Morning Star

The Gesualdo Six / Owain Park

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Cat No: CDA68404

Release Date: 03 November 2023

Label: Hyperion Records Ltd

Packaging Type: Jewel Case

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 034571284040

Genres: Classical Choral

Composer/Series: Morning Star

Description
From Lassus and Byrd to Howells, Judith Bingham and Owain Park—The Gesualdo Six's exploration of Epiphany down the ages is a multifaceted compendium of musical delights.

"Their style of singing – perfectly blended vocal harmony, exquisite tuning, inventive phrasing, delicately poised textural clarity - provides a magical accompaniment to the warmth of the Christmas season" – BBC Music Magazine Recording of the Month, December 2023 *****

"In terms of gleaming vocal purity, the Gesualdo Six, directed by Owain Park, are hard to beat...The dominant mood is quietude, contemplation." – The Guardian

"Throughout the programme, the singing of The Gesualdo Six is immaculate. I enjoyed the purity and intelligence of their performances very much indeed. […] This is a notable musical celebration of the Feast of the Epiphany." – MusicWeb International

"Musical gold is in particularly generous supply. […] Park and his singers tug us dangerously deep into the hairpins without ever losing their footing. […] It's this breadth – of colour, tone, gesture – that gives these performances their appeal." – Gramophone

WILLIAM BYRD: Mass for five voices and other works (CDA68416)

"Their soul is so intensely beautiful." - BBC Music Magazine

"Pure in tone, intonation impeccable, The Gesualdo Six sing with precision and fluency." - The Guardian

Lux Aeterna - works by Bennet, Byrd, Cox, Daley, Guest, Marsh, McKevitt, Morales, O'Donnell, Skepmton, Tallis (CDA68388)

"As always with The Gesualdo Six, the thing that strikes one most forcibly on first listening is the ensemble's extraordinary vocal blend" - Gramophone
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