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
'Magnificat's director Philip Cave shapes poised, subtly expressive and finely balanced readings from the vocal ensemble...[including a] radiant performance of Palestrina's Tribularer, si nescirem.'
BBC Music Magazine
'Deeply spiritual, intimate and decelerated performances with first rate choral singing.'
Pizzicato
'The regular tone, homogeneity, and intonation certainty attest to the high standard of the English choral tradition and its exemplary, pure interpretations…'
musikansich.de
'...it flows beautifully and has immense emotional intensity…It's a wonderful recording.’
Sid’s Classical Reviews