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JOHN RUTTER
Rutter: Requiem and other Sacred Music Choir of Clare College, Cambridge / Timothy Brown (director) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Jun/2003 ] Rosette Recording (highest rating) Penguin Stereo Guide - "If your tooth inclines to the sweet, this is one for you." (Gramophone Magazine, May 2003) |
GERALD FINZI
Finzi: Choral Music (Including Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice & Magnificat) Choir of St John's College, Cambridge. Christopher Robinson (conductor) [ Naxos English Choral Music / CD - released 10/Jan/2003 ] "St. John's Choir has enjoyed a renaissance under its music director Christopher Robinson and received a major boost with its major contract with Naxos, something guaranteed to raise its profile." Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (Jan 2003) |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Sacred Choral Music Jonathan Vaughn (organ) / St. John's College Choir, Cambridge / Christopher Robinson, conductor [ Naxos English Choral Music / CD - released 21/Jul/2004 ] "Consistently true to Elgar's spirit, a fine collection from a great choirmaster. Despite the fact that he was Catholic, he wrote extensively for the Anglican liturgy. This disc represents his writing for both denominations and is beautifully done by... |
ERIKS ESENVALDS
Ešenvalds: Translations Kate Ledington, Maeve Stier, Celine Clark, Juan Castaneda, Jonathan Roberts, etc / Portland State Chamber Choir, Ethan Sperry [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Apr/2020 ] "All the solo vocal contributions are magnificent...A stunning, timely triumph, therefore, full of ravishing, transformative and deeply touching music." Gramophone Editor's Choice May 2020 |
JOHN STAINER
Stainer: Crucifixion (The) Simon Bailey (bass) / Stephen Farr (organ) / James Gilchrist (tenor) / Clare College Choir, Cambridge / Tim Brown (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Jun/2005 ] "Lovers of English choral music will relish this highly attractive release" - MusicWeb June 2005 |
PAVEL CHESNOKOV
Chesnokov: Sacred Choral Music St John's Voices, Cambridge University Chamber Choir, Graham Walker [ Naxos / CD - released 12/May/2023 ] "To my knowledge, this is the first recording dedicated exclusively to Chesnokov's work by British singers, and it provides an excellent showcase for his work, in chronological order." Gramophone Editor's Choice Gramophone July 2023 |
W.A MOZART
Chill With Mozart Kosice Teachers' Choir, Concentus Hungaricus [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2008 ] Artists Priti Coles (soprano), Jenö Jandó (piano), Jean Claude Gerard (flute), Janos Fehervari (viola), Magdalena Hajossyova (soprano), Peter Mikulas (bass), Jaroslava Horska (contralto), Jozef Kundlak (tenor), Jiri Valek (flute), Hana Mullerova... |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Ricciardo e Zoraide (complete opera) Alessandra Marianelli, Silvia Beltrami, Maxim Mironov, Randall Bills / Camerata Bach Choir, Poznań, Virtuosi Brunensis, José Miguel Pérez-Sierra [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2018 ] "High standards of florid singing allow this performance to take flight and remain in the air: in fact..it's a vocal feast. Conductor José Miguel Pérez- Sierra shows considerable expertise" Opera, June 2018 |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Complete Piano Music Péchés de vieillesse (Sins of Old Age) Alessandro Marangoni (piano), with Giuseppina Bridelli (mezzo-soprano), Ars Cantica Choir & others [ Naxos / 13 CD Box Set - released 26/Nov/2021 ] Rossini drew a line under his hugely successful operatic career at the age of 37 and wrote little until his final years in Paris, where he became renowned for his musical salons. For these he wrote numerous short piano pieces. |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Torvaldo e Dorliska (complete opera) Anna Rita Gemmabella, Huw Rhys-Evans, Paola Cigna / ARS Brunensis Chamber Choir / Czech Chamber Soloists / Alessandro de Marchi [ Naxos Opera / 2 CD - released 14/Sep/2006 ] Torvaldo e Dorliska belongs to the category, stemming from France, of rescue opera, so called from the basic pattern of plot that is common to these pieces, among them Rossini's La gazza ladra as well as Beethoven's Fidelio. |
SAMUEL BARBER
Barber: Choral Music (Incl. Agnus Dei, vocal arr. for Adagio for Strings) Ben Dickson / Deborah Kayser / Grantley McDonald / Len Vorster / Ormond College Choir / Douglas Lawrence (Conductor) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 14/Sep/2006 ] "Barber's growing band of supporters will relish this well sung Naxos release which is certainly worth exploring" (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
HERBERT HOWELLS
Howells: Stabat Mater / Sine Nomine, Op. 37 / Te Deum Benjamin Hulett (tenor) Alison Hill (soprano) / The Bach Choir & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Hill [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2014 ] "The Bach Choir has a palpable vibrancy in its range and layers of dynamics which are complemented by the extensive and highly sensitive palette of Howells's orchestra...and the incisive solo tenor role of Benjamin Hulett." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Part-Songs Cambridge University Chamber Choir / Christopher Robinson / with Iain Farrington (piano) [ Naxos English Choral Music / CD - released 10/Apr/2008 ] "Highly recommended!" (ClassicsToday.com 9/9 April 2008) |
EDMUND RUBBRA
Rubbra: English Choral Music: Nine Tenebrae Motets Choir Of St John's College, Cambridge, Christopher Robinson [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Apr/2006 ] "Another winner from the Naxos/St. John's Cambridge stable-nourishing repertoire, captivated and captivating performances....a bargain of the first order." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
PSALMS FOR THE SOUL
Psalms For The Soul Choir of St John's, Elora / Noel Edison [ Naxos / CD - released 17/Nov/2007 ] "The well-balanced, luminous sound gives all the immediacy and presence the music requires." - Classics Today (10/10) |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Sacred Choral Music: A Vision of Aeroplanes / Mass in G minor / The Voice out of the Whirlwind Clare College Choir, Cambridge, Timothy Brown [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Mar/2010 ] "There's no doubt [Vaughan Williams] would have doffed his boater to the latest recording…from Clare College…the sweeping energy and rich detail of Tim, Brown's interpretation draw out the best from his young singers, in matters musical and... |
MAXIMILIAN STEINBERG
Steinberg: Passion Week (1923) The Clarion Choir, Steven Fox [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Dec/2016 ] Best Choral Performance - Grammy Nomination 2017 |
LEOPOLD KOZELUCH
Koželuch: Joseph der Menschheit Segen (Masonic Cantata) Siegfried Gohritz (speaker), Simona Eisinger (soprano) Czech Boys Choir Boni Pueri [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Oct/2019 ] Joseph der Menschheit Segen (Joseph, Mankinds Blessing) is a powerful Masonic cantata that unusually includes Melodrama, where spoken text is followed by instrumental passages. The two sacred arias are masterful compositions . |
TRADITIONAL
Spirituals Barbara Conrad (mezzo) / Convent Avenue Concert Choir, New England Symphonic Ensemble, Gregory Hopkins [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Apr/1997 ] When asked to personalize an introduction to this recording, the soloist, Barbara Conrad reflected: Imagine a small southwestern rural black community, rich-red soil, beautiful fields of cotton, corn, potatoes, and such clear blue skies, and hot sun. |
EDVARD GRIEG
Grieg: Complete Piano Music Einar Steen-Nøkleberg (piano), Norwegian State Institute of Music Chamber Choir [ Naxos / 14 CD Box Set - released 14/Jun/2019 ] "Steen-Nøkleberg is entirely inside this music. He manages to make the familiar pieces sound fresh, and the less familiar... are most imaginatively played" Gramophone |
