Magnificat
Magnificat
Vocal Ensemble
Directed by Philip Cave, Magnificat is one of the world’s leading vocal consorts.
Genre
Classical
Biography
Magnificat is one of the world’s leading vocal consorts, admired for the variety and expressive detail of its interpretations of Renaissance and Baroque choral works. The ensemble performs in a predominantly one voice per part configuration, celebrating the character and colour of each singer’s voice while uniting them in an exceptional chemistry.
Recording exclusively for Linn, Magnificat has released a dozen acclaimed albums ranging from pre- and post-Reformation music by Thomas Tallis and William Byrd, to discoveries by Philippe Rogier, and bold interpretations of Heinrich Schütz’s Cantiones sacrae.
Reviews
'Singing is stylish, confident, clean and focussed...The recording has excellent purity and clarity, and beautiful reverberation.'
Hi-Fi Choice
'Philip Cave, who directs the magnificent Magnificat Consort, gives a visionary interpretation of these intimate and liturgical pieces.'
Musikzen
'These motets deserve to be better known, and if you purchase this set, you won’t regret it.'
MusicWeb International
'The Linn engineering crew contributes beautiful sound, lush but precise, from the University College Chapel at Oxford University. English singers have not always gotten Schütz, but they do here. Highly recommended.'
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