Browse: Stanford - Coelos Ascendit Hodie, Op. 38 No. 2

Stocked with female voices rather than boy trebles, the Trinity choir attack this repertoire with a brisk attack and mature aplomb under Stephen Layton’s sensitive direction. There is so much... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The mean old saying, 'Those who can, do, and those who can't, teach', would have withered in the presence of Stanford; and no doubt one of the reasons why he was such a great teacher is that... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

The ensemble rides that acoustic knowingly, using its echo and harbouring its resonance, but the anatomy of its sound is as distinctive as it is lopsided: trebles capable of pinpoint accuracy,... — Gramophone Magazine, July 2020 More…

Hill and the Winchester Choir are superb. The choral tone is luscious, the discipline outstanding, the recording captures the sumptuous acoustics of the cathedral without blurring the musical... — American Record Guide More…

Allegri's Miserere brings an outstandingly involving interpretation to light, the stratospheric top Cs for solo treble not unduly spotlighted, and marvellously natural unison phrasing in the... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The boys might be singing Stanford's Caelos ascendit hodie, but they could just as easily be trilling ''Woohoo! It's Ascension Day!'' I love such musical joie de vivre, and not every choir is... — Charlotte Gardner, bbc.co.uk, 18th April 2008 More…