The Tallis Scholars are the definitive ensemble for Renaissance vocal music, and A Tudor Collection—a substantial four-disc set—surveys the golden age of English sacred and secular music. Peter Phillips conducts with his signature clarity and intimacy, allowing individual voices to shine while maintaining the architecture of these intricate polyphonic works. The program moves from the solemn beauty of Tallis and Byrd to the courtly elegance of earlier masters, revealing the astonishing depth of Tudor compositional craft. This is comprehensive, authoritative, and utterly absorbing—the essential entry point to Renaissance England's musical legacy.