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I would go as far to suggest that this is to the first decade of the 21st century what Arvo Pärt's 'Passio' was twenty years earlier.' - Nick Breckenfield Tenebrae, 'a first class, well-drilled ensemble...the effect was magical.' - London Evening Standard 'Path of Mircales', for a cappella choir, was commissioned by Tenebrae from Joby Talbot and premiered last year. The work is based on the most enduring route of Catholic pilgrimage - the great Pilgrimage to Santiago. The four movements of 'Path of Miracles' are titled with the names of the four main staging posts of the 'Camino Frances' - 1. Roncesvalles, 2. Burgos, 3. Leon, and 4. Santiago. The 'Camino Frances' is the central axis of a network of pilgrimage routes to Santiago. Talbot's music has been performed by, amongst others, the London Sinfonietta, The BBC Symphony Orchestra, The Brunel Ensemble, Evelyn Glennie and The Duke Quartet. In addition, Talbot also writes for the big and small screen. Credits include, The League of Gentlemen and The Hitchhik'ers Guide to the Galaxy. Tenebrae, founded and directed by former King's Singer Nigel Short, is a professional vocal ensemble, whose motto is passion and precision. Tenebrae has built an impressive reputation for innovative and memorable performances throughout the UK and Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signum Classics","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46012992028906,"sku":"635212007822","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/927894_5abd6a59-5741-41a9-b46d-a5beb4273bd4.jpg?v=1778350005"},{"product_id":"lestrange-on-eagles-wings-short-tenebrae-98088","title":"L'Estrange: On Eagles' Wings \/ Short, Tenebrae","description":"\u003cp\u003eTenebrae and Nigel Short present this new release of compositions by Alexander L’Estrange. 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Among the composers to feature on this disc are John Gardner, Peter Warlock, Philip Ledger and Arnold Bax, A singer of great acclaim, Nigel Short was a member of the world-renowned vocal ensemble The King’s Singers from 1994–2000. Upon leaving the group, he formed Tenebrae, a virtuosic choir that embraced his dedication to passion and precision.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eREVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e If you’re looking for a collection of Christmas music that includes a lot of pieces you don’t often hear, don’t overlook this outstanding release. Lovers of choral music will need no introduction to Tenebrae, a superb mixed chorus of around 16. This is their third album of Christmas music, and it is the most interesting of the three.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e – American Record Guide","brand":"Signum Classics","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46013096460522,"sku":"635212090220","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/2985584_13d36d28-1c28-4140-b1b3-2e9cb7560e9f.jpg?v=1778301554"},{"product_id":"levine-prayers-for-mankind","title":"Levine: Prayers for Mankind","description":"Prayers for Mankind celebrates the life and writings of Father Alexander Levine, which capture the beauty and humanity of Men's view of the World. Don't miss the latest release by world famous choral group Tenebrae, BBC Magazine quotes, 'they seem to have an extra gear, a kind of choral overdrive that allows them to soar almost serenely over corners that have some of the finest vocal ensembles showing the strain.' 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Since then, she has worked with the leading Baroque ensembles of our day, singing under the batons of Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Paul McCreesh, Philippe Herreweghe and Harry Christophers. Her discography includes a decade of albums with The Sixteen, many of which feature her as soloist - Handel's Jeptha (as Angel), Dixit Dominus, Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610, Pianto della Madonna, and the Lutheran Masses of Bach.","brand":"Signum Classics","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46013247717610,"sku":"635212053720","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/3799394.jpg?v=1778261333"},{"product_id":"victoria-tenebrae-responsories-nigel-short-tenebrae-73553","title":"Victoria: Tenebrae Responsories \/ Nigel Short, Tenebrae","description":"\u003cp\u003eTenebrae return to the sublime music of Tomás Luis de Victoria on Signum with this recording of his timeless Tenebrae Responsories. The works mix the words of the Gospels with other texts commenting on collective suffering written around the 4th century, and would traditionally have been performed as part of a moving service in which candles are slowly extinguished to mark the progress and suffering of Christ that forms the Passion story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signum Classics","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46026408755434,"sku":"635212034422","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/2309668.jpg?v=1778314994"},{"product_id":"a-walk-with-ivor-gurney-tenebrae-60244","title":"A Walk With Ivor Gurney \/ Tenebrae","description":"\u003cp\u003eTenebrae join the Aurora Orchestra with mezzo soprano Dame Sarah Connolly and narrator Simon Callow for ‘A Walk with Ivor Gurney’, an album of choral music celebrating the works of Ivor Gurney whose promising career as a composer was interrupted by World War I. Alongside four pieces of Gurney’s own music are works by his contemporaries, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Herbert Howells. The recording features a new piece by Judith Bingham commissioned by Tenebrae in 2013 for the choir with Dame Sarah Connolly. Described as “phenomenal” (The Times) and “devastatingly beautiful” (Gramophone Magazine), award-winning choir Tenebrae, under the direction of Nigel Short, is one of the world’s leading vocal ensembles renowned for its passion