Baroque Vocal Winner: Bach Motets - Monteverdi Choir/Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Gramophone Award winners 2013: a buyer's guide to the winning albums
2. Baroque Vocal Winner: Bach Motets - Monteverdi Choir/Sir John Eliot Gardiner
What the judges said: “Occasionally a recording appears which you know represents a special landmark in a long-term collaboration. Amongst a strong field in the vocal category, the Monteverdi Choir and John Eliot Gardiner find a new gear in their 40-year journey with the Motets. A questing energy, drawn from the heart of the text, explodes this ‘holy grail’ of vocal polyphony towards startlingly fresh and illuminated readings.”
