Reviews
Saint-Saëns: Oratorio de Noël Op 12 (Bärenreiter vocal score)
The new Bärenreiter edition of Saint-Saëns's Christmas Oratorio is clear and legible, with a particularly thoughtful piano accompaniment in the vocal score
When Sleep Comes
Tenebrae, Forshaw and Short are alert to every nuance of meaning in the assorted settings, with each item rendered with great beauty of tone
Maurizio Dones & Marco Taralli: Requiem in memoriam
Too many themes sound like compromises or trade-offs
Buxtehude: Membra Jesu Nostri (Luthers Bach Ensemble)
Buxtehude's piece combines a stiff north German Protestant manner with a flamboyant Italian style
Jóhann Jóhannsson: Drone Mass
Jóhann Jóhannsson builds an extraordinary electro-acoustic work that examines the poetic resonance of apparently chance juxtapositions
Richard Blackford: Mirror of Perfection / Vision of a Garden
Under David Hill's authoritative direction both works are immediate and engaging, with first-class soloists enhancing their impact
Sergei Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom
It's unlikely any forthcoming recordings will top this one
The Sweet and Merry Month: Music for May Morning
The boy choristers have a lovely fresh sound, the lower voices feature some particularly resonant basses
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