Tallis Scholars – review

Sage, GatesheadThe Tallis Scholars' programme of Marian hymns was advertised as "Christmas masterpieces from around the globe", which seemed to be a triumph of opportunistic marketing over actual content; the inclusion of Monteverdi's celebration of the risen Christ, Adoramus Te, seemed to stretch the definition of Christmas to include Easter.Yet there could be no complaints about the quality of Peter Phillips's remarkable ensemble, whose mastery of renaissance polyphony is welcome at any time o...

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