
[In this season of seemingly non-stop Messiah performances, and in the face of a catalog teeming with a bewildering number of recordings of the work,
Tenor Mark Padmore is a world-class singer who has made some very fine recordings, earning our highest praise (and rating) for his 2009 recording of
Poulenc’s a cappella motets are such great pieces it’s unfortunate that we don’t hear them sung (or recorded) more often. It’s not that more choirs
At this disc’s opening you may believe you’ve stumbled into a Benjamin Britten program–especially surprising if you’re familiar with some of Morten Lauridsen’s more popular
There are two English musical traditions at work here. Ian Bostridge’s reedy, agile tenor falls squarely into the mould of his illustrious predecessors, Peter Pears
It would be difficult today to be a choral singer and not be familiar with at least one or two works by American composer Morten