Weelkes - O Jonathan

A nice introduction to the music of Thomas Weelkes, as Chichester Cathedral Choir dutifully marks the 400th anniversary of the death of its most famous employee with lively, if not always immaculately... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2023, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Where this light-toned, unassuming sextet delivers is in the strongest material: the agonies of both settings of When David heard (by Tomkins and Gibbons) and the obsessional fervour of Tallis's... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2015, 3 out of 5 stars More…

There remains an intensity of passionate utterance in the most striking of Weelkes's works, balanced by a sober moderation in much else. He himself, as we learn from contemporary accounts, was... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

The eight singers of Gallicantus balance finely, enunciate clearly and tune precisely...Their clear words are a joy. — Classic FM Magazine, December 2010, 3 out of 5 stars More…

What a feast is here! Superb, radiant, colourful singing of a perfect selection of Weelkes’ music. A finer selection
more persuasively sung would be hard to imagine. Buy it — Organists Review More…

The expressive qualities of Weelkes' madrigals is well conveyed by The Consort of Musicke. There is much attention to the text, and the declamatory elements are also brought out convincingly.... — MusicWeb International, 7th May 2013 More…