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Music Reviews: Cappella Romana – ‘Hymns of Kassianí,’ the Earliest Known Female Composer; Plus New York Polyphony and The Crossing
Three new albums span more than a millennium of choral music, from the Byzantines to the 21st century.
Read More »Music Review: Stile Antico – ‘In a Strange Land: Elizabethan Composers in Exile’
The latest album from the celebrated English early music vocal ensemble Stile Antico, 'In a Strange Land: Elizabethan Composers in Exile,' is a beautiful sequence with works by John Dowland, William Byrd, and their contemporaries – and a decidedly melancholy affair.
Read More »Music Reviews: Vox Clamantis – ‘Sacrum Convivium’; The Crossing – ‘Zealot Canticles’ by Lansing McLoskey
The monks retreated behind stone walls to chant their devotions. Composer Lansing McLoskey stands in the agora with his choral music on writings by Wole Soyinka.
Read More »Concert Review: Profeti della Quinta Sing Monteverdi and Salomone Rossi (NYC, 23 Feb 2017)
This exquisite vocal group puts on energetic, high-spirited concerts that free the ancient music of the Renaissance from the museum and dance it out into the town square.
Read More »Concert Review: MasterVoices – ‘The Saint John Passion’ by Bach at Carnegie Hall (NYC 9 Feb 2017)
The soloists shone both separately and in concert, as if distilling the work of the huge chorus behind them. I didn't want the penultimate piece, "O Sleep," sung by the chorus and then the soloists in counterpoint, to end.
Read More »Music Review: Stile Antico – ‘Sing With the Voice of Melody,’ Early Music Polyphony Choir’s 10th Anniversary Favorites
While the English choir applies a constant smooth tonality to its performances, these can still feel fresh, the centuries-old music almost as much as the recent.
Read More »Music Review: Cappella Amsterdam and Daniel Reuss – ‘Brahms: Choral Works’
Listeners need bring no esoteric knowledge of classical music to enjoy this album, only an appreciation for beauty.
Read More »Music Review: Stile Antico – ‘From the Imperial Court: Music for the House of Hapsburg’
Few Early Music groups have become as integral a part of the performance landscape as the British group Stile Antico.
Read More »Music Review: A Historical Exploration and Musical Performance of Six Franco-Flemish Déplorations
Renaissance court composers would write pieces lamenting the death of an older composer who had mentored or inspired them.
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