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Although the packaging doesn’t acknowledge it, this is a reissue of the Rebelo & Melgás–Sacred Choral Music from 17th-century Portugal CD originally released on Collins
Originally released on Collins Classics in 1992, this outstanding program returns in the same glorious sound and vocal splendor as before, as part of Coro’s
The musical and sonic splendors of this CD having already been discussed at length by David Vernier (type Q7162 in the search box for his
This reissue, a compilation from two Collins Classics recordings from 1992 and 1994, contains some excellent performances–notably the Tippett Spirituals and the Poulenc Sept Répons–but
Nearly two-thirds of this program of music by Scottish composers was previously released by The Sixteen on the now-defunct Collins label. Robert Carver’s “Credo” from
Fans of Benjamin Britten and of The Sixteen will rejoice at this reissue of material from the choir’s acclaimed three-volume Britten series originally recorded for
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
Choral music fans without doubt are ecstatic about the return of The Sixteen choir–on its own Coro label–and certainly won’t mind too much that many
The producers of this recording have tried to capture the inherent intimacy of these “meditative” cantatas in an acoustic that doesn’t always cooperate. The various
This CD presents recordings originally released on the Virgin, Hyperion, and Collins labels, coupled here to serve as a musical tour through the Renaissance golden
