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EDITOR'S CHOICE - Gramophone Magazine
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS TOP 10 CLASSICAL CDs of 2006
TIME OUT NEW YORK BEST OF 2006
FANFARE BEST OF 2006
'This recording richly deserves a sheaf of awards. One for the astonishing speed of the turnaround between recording and release - just a couple of months. A second for bringing us the 1619 collection complete. A third for John Whenham's absolutely enthralling booklet essay. A fourth to all the many hundreds of people who donated to Hyperion's Appeal for Recording Funds in 2005, which made this recording possible. And a final fifth accolade to all the King's men (and women) who singly and severally know Monteverdi well enough not to have to over-sell him to unlock the music's magnificence' (International Record Review)
'Added to the "list of things to do before you die" should be "hearing Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers in as good a recording as you can find". This Monteverdi is truly mind-blowing. Vespers virgins need seek no further, and serious collectors are advised not to ignore what may prove to be more than one reviewer's "disc of the year"' (MusicWeb International)
'Wonderful music; wonderful performances. Justice has been done to Monteverdi' (The Times)
'Despite having heard four wonderful volumes of Monteverdi's sacred music from The King's Consort, and its 2004 Proms performance of the 1610 Vespers, I was still unprepared for the ecstatic consequences of taking seriously at least one aspect of Monteverdi's so-called seconda-pratica - using much freer counterpoint, with an increasing hierarchy of voices: that the word is mistress of the music. And what ecstasy!' (Gramophone)
'The majesty and contrapuntal wizardy of this fabulous work never fail to astonish and this is a very fine performance, making effective use of the spatial effects that are an integral part of the music's architecture … The choir of the King's Consort sing with virtuosic skill and purity of articulation' (Sunday Telegraph)
'… it is the motets that are the crowning glory, especially James Gilchrist's gorgeously sensuous Nigra Sum. His impassioned, full-throated singing, and skillful use of pauses, rubato and sudden pianissimos, turn the piece into a wonderfully spontaneous outpouring of erotic emotion' (Daily Telegraph)
'Solo and choral singing and the instrumental playing all attain the exceptional quality one has long come to expect with the conductor...unquestionably a major addition to the Vespers discography' (Fanfare, USA)
'Męme en ayant d'autres (bonnes) versions en mémoire, celle-ci se situe parmi les toutes meilleures' (ResMusica.com)
'I can only join the label in saying 'thank you' to the many contributors who sent in funds, and I urge listeners everywhere to help the investment pay off by purchasing this set without delay. It's gorgeous and you'll love it, even if you already own other versions of this extraordinary work' (ClassicsToday.com)
'Any survey of the sheerly magnificent on CD over the past year will have to begin with Robert King's astounding new account of the Monteverdi Vespers on Hyperion, which is quite the most wonderful noise to come my way in years' (Fanfare, USA)
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