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» Reviews: Brighton Festival – Purcell Singers Spem in Alium

In the cool beauty of St Batholomew’s the Purcell Singers performed a series of stunningly beautiful works that had the packed church rapt. Allegri’s Miserere seldom fails to win over an audience and the Tallis 40 part motet is breathtaking in its complexity and its simplicity. But the highlights for me were Gorecki’s Touts Tuus with its spectacular opening ‘Maria’ and Arvo Part’s Magnificat. Hearing such works in a space like St Bart’s qualifies why these composers are getting such popular acclaim. The Purcell singers were a hair’s breadth from faultless in their performance, filling the room with sound when singing both sotto voce and in full voice. A rich evening of glorious music.

St Bartholomew’s Church, 13 May
Rating: ★★★★☆
Andrew Kay

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