and precision. “For purity and precision of tone, and flawless intonation, Nigel Short’s chamber choir Tenebrae is pretty much unbeatable.” (The Times)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signum Classics","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46026438279402,"sku":"635212055724","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/3576388-2472140.jpg?v=1778276744"},{"product_id":"what-sweeter-music-songs-carols-for-christmas-109263","title":"What Sweeter Music: Songs \u0026 Carols for Christmas \/ Tenebrae","description":"Nigel Short and his choir of professional singers, Tenebrae, made their debut on disc with a CD of music for Advent and Christmas, released in 2002, entitled \u003ci\u003eThe Dream\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eof Herod\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.signumrecords.com\/catalogue\/sigcd046\/index.shtml\"\u003eSIGCD046\u003c\/a\u003e). They return to seasonal music with this CD, most of which is brand new, though a few tracks were recorded a while ago.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eThe programme is divided, broadly, into three categories. Quite a number of items are modern arrangements of old favourites. Nigel Short himself contributes very pleasing arrangements of \u003ci\u003eQuem Pastores?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAway in a Manger\u003c\/i\u003e. Both of these are not only effective but seem also to evidence affection for the original carols. Though some may feel the performance of \u003ci\u003eAway in a Manger\u003c\/i\u003e is rather on the slow side there’s no denying the chaste purity of the setting and the unnamed solo soprano who sings verse one does so exquisitely. Jonathan Rathbone’s arrangement of \u003ci\u003eSilent Night\u003c\/i\u003e is also very welcome, encasing the familiar tune in slow-moving close harmonies. While enjoying these and other new arrangements of old standards, however, it’s good to find that, just like his descants for popular congregational carols, the arrangements by Sir David Willcocks of \u003ci\u003eQuelle est cette odeur agreeable?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTomorrow Shall be my Dancing\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDay\u003c\/i\u003e more than stand the test of time.    \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eMention of Sir David in a Christmas context inevitably leads one to the name of John Rutter. In fact I believe that Sir David was instrumental in starting Rutter off on his immensely successful career by championing \u003ci\u003eNativity Carol\u003c\/i\u003e, one of his very earliest Christmas pieces, which he wrote while still a Cambridge undergraduate. Here it is once more, beautifully sung by Tenebrae. Incidentally, though one very often hears it accompanied by orchestra I prefer it with a gentle organ accompaniment - as here - since that reinforces the intimacy of this lovely little carol. Nigel Short has chosen two more Rutter carols, both of which I think are among Rutter’s finest. He and his expert choir give exquisite, controlled performances of \u003ci\u003eWhat Sweeter Music?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThere is a Flower\u003c\/i\u003e, though I have to say that the former is taken a bit slowly for my taste - I seem to recall that Rutter himself, in his own recording, was just a touch swifter, to the music’s advantage.  \u003ci\u003eThere is a Flower\u003c\/i\u003e opens and closes with a solo voice. Previously, in my experience, this has been a treble or soprano but here the solo is allotted to a baritone. Though the singer does well I don’t think the choice quite works; when sung by a male voice the melody - and the words - rather loses the pure innocence that a high voice can bring.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eThe Rutter items fall into the second category of offerings in this programme: original compositions. We also find Tavener’s \u003ci\u003eThe Lamb \u003c\/i\u003eand Howells’s \u003ci\u003eA Spotless Rose\u003c\/i\u003e. Both are beautifully done but, though I greatly admire both settings, I do feel that their near-ubiquity in programmes such as this is in danger of devaluing them and making them seem routine. I acknowledge that both are popular items - deservedly so - and that popularity sells discs but it would be nice if choirs remembered that Howells in particular wrote several other fine Christmas settings. By comparison, Adrian Peacock’s \u003ci\u003eVeni, veni \u003c\/i\u003eis scarcely well known but I hope its exposure here will encourage other choirs to investigate it for it is a good piece that grows in excitement from almost nothing until it reaches an abrupt end.    \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBut if I had to single out one piece deserving of wide currency then I’d unhesitatingly nominate Jonathan Rathbone’s \u003ci\u003eThe Oxen\u003c\/i\u003e. In the booklet Nigel Short describes this as a “ravishing setting” and he’s spot on in that judgement. Rathbone takes Thomas Hardy’s poem and clothes it in wonderful, luminous close harmonies that move gently and slowly. This hushed setting for unaccompanied voices struck me as a superb response to the poem and when I played the disc for the first time I replayed this item immediately on hearing it. I just regret that it’s followed immediately on the disc by the necessarily boisterous \u003ci\u003eGaudete\u003c\/i\u003e, which rather breaks the spell that Rathbone has cast.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eThe third category of music in the programme accommodates the lighter, secular pieces. \u003ci\u003eJingle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBells\u003c\/i\u003e is presented in a clever, jazzy arrangement and Nigel Short’s version of \u003ci\u003eWe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWish You a Merry Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e is also effective. Best of the three items in this category, I think, is Andrew Carter’s \u003ci\u003eThe Twelve Days of Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e. This is ingenious and entertaining, though I’ll reserve judgement on the farmyard noises that the singers contribute, presumably at Carter’s behest.        \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eTenebrae perform these three secular items with evident relish and, indeed, the technical accomplishment that’s in evidence throughout this recital is of the highest order. They bring an effortless excellence to all their singing and deliver the entire programme with supreme professionalism and a good deal of commitment. I can see this disc giving a lot of pleasure this Christmas; I shall certainly be listening to it with great enjoyment during the Festive Season.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e-- John Quinn, MusicWeb International","brand":"Signum Classics","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46026474356970,"sku":"635212018224","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/1587604.jpg?v=1778324390"},{"product_id":"allegri-miserere-britten-etc-short-filsell-tenebrae-73534","title":"Allegri: Miserere;  Britten, Etc \/ Short, Filsell, Tenebrae","description":"I was delighted to find John Ireland’s fresh and gently ecstatic Passiontide motet had been included. The ladies of Tenebrae sing it with a marvellous sense of open-eyed wonder. The two Russian items are also most successful although I did wonder why the Rachmaninov piece was sung in English. It’s given a beautiful performance even if these English singers lack the sheer amplitude of sound that a Slavic choir would have at its disposal. The offering by Sheremetiev was completely new to me – indeed, I can’t recall hearing any music by this composer before. Now ye heavenly powers, which is sung in Russian, is for male voices. It’s described in the notes as “quietly powerful” and that’s a very apt description. The music is mainly subdued in tone and the piece has a grave beauty that’s most attractive. Even more affecting is the other Eastern European piece, Kodály’s Esti Dal. This setting of a Northern Hungarian song is a little gem. It is sung in the original language and features a lovely soprano solo, one of several solos during the course of the programme, all of which are taken excellently from within the choir’s ranks.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Britten’s Hymn to St. Cecilia is a terrifically inventive piece of music in which the composer shows real flair in his writing for unaccompanied choir, even if Auden’s text seems rather high-flown in its imagery and somewhat verbose. Tenebrae not only rise to its manifold challenges but also surmount them with ease. They are excellent too in Holst’s splendid setting of Psalm 148, receiving marvellous support from Jeremy Filsell at the organ.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e But in many ways the best is saved for last. Sir William Harris’s sumptuous setting for double choir of words by Edmund Spenser is, for me, one of the glories of English church music. It moves from the rarefied celestial atmosphere of the quiet opening to the blazing conviction and excitement of the passage at “And those eternall burning Seraphims” – Tenebrae are marvellous here – before the pacific mood returns at the close. The performance of this miniature masterpiece is thrilling in every respect. Indeed, I feel that here Nigel Short and his singers come close to realising the “endlesse perfectnesse” of which Spenser speaks.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This is an outstanding disc, which I have enjoyed greatly. The sheer quality of singing has always impressed me on the previous discs I’ve heard from this choir and, indeed, when I’ve heard them live. This new release is as good as any I’ve heard from them. The engineering is excellent and the disc comes with a good booklet including full texts. Another winner from Tenebrae!\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e -- John Quinn, MusicWeb International\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Signum Classics","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":46026532880618,"sku":"635212008522","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/3423\/3066\/files\/998832.jpg?v=1778337991"},{"product_id":"levine-the-divine-liturgy-of-st-john-chrysostom","title":"Levine: The Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom","description":"Tenebrae's latest disc on Signum sees their return to the repertoire of Russian composer Alexander Levine. The Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom is Levine's most significant large-scale religious work to date. Inspired by the humility and humanity of the murdered Russian priest (and friend of Levine) Fr. 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Videte miraculum \u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan class=\"BULLET12\"\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003eAndrew Carwood, dir; The Cardinall’s Musick \u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan class=\"BULLET12\"\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"album.jsp?album_id=1162098\"\u003eHYPERION 68026\u003c\/a\u003e (67:39 \u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003eText and Translation) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12bi\"\u003eMEDIEVAL CHANT AND TALLIS LAMENTATIONS \u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan class=\"BULLET12\"\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003eNigel Short, dir; Tenebrae Consort \u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan class=\"BULLET12\"\u003e • \u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003eBENE ARTE 901 (65:23 \u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003eText and Translation) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cspan\u003eThis