Sequenza 21 enjoys The Golden Renaissance
Two laments on the death of Josquin… provide a fitting and stirring conclusion to this compelling recording.
Christian Carey, Sequenza 21 (26 March, 2021)
Reviews
A great introduction for the Josquin novice… In a nice touch, Stile has also included two motets by the composer’s contemporaries – emotive musical homages, both – giving some sense of his extraordinary legacy.
Alexandra Coghlan, The Tablet (4 February, 2021)
“Le Devoir” full of praise for Josquin album
Stile Antico: the finest group to appear in Renaissance music in two decades. This CD is as brilliant, immaculate and striking as its predecessors.
Christophe Huss, Le Devoir (12 February, 2021)
Classics Today awards 10/10 to Spanish disc
An ensemble of articulate, well-matched voices, expertly, artfully used. That’s what we expect from Stile Antico, and it’s what we get here: outstanding performances, timeless music.
David Vernier, Classics Today (January 2020)
‘A Spanish Nativity’ welcomed by The Arts Desk
Stile Antico’s performance is flawless, the group’s technical prowess never at the expense of expressive warmth.
Graham Rickson, The Arts Desk (21 December, 2019)
Financial Times praises ‘A Spanish Nativity’
Stile Antico is one of the leaders in this field… the Mass is given its warm fullness of sound by six voice parts, sung here two to a part with exemplary poise and glow.
Richard Fairman, The Financial Times (20 December, 2019)
Audiophile Audition gives verdict on Spanish Christmas disc
Sound is clear as a bell, and performances exemplary. This is an easy choice.
Steven Ritter, Audiophile Audition
Sunday Times praises new disc
Stile Antico’s dozen voices sing with polished refinement a mixture of sophisticated Latin and more populist vernacular material on this disc.
SP, The Sunday Times (15 December, 2019)
Four stars for ‘A Spanish Nativity’ in BBC Music Magazine
Their ability to rivet attention is immediately obvious in an introspective and raptly controlled account of the Missa’s opening Kyrie, while the poignant Agnus Dei highlights the group’s lithe expressivity and impeccable tuning.
Terry Blain, BBC Music Magazine (December, 2019)
Excellent first review for A Spanish Nativity
Each of the Lobo works further showcases Stile Antico’s sublime artistry, the singers’ silken voices rising and falling like new-fallen snow.
Holly Harris, Winnipeg Free Press (October 10, 2019)
Swiss praise for In a Strange Land
The emotional force of these songs transcends formal perfection and vocal purity: it speaks through the harmonious and balanced interweaving of voices…
EH, La Liberté (19 January 2019)
Allmusic.com on In a Strange Land
Stile Antico are brought out in their full intensity by the program… a recommended release.
James Mannheim, Allmusic.com (February, 2019)