Regent's collection of settings of the Ave Maria covers a lot of ground, with works ranging from the fifteenth century (Josquin Desprez) to 2006 (David Terry, the organist on this album). The music itself includes the most famous settings (the Schubert and Bach/Gounod versions), as well as a number that are obscure, with the selection weighted toward the Renaissance and the contemporary. The newer works are of the most interest, since this is the only recording of some of them. The setting by Simon Biazeck plays with ...
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Regent's collection of settings of the Ave Maria covers a lot of ground, with works ranging from the fifteenth century (Josquin Desprez) to 2006 (David Terry, the organist on this album). The music itself includes the most famous settings (the Schubert and Bach/Gounod versions), as well as a number that are obscure, with the selection weighted toward the Renaissance and the contemporary. The newer works are of the most interest, since this is the only recording of some of them. The setting by Simon Biazeck plays with Renaissance conventions and stands out as especially lovely and compelling. The London Oratory School Schola, established in 1996, is the only ensemble in the U.K. dedicated to choral training for Catholic boys. The group is joined by various adults to make up the ensemble heard on this CD. The group uses considerably more vibrato than most comparable ensembles, not to good effect. The mature voices sound practically wobbly, a serious flaw in the Renaissance repertoire. The soloists, too,...
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Add this copy of Ave Maria to cart. $15.14, new condition, Sold by Pearlydewdrops rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Haywards Heath, WEST SUSSEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2009 by Regent.
