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Allegri: Miserere

Allegri: Miserere

Allegri’s haunting Miserere is the central point in a journey through music of longing and entreaty, hope and faith. These works spanning the centuries are chosen from the heart of Tenebrae’s concert repertoire.

This album is a must for all connoisseurs of the finest unaccompanied choral singing… Tenebrae reveals itself as one of those exceptional choirs whose individual singers have been moulded into a single superbly sensitive and responsible musical instrument. The mood of each piece is captured to perfection… This is an outstanding performance, which reflects every expressive nuance in both poem and music

–  The Daily Telegraph
  • Release Date: 01 October 2006
  • Record Label: Signum Classics
  • Catalogue Number: SIGCD085
  • Location of Recording: Tracks 3 & 6 recorded 17 May, 2004 at St Michael’s Church, Highgate, London and Track 10 recorded 8 July, 2005 at All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London. Remaining tracks recorded 5–7 January, 2005 at Saint Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead, London.
  • Total Running Time: 01:11:03
  • View/Download Liner Notes

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1Song for AtheneJohn Tavener06:11£ Listen
2Ex ore innocentiumJohn Ireland04:04£ Listen
3The LambJohn Tavener04:04£ Listen
4Hymn to the CherubimSergei Rachmaninov04:38£ Listen
5Now ye heavenly powersAlexander Sheremetiev03:41£ Listen
6Hymn to St CeciliaBenjamin Britten10:58£ Listen
7Ave MariaPaweł Łukaszewski03:56£ Listen
88-part CrucifixusAntonio Lotti03:39£ Listen
9MiserereGregorio Allegri11:58£ Listen
10Esti DalZoltán Kodály03:08£ Listen
11The Dying Soldierarr. Nigel Short04:33£ Listen
12Psalm 148 (Lord who has made us for Thine own)Gustav Holst04:53£ Listen
13Faire is the HeavenWilliam Harris05:23£ Listen

This album is a must for all connoisseurs of the finest unaccompanied choral singing… Tenebrae reveals itself as one of those exceptional choirs whose individual singers have been moulded into a single superbly sensitive and responsible musical instrument. The mood of each piece is captured to perfection… This is an outstanding performance, which reflects every expressive nuance in both poem and music

–  The Daily Telegraph

Tenebrae are on top form… Once again, Tenebrae have put together a programme that ranges from the Renaissance to the 21st century with no sense of strain

–  Gramophone

Another winner from Tenebrae!

–  MusicWeb International

Nigel Short and Tenebrae have just the right balance of control and passion, reverence and exuberance that makes for such a superb performance

–  The Organ

The disc ends with that locus classicus of English choral singing, Faire is the Heaven, in which one would be forgiven for thinking Spenser’s final words, ‘such endlesse perfectnesse’ refer to the choir themselves rather than the state of Heaven.

–  BBC Music Magazine

It’s beautifully sung, a wonderful disc

–  Emma Kirkby, BBC Music Magazine

BBC Music Magazine, Choral & Song Choice (2006)

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We are delighted to announce that our version of the iconic ‘Miserere‘ by Gregorio Allegri has been voted as the definitive recording by France Musique. They praised the “perfect balance” between the”full trebles” and “superb basses,” labeling the performance as “staggering,” and able to “conjure emotion and eloquence in a stunning and natural way.”

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