Recordings
ORLANDO GIBBONS
With a Merrie Noyse
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
& Fretwork, Bill Ives • Director
2005 GRAMMY NOMINEE
A ground-breaking recording of Gibbons’ music refreshed in revised editions by Dr David Skinner and performed by Magdalen College Choir alongside the internationally renowned viol consort, Fretwork. Including This is the record of John, O clap your hands, See, see the Word is incarnate.
Reviews
Flawless ensemble, crisp consonants and perfectly paced dynamics……revelatory.
BBC Music Magazine
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford and Fretwork give sumptuous, vital performances that capture the essence of Gibbons’ unique, harmonically rich music, and the solo singing–especially from the countertenors and trebles–is nothing short of wonderful.
classicstoday.com
CHRISTOPHER TYE