If you already own this recording, released on the now-defunct Collins label in 1995, you don’t need to replace it with this identical reissue under The Sixteen’s new Coro emblem. Recorded at the height of this premier ensemble’s most productive period–and featuring a superb, unmatched lineup of singers–this volume in the group’s Eton Choirbook series contains some of the 15th century’s most opulently-voiced, cathedral-friendly music. If you’re a choral music fan and you don’t have this disc in your collection, it’s an essential acquisition, if only for Richard Davy’s exquisite Salve Regina. Mike Hatch’s expert sound engineering, under the able guidance of producer Andrew Keener, results in one of those enduring recordings that stands alone as both historical document and prized musical expression.
