“The world premiere of Rutter’s I’ll Make Me a World showcased miraculous diction from the Bach Choir”
The Bach Choir prides itself on our musical excellence and powerful, moving performances, which are often reviewed in the media. Here are the highlights!
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“The world premiere of Rutter’s I’ll Make Me a World showcased miraculous diction from the Bach Choir”
Flora Wilson – The Guardian
An imaginative project, sympathetically realised
Paul Riley – BBC Music Magazine
An interesting range of commentaries on Bach’s chorales… an ambitious and hopefully long lasting reaction to lockdown
Andrew McGregor – Record Review, BBC Radio 3
Some chorale performances may be as good, but I suggest few are better.
Alan Cooper – British Music Society
Howells’ “Mass of the Severn” followed his 1950 masterpiece Hymnus Paradisi at the Three Choirs Festival in 1954, yet its complex choral writing has contributed to its relative neglect. Hill’s uplifting performance, magnificently sung by the choir and the soloists Helena Dix, Christine Rice, Benjamin Hulett and Roderick Williams, proves a complete vindication.
Hugh Canning – The Sunday Times
The Bach Choir…were splendid
Roy Westbroook, Bachtrack
An immense chorus with a rugged vigour
Nick Kimberley, Evening Standard
Bravo to David Hill, the Bach Choir and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra for bringing three neglected large-scale works by Charles Villiers Stanford to wider attention in this excellent recording
Stephen Pritchard, The Guardian
I can’t imagine a professional choir giving a more perfect and passionate performance
Michael Church, The Independent