Monteverdi Vespers 1610 – BBC Radio 3 Record Review
BBC Radio 3 Record Review
The standard of solo singing is outstanding, beautifully ornamented.
BBC Radio 3 Record Review
The standard of solo singing is outstanding, beautifully ornamented.
The Herald
Stripped back performances under John Butt that are fresh and luminous, lithe and alive.
Kate Molleson, Top 20 Classical Albums of 2017
Observer
The recording sounds fresh and clear, emphasising transparency without a big reverberant acoustic.
Financial Times
Informed by a judicious weighing-up of current scholarship, Butt’s performance is often one voice to a part, giving the music an intimate feel … a virtuoso display of individual talents.
Mail on Sunday *****
Any recording by Butt is an event. And this one, recorded with a small, hand-picked choir of ten voices, is special even by his elevated standards.
Sunday Times
The Dunedin Consort’s 10 voices combine to make a magnificent choral sound.
Gramophone
With so many Vespers recordings out there, this one joins the ranks of those with both a character of its own and something to say.
BBC Music Magazine
This compelling and insightful album is an outstanding contribution to Monteverdi’s 450th anniversary … Particularly effective is the coloristic sonority of the organ which, by employing the Hauptwerk system, reproduces the sound of an early Venetian instrument.
Early Music Review *****
Given the outstandingly tuned singing and ensemble, the result is to expose Monteverdi’s often dazzling counterpoint in rare detail and clarity … a finely conceived and splendidly executed achievement.
This is a first-rate recording … the sounds of the Dunedin’s strings and His Majestys Sagbuts and Cornetts are exceptionally well-blended and beautifully captured in this intelligent and well-produced recording.