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International Record Review - (07/08 - 2011)
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Linn Records
CKD372

Whether the music is simple, introspective and texturally uncluttered, like the deeply devotional In nomine settings or the four-part Te lucis, or full of enchanting complexities and rhythmic twists and turns (Prelude and Goodnight Ground), Phantasm presents performances which are full of character, commitment and complete confidence. The lovely unity of purpose about everything on this disc brings the music in its many varied guises vividly to life. The dance movements have a wonderfully light-toed lift about them, while the prayerful items seem suitably decorous. Along the way we encounter raw country dances — Fantasia a 6 (‘A song of two basses’), elegant madrigal-like caressing of parts (Browning a 5) and clever little musical jokes — there’s a quotation from Greensleeves in the Fantasia a 6 (II).

there is ... a sense of richness and interaction between the players which gives everything a warmth and uniformity of sound that is most satisfying. In places one yearns for little more fire and angularity to project the individual lines more assertively, but, with Linn’s outstanding recorded sound, this is certainly a most rewarding and deeply satisfying musical experience.

 

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