Threni - Requiem canticles

"Threni was his first entirely 12-tone score ... It's mosaic-like structure of brief contrasting sections is difficult to perform and record. Philippe Herreweghe evidently believes in the work and directs an intense reading, and his choir is exemplary, but the interacting vibratos of his soloists make the thornier canonic passages hard to hear harmonically ... The lapidary sequence of striking sonorous images comprising Stravinsky's ultimate masterpiece Requiem Canticles receive a fine performance and a cleaner recording".