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Concert review: Exquisite evening of sacred vocals with The Tallis Scholars
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Led by founding director Peter Phillips, the singers displayed transparency, balance, immaculate intonation and serenity.
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Mervin Beng
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In the early days of the compact disc (CD), releases of recordings by The Tallis Scholars, the masters of Renaissance vocal music, were always greatly anticipated.
Consistently top-rated, the recordings on its own Gimell label combined performances of the highest level with excellent recording quality. They were must-haves for music lovers and audiophiles, except that the cost of CDs meant purchases had to be carefully rationed.
