Stile Antico Renders 16th-Century Music Beautifully

NPR | By Tom Manoff

Published June 22, 2007 at 4:00 PM EDT

"Music for Compline," a recording by the vocal ensemble Stile Antico, features music written in 16th-century England for a religious service called Compline.

Reviewer Tom Manoff says this calming music written by composers such as Thomas Tallis and Willam Byrd is beautifully recorded by one of the finest choral ensembles of our day.

Tom Manoff

Composer and author Tom Manoff has been the classical music critic for NPR's All Things Considered since 1985.

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