewarding repertory’ (International Record Review)
1 January 1900

Mouton: Missa Tu es Petrus & other works
Studio Master: CDA67933  Download only  Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

‘This gorgeous album presents all the works for eight voices which are certainly attributable to Mouton, plus one for five and two for four voices … these pieces are refreshingly airy and transparent. Mouton's exquisite music and The Brabant Ensemble's graceful performances are well-served by Antony Pitts' production and the acoustic of St Michael and All Angels, Oxford … highly recommended’ (BBC Music Magazine)
1 January 1900

Mozart & Krommer: Oboe Concertos
CDH55080  Download only 

‘Garnished with a Mozartian eloquence and eliciting from Francis her creamiest sounds …’ (BBC Music Magazine)
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