Achingly Beautiful
Ralph Casciato | Phila, PA, USA | 09/06/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I have listed to the Amicta Sole scores of times since I purchased this CD. If there is a heaven, this is what it must sound like. I've listened to hundreds of recordings of religious music, mainly renaissance motets and am a big fan of such groups as the Tallis Scholars and The Sixteen. If you like that kind of sound, this will absolutely mesmorize you. The vocals (sporanos) have the clarity of the Tallis Scholars but are slightly more rounded out (i.e. not as thin as the Scholars, as great as they are, can be). I have read a review of this recording that referred to soprano voices calling out to you through a tunnel of light. The voices hover, intertwine...you want it to never end. Hard to listen to without weeping, it is that beautiful."