Purcell - Crown the altar (from Celebrate this Festival - Birthday Ode for Queen Mary, Z321)

Mead’s theatrical experience comes through most clearly in his dramatic rendering of some of the songs from the odes…The stage songs are often presented with an affecting fluidity, as in William... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2023, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Given Christine Schäfer's wide-ranging repertoire, this mixing of 17th-century English and 20th-century American songs is no surprise. Her exemplary clarity of tone and diction, and her emotional... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Taylor Bowman…complement each other as perfectly as coffee and cream. A close-recorded perspective ensure the words cut through with compelling detail. — BBC Music Magazine, March 2008, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The Evening Hymn is radiantly done, and so are many of the less well-known airs which regularly bring new revelation. Excellent recording, if with the voice forward, given striking extra presence... — Penguin Guide, 3 out of 4 stars More…

Sopranos Emily Owen and Jenni Harper are at their best in the duet from Dioclesian, ‘O the sweet delights of love’, where they control the waves of ecstasy with technical aplomb and conviction,... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2023, 4 out of 5 stars More…