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ELGAR / BRITTEN / TYE / MESSIAEN / PANUFNIK / HOLST / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Music Of Westminster Cathedral Choir of Westminster Cathedral, James O'Donnell [ Hyperion / CD ] Original recordings from July 1998 |
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BO HANSSON
Hanson: Endless Border & other choral works Royal Holloway Choir, Rupert Gough [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] "The three dozen voices of the Royal Holloway Choir bring impressive reserves of stamina and concentration to bear on these sometimes difficult pieces." (BBC Music). |
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KENNETH LEIGHTON
Leighton: Crucifixus & other choral works Andrew Kennedy (tenor) / The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Apr/2015 ] The choral music of Kenneth Leighton is beloved of cathedral and collegiate choirs across the land: immersion in the Anglican tradition dates back to the composer's earliest years as a boy chorister and combines with a unique adult musical language... |
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WESLEY / ELGAR / HOWELLS / SPICER / MacMILLAN / POTT / BEDNALL
Anthems Trinity College Choir Cambridge, Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 7/Jul/2023 ] "..ecstatic dynamic singing with sensitive, orchestrally coloured accompaniments and an unerring sense of architectural balance, aided by David Hinitt's superb engineering, which allows every detail of Ely's cavernous acoustic to be heard" Gramophone |
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IVO ANTOGNINI
Antognini: Come to me in the silence of the night Trinity College Choir Cambridge / Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 7/Apr/2023 ] Come to me (2019) was written for The Aeolians of Oakwood University, Alabama, conducted by Jason Max Ferdinand. The text is by one of the composer's favourite poets, Christina Rossetti. Originally entitled Echo, this poignant poem concerns a person... |
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HERBERT HOWELLS
Howells: Missa Sabrinensis & Michael Fanfare The Bach Choir, BBC Concert Orchestra, David Hill [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/May/2020 ] "If you don't know Howells' music, this splendid new recording of one of his most powerful works is likely to win new friends, who will want to investigate further the many very fine Hyperion recordings" MusicWeb |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: An Ode for St Cecilia's Day Carolyn Sampson (soprano) James Gilchrist (tenor) / Choir of the King's Consort, The King's Consort Robert King, director [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Nov/2004 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE CD OF THE MONTH/EDITOR'S CHOICE |
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GEOFFREY BURGON
Cathedral Music of Geoffrey Burgon (Incls Nunc dimittis) Choir of Chichester Cathedral, with Michael Laird (trumpet) & Jeremy Suter (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE |
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BERKELEY / ELGAR / HARRIS / PARRY / TAVENER / RADCLIFFE / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The English Anthem Volume 5 Choir Of St Paul's Cathedral, John Scott, with Andrew Lucas (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Feb/1997 ] "A constant pleasure is the sound of the boys' voices: these surely are the country's (the world's?) best trebles. It is, in fact, a magnificent choir,." Gramophone |
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DAVID BRIGGS
Briggs: Hail, Gladdening Light & Other Works The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 16/Feb/2024 ] Apocalyptic walls of sound cascade around the Gothic vaults of Saint-Eustache in Paris as Stephen Layton and David Briggs unleash, respectively, the full power of a top-notch Trinity Choir and the mighty van den Heuvel organ of 1989. Trinity College... |