Nordic Voices Sing Victoria – Nordic Voices

   in Choir & Organ (Mar, 2018)
This six-voice consort brings flexible interplay, sensitive dialogue, and intimate, personal interpretations to their technically impressive and emotionally profound performances. The SACD sound showcases an almost impeccable blend and agreement and, while some iffy vowels in the lower voices barely offend (a certain north European darkness of tone works well for Iberian music), their understanding of, and evident affection for, Victoria’s sinuous polyphony in this mixed bag of motets binds them together in interpretations with the power to challenge existing perceptions. …