Robert Quinney, Choir of New College Oxford - John Sheppard: Media vita (2020)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 316 Mb | Total time: 71:58 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Linn Records | # CKD 632 | Recorded: 2019
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 316 Mb | Total time: 71:58 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Linn Records | # CKD 632 | Recorded: 2019
The Choir of New College Oxford, one of the most acclaimed British choral ensembles, makes its Linn debut with a recording of works by the English Renaissance composer John Sheppard. New College Choir was already 150 years old when Sheppard arrived in Oxford intent on contributing to the wealth of choral polyphony that defined the era. Media vita is his most celebrated work, almost symphonic in its proportions, in which he combines and elevates conventional Tudor musical devices to striking effect.