Tavener - Hymn to the Mother of God

There may have been many Tavener choral CDs in recent years, but this one is very special. — Choir & Organ, May/June 2019, 5 out of 5 stars More…

If John Tavener's reputation were to rest solely on his unaccompanied choral music and nothing else, then his stature as one of the most striking and original composers working today would be... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

the jutting vocal fanfares of [Weir's] Ave Regina caelorum set a brightly celebratory atmosphere at the disc's beginning...The seven-part writing of Hannah Kendall's numinous Regina caeli is... — BBC Music Magazine, Awards Issue 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Rheinberger’s Abendlied is delivered with sumptuous, all-embracing delectation...At a single sitting, though, across the disc the choirs’ biggest asset – a malleable, velvety smoothness – turns... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2020, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 4 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

The musical centrepiece…is Graham Lack’s seven-section Refugium…Swinson’s measured approach gives ample space for the unique instrumental forces while judiciously shepherding his choir’s reserves…This... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2018 More…

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James Whitbourn's singers, seasoned yet still young, robustly engage with compositions that many groups treat with bloodless reverence...Those who like their Tavener pure and ethereal should... — Classic FM Magazine, May 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Most impressive is Timothy Noon's own setting of Salve regina. Partly because this music is so well tailored both for this choir and for the sound it makes in the cathedral, the choir seems... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2011 More…