A Song of Farewell - Music of mourning & consolation

"Adrian Peacock and balance engineer Neil Hutchinson have achieved a superb recording which captures the warm, intimate ambience of the venue and which achieves a fine clarity at the same time. The documentation is excellent and is beautifully produced. This is a disc of great distinction." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb April 2012)

"For me, the highlight is Herbert Howells's Requiem, grief seeping from every cadence. It's beautifully sung by Paul McCreesh's Gabrieli Consort in an acoustic that sounds aptly like a tomb but is, in fact, Ely Cathedral."
(The Times)

"The singing is immaculate...MacMillan's music is as technically demanding as it is emotionally powerful and it is a a wonder that these exceptional young singers make it all sound so effortless."
(Classic FM)

"This is a concept album, a sequence of purgative music on the theme of death by a wide range of British composers from the English Renaissance to today."
(Sunday Times)

Continuing Signum's new partnership with Paul McCreesh and the Gabrieli Consort following the triumphant success of Berlioz's 'Grande Messe des Morts' (SIGCD280 -, their next release will be a recording of the groups' renowned a cappella programme of music for mourning and consolation. This is a beautifully poignant programme of British choral music, including works by composers as diverse as Morley and Dove, Sheppard and Walton and featuring Howells' sublime 'Requiem'.