New Palestrina recording by the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

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Graham Ross and the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge celebrate the 500th anniversary of Palestrina’s birth in style, recording for the very first time an album of outstanding works by the Roman master that are still little-known. To add resonance to their programme, they pair settings of the same texts by three of Palestrina’s English contemporaries, William Byrd, Robert White, and William Mundy.

‘Palestrina Revealed’ has been chosen as Recording of the Week on Presto Classical:
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/articles/6319–recording-of-the-week-new-palestrina-from-graham-ross-and-the-choir-of-clare-college

“remarkably serene album”

“The choir’s sound, as I’ve mentioned, is refined but never timid – there’s sensitive phrasing that allows syncopations to emerge, and all the step-out soloists for the verse sections (in the Magnificat and both masses) excel. For such relatively young musicians their assurance and poise is remarkable.”

“Graham Ross and his Clare College Choir – who, it’s fair to say, have become something of a choral powerhouse under his leadership and have elbowed their way onto the turf of other, historically dominant collegiate choirs through their sheer musical quality.”

It has also been chosen as one of ‘the five unmissable new classical recordings this week’ by Gramophone – www.gramophone.co.uk/classical%20music%20news/article/the-five-unmissable-new-classical-recordings-this-week

The album is released on Harmonia Mundi and is available to purchase from their website as well as to listen to on all usual streaming platforms: www.harmoniamundi.com/en/albums/palestrina-revealed-ross-clare/

 

Choir of Clare College, CambridgeGraham Ross

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