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The Sacred Flame - Cambridge Singers   


I'll be honest, my mental image of the Cambridge Singers is of rather heavy handed singing, suitable for John Rutter's jolly carols, but not exactly competition for the Sixteen. However in this collection of Renaissance and Baroque they have proved they can do subtlety too. The Monteverdi pieces bounce along with just enough lightness. There's a wonderful range of the best music here. Gesualdo's O vos omnes, for example, is full of 'he can't do that!' moments - it's electrifying. Buxtehude's chunky and jubilant Magnificat adds a little light relief among the exquisite likes of Victoria and Josquin Desprez... and it runs through neatly through Schütz to the (relatively) trendy 'new' music of Mr Bach.


All in all a great collection.


 

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Looking for accompaniment CDs of hymns and worship songs to sing along to? See the Hymn CDs site.




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Alternatively, consider one of the collection CDs to get a flavour for different composers. One of the best-known pieces ever is Allegri's haunting Miserere. You might also like to try a CD of Byrd's 3 masses for a collection of some of the most perfect music ever written.


Not sure what it's all about? Listen to a couple of clips to get a feel for this remarkable music.


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From the excellent Atlanta Sacred Chorale - a snippet of Tallis' If ye love me

From the Nebraska Wesleyan University Choir - Howell's A Spotless rose


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From the Chapel Choir of Royal Holloway College - a small part of Byrd's Sing Joyfully





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