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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Feast of St Michael and All Angels The Choir of Westminster Abbey / James O'Donnell [ Hyperion / CD - released 6/Oct/2007 ] Hyperion is delighted to present this latest CD from The Choir of Westminster Abbey. The texts for Michaelmas are uniquely dramatic and visionary, and have inspired musicians throughout the centuries to create settings of thrilling immediacy. This... |
FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Mass in G / Quatre Petites Prieres de Saint Francois d'Assise / etc The Choir of Westminster Abbey, James O'Donnell [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 30/Sep/2013 ] 'The Westminster boys display an uncanny empathy with these miniature masterpieces. Their musicianship shines through every carefully measured phrase and dynamic' (BBC Music Magazine Top 1000 CDs Guide) |
THOMAS TOMKINS / WILLIAM WALTON / HERBERT HOWELLS / JOHN STAINER / etc
Trinity Sunday at Westminster Abbey The Choir of Westminster Abbey / James O'Donnell [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Dec/2005 ] "This is a splendid and stimulating disc, which I've enjoyed very much. More please!" (MusicWeb Dec 2005) |
THE FEAST OF THE ASCENSION
The Feast of the Ascension at Westminster Abbey The Choir of Westminster Abbey / James OAEDonnell (with Robert Quinney, organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] "You quickly appreciate how the engineers have placed us relative to the choir for the best listening perspective, both for antiphonal passages and for full ensemble with organ." (ClassicsToday April 2008 10 artistic /8 sound) |
WILLIAM BYRD
Byrd: The Great Service The Choir of Westminster Abbey / Robert Quinney (organ) / James O'Donnell (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Dec/2005 ] 'The Choir of Westminster Abbey revels in the score's complexity, animating the dialogues within its ten-part texture with clarity and conviction … this disc shows us clearly why the Great Service ranks as Byrd's definitive Anglican music' - BBC... |
GUERRERO / LOBO / de VIVANCO
Treasures of the Spanish Renaissance Choir of Westminster Cathedral, David Hill [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] 'A record that should be on the shelves of every lover of Renaissance music' (The Musical Times) |
JEAN LANGLAIS
Missa Salve regina / Messe solennelle Choir of Westminster Cathedral, David Hill (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 30/Aug/2013 ] 'It was a real joy for me to hear how perfect was the sound and also the playing and singing of the interpreters' (Jean Langlais) |
VICTORIA
O Quam Gloriosum & Ave Maris Stella Choir of Westminster Cathedral / David Hill (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 19/Sep/2003 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER PENGUIN GUIDE ROSETTE |
VICTORIA
Victoria: Requiem Mass Choir of Westminster Cathedral / David Hill (Master of the Music) [ Hyperion / CD - released 22/May/2005 ] 'Glorious. A rich, luminous acoustic halo seems to surround the music as it soars ever upward. Under David Hill's expert direction this choir has achieved a depth and body of tone totally appropriate to this full-blooded Iberian music' - The Good CD... |
MAURICE DURUFLE
Durufle: Requiem / Quatre Motets / Messe cum Jubilo / etc Choir of Westminster Cathedral / James O'Donnell (conductor) with Aaron Webber (treble) and Simon Keenlyside (baritone) [ Hyperion / CD - released 25/May/2005 ] 'The Westminster Cathedral boys and men carry the lyricism and harmonic luxuriance to an ethereal plane. The choral singing is superb ... helping one to bathe in Duruflé's sumptuous ideas' (The Daily Telegraph) |
TOMAS LUIS de VICTORIA
Missa Dum complerentur Choir of Westminster Cathedral / James O'Donnell (director) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Sep/2011 ] CLASSIC CD 100 GREATEST DISCS OF THE DECADE |
FRANCISCO GUERRERO
Guerrero: Missa Sancta et immaculata The Choir of Westminster Cathedral, James O'Donnell [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Aug/2008 ] RECORD OF THE MONTH, CLASSIC FM MAGAZINE |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
From the Vaults of Westminster Cathedral Choir of Westminster Cathedral / Martin Baker (director) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Nov/2009 ] "Throughout, the choral singing under Martin Baker's direction glows resplendently, while still retaining its celebrated 'continental' edge." (Gramophone) |
HANDEL
Joshua (Complete oratorio) Emma Kirkby / James Bowman / John Mark Ainsley / The Choir of New College, Oxford / The King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 13/Apr/2006 ] 'With first-rate casts and careful attention to Handel's original texts, King has blown the dust off some magnificent music' (BBC Record Review) |
HANDEL
Handel: Judas Maccabaeus (Complete oratorio) Jamie MacDougall (tenor) Emma Kirkby (soprano) Catherine Denley (mezzo soprano) / Choir of New College Oxford / King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion / 2 CD Box Set - released 11/Jan/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1700-1760) - 'A profusion of colourful delights ... persuasive evidence indeed that what may seem mediocre on the page can spring to life, given the artistry and conviction of performers of this... |
HERBERT HOWELLS
Requiem & other works Hannah Partridge (soprano) / Trinity College Choir Cambridge, Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] "...impressive for dispelling the clouds of dissonance that have given Howell the bad name of a meandering mystic and letting us hear what a fine ear he had. This is a perfect disc of its kind." (Gramophone Magazine Award WINNER 2012: Choral) |
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GERALD FINZI
Finzi: Requiem da camera / For St Cecilia / In terra pax Florian Stortz (bass), Hilary Cronin (soprano), Gwilym Bowen (tenor) / The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Steven Grahl [ Hyperion / CD - released 17/Jul/2026 ] "Three major works spanning Finzi's composing career from a choir - Trinity College Cambridge - that continues, under Steven Grahl, to build on its impressive reputation on record." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
VIERNE / WIDOR / DUPRE
French Cathedral Music Joseph Cullen, Andrew Reid (organs) / The Choir of Westminster Abbey, James O'Donnell (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] The Choir of Westminster Cathedral, James O'Donnell |
THOMAS LINLEY
Cantatas and Theatre Music Julia Gooding (soprano) Paul Goodwin (oboe) The Parley of Instruments Baroque Orchestra & Choir / Paul Nicholson [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 30/Aug/2006 ] 'An outstanding disc in a trail-blazing series: highly recommended' (BBC Music Magazine) |
