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wonderfully captured by the 16 mixed voices of the Tallis Scholars

One of the greatest achievements of Spanish Golden Age polyphony
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The Tallis Scholars reach perfection

I don’t know when the Tallis Scholars will be in town next time but you have to hear them. They are phenomenal.
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One of the most beautiful discs ever recorded of Renaissance vocal polyphony

The Tallis Scholars have made here one of the most beautiful discs ever recorded of Renaissance vocal polyphony, reaching not only summits of technical perfection but also of expressive tension and commitment.
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Gimell's shimmering renaissance polyphony had me swooning with pleasure

A Financial Times feature on High Quality Downloads
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makes a soul-stirring impression that demands repeated hearing

This is music that moves listeners on the same deeply spiritual level as Bach's greatest works, and it certainly deserves to be heard more widely
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Works of real wonder

The two masses are works of real wonder, are typical of Josquin at the height of his powers, and are sung with a spirit, a flare and an engagement that make this recording one to rush out and buy.
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an unqualified pleasure

They are a remarkable group
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Choral Nirvana from The Tallis Scholars

we headed out into the night with the happy thought that the Tallis Scholars return each year
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everyone needs a certain amount of Josquin in their musical diet

The Tallis Scholars are on first-rate form here (when are they not?), and Gimell’s production values are as first-class as they have been for 30 years.
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like following Alice's white rabbit into wonderland

the calm radiance of Peter Phillips's singers always soothes the temples
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warmth, intimacy and depth

Both of these works are parody Masses, taking material from pre-existing chansons then using it to create magnificent but deeply moving structures.
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A fine repackaging of some great early music recordings.

For those newcomers to this group, suffice it to say that you will rarely find an ensemble as carefully rehearsed or skillfully prepared for the repertory they choose to engage in—simply one of the finest ever, legendary...
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totally engrossing

These performances, scrupulously prepared and recorded with great clarity and immediacy, are totally engrossing.
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gold standard performance

This collection would make a formidable weapon in the armoury of any early music evangelist.
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a wealth of beautiful music...

There is such a wealth of beautiful music here, excellently performed and recorded. It comes on four very well-filled CDs offered as 2-for-1 packages. I scarcely know where to begin, except to recommend both sets in the strongest possible terms and to make them my joint Bargain of the Month.
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The Tallis Scholars are the people's (and the critic's) choice

When subscribers to the Renaissance & Baroque Society of Pittsburgh were asked to vote for their favourite active groups to help celebrate the Society's 40th anniversary the winner was the venerable period choir the Tallis Scholars. Saturday night's concert reminded the audience of just why.
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The Tallis Scholars are unrivalled in this repertoire

Fascinating music, which immediately opens up to the listener even if he knows nothing of the polyphonic artifice which Josquin has deployed.
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Discs that shaped careers

The Tallis Scholars' stunning disc of Masses by Josquin Desprez, a disc that elevated Early Music to the "mainstream".
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The Tallis Scholars at the BBC Proms

Did anybody care that the last tube had just gone half way through the "Benedictus"? This is music where time stands still.
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you won't hear better madrigal singing anywhere...

This is not technically a "new" release, but its existence and reissue in 2007 on the Tallis Scholars' Gimell label may come as something of a surprise even to fans of this eminent ensemble
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