Croft, W.: Burial Service & Anthems

Choir & Organ (Mar, 2016)
Relocating to Protestant England finds the Choir of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, clearly relishing the William Croft Burial Service & Anthems. Some beautifully shaped vocal performances impress in spite of a slightly enclosed recording which favours the organ, heard to great effect in four of Croft’s voluntaries. Hear my prayer was clearly influenced by Purcell and the liner note declares that Croft‘flourished in the shadow of Handel’ …
… the depth of whose shadow is demonstrated by a live recording Joshua from Laurence Cummings with the FestspielOrchester Gottingen, playing with exceptional grace and clarity, and the nimble, noble NDR Choir, emoting with fabulous power and dynamic range. The disc has …