Monteverdi Vespers 1610 – BBC Radio 3 Record Review
BBC Radio 3 Record Review
The standard of solo singing is outstanding, beautifully ornamented.
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Monteverdi Vespers 1610 – The Herald review
The Herald
Stripped back performances under John Butt that are fresh and luminous, lithe and alive.
Kate Molleson, Top 20 Classical Albums of 2017
Monteverdi Vespers 1610 – Observer review
Observer
The recording sounds fresh and clear, emphasising transparency without a big reverberant acoustic.
Monteverdi Vespers 1610 – Financial Times review
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.
Monteverdi Vespers 1610 – Mail on Sunday review
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.
Monteverdi Vespers 1610 – Sunday Times review
Sunday Times
The Dunedin Consort’s 10 voices combine to make a magnificent choral sound.
Monteverdi Vespers 1610 – Gramophone review
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.
Monteverdi Vespers 1610 – BBC Music Magazine review
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.
Monteverdi Vespers 1610 – Early Music Review
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.