Paul Mccreesh: A Spotless Rose / Gabrieli Consort

Gabrieli Consort / Paul McCreesh

Works by: Ades · Bax · Desprez · Górecki · Grieg · Howells · MacMillan · Mouton · Palestrina · Tavener · Stravinsky · Swayne

From music spanning the 15th century (Josquin, Mouton) to the present (Adès, Taverner), Paul McCreesh and the Gabrieli Consort pick a bouquet of choral music composed in homage to the Virgin Mary that enchants and cleanses the ear.
The austerity of the music appeals greatly to fans of contemporary and ancient music. Early music’s purity marries perfectly to contemporary music’s preference to downplay overt emotionalism.
All a cappella, A Spotless Rose, recorded in the acoustically perfect and sacred setting of Lady Chapel of England’s Ely Cathedral, vibrates listeners up into the loftiest realms of the soul.