Montreal currently has a particularly strong collection of early- and Baroque-music practitioners clustered around organist Christopher Jackson's Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal and countertenor Matthew White's Les Voix Baroques. Both have new discs on the dynamic ATMA label that warrant a full 4 stars...
LES VOIX BAROQUES Canticum Canticorum: The frankly erotic Song of Songs, found in the Old Testament, has been the source of inspiration for composers for centuries.... Hearing the 20th-century pieces with only one voice per part gives them a compelling edge compared to the usual round, big-choir sound. Top tracks: "Set Me as a Seal Upon Thine Heart" by William Walton and "My Beloved Spake" by Thomas Tomkins.
Date:
Tue, 04/01/2008