It’s been a whirlwind week for Stile Antico. Tomorrow morning we fly to the US to begin a two-week, eight-concert tour, but whilst we were collecting visas, packing suitcases and viewing alarmingly chilly weather forecasts, we had the small matter of a recording to deal with. Stile Antico has been happily signed to Harmonia Mundi…
Stile Antico is looking forward to returning to the USA for an eight-concert tour, beginning at Duke University on 21st February, and ending in Columbus, OH on 6th March. The group is delighted to make its first visits to Miami, FL and Columbus, OH, as well as returning to some familiar venues: its Boston and New York…
Words are insufficient to convey the transcendent beauty and spiritual scope of this album’s music and what Stile Antico do with it… I dare you to listen to Ludwig Senfl’s Quis dabit oculis, or any other track on this album, and tell me this is not great ensemble singing.
Andrew Stewart, Sinfini Music (30 January, 2015)
This disc would be interesting purely as a historic exploration, even without the breathtaking musicianship on show. What musicianship it is. I’ve written before of Stile Antico’s collaborative spirit and magical sound. What strikes me most in this recording is the incredible tightness of their sound, a consequence, no doubt, of their refusal to sing with a conductor…
Simon Thompson, MusicWeb International (February 2015)
Our first concert of 2015 was in beautiful Avignon. Andrew writes: “Had we been asked to pick a location for our first concert of the year, in the depths of a drearily wet British winter, Avignon would have been pretty high on our list. And for a mediaeval-buildings-geek like me, the chance to see this amazingly…
Spectacular… Isaac’s monumental Virgo prudentissima is 13 minutes of the finest I’ve ever heard Stile Antico sing.
AH, Early Music Today (Dec 2014 - Feb 2015)
As far as I’m concerned, there’s no better way of seeing in the New Year than in the company of Stile Antico at the Wigmore Hall… choral heaven from start to finish.
Michael Church, The Independent (1 January, 2015)
In celebration of Stile Antico’s forthcoming tenth anniversary, the group’s debut disc, Music for Compline, has been re-released at budget price. Following its success in the 2005 Early Music Network Young Artists’ Competition at the York Early Music Festival, Stile Antico was approached by Harmonia Mundi USA and invited to make its first recording. The resulting album, Music for…
It is wonderfully refreshing to experience a choir whose passion stems from – and enhances – its stunningly tight-knit ensemble… In barely ten years, Stile Antico has become the gold standard in this repertory.
Martin Dreyer, Yorkshire Post (16 December, 2014)
Stile Antico was deeply saddened to learn of the sudden death of David Trendell, whose funeral takes place today. David had a profound influence on many of us through his work as director of the choirs at King’s College London, St Bartholomew the Great, and St Mary’s Bourne Street over many years, and his inspired and…
Eleanor filed this report from the Swiss Rhône valley. “We are always delighted to return to the Basilique de Valère in Sion, and I was particularly delighted to fly out a few days early in order to appreciate the mountain scenery. This is not only because I enjoyed some stunning walks from the nearby village of…
A compellingly programmed, hold-your-breath beautiful recital of 16th-century masterworks… The ensemble brings flawless blend and balance but also scores expressive points through delicate shading of a cappella tone color.
James M. Keller, Santa Fe New Mexican (3 October, 2014)