is the third disc in Andrew Carwood’s Tallis series. The first one marked his debut on Hyperion (\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eFanfare\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan\u003e 29:3), but now the next two have come in such quick succession (37:4 for the second one) that it seems as if he may be planning an alternative to Alistair Dixon’s set of the complete works on 10 Signum CDs (the ninth issue had an extra disc to get the overflow in). His favorite venue is Arundel Castle, probably for the historical significance of the recusant Catholic Duke of Norfolk’s estate as much as for the superb acoustics of Fitzalan Chapel, for he made his complete set of Byrd’s sacred music on 13 CDs there. The two recent discs each include a Mass, but this time he adds the chant introit for the third Mass of Christmas, though no Kyrie is supplied (Dixon included a Kyrie and a whole set of Mass Propers). Unlike Dixon’s homogeneous discs, Carwood offers more varied programming. The first disc had Latin-texted music, the longest being \u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eGaude gloriosa\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan\u003e (almost as long as a Mass). The second had more English-texted pieces than Latin to fill out the Mass. This one has mostly Latin works, including the two great gospel canticles, with only the Benedictus set in English. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cspan\u003eMuch as I have admired Alistair Dixon’s work, influenced certainly by the ambition of his project, Carwood has achieved a standing second to none among English vocal ensemble directors. That is saying a great deal, but in this field, it is crowded at the top, and each group will have its partisans. The Mass for Christmas of 1554 on this disc has attracted several recordings recently because of its connection with Queen Mary, whose presumptive “puer” (not the Christmas “Puer”) would have been the heir to the throne if he had been born. As it turned out, he was not even conceived. The closest competition in the Mass comes from the exquisite Stile antico (34:4), Peter Phillips, Harry Christophers, and Dixon’s volume 3 (21:6). Grant Llewellen (27: 5) is also good, though his choir is larger than these vocal ensembles. Reconstruction of the Mass parts started with David Wulstan (4:1; CD in 12: 1), but now this new entry must be considered in any comparison of the recordings. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cspan\u003eThe shorter works range from the familiar \u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eVidete miraculum\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan\u003e to the seldom recorded \u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eQuod chorus vatum\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan\u003e, though both belong to the feast of Candlemas. The latter was first recorded by Christopher Robinson (20:2) and is found now only in Dixon’s volume 4. Since Tallis wrote for both Catholic and Anglican liturgies, the juxtaposition of the English Benedictus followed by the Latin Magnificat must be a conscious effort to make the point. If this is indeed a new complete works in the making, it will be worthy of careful comparisons with Dixon’s set. Highly recommended. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cspan\u003eThe second disc consists of chant for Passiontide along with three polyphonic works: the two Lamentations of Thomas Tallis and the respond \u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eIn manus tuas \u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan\u003e(I) by John Sheppard, all familiar on records, the last in Harry Christophers’s latest disc herewith. I have 21 recordings of the Lamentations dating back to the early 1950s, but the two Lamentations have never been coupled with chant responsories on record as here, though this practice has been adopted in settings of Lamentations by other Renaissance composers. Tallis made two Lamentations out of the text used in modern editions for the first Lamentation for Holy Thursday, the beginning of the Old Testament book. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cspan\u003eThis disc offers 40 minutes of chant to 25 minutes of polyphony, so the main interest is in Medieval Holy Week observances. The hymn \u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003ePange lingua\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan\u003e for Good Friday (not the familiar text for Corpus Christi) begins the program—just four strophes and a doxology—followed by a complete Office of Compline because Sheppard’s responsory belongs to this Office, though it is placed further on. The responsories that follow the two Lamentations are \u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eIn monte Oliveti\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eTristis est anima mea\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan\u003e; the latter is from the familiar Tenebrae service but the former, oddly enough, is the variant version for Palm Sunday. The final track is a Holy Week chant that I have indexed on many recordings as \u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eKyrie ... Qui passurus\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003cspan\u003e, found in several uses. Here it is titled a litany after Lauds of Holy Thursday, and may be a version from the Sarum use. Like many Holy Week chants, it is uniquely touching. The Tallis Lamentations, of course, are the featured tracks, as the disc title indicates, and they are sung elegantly. Nigel Short has given us some adroitly programmed discs, and this one is an original approach. You will know by now if this is for you, but I urge you to give it a chance. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold\"\u003eFANFARE: J. F. 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