The London Oratory Schola Cantorum boychoir has issued "Sacred Treasures of" albums pertaining to Christmas music and music of the English Renaissance, both to some success. The soaring and spacious but somewhat rough-hewn English pieces on Sacred Treasures of England, by the likes of Sheppard and Tye, fit the group's talents marvelously, and listeners wanting to start with the Schola Cantorum might choose that release. However, there's much to recommend in Sacred Treasures of Spain as well. The pristine High Renaissance ...
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The London Oratory Schola Cantorum boychoir has issued "Sacred Treasures of" albums pertaining to Christmas music and music of the English Renaissance, both to some success. The soaring and spacious but somewhat rough-hewn English pieces on Sacred Treasures of England, by the likes of Sheppard and Tye, fit the group's talents marvelously, and listeners wanting to start with the Schola Cantorum might choose that release. However, there's much to recommend in Sacred Treasures of Spain as well. The pristine High Renaissance polyphony of the Spanish Golden Age is a bigger stretch for the group, but its energy carries the day. The choir, by contemporary standards, is unusually large (57 singers), and the choristers have the muscle to power through Francisco Guerrero's difficult Regina caeli ŕ 8 and Tomás Luis de Victoria's Ave Maria ŕ 8. The pieces by Guerrero, Victoria, and Alonso Lobo are familiar enough, but the choir also delves into the lesser-known likes of Sebastián de Vivanco, Juan Esquivel, and...
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