4.0 out of 5 stars
Blessed is the series, July 5, 2005
This review is from: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, Vol. 15 (Audio CD)
The performances of Edward Higginbottom and Choir of New College Oxford with organist, Christopher Glynn on this installment of the Mag and Nunc series are quite up to par as are all the discs in this series that I've heard. The Stanford, a staple in Anglican Evensongs, is the most attractive pair here. Treble, Thomas Herford and bass, Clive Letchford give assured, comfortable solo peformances with beautiful tone. It is so refreshing to here soloists not give in to bombastic oversinging and histrionics.
The rest of the the disc's program is a mixed bag: trite, uneven music from Gounod and Wood, lovely moments from Howells and Diana Burrell's Treble Service, odd programming of Byrd's Mag from "Great Service" without the Nunc, and Finzi's Mag that doesn't stand up to his wonderful output in other works.
A good addition to the series but without the overall attractiveness of some of the other volumes.
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