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
'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.'
All Music
'This is music of intimate majesty, spiritual and human, splendidly performed.'
The Times
'The precision and agility of the ensemble is astounding, with intricate harmonic movement sharply characterised and captured.'
The Observer
'Cave’s six singers and five continuo players give readings of piercing clarity and impassioned conviction.'
The Sunday Times