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After nearly ten years of existence, the male vocal sextet The Gesualdo Six, formed behind the desks of Cambridge University, can boast of having developed a tone and personality that are all their own, already immortalized on eight albums released on Hyperion. Since Universal Music Group’s purchase of the label, digital music fans can rejoice about being able to enjoy the Hyperion catalogue as it is gradually made available on streaming platforms and for download.
The Morning Star is the first new release from The Gesualdo Six since the label’s new life. With the approach of the holiday season, the sextet has come up with a repertoire that sweeps nearly five centuries of vocal music. The common thread that links the works? They all are anchored in a seminal episode of the Biblical tradition: the night the infant Christ was visited by the Three Wise Men. The album features titles from the Franco-Flemish school of the sixteenth century (Lassus, Manchicourt) to contemporary compositions by Arvo Pärt and Joanna Marsh.
The vocal perfection of the Gesualdo Six can’t help but unite all sensibilities, going beyond any potential divides within this program that freely and happily jumps from era to era, at the risk of startling the listener’s ear. They manage to do so on account of the musical genius of the singers, who are perfect on all counts: their sonoric unity, the fashioning of their timbre, their perfectly-coordinated breathing. A breathtaking jewel of a record that is likely one of, if not the, most beautiful vocal music production of 2023. © Pierre Lamy/Qobuz
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℗ 2023 Hyperion Records Limited
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℗ 2023 Hyperion Records Limited
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℗ 2023 Hyperion Records Limited
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℗ 2023 Hyperion Records Limited
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℗ 2023 Hyperion Records Limited
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℗ 2023 Hyperion Records Limited
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Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Anonymous, ComposerLyricist - Adrian Peacock, Producer, Recording Producer - David Hinitt, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Wicks, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Owain Park, Conductor, MainArtist - The Gesualdo Six, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Anonymous, Author - Orlande De Lassus, Composer - Adrian Peacock, Producer, Recording Producer - David Hinitt, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Craddock, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Guy James, Counter-Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Samuel Mitchell, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Joseph Wicks, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Owain Park, Conductor, MainArtist - Josh Cooter, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - The Gesualdo Six, Ensemble, MainArtist
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℗ 2023 Hyperion Records Limited
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Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Anonymous, Author - Adrian Peacock, Producer, Recording Producer - David Hinitt, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pierre de Manchicourt, Composer - Michael Craddock, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Guy James, Counter-Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Samuel Mitchell, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Joseph Wicks, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Owain Park, Conductor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Josh Cooter, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - The Gesualdo Six, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Simon Perry, Producer, Executive Producer - Anonymous, Composer - Edward Caswall, Translator - Adrian Peacock, Producer, Recording Producer - David Hinitt, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Craddock, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Guy James, Counter-Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Samuel Mitchell, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Joseph Wicks, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Owain Park, Conductor, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Josh Cooter, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Aurelius Prudentius Clemens, Author - The Gesualdo Six, Ensemble, MainArtist
℗ 2023 Hyperion Records Limited
Album review
After nearly ten years of existence, the male vocal sextet The Gesualdo Six, formed behind the desks of Cambridge University, can boast of having developed a tone and personality that are all their own, already immortalized on eight albums released on Hyperion. Since Universal Music Group’s purchase of the label, digital music fans can rejoice about being able to enjoy the Hyperion catalogue as it is gradually made available on streaming platforms and for download.
The Morning Star is the first new release from The Gesualdo Six since the label’s new life. With the approach of the holiday season, the sextet has come up with a repertoire that sweeps nearly five centuries of vocal music. The common thread that links the works? They all are anchored in a seminal episode of the Biblical tradition: the night the infant Christ was visited by the Three Wise Men. The album features titles from the Franco-Flemish school of the sixteenth century (Lassus, Manchicourt) to contemporary compositions by Arvo Pärt and Joanna Marsh.
The vocal perfection of the Gesualdo Six can’t help but unite all sensibilities, going beyond any potential divides within this program that freely and happily jumps from era to era, at the risk of startling the listener’s ear. They manage to do so on account of the musical genius of the singers, who are perfect on all counts: their sonoric unity, the fashioning of their timbre, their perfectly-coordinated breathing. A breathtaking jewel of a record that is likely one of, if not the, most beautiful vocal music production of 2023. © Pierre Lamy/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:09:19
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Owain Park The Gesualdo Six
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Hyperion
- Genre: Classical
© 2023 Hyperion Records Limited ℗ 2023 Hyperion Records Limited
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