‘Polyphony's brand of singing, clean as a whistle, rhythmically wonderfully alive, impeccably tuned and voiced, polished yet always fervent, is justly renowned, and on this disc it serves Britten's a capella choral music extremely well’ (BBC Music Magazine)
‘Polyphony's exceptional energy, technical prowess and expressive flexibility make the most of every word and mood throughout this hour-long programme. This engrossing anthology of words and music comes highly recommended’ (The Age, Melbourne)
‘For any listeners who missed out these individual issues the first time out, this compendium will fill an important gap. Under-performed and highly worthy music is awarded knowing performances’ (The American Organist)
‘For any listeners who missed out these individual issues the first time out, this compendium will fill an important gap. Under-performed and highly worthy music is awarded knowing performances’ (The American Organist)
‘If the power of music were to be assessed by its ability to send shivers down your spine, then this piece [Te Deum], and this particular recording of it, would score 12 on a scale of 10 every time’ (Cross Rhythms)
‘If the power of music were to be assessed by its ability to send shivers down your spine, then this piece [Te Deum], and this particular recording of it, would score 12 on a scale of 10 every time’ (Cross Rhythms)
‘This is quite glorious … one senses right from the opening of Bruckner's Quintet—surely one of the finest quintets ever written, for any combination—an intensity that matches its ambitious structure … it's obvious from the first bars of the achingly beautiful Prelude … that this is going to be an exceptional performance’ (CDReview)
