Victoria: Second Vespers of the Feast of the Annunciation

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Victoria: Second Vespers of the Feast of the AnnunciationSUMMARY TRACK LISTING REVIEWS INFO The Spanish master of the golden age of polyphony, Toms Luis de Victoria left an astonishingly beautiful legacy of antiphonal sacred music devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Realised for the very first time here by The Exon Singers is a Vespers for the Annunciation, bringing together these works of Marian devotion in a glorious and revelatory celebration. "There is an air of perfection about the singing, but the

not by a radical re-interpretation (the determinedly ‘different’ way of

Henschel and Wesley

lending warmth to immaculate performances of Tallis’s restful evening motet

"I have nothing but praise for Gordon Ferries’ musicianship

The subsequent restoration of the monarchy in 1660 ushered in one of the finest periods of English music

"As he expertly manoeuvres his way through the various dance forms

Davies’ major contributions to the Anglican repertoire are given thrilling voice by these fearless champions of contemporary liturgical music

Cover image: Marcus Tate Photography

The Gramophone Award-winning Dunedin Consort

Session photography: Paul Baxter

Recorded on 11-12 October

I recommend this disc most highly on all fronts