HERBERT HOWELLS
Choral Music (Incls Te Deum 'St George's, Windsor') Wells Cathedral Choir / Malcolm Archer, director [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Feb/2014 ] "The sound is focused and radiant, the ensemble immaculate, and Rupert Gough provides charismatic organ accompaniment" The Scotsman |
Wells Cathedral Choir, Malcolm Archer, director
The English Hymn Vol 1 Christ Triumphant [ Hyperion / CD - released 4/Feb/2001 ] 'The time spent listening to it has been delightful. Tone, enunciation, resourcefulness of arrangement and accompaniment, all are exemplary' (Gramophone) |
JONATHAN DOVE
Choral Music Wells Cathedral Choir / Matthew Owens [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] "there's so much freshness, attack and palpable involvement...not least from the consistently excellent boy and girl choristers. Dove's music is splendidly effective and birghtly expressive." BBC Music Magazine, November 2010 **** |
JAMES MacMILLAN
MacMillan: Choral Music [incls 'Magnificat' & 'Serenity'] Wells Cathedral Choir, Matthew Owens [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Jun/2011 ] "Singing with impressive self-assurance and clearly revelling in Macmillan's uncanny ability to make everything sound perfectly natural even when the technical skills involved are extraordinarily demanding." International Record Review, July 2011 |
KENNETH LEIGHTON
The World's Desire Wells Cathedral Choir / Matthew Owens [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/May/2008 ] "This is a superb disc. Though I know some of Kenneth Leighton's church music all the pieces included here were new to me and they make a strong impression. That is due not just to the high quality of the music but also to the tremendous performances... |
WILLIAM MATHIAS
Choral Music (Incls 'Missa Brevis, Op 64') Wells Cathedral Choir / Matthew Owens (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Apr/2009 ] "The Wells Cathedral Choir throw themselves into Mathias's intricate, fresh settings under Matthew Owens. Enormously enjoyable." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice July 2009 |
BOB CHILCOTT
Requiem / Salisbury Motets / etc Wells Cathedral Choir, Matthews Owens [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] "A listener to Chilcott's Requiem will quickly identify that it is in the lineage of reflective, consolatory settings by such as Fauré and Durufléthat it is in the lineage of reflective, consolatory settings by such as Fauré and Duruflé...The solo... |
Wells Cathedral Choir. Rupert Gough, organ, Malcolm Archer.
The English Hymn Vol 3: 'Hills of the north, rejoice' [ Hyperion / CD - released 5/Oct/2002 ] Hyperion's series 'The English Hymn' reaches Volume 3 |
Wells Cathedral Choir Rupert Gough, organ Malcolm Archer, director
The English Hymn vol. 5 - 'Lead, kindly Light' (Hymns of Faith and Assurance) [ Hyperion / CD - released 7/Aug/2004 ] The mixed voices of Wells Cathedral Choir, under their director Malcolm Archer, continue their survey of the rich heritage of music sung in the Anglican church in volume 5 of The English Hymn series. |
Wells Cathedral Choir/Gough
The English Hymn 3:Hills Of No [ Hyperion / CD - released 2/Sep/2002 ] |
JUDITH BINGHAM
Choral Music Wells Cathedral Choir, Matthew Owens with Jonathan Vaughn (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Aug/2013 ] 'A one-time member of the BBC Singers, Bingham possesses the enviable gift of writing music of uncompromising integrity, resourcefulness and questing spirit that both consistently ignites the imagination and engages directly with the listener' Gramop |
JOHN TAVERNER
Taverner: Missa Mater Christi sanctissima / Western Wynde Mass Westminster Abbey Choir, James O'Donnell [ Hyperion / CD - released 5/Jul/2016 ] "Performances that are beautifully judged in both their balance and shaping." MusicWeb |
ELGAR
Great is the Lord Westminster Abbey Choir / James O'Donnell (cond) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Feb/2007 ] From the regal opulence of Great is the Lord to the quiet devotion of Ave verum and Ave Maria, this varied programme is the perfect guide through Elgar's rich choral output. James O'Donnell transports the men and boys of Westminster Abbey through the... |
GERALD FINZI / ARNOLD BAX / JOHN IRELAND
Finzi / Bax / Ireland: Choral Music Westminster Abbey Choir, James O'Donnell, Daniel Cook (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 27/Jan/2017 ] "The choir's diffuse tone - breathier in the upper voices than rivals at New College or even King's Cambridge - is very effective" Gramophone |
HUBERT PARRY
I was glad & other choral works Westminster Abbey Choir, James O'Donnell, Daniel Cook (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 25/Jul/2015 ] The pageantry of a nation is encapsulated in the music of Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Baronet, Knight and fervent supporter of the suffragette movement. This new programme from Westminster Abbey contains some lesser-known early works... |
Westminster Cathedral Choir
Ave Regina Caelorum [ Hyperion / CD - released 4/Oct/2004 ] |
Westminster Cathedral Choir
Ave Regina Caelorum [ Hyperion / Hybrid SACD - released 4/Oct/2004 ] |
ALONSO LOBO
Lobo: Lamentations & other sacred music Westminster Cathedral Choir [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Jun/2016 ] Alonso Lobo may be remembered principally for the great funerary motet Versa est in luctum, but his setting of the biblical Lamentations must also be counted among the masterpieces of Renaissance polyphony. No choir has a more distinguished tradition... |
Westminster Cathedral Choir
Panis Angelicus [ Hyperion / CD ] |
JAMES MACMILLAN
Mass and other sacred music Westminster Cathedral Choir / Martin Baker (with Andrew Reid organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/May/2001 ] "Powerful liturgical music from one of today's most admired composers, performed with passionate intensity by the Westminster choristers" (Gramophone) |