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Christophers sees Monteverdi attempting here to 'speak through singing'...and this, he tells us, allows the conductor 'the most amazing licence' - of accentuation, speed and declamation. Hence... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The Sixteen...are typically springy and are persuasive advocates for the idea of Bach with small forces. There is a lovely consistency that comes from the soloists also making up the chorus,... — The Arts Desk, 19th November 2022 More…

Christophers artfully moulds and heightens the contours of the polyphonic lines, which ebb and flow in a liquid tapesty of sound...The Sixteen's rich, buttery sound is particularly effective... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2015, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This live recording of a BBC concert sounds dated as a result less of its performance practice than of its recorded sound. While the Hilliard Ensemble's reading remains compelling, the production's... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2008, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Christophers tells us that the basic approach here is to allow the performers to ‘speak through singing’, and to treat the changes of time and metre ‘intuitively’ rather than with scholarly... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Regal sumptuousness … extraordinary, powerful music — Sunday Times More…