The first half of the sixteenth century followed a very turbulent course in all of Europe, and England, as well, went through troubled times.
Henry VIII succeeded to the throne in 1509, and reigned for 38 years. In 1533 he founded the Anglican church, he married six times, waged wars, and even found a little time to do some composing. After his death in 1547, he was succeeded by Edward VI, who was followed in 1555, after the death of Mary, by Elizabeth I, Henry VIII’s younger daughter.
Elizabeth had the task of bringing peace and stability to the country, and during her long reign, English music flourished as never before.
Tracklist
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Additional information
| Label | |
|---|---|
| SKU | 18902 |
| Qualities | |
| Channels | |
| Artists | |
| Composers | Bennet, Byrd, Cornysh, Ferrabosco I, Ferrabosco II, Holborne, Johnson, Parsons, Tallis, Tomkins, Weelkes, Whyte |
| Genres | |
| Cables | van den Hul T3 series |
| Digital Converters | dCS A/D, D/A |
| Mastering Engineer | Jared Sacks |
| Mastering Equipment | B&W 803 Diamond Series |
| Microphones | Bruel & Kjaer, Schoeps |
| Mixing Board | Rens Heijnis custom design |
| Awards | |
| Conductors | |
| Instruments | |
| Original Recording Format | |
| Producer | Jared Sacks |
| Recording Engineer | Jared Sacks |
| Recording Location | Oude katholieke Kerk, The Hague, The Netherlands, May 2002 |
| Recording Software | Pyramix by Merging Technologies |
| Recording Type & Bit Rate | DSD64 |
| Speakers | Audiolab, Holland |
| Release Date | June 13, 2014 |
Press reviews
Apeldoornse Courant
Aanstormend Talent (…) Loepzuivere intonatie en het ontbreken van ook maar een zweem van vibrato (…) Luister (…) beeldschoon album, dit koor en zijn dirigent tonen een prachtig stijlbesef en een haast griezelige accuratesse, gepaard aan een sterk doorontwikkeld ensemblegeluid (…)
NRC/Handelsblad
opmerkelijk knap is het hoe het koor ook in de meest capricieuze melodische lijnen (Ave Maria van William Cornysh) vasthoudt aan een kraakhelder muzikale eenheid (…)
BBC Music Magazine
palpable feeling for wide harmonic spaces and those lovely intertwining melodic arches. (…) (…) Excellent countertenors (…)
Gramophone
Characteristic of the Dutch sound is a depht, richness and a full-throated sonority (…) (…) A choir to watch (…)
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