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
Recordings
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.
- 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
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| Buy | # | Title | Composer | Duration | Price | Listen |
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| 1 | Song for Athene | John Tavener | 06:11 | £ | Listen | |
| 2 | Ex ore innocentium | John Ireland | 04:04 | £ | Listen | |
| 3 | The Lamb | John Tavener | 04:04 | £ | Listen | |
| 4 | Hymn to the Cherubim | Sergei Rachmaninov | 04:38 | £ | Listen | |
| 5 | Now ye heavenly powers | Alexander Sheremetiev | 03:41 | £ | Listen | |
| 6 | Hymn to St Cecilia | Benjamin Britten | 10:58 | £ | Listen | |
| 7 | Ave Maria | Paweł Łukaszewski | 03:56 | £ | Listen | |
| 8 | 8-part Crucifixus | Antonio Lotti | 03:39 | £ | Listen | |
| 9 | Miserere | Gregorio Allegri | 11:58 | £ | Listen | |
| 10 | Esti Dal | Zoltán Kodály | 03:08 | £ | Listen | |
| 11 | The Dying Soldier | arr. Nigel Short | 04:33 | £ | Listen | |
| 12 | Psalm 148 (Lord who has made us for Thine own) | Gustav Holst | 04:53 | £ | Listen | |
| 13 | Faire is the Heaven | William Harris | 05:23 | £ | 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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Tenebrae’s Allegri Miserere voted the definitive recording by Radio France
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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