CD, Praetorius, H (composer)

this selection of arrangements for eight voices shows the group's undoubted vocal pedigree — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This disc is something special in concentrating on Advent and catches the mood of anticipation very well indeed. The singing and playing are first class and has been very well captured by the... — MusicWeb International, November 2012 More…

The largest motet, Decantabat populus a 20 is a text about singing praises. Despite grand forces and wide vocal ranges, the textures avoid heaviness through use of word-rhythms and sprightly... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2019 More…

As one expects from Cardinall's Musick, their interpretations are energetic, resourceful and varied, ranging from dramatic story telling in Videns Dominus to exquisite liquidity in the long... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…

all fulsomely rendered, though acoustically a little inconsistent, in rare arrangements with period orchestra. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2023, 3 out of 5 stars More…

It’s hard to resist. Here is a choir in which all the elements are held in perfect equilibrium. Patrick Allies ponders every note before moulding lines whose suppleness in turn coalesce into... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…