Sacred Treasures of England
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The London Oratory Schola Cantorum Boys Choir sing weekly in the generous acoustic of the Brompton Oratory and the music on this disc reflects their dedication to Tudor repertoire. The top line largely dictates their overall sound and in Missa Euge Bone by Tye (c.1500-1573) the trebles exhibit a bright, joyful grain with a slight tendency to sharpness that portrays lofty phrases as immediate and readily communicative. Coupled with the men’s rich voices, they find great interest in the alternating upper- and lower-voiced textures that this mass favours. In the Gloria there is a fabulous transition from calm, homophonic texture in Jesu Christe to effusive, puppyish joy in Cum Sancto Spiritu…Amen. [...]
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