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ROBERT RUSSELL BENNETT / VERNON DUKE
Bennett / Duke: Violin Concertos etc. Chloë Hanslip (violin), Andrew Litton (piano), Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 17/Oct/2025 ] Both these violin concertos have been long-neglected for the same reason: their composers were much better-known for their achievements in musical theatre rather than for their works for the concert hall. Robert Russell Bennett studied... |
SAMUEL SEBASTIAN WESLEY
Ascribe unto the Lord: Sacred Choral Works Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] "One of the best [canticle-settings] is Wesley in E...Nethsinga directs splendidly, the performance as broad and grand as one could wish...this is a disc to uplift the spirits." Gramophone Magazine, April 2013 |
JOHN SHEPPARD
Gaude, gaude, gaude Maria: Sacred Choral Works Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Dec/2014 ] "This is a very nice disc: beautifully sung; a well-balanced recording in both stereo and a warmly inclusive surround sound, and with a rich selection of John Sheppard's superb music." (MusicWeb) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Hear My Words: Choral Classics from St John's Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "The boy treble voices bring lustre and freshness to the sonority, and the singing throughout is stirring and polished." The Daily Telegraph |
IRELAND / GUEST / MENDELSSOHN / DOVE / PARRY / etc
The Call - More Choral Classics from St John's Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Oct/2015 ] The pieces brought together on this CD range widely, from ceremonial works associated with affairs of state to intimate compositions addressing moments of great personal significance. Two of the three pieces by Parry best exemplify this contrast: if... |
VIERNE / POULENC / LANGLAIS / MESSIAEN
O Sacrum Convivium!: French Sacred Choral Works Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Feb/2015 ] "This disc offers high-quality French sacred music in very accomplished and satisfying performances. The sound and documentation are both up to the usual high Chandos standard." (MusicWeb April 2015) |
HERBERT HOWELLS
St John's Magnificat: Choral works Choir of St John's College, Cambridge / Andrew Nethsingha [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Apr/2010 ] "If you are at all interested in Howells's church music this disc is an obligatory purchase" BBC Music Magazine, April 2010 ***** |
THOMAS TOMKINS
When David Heard Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha, with Freddie James (organ) [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] Thomas Tomkins, born in 1572, was one of the most accomplished and versatile English composers of his era. A total mastery of contrapuntal technique and expressive intensity are hallmarks of his style. Here the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge,... |
MENDELSSOHN / GRUBER / RUTTER / WARLOCK / TRADITIONAL / etc
On Christmas Night: Carols from St John’s College, Cambridge The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha, with John Challenger (organ) [ Chandos Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Oct/2011 ] "This is a warming disc, eloquently sung by the choir of St John's. There are some core Christmas hymns, but the bulk of the 24-track programme comprises some of the modern classics of the repertoire such as Elizabeth Poston's Jesus Christ the Apple... |
CHARPENTIER
Messe de minuit pour Noel (with Poulenc-Quatre Motets) Choir of St John's College, Cambridge / City of London Sinfonia / George Guest [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 14/Dec/2007 ] This much-admired disc of French sacred music from the seventeenth and twentieth centuries, beautifully performed by the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge under George Guest, is now available at Chandos Classics price for the first time. |
WILLIAM BYRD
Cantiones Sacrae Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge / Richard Marlow [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] "If you like Byrd motets well upholstered and tightly shaped, generous in dynamic contrasts, this CD will do nicely." (MusicWeb May 2007) |
DURUFLE
Complete Choral Works Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge / Richard Marlow, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 18/Oct/2005 ] This disc forms one of the few comprehensive collections of Duruflé's choral music in the catalogue. Duruflé is most famous for his exquisite Requiem, included here, but his other choral works are equally appealing and they complete this unique... |
MENDELSSOHN
Sacred Choral Works (Incls 'Hear my prayer' & 'Ave Maria') Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge / Richard Marlow (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 8/May/2006 ] "Mendelssohn's sacred choral music tends to get overshadowed by that of Brahms and by Mendelssohn's own works in other genres. This highly recommendable disc brings his sacred music to the fore in fine, flexible performances from Richard Marlow and... |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Hymns & Other Choral Works Choir of Worcester Cathedral / Choir of Westminster Abbey [ Chandos Collect / CD - released 1/Sep/1992 ] "If that Englishness in music can be encapsulated in words at all, those words would probably be: ostensibly familiar and commonplace, yet deep and mystical as well as lyrical, melodic, melancholic, and nostalgic yet timeless." (Peter Ackroyd) |
STEVE REICH
Reich: The Desert Music / Three Movements Chorus Sine Nomine / Tonkunstler-Orchester, Kristjan Jarvi [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2011 ] "As thrilling as Reich's works usually are, they rely strongly on perfect performance - and this honestly isn't far off." (BBC Music Magazine Awards 2012 - Choral Finalist) |
Christian Lindberg trombone; Evelyn Glennie percussion; Peter Erskine percussion; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin
Turnage - Another Set To; Silent Cities; Four-Horned Fandango; Fractured Lines [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 30/Jan/2003 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (Jan 03)- "This is stunning - and strongly recommended both to enthusiasts and new-music-phobics. Performances and recordings are outstanding." |
WILHELM KIENZL
Kienzl: Lieder, Volume 1 Christiane Libor (soprano) / Carsten Süss (tenor) / Jochen Kupfer (baritone) / Stacey Bartsch (piano) [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 6/Apr/2011 ] This is Volume 1 in a planned series of two, devoted to the rarely recorded but striking and imaginative Lieder by Wilhelm Kienzl, a composer of the romantic post-Wagner era. The works are performed by artists steeped in the Lieder tradition:... |
JOSEPH MARX
Orchestral Songs and Choral Works Christine Brewer (soprano) Elizabeth Roberts (soprano); Vernon Kirk (tenor); Graham Titus (bass) / BBC Symphony Chorus & Orchestra / Jira Belohlavek [ Chandos / CD - released 20/Feb/2009 ] "Such is the success of this CD that it must be considered as the disc with which to introduce this composer to music-lovers. An exciting experience." (MusicWeb Recording of the Month Jan 2009) |
BEETHOVEN / GLUCK / KALMAN / ROSSINI / SULLIVAN / etc
Great Operatic Arias Vol. 1 Christine Brewer (soprano) / Philharmonia Orchestra / David Parry [ Chandos Opera in English / CD - released 15/Apr/2009 ] "Hats off, gentlemen. A diva. The real, rare, wondrous thing. Her name is Christine Brewer." Evening Standard |
SAMUEL BARBER
Vanessa (complete opera) Christine Brewer, Susan Graham, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, William Burden, Neal Davies / BBC Singers / BBC Symphony Orchestra Leonard Slatkin (conductor) [ Chandos SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2004 ] On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM - Leonard Slatkin is one of the greatest champions of the works of Samuel Barber. He conducted an all-star concert performance of Vanessa at the Barbican last year - one of the few... |
