The Gate of Glory: Music from the Eton Choirbook Vol. 3 – Stephen Darlington

Choir & Organ (May, 2018)
For greater richness of male voices and brilliant trebles, look no further than the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, and volume five of their Eton Choirbook survey, which truly lives up to its name, The Gate of Glory. Magnificent, powerful singing and majestic interpretations sweep the listener aloft on wings of devotional power feature in works by Kellyk, Browne, Fayrfax, Lambe (the premiere recording of his Gaude flore Virginali), and the curiously named Robert Hacomplaynt. After that glitteringly bright treble uplift, the softer glow of the Brabant Ensemble with Jacob Obrecht illuminates a more introspective spirituality within the subtle, sombre sonorities of Missa Grecorum and various motets. As ever …