Contrapunctus
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The recording opens with Monteverdi’s Cantate Domino. It gets a captivating and sprightly presentation from the choir, accompanied by chamber organ and lute. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2024, Editor's Choice
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Contrapunctus really knows what to do with these pieces and from the very first item...the tuning is superb and the ensemble rock solid. Moreover, Owen Rees's interpretations are revelatory... — More…
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Sunday Times, 2015, Albums of the Year
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2015, Choral & Song Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2015, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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The Sweetest Songs: Music from the Baldwin Partbooks III
Alice Hulett, Ruth Provost, David Gould
Contrapunctus, Owen Rees
They are in cracking form here, with no discernible weak link in the ensemble: honey-toned and purposeful sopranos, assertive countertenors and everything on down to match. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2021, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Early Music
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The ‘reconstitution’ of Tallis Libera nos as a brief choral work is very effective and the inclusion of the rich music of the 17th-century recusant Peerson is a welcome revelation… The singing... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Shortlisted - Early Music
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Signum Digital Sampler
James Rhodes (piano), Matthew Barley (cello), Llŷr Williams (piano), Julian Bliss (clarinet), Miah Persson (soprano), Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin), David Goode (organ)
Charivari Agreable, Chapelle du Roi, Vasari Singers, Philharmonia Orchestra, Gabrieli Consort and Players, Wroclaw Philharmonic...
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Rees sculpts the musical lines in low and high relief; delicately etched passages – exquisitely sung by the solo voices of Contrapunctus – give way to the sonorous, often seraphic, sound of... — More…
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A truly glorious exploration of the influence of Josquin Desprez on the sacred choral music of 16th-century Spain. As passionately sung as it is thoughtfully researched and programmed. — More…
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the consort’s blend is natural rather than rigidly smooth, with beautiful transparency from the altos, a sonorous bass-line and a steady, secure pulse. The impression is of wandering through... — More…
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