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Phantasm viol consort: Perilous polyphony

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Reviewed at Durham Castle, Durham on 10 May 2014
Byrd, Fantasia
Gibbons, Fantasia of three parts
Locke, Flat Consorts
Purcell, Fantasies: various
Bach, Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of Fugue), BWV1080, Contrapunctus VIII
Polyphony
Laurence Dreyfus, Viol
Jonathan Manson, Viola da Gamba
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola, Viol
Flamboyant Christmas Oratorio from Stephen Layton and the OAE
***11
Polyphony and the OAE’s dramatic St John Passion
*****
An early Christmas present from Stephen Layton & Co.
****1
A tremendous Nelson Mass from the Britten Sinfonia
***11
Polyphony excels in Good Friday St John Passion
****1
Bach's St John Passion receives a passionate reception in Paris
****1
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