‘Bertolusi’s seven-voice motet Osculetor me osculo is a particularly fine response to the sensuous imagery of the text, its liquid vocal lines pliantly shaped here by conductor Eamonn Dougan. Pacelli pulls out all the stops in Dum esset rex, a sumptuous ‘colossal Baroque’ edifice scored for 20 voices in five choirs, with a daunting vocal range. The Sixteen respond magnificently: in a swirl of all-embracing sound.' Kate Bolton
The Blossoming Vine: Italian Maestri in Poland
The Sixteen/Eamonn Dougan
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For a full review of this release, pick up an August issue of BBC Music Magazine
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