Polyphony

More than four years have passed by since Tastenklangs first album saw the light of the day and now we face his second composition, an album of 14 tracks offering relaxed, well tempered, melodic and spirited pieces. The artist, who already has proven with his first album "Inspirations" to bring a smile in the face with easing sounds of chill has taken a development. Each of the 14 tracks between 3 and 6 minutes tells a little self-contained story but melts to a complete unit like an orange in a fruitbasket is delicious itself but involves all senses as part of the overall appearance. "Polyphony" is an album of great diversity.

Supersize Polyphony is a celebration of large-scale choral works from the 16th century, performed here by the Armonico Consort and the Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, under their musical directors Christopher Monks and Geoffrey Webber. The unique programme features epic motets, such as Thomas Tallis’ Spem in Alium and Alessandro Striggio’s Ecce Beatam Lucem, alongside his rarely performed 60 part Missa Ecco Si Beato Giorno. Interspersed with the serene beauty of ethereal chants by Hildegard of Bingen, this new recording presents works of magnitude and polyphonic drama in stellar performances by two of the UK’s leading choral ensembles.