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HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Royal Welcome Songs for Charles II The Sixteen Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 4/Sep/2020 ] Purcell's genius abounds throughout the latest volume of The Sixteen's celebrated exploration of his music for monarchy. Rarely recorded in recent years, Harry Christophers and his award-winning ensemble breathe fresh life into these exquisite works,... |
HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Royal Welcome Songs for King James II The Sixteen Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 22/Sep/2017 ] "Christophers coaxes virtuosic performances from eight members of the Sixteen, with a fine band of period instrumentalists revelling in the glories of Purcell's unique harmonic palette. Recommended." Observer |
FAYRFAX / HYGONS / TURGES / BROWNE / ANONYMOUS / CORMYSH
The Rose and The Ostrich Feather: Eton Choirbook Volume I The Sixteen. Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 16/Nov/2004 ] "wonderful music, wonderfully performed ... sit back and let these glorious sounds fill your ears and lift your spirits." GRAMOPHONE |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Delirio Amoroso: Italian Secular Cantatas Ann Murray (soprano) The Sixteen. Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 8/Apr/2005 ] " ... a dazzling revelation of (Handel's) melodic freshness and inventive touch...Ann Murray sings superlatively." |
JOHN PICKARD
Pickard: Sixteen Sunrises & Symphony No. 5 BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Martyn Brabbins [ BIS / CD - released 30/Jun/2017 ] "The music fair kidnaps the listener's attention at the outset and does not random it until the gripping, wholly satisfying close...The performance by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales is stunning in its virtuosity" Gramophone |
Golden Gate Quartet
Spirituals & Gospels [ The International Music Company / 2 CD ] The group was founded as the Golden Gate Jubilee Singers in 1934, by four students at Booker T. Washington High School in Norfolk, Virginia. |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Chandos Anthems Volume 4 Lynne Dawson (soprano), Ian Partridge (tenor) / The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra, Harry Christophers [ Chaconne / CD ] The Sixteen are a United Kingdom-based choir and period instrument orchestra; founded by Harry Christophers, they started as an unnamed group of sixteen friends in 1977, giving their first billed concert in 1979. |
FINZI / HOLST / MACONCHY / STANFORD / SULLIVAN / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Sirens' Song Harry Christophers & The Sixteen [ Coro / CD - released 1/Sep/2023 ] What would singing be without words? When you combine wonderful poetry with exquisite music, the result is magical. In a rare break from the sacred collections they are famed for, this album from The Sixteen features a whole programme of secular... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel Choruses Michael Chance (counter-tenor), Simon Birchall, Lynda Russell, Mark Padmore (tenor) The Sixteen, The Sixteen Orchestra, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 26/Mar/2021 ] Is there another composer who can match Handel's genius for writing choruses? He is quite simply the master of chorus and on this compilation of tracks, taken from The Sixteen's award-winning Handel back-catalogue, there is much rejoicing. Revel in... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Alexander's Feast (complete oratorio) Nancy Argenta, Ian Partridge, Michael George. The Sixteen. The Symphony of Harmony and Invention. Harry Christophers [ Coro / 2 CD - released 7/Jul/2005 ] "A remarkable recording is welcomed to the catalogue." Repertoire, France |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Classical 2008 (2 CD) Sarah Brightman, Il Divo, Luciano Pavarotti, Angela Gheorghiu, Bryn Terfel, Alison Balsom, Karl Jenkins, Julian Lloyd Webber, etc [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 21/Nov/2007 ] Featuring classical superstars such as the million-selling group, Il Divo, performing You Raise Me Up; global superstar Sarah Brightman with her signature tune, Time to Say Goodbye; classical superstar Luciano Pavarotti, and many others. |
Sigmatropic / Poetry by Nobel Laureate George Seferis
Sixteen Haiku and Other Stories: NZ Edition [ Rogue / Inertia / 2 CD - released 6/Dec/2004 ] Vocalists from diverse backgrounds and far flung cities sing in the Japanese chopped up poetry style Haiku. This NZ version also includes a limited edition bonus disc of remixes and alternate versions! |
MARCIN MIELCZEWSKI
Mielczewski: Deus, in nomine tuo, etc The Sixteen, Harry Christophers & Eamonn Dougan [ Coro / CD - released 20/Oct/2017 ] "Performances are of the standard one would expect from The Sixteen, the singers moving effortlessly between 'old' and 'new' styles, featuring some outstanding solo contributions in the concertato works." Gramophone |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
40: The Anniversary Collection. Album by The Sixteen The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / 2 CD - released 8/Nov/2019 ] '40 favourite recordings from the extensive catalogue. The personally-written introductions to each track are a thoughtful touch.' BBC Music Magazine ★★★★ |
JOHN SHEPPARD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sheppard - Church Music The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jan/2010 ] Penguin Guide - Rosette Recording 'Superb' (Classic CD) |
JAMES MacMILLAN / WILL TODD / ANNA SEMPLE / EOGHAN DESMOND / LISA ROBERTSON / EDWARD ELGAR
A Meditation The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 3/Jun/2022 ] The five new choral works on this album - by James MacMillan, Will Todd, Anna Semple, Eoghan Desmond and Lisa Robertson - all grew from a meditation by St John Henry Newman. Newman was a theologian of towering stature and broad influence. Canonised... |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Mess a quattro voci et salmi of 1650 Vol II The Sixteen & Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 13/Apr/2018 ] "..it is the chamber/consort music that really delights here: the Confitebor, flexibly sung by Elin Manahan Thomas, the bass duo (Stuart Young, Jimmy Holliday), and the Laetatus Sum for five instruments and six voices." Sunday Times |
PARRY / CAMPION / MCDOWALL
An Old Belief The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 4/Mar/2022 ] 'This is a magical recording...Hats off to The Sixteen, and I look forward to the possibility of more recordings of English Romantic repertoire.' Gramophone Editor's Choice June 2022 |
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI da PALESTRINA
Palestrina Volume 9 The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 16/Jun/2023 ] Palestrina's music is exquisite and sumptuous- characterised by a richness of texture and purity of sound. From his sacred Masses to settings of the secular Song of Songs, The Sixteen brings this serene and delicate soundworld to sparkling life.... |
ALLEGRI / BYRD / TALLIS / PALESTRINA / etc
Sacred Music - An Easter Celebration The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ BBC / Coro DVD / DVD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] Simon Russell Beale presents a special concert for Easter from LSO St Luke's in London, performed by the award-winning choir The Sixteen, conducted by founder Harry Christophers. The music takes us on a journey of over six hundred years, from... |
