Alexander Mason (The organ of Gloucester Cathedral)
Beyond The Score - Organ improvisations for Whit Sunday [ Signum / CD - released 8/Apr/2002 ] |
ELIZABETH POSTON
Poston: Carols and Anthems Alexandra McPhee (soprano) Nina Vinther (mezzo) Ciaran Yeo (bass), etc / St Albans Cathedral Girls Choir, Lay Clerks of St Albans Cathedral [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Nov/2023 ] Elizabeth Poston's long and distinguished career included significant work for the BBC during the Second World War, where she performed as a respected pianist and later composed scores for numerous radio and television productions. Describing herself... |
JONATHAN WILLCOCKS
A Great and Glorious Victory and other choral music Allan Clayton (tenor) / Portsmouth Choral Union / English Cathedral Singers / Southern Pro Musica Conducted by Jonathan Willcocks [ Priory / CD - released 11/May/2006 ] Recorded on 4th and 8th January 2006 at the Duke's Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Grand Organ of Exeter Cathedral (concert recorded in 2011) [plus free CD] Andrew Millington (Grand organ of Exeter Cathedral) [ Priory DVD + CD / DVD/CD - released 1/Sep/2014 ] "This is one of the finest DVDs to come my way in quite some time...Millington makes every piece sound as if it had been written for Exeter.Beautifully filmed by Richard Knight - this is a splendid release, informative, enlightening and warmly recomm |
BACH / ELGAR / KARG-ELERT / LEFEBURE-WELY / WILLIAMS
The New Organ [CD+Blu-ray Video Edition Dolby Atmos] Konstantin Reymaier (organ of the St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna) [ Deutsche Grammophon CD plus Blu-ray Video / 2 CD/Blu-ray Disc - released 2/Oct/2020 ] For centuries, Vienna's St. Stephen's Cathedral has cultivated a strong musical tradition. A fire in 1945 destroyed the previous organ. The replacement is an astonishingly powerful and versatile instrument with countless shades of colours that remain... |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Complete Organ Works Tom Winpenny ('Father' Willis organ of Hereford Cathedral) [ Naxos / CD - released 23/Sep/2022 ] The organ was a formative part of Edward Elgar's musical upbringing, and for a time he was organist at St George's Catholic Church in Worcester. The symphonic scale and distinctive themes of the First Sonata contrast with the more liturgical... |
Wells Cathedral Choir, Malcolm Archer, director
The English Hymn Volume 2 - Jerusalem the Golden [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] 'Delivered with crisp, evocative conviction' (Classic FM Magazine) After the success of Volume 1 (CDP12101, issued November 1999) this volume surveys some of the great hymn tunes of the 19th century. With many favourites such as Praise my soul,... |
MUSIC FOR ORGAN AND BRASS
Music for Organ and Brass (Incls Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition) Arthur Wills (Ely Cathedral organ) / The Cambridge Co-Operative Band / David Read [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 11/Nov/2005 ] 'Arthur Wills on the organ of Ely Cathedral combines with the Cambridge Co-Op Brass Band in his own picturesque and descriptive Fenlands Suite and his arrangements of familiar music by Elgar and Walton. For power without distortion and overall... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis (LP) Berlin Philharmonic, Karl Bohm, Maria Stader, Marianna Radev, Anton Dermota, Josef Greindl, Choir of St. Hedwig's Cathedral [ Vinyl Passion Classical / 2 LP - released 1/Jan/2018 ] |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
50th Anniversary EP The Boy Choristers of Winchester Cathedral [ Signum / CD - released 11/Mar/2016 ] Winchester Cathedral celebrate 50 years since the release of Geoff Stephen's Winchester Cathedral - a 1966 release for the New Vaudeville Band that reached No.1 in the charts in the USA and Canada, selling over 3 million copies and subsequently... |
HOLST / MENDELSSOHN / TRADITIONAL
Christmas With Canterbury Cathedral Girls' Choir Canterbury Cathedral Girls' Choir [ Decca / CD - released 1/Dec/2017 ] This is the debut album from the first ever girls' choir at historic Canterbury Cathedral. This album marks the first time that girls have been allowed to sing in an official capacity over the 1,400 year history of Canterbury Cathedral |
Cathedral
Anniversary [ Rise Above / 2 CD - released 17/Oct/2011 ] |
Cathedral
Anniversary (Deluxe Edition) [ Rise Above / 2 CD Box Set - released 17/Oct/2011 ] |
Cathedral
The Ethereal Mirror [ Ada/Warner / LP - released 5/Apr/2019 ] |
Cathedral
The Guessing Game - Limited Edition [ Nuclear Blast / 2 CD - released 6/Apr/2010 ] |
Cathedral
The Last Spire (Double Vinyl) [ Rise Above / 2 LP - released 12/Apr/2013 ] |
TRADITIONAL
A Feast of Christmas Carols [4 CDs] The Cathedral Choirs of Durham, Norwich, Southwark and York Minster [ Priory / 4 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2010 ] Featuring the famous cathedral choirs of Durham, Norwich, Southwark and York Minsister. Over four hours playing time. |
EUGENE GIGOUT
The Complete Organ Works of Eugene Gigout - Volume Five The Cavailla-Coll Organs of Perpignan Cathedral / Gerard Brooks [ Priory / CD - released 10/Apr/2006 ] "Gerard Brooks performances cannot be praised too highly; his choice of tempi and the organs's colours are always appropriate and he has a natural affinity with Gigout's polished, refined musical style." (Gramophone Magazine) |
The Choir of Belfast Cathedral / Directed by Philip Stopford with Ian Barber (organ)
The Complete New English Hymnal (Vol 22) [ Priory / CD - released 1/Dec/2005 ] Recorded in Belfast Cathedral on 6th, 7th and 8th June 2005 |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Lest We Forget The Choir of Chichester Cathedral, Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn), Charles Harrison (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 9/Nov/2018 ] In the centenary year of the Armistice of 1918, thoughts turn to the great human cost of the First World War and many subsequent armed conflicts. Released in support of the charity Combat Stress, this commemorative recording explores the themes... |