The Observer
What better respite from the secular pressures of Christmas shopping than these sublime sacred sounds from the late 16th century. White's Lamentations are not as famous as Tallis's, but their plangent harmonies and clashing lines have an equal intensity. This impressive debut disc by Gallicantus (an all-male group from the Tenebrae choir) includes White's motets and hymns, emphasising his response to the texts and his eloquent way with the single Hebrew letters that begin each Lamentation. The vocal balance is slightly bass-heavy, but the sound is beautifully recorded.
Nicholas Kenyon

The Times
Gabriel Crouch’s group Gallicantus (eight male voices) sing on their first CD with a rapture and clarity made to measure for the Tudor church music of Robert White. Throughout the 16th century, White composed to mostly Latin texts: psalm motets, hymns, Lamentations settings, all sounding radiant in the warm and lively church acoustic. Taste the final amens in Exaudiat te, Dominus, where imitative exchanges spiral in ecstasy. Impassioned, exciting music.
Geoff Brown


“ What an outstanding disc … never once is there a loss of clarity, a hint of muddiness.”
The Gramophone