Tag: Ex Cathedra
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Baroque Christmas – Sanctus – Music for the Nativity
“this is a studiously well-curated programme (by Jeffrey Skidmore) of music for the Nativity, almost all from the baroque period. In our view It provides a superior and enjoyable listening experience for Christmas-time” (MusicalMerit) “Recommended very strongly indeed !” (Organists Review magazine)
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Monteverdi: Madrigals Made Spiritual
“19 of them receive their first recording on this enterprising disc … The sumptuous result is convincing, sensitively moulded and alert to the expressive currency of Monteverdi…’ (Classic CD- 4 stars) ‘Moments of heightened emotional intensity…aptly encapsulated the spiritual and musical aesthetic’ (The Times)
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De Lalande: Choral Music for Versailles
“vividly characterized performances of 3 Grand Motets… De profundis is a magnificent piece, as are the two lighter more joyful motets….. Cantate Domino represents the peak of the composer’s long career. With their sequences of brief, sharply contrasted movements, .. performances as lively and sensitive as these can be warmly recommended ….Warm full sound” (Penguin…
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Lassus: Missa Vinum Bonum (‘Good Wine Mass’) with accompanying motets
it is fascinating to observe the skill with which Lassus reworks his models (for parody masses), chosen most commonly from among Italian madrigals, French chansons and Latin motets…Ex Cathedra offer a clear alternative to King’s. Their account of the motet Vinum bonum itself is more involving, and for the Mass theirs is the more dynamic…
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Vivaldi: Music for Vespers – Stabat Mater, Beatus Vir
“This disc casts helpful light on a side of the Priest-Composer rarely glimpsed, helping further dispel the absurd myth that he wrote one piece several hundred
