Marcellus Mass/Five part Mass, Sicut cervus/Laudibus in Sanctis Four masterpieces from the 16th century, sung by one of Swedens most prominent choirs. The Hägersten Motet Choir; conductor Ingemar Månsson (also on nosag CD:s 002, 007, 008, 012, 013) You need Real Audio to listen to this file: Byrd: from Mass for five voices, Kyrie, for choir a c [ 355 Kb, good mono quality ] Listen to all nosag CDs on the air: "YESS music" with the whole CD-catalogue of nosag records

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MusicWeb:"(---) What a pleasant surprise it was to find a recording of some of the great Renaissance masterworks performed with such warmth and attention to detail. The Hägersten Motet Choir is fine indeed, with a warm rich tone and fine blend. What is utterly remarkable about this group is the phenomenal sound of the men. I have not heard such perfectly matched singing from the male sections of a choir in years. The women are fine too, but one hears the occasional individual voice in their singing. The tenors and basses on the other hand sing with a unity of tone and peerless sense of ensemble. When they sing an entrance alone, it is simply breathtaking. Ingemar Månsson founded this choir in 1959 and has been its leader since. He knows how to sculpt a phrase, and his careful choices of tempo and articulation accomplish quite splendidly the very difficult task of making an out of context mass performance interesting. Another nice plus is his choice of performing the complete text to Sicut cervus a work that is really overdone in spite of its perfection, and is often stopped after the prima pars. Mr. Byrd’s work fares equally well. A most impressive feature of this disc is the consistency with which this choir sings. (---) This is a very fine release, and all lovers of fine choral singing should enjoy it. Highly recommended. "

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