Tenderness and passion from Stile Antico and Fretwork

By Nick Boston, 16 August 2016

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Reviewed at Cadogan Hall, London on 15 August 2016

Morley, It was a lover and his lass

Byrd, O Lord, make thy servant

Byrd, Why do I use my Paper, Ink and Pen

Watkins, The Phoenix and the Turtle

Byrd, Fantasia a 5, ‘Two parts in one in the fourth above’

Tomkins, Be strong and of good courage

Ramsey, Sleep, fleshly birth

Byrd, Browning a 5, ‘The leaves be green’

Johnson, Full fathom five

Muhly, Gentle sleep

Gibbons, In nomine No. 1

Wilbye, Draw on sweet night

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The Wonder of Will: Shakespeare through the prism in New York

Sacha Evans, 24th January

A ravishing performance, with Shakespeare’s words delivered primarily through the prism of living composers.

****1

Prom 41: The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes

Kathryn Wareham, 16th August

The BBC Concert Orchestra and Barry Wordsworth were joined by Stile Antico, Jack Liebeck and Christine Rice in an exploration of the musical mind of fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.

**111

Stile Antico perform The Phoenix Rising to perfection in Cleveland

Timothy Robson, 11th October

The British vocal ensemble Stile Antico made an appearance in Cleveland on Friday evening, 11 October, at the Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, as part of their current American tour to perform a brilliant live rendition of their most recent album The Phoenix Rising.

*****

Stile Antico sing music for Easter in Leeds

Sam Wigglesworth, 27th March

Entitled “Passion and Resurrection”, this exquisite concert from Stile Antico unfolded as an exploration of music written in response to Holy Week.One of the group’s most striking characteristics is their decision to work without a conductor, a move which can at times produce chamber music of the highest quality.

****1

Stile Antico sing Masters of Europe in London

Emily Owen, 5th March

Premièring a new touring programme at their home church of St Sepulchre-without-Newgate, early music vocal ensemble Stile Antico treated us to a concert centred around the music of the Hapsburg courts of the late 15th and 16th centuries.

***11

Prinz, Papst, Polyphonie: Palestrina500 mit Stile Antico

Jens Klier, 4th June

Für den Abschluss seiner Jubiläumstrilogie The Golden Renaissance zeitgleich zu eigenem 20. Geburtstag mit namensgebendem Polyphoniestil Palestrinas stellt das britische Vokalensemble erneut seine – symbolträchtige – Klasse unter Beweis.

*****

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Nick Boston

Nick has an MA in Music, specialising in performance and repertoire. His particular passions are choral music, chamber music and opera, with a particular interest in early music. He sings in a number of choirs in the south east of England, plays the piano and occasionally dusts off the violin. He writes about music here.

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