No one who has ever heard the Hilliard Ensemble will forget the impression of pure and perfect sound: without vibrato, yet full of warmth. The farewell of this award-winning world-class vocal chamber group is sad news to many classical music fans. Now, four decades since the beginnings of the Hilliard Ensemble in London, the group embarks on a farewell tour which will lead them to many European as well as American and Canadian cities. In conjunction with this tour, Erato is proud to release their great discography in a 3-CD box set, 'The Hilliard Sound,' which features great recordings from the 1980s.