Christmas With the Tallis Scholars
 The Best: I bought five of these to give to all my friends, whether they like classical or not. Perfect for both the intense or new fan to polyphonic. Christmas Variety: Many different types of Christmas music on one collection, from chorales, chants [... more]
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Cathedral Classics
Very moving music.: I'll begin with the mundane: this 40-person group has great technical mastery and this recording is very fine. The group blends amazingly well, and as has been mentioned they stagger their breathing to the point of inaudibility. Their [... more]
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Missa De Apostolis
Rare and beautiful: --Heinrich Isaac-- Isaac is an often overlooked composer. Born in 1450, he was contemporary with greats such as Josquin des Pres, but vastly overshadowed by such contemporaries, even though during his lifetime, Isaac was often set in [... more]
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Sarum Chant Missa In Gallican
It doesn't get any better than this...: --Sarum Use-- The term 'sarum use' refers to the practices, musically and liturgically, of Salisbury Cathedral, which was during much of the church life in England one of the leading lights in liturgical [... more]
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Missa Papae Marcelli
From Amazon.com: There's a wonderful legend, retold by (among others) Pfitzner's opera Palestrina, attached to the "Pope Marcellus" Mass: the Council of Trent, ground zero of the Counter Reformation, was about to ban all music but chant from [... more]
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Utopia Triumphans
From Amazon.com: A greatly expanded Huelgas Ensemble performs here a collection of multivoice works--pieces that are often referred to but, for logistical reasons, rarely performed. Tallis's famous Spem in alium non habui for 40 voices is here, of course; [... more]
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Masses Missa Benedicta Es
A blessing in sound: --Plainchant-- Plainchant is basically another word for chant of Gregorian or other styles, being monophonic and in free rhythm. The particular piece here, Benedicta es, is a series of six verses musically paired. The first track on [... more]
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1963 Miserere/Stabat Mater
Definitive Recording of the Allegri Miserere: This recording of the Allegri Misere is one of the most beautiful that I've ever heard, or indeed hope to hear. It is absolutely amazing. Definitive Allegri: There are many different versions/recordings of [... more]
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Heavenly Spheres
From Amazon.com: If you heard this record in a blind test, you'd probably guess it was Philippe Herreweghe's European Vocal Ensemble or midcareer Tallis Scholars (before their immaculate singing took on a glassy-eyed chill). Surely a choir from some [... more]
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Essential Tallis Scholars
A real gem of sacred Renaissance music: I can't even begin to understand why this wonderful album, a selection from recordings of the renowned Tallis scholars starting in 1980, has remained without reviews so far. Let me tell all lovers of Renaissance [... more]
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Mysteria
From Amazon.com: From the first notes of the Lenten antiphon "Immutemur," you feel a soothing, reassuring calm from Chanticleer's sensuous, lyrical legato style and perfect unison expression and phrasing. This is first class singing, no matter [... more]
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Great Service
Great in all respects...: --William Byrd-- William Byrd was a composer of grace and power. A staunch Catholic in an increasingly Protestant country, Byrd maintained his church loyalties at high cost. However, as a recognised genius at liturgical music, [... more]
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