‘Westminster Cathedral's 19 Lay Clerks give a beautifully paced rendition of Victoria's rarely performed (and even less often recorded) Missa Gaudeamus … the choral blend is—as might be expected—superb and exquisitely balanced. The countertenors soar to amazing heights without the slightest hint of strain … this benchmark recording is another superb addition to both Hyperion's and Westminster Cathedral's illustrious Victoria discography’ (Gramophone)

‘David Hill and the Choir of Westminster Cathedral have repeated the spectacular success of their earlier Gramophone Award-winning record’ (Gramophone)

‘Superb music, and the listener is thrillingly involved when the sound so successfully combines immediacy and body, yet remains admirably coloured by the Westminster resonance’ (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

‘Magnificent!’ (Hi-Fi News)

'The Kyrie from the Requiem Mass of 1605, from Tomás Luis de Victoria and the sound of Tenebrae, directed by Nigel Short, who’s sung this music himself many times with King’s Singers and the Tallis Scholars. But there is an intensity, an emotional range, Tenebrae seems to be able to draw on that makes this really special alongside the purity and accuracy we’ve come to expect from this very versatile ensemble. To find ourselves on the jury putting forward two of their recent recordings to the public vote just proved the point, it could have been their disc of Parry’s Songs of Farewell, but it was the Victoria that won the day' (BBC Music Magazine)» More

‘One of the biggest audiences for a late-night prom I’ve ever seen’ (The Guardian)

‘Inspiring and deeply moving’ (The Daily Telegraph)

‘The Tallis Scholars add Alonso Lobo's fine and passionate Versa est in luctum as a most welcome makeweight … The Tallis Scholars are slightly better at projecting all the details of the six-voice polyphony and have the edge on intonation as well as diction … The Tallis Scholars produce a more convincingly Iberian sound, their sopranos finding it easier to project the open-throated quality that seems right for the music’ (Gramophone)

‘The recording is glorious’ (The Observer)

‘A well-packed disc, for those who love a good long play. But, more to the point, the singing and recording are outstanding. And what music is here enshrined! … readers may be a little weary of praises for The Tallis Scholars. There is no other course. This is surely one of the supreme choirs of the world. Peter Phillips, whose notes are revelatory reading, has reached the heart of this sublime music’ (Hi Fi Choice)

'Tenebrae, directed by Nigel Short, perform the sublime Tenebrae Responsories of Tomas Luis de Victoria. The works mix the words of the Gospels with other texts commenting on collective suffering around the fourth century. Highly recommended' (The Northern Echo)

‘Enthusiastically recommended to anyone interested in Renaissance polyphony and everyone else besides’ (Gramophone)