Continuing Signum’s new partnership with Paul McCreesh and the Gabrieli Consort following the triumphant success of Berlioz’s Grande Messe des Morts (SIGCD280), their latest release is a recording of the groups renowned a cappella programme of music for mourning and consolation. This is a beautifully poignant programme of British choral music, including works by composers as diverse as Morley and Dove, Sheppard and Walton and featuring Howells’ sublime Requiem.
“Paul McCreesh conjures up a typically magnificent sound from his Gabrieli Consort singers – rich, full-bodied, and…stunningly well balanced between the voices. There’s plenty of passion here too” – BBC Music Magazine
“An excellent disc” – Gramophone
“Gorgeously melancholic British funeral music for unaccompanied choir… beautifully sung by Paul McCreesh’s Gabrieli Consort” – The Times