{"product_id":"masters-of-the-renaissance","title":"Masters of the Renaissance","description":"\u003cp\u003eMs. Patterson is a true choral alchemist, and never fails to draw truly golden sound and beautifully nuanced singing from her hard-working musicians. Sacred illumination is their mission, and they achieve it with spiritual sincerity and power.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Lindsay Koob, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Record Guide\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Is it possible for a mixed choir of 44 voices to sing late Renaissance and early Baroque Flemish, Italian, German, and French anticopolyphony in an artistic, historically informed manner? Probably not very often – that is, unless the mixed choir in question is the Gloriae Dei Cantores. For them, the answer is an emphatic affirmative. This group sings with the clarity and control of a carefully drilled chamber ensemble a fifth their size. Phrasing, intonation, articulation, blend, and color are precisely thought out and perfectly executed.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e—The American Organist \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"This is quite an astonishing competitor to such celebrated ensembles as The Sixteen . . . This disc will greatly enlarge most collections of Renaissance motets with rare pieces of outstanding worth, sung with skill and devotion.\"\u003cbr\u003e —J.F. Weber, \u003cem\u003eFanfare \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gloriae Dei Cantores","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":49705247375640,"sku":"709887011429","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/942191.jpg?v=1777768524","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/masters-of-the-renaissance","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}