Victoria: Ave Regina caelorum_音乐专辑
Victoria: Ave Regina caelorum
表演者: Westminster Cathedral Choir/Martin Baker
介质: Hybrid SACD
唱片数: 1
出版者: Hyperion
条形码: 0034571574790
专辑简介
Goldberg Magazine 5 stars.
ClassicToday.com, 9/6.
BBC Music Magazine, 3 stars, Berta Joncus: "Westminster Cathedral Choir imposes upon Victoria’s music a reading in which rich counterpoint and overwhelming chordal sonorities overwhelm any intimacy. The cathedral’s spaciousness and the organ’s resonance force the vocalists to emphasise either the words or rhythm of even the most delicate line; consequently, a reflective Victoria cannot emerge. The choir’s celebrated strengths – distinct vocal lines, pristine diction, razor-sharp intonation – give full play to Victoria’s sumptuous polyphony, but also inhibit the emergence of any personal narrative such as that the Exon Singers achieve through more nuanced gestures. Should Victoria’s genius serve to inspire a world-renowned cathedral choir, or should native choral tradition be adapted to explore the composer’s dramatic potential? While Westminster Cathedral’s approach thrills aurally, the Exon Singers compel emotionally." The Exon's recording also received 3 stars from the BBC.
