from Tye: Missa Euge bone & Western Wynde Mass (CDA67928) 1 Gloria [6'32] 24 minutes 35 seconds 7 tracks2 Credo [6'53] 3 Sanctus [4'01] 4 Benedictus [2'38] 5 Agnus Dei I [1'05] 6 Agnus Dei II [1'38] 7 Agnus Dei III [1'48] ‘For a true celebration of the English high-treble phenomenon one need look no further than this. The amplitude of the basses makes a most wonderful balancing effect with the brightness of the boys an ... ‘The Gloria of Tye's magnificent Missa Euge bone brings you up short with some startlingly grumpy gestures and intriguing harmonic shifts, but the dark clouds never last long—the closing sectio ... ‘Immediately one is introduced to Tye's extraordinary sound-world of unusual cadences and rigorous alternation of high and low voices to achieve impressive effects. All of these are carefully allowed ... |