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
'...displays the great strengths of Magnificat: a wonderful purity of tone, a direct vocal focus which illuminates the polyphonic lines with startling clarity and a lovely sense of long-breathed lines interweaving gracefully in a richly detailed whole.'
International Record Review
'... rich and gloriously textured...'
Gramophone
'Linn's engineering work is exemplary, and this is a release that belongs on any decent shelf or hard drive of English choral music.'
All Music
'This is a class production, highly recommended.'
Classical CD Review