Sheppard: Media vita Classical Linn Records

Sheppard: Media vita

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Sheppard: Media vita

Label Catalogue Number:
CKD632

Running Time: 71:55

Release Date: October 2020
Originally recorded in October 2020

Genre:
Classical

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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. Sheppard’s boundary-pushing polyphony requires the skill and precision of liturgical professionals, and in the hands of director Robert Quinney it is compelling.

The programme is completed by several motets in which Sheppard sets text from the Old Testament; we are delighted that four of these motets are premiere recordings: A solis ortus cardine, Inclina Domine, Iudica me Deus and Confitebor tibi. This is another distinctive and stylish performance from this acclaimed choir, which marks the first in a new series of recordings for Linn Records.

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*****

Nicolas Boiffin – Classica magazine (France) – February 2022

“…This disc is a marvelous evocation of the Tudor era.”

Fanfare – 21 June 2021

“… The choir of New College, Oxford, is one of the most celebrated of the traditional English choral foundations. The technical standard is outstanding. There is no need to make allowance for any shortcomings in the boys’ performance; they are completely secure in pitch and ensemble.”

American Record Guide – May 2021

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