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Reviewer:
David Fallows
The eight-voice Mass is of the cori spezzati variety, that is, with both choirs independently complete for singing well apart from one another, though that couldn’t have happened in the Sistine Chapel (which had only the one choir balcony); and the recording here makes no attempt to separate the choirs, which is a slight pity. The other pity is that they follow the annoying habit of singing Palestrina’s first Agnus Dei twice rather than adding a first or second Agnus in chant, which is presumably what Palestrina expected. But for the rest David Hill produces a marvellous sound from his choir, beautifully tuned, beautifully balanced and with many truly exciting moments. Bruce Dickie is a totally authoritative player for the two Bassano pieces and two further Palestrina pieces; and Liuwe Tamminga plays with equal authority. These tracks are an unalloyed pleasure. |
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