If you want to hear this music sung by the new generation of specialist advocates, this is the group that will not fail to give you the most polished ensemble sound and technique yet always projecting an expressive aspect that recognizes the human/emotional pertinence of the texts.
David Vernier, Classics Today (May 2014)
Another winner from Stile Antico… the program as a whole, in sumptuous surround sound and sung with a rarified perfection, is extremely satisfying.
Steven Ritter, Audiophile Audition (1 August, 2013)
Tudor music thrills anew, thanks to the artistry and musicianship of this top British choir.
William Dart, New Zealand Herald (17 August, 2013)
Exquisitely rendered by the Stile Antico consort…
Andy Gill, The Independent (26 July, 2013)
Stile Antico sings Tudor and Jacobean classics with exemplary tuning and discipline. The more elaborate and spacious the music, the warmer the interpretation…
Richard Morrison, The Times (20 July, 2013)
Such is the assurance, unanimity, flow and architectural grasp of Stile Antico’s performances that one would never know they are not under the guiding hand of a conductor… The singing itself is well-nigh flawless and the sound this group makes is a constant source of pleasure.
John Quinn, MusicWeb International (September 2013)
There’s a forthright quality to the voices of Stile Antico, and especially its sopranos, that suits this English repertoire, balancing beauty with an intensity that reminds us that this is the music of protest and oppression as well as faith.
Alexandra Coghlan, Gramophone (September 2013)
Stile Antico’s shaping of the music is sublime, its knitting of the counterpoint mellifluous… Poised and polished though the performances are, there is always the sense that this is living music with a powerfully expressive sacred message.
GN, The Telegraph (22 August, 2013)
Stile Antico honour the Carnegie UK Trust with their customary clean lines, pure tone and precise articulation. If all that sounds a bit efficient, I’m struggling to say only that it is music making at the highest level.
Fiona Maddocks, The Observer (11 August, 2013)
Viven Schweizer, New York Times (6 November, 2013)
An ideal single-volume compendium of Tudor music… whether the music is early or late Stile Antico presents it with a glorious and compelling freshness.
Marc Rochester, International Record Review (September 2013)
Stile Antico is on top of its game here… There’s a rare spaciousness about the conductorless vocal ensemble’s singing, aided by the acoustics of St Jude-on-the-Hill in Hampstead Garden Suburb and terrific recorded sound. But the effect arises chiefly from the mysterious power of Tudor polyphony to elongate clock time and Stile Antico’s corporate empathy for it… Switch off all mobile devices, shut out distractions and simply be with the experience...
Andrew Stewart, Sinfini Music (1 August, 2013)