John Sheppard: Sacred Choral Music – Choir Of St Mary’s Cathedral

Choir & Organ (May, 2014)
John Sheppard has become Tudor polyphony ‘flavour of the month’ with new recordings constantly arriving, so i’ll begin with two contrasting approaches. The children and men of the Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh, engage fearlessly with every challenge in John Sheppard – Sacred Choral Music. Like their Taverner disc, there’s a barely contained crackling energy, electrifying to experience. This ‘in your face’ imperative delivery is not about intricate refinements of vocal production but, rather, reforging an antique spiritual coinage, fresh-minted in the zealous furnace of youth.The kid gloves come out for the serene, sophisticated, safer, ‘let’s reveal a treasure’ approach of The Sixteen in The Voice of the Turtle Dove …
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