Release Date: 01 September 2023
Label: Hyperion Records Ltd
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 034571284033
Description
Filipe de Magalhães was perhaps the most celebrated Portuguese composer of his day.
Idiomatic performances from Cupertinos—'true ambassadors of Portuguese polyphony'— will go a long way towards justifying that reputation to a modern audience.
CRITICAL ACCLAIM:
"This is one of the most satisfying of Cupertinos's programmes, the Missa Veni Domine bright and outgoing, the Missa Veni Dominus more subdued and veiled, and the Magnificat a lively foil to both. […] they carry on as they began, with polish and dedication and fresh enough a sound to carry the day." – Gramophone
"Musically there is much of interest, with delightful contrasts of texture – largely polyphonic but with occasional touching moments of homophony […]. There is an engaging harmonic resource and feel for the tension and release od discord, and ebb and flow expertly resliesd by the singers with the musical rise and fall of individual lines. […] Strongly recommended." – Cathedral Music
PEDRO DE CRISTO (c1550-1618) CDA68393
Magnificat, Marian Antiphons & Missa Salve regina
"It is a deep pleasure to hear this ensemble flourish....I'm now quite bewitched by this glorious Iberian sound world."
-Gramophone Magazine
DUARTE LOBI (c1565-1646) CDA68306
Masses, Responsories & motets
"For aficionados of Golden Age polyphony, this is all self-recommending" - Gramophone Magazine
"Throughout, the ensemble's candid, unwavering sound, chisselled diction and incisive articulation reveal Lobo's masterly contrapuntal writing." - BBC Music Magazine
Tracklisting
Roberto Prosseda, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Nir Kabaretti
The Brabant Ensemble / Stephen Rice
Steven Isserlis
The Nash Ensemble
MultiPiano Ensemble, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Ivor Bolton
Marc-Andre Hamelin
Marc-Andre Hamelin, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Litton
Gothic Voices / Christopher Page
Cupertinos / Luis Toscano
