Peter Phillips describes John Browne's works as "subtle, almost mystical" and "extreme in ways which apparently have no parallel, either in England or abroad.” This seems to be a perfect example. It is transcendent music, majestically performed.
I cannot understand why this isn't hugely better known. It is so full of human pleading - or so it feels, as if born out of true devotion to the virgin. Quite sublime.
Peter Phillips describes John Browne's works as "subtle, almost mystical" and "extreme in ways which apparently have no parallel, either in England or abroad.” This seems to be a perfect example. It is transcendent music, majestically performed.
I cannot understand why this isn't hugely better known. It is so full of human pleading - or so it feels, as if born out of true devotion to the virgin. Quite sublime.
What A Profound Piece -- Very Hard to Sing -- We Have Lost an Ancient Art Form .
Splendid.