More By Artist: Cathedral
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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... |
Sam Corkin (saxophones), Choir of Canterbury Cathedral, David Newsholme (director of music), Jamie Rogers (organ)
Palimpsest: New Works from Old for Saxophone and Choir [ Signum / CD - released 8/Sep/2023 ] This album marks the culmination of a landmark project to re-imagine new works from old for saxophone, choir and organ. Celebrated saxophonist Sam Corkin is joined by Canterbury Cathedral Choir to bring a fresh perspective to some well-loved... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Semele New Zealand Opera Chorus, Holy Trinity Cathedral Choir, New Zealand Opera Baroque Orchestra, Peter Walls [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 21/Jul/2023 ] "Amitai Pati is the pick of the bunch. The Samoan tenor is an outstanding Jupiter, bright-toned and fullvoiced, lyrical lines anchored by enough weight to make this reluctant smiter believable as both lover and thug." Gramophone |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Semele (Blu-ray) Emma Pearson, Amitai Pati, Sarah Castle, Paul Whelan / New Zealand Opera Chorus, Holy Trinity Cathedral Choir, NZ Opera Baroque Orchestra, Peter Walls [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 21/Jul/2023 ] "Amitai Pati is the pick of the bunch. The Samoan tenor is an outstanding Jupiter, bright-toned and fullvoiced, lyrical lines anchored by enough weight to make this reluctant smiter believable as both lover and thug." Gramophone |
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... |
VARIOUS
10 Famous Cathedral Organs Organs from Salisbury Cathedral, Westminster Cathedral, King's College Chapel, Guildford Cathedral, Royal Albert Hall, etc [ Alto / CD - released 22/Apr/2022 ] "These are not only renowned organs with splendid sound, but here as recorded by renowned sound engineers with great experience and success in organ recordings" |
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ARVO PART
Part: The Collection Ulster Orchestra, Hungarian State Opera, Leeds Cathedral Choir, Elora Festival Singers, Benjamin Hudson (violin, viola) Jurgen Kruse (piano), etc [ Brilliant Classics / 9 CD Box Set - released 17/Dec/2021 ] The most comprehensive collection ever issued of Arvo Pärt's music, surveying the full range of an output from one of the most distinctive voices in late 20th-century music. |
TAKLE / DUBOIS / FLETCHER / BRAHMS / GIGOUT / EFTESTOL / etc
Northern Lights Christopher Herrick (Steinmeyer organ of Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway) [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Sep/2021 ] Mons Leidvin Takle's vigorous opener - everything you would expect from a work called Yes! - sets the mood for the whole of an infectiously upbeat recital. |
MICHAEL HAYDN
Haydn: Missa Sancti Nicolai Tolentini St Albans Cathedral Girls Choir, Lawes Baroque Players, Tom Winpenny [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Dec/2020 ] Michael Haydn's colourful and inventive music is uplifting and expressive in equal measure, but his music has been eclipsed by that of his elder brother Joseph, and by Mozart. Sacred music is central to Michael Haydn's oeuvre and was considered by... |
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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... |
ALCOCK / MURRILL / WEST / GRACE / GIBBONS / WILLAN / etc
From The Ground Up David Hill (organ of Peterborough Cathedral) [ Regent / CD - released 25/Sep/2020 ] "Needless to say that [his] enthusiasm for this generous programme shines through. This, combined with Gary Cole's immaculate engineering, makes this album a cause for celebration." Gramophone Editor's Choice Nov 2020 |
ALEXANDER KASTALSKY
Kastalsky: Requiem Joseph Charles Beutel (bass-bar), Anna Dennis (sop) Cathedral Choral Society, The Clarion Choir, Chamber Choir of St. Tikhon's Monastery [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] Alexander Kastalsky was a student of Tchaikovsky and a mentor to Rachmaninov, becoming director of the Moscow Synodal School until the Bolshevik regime banned all sacred music. |
JONATHAN BESSER / GREG FOX
Cathedral Jonathan Besser (St Paul's Cathedral Organ, Dunedin Town Hall), Greg Fox (Guitar & Treatments) [ Rattle Records / CD - released 12/Jun/2020 ] An improvised live concert featuring Jonathan Besser (St Paul's Cathedral pipe organ) and Greg Fox (electric guitar and treatments), originally performed and recorded in 1984, here presented in a newly edit, mixed and mastered version. |
JEKOBS JANCEVSKIS
Jančevskis: Aeternum & other choral works Riga Cathedral Choir School Mixed Choir, Jurģis Cābulis (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Feb/2020 ] "Arrestingly beautiful and dramatic contemporary choral works that might make me a convert." MusicWeb May 2020 |
CHRISTMAS
Carols from St Chad's Cathedral Birmingham St Chad's Cathedral Choir Birmingham [ Herald / CD - released 10/Nov/2019 ] St Chad's cathedral has had a properly constituted, surpliced choir since 1854, when it was first endowed with £1,000 by John Hardman. Hardman was for many years cantor of the choir, and is commemorated by a small white figure of him in the lower... |
JOHN TAVENER
Tavener: Angels & other choral works Winchester Cathedral Choir, Andrew Lumsden (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Apr/2019 ] Sir John Tavener loved Winchester Cathedral. I think it fair to say that it became one of his spiritual homes, and, as this album triumphantly shows, the cathedral and its choir under Andrew Lumsden are clearly ideal for his music. |
Cathedral
The Ethereal Mirror [ Ada/Warner / LP - released 5/Apr/2019 ] |
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... |
GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Requiem Op 48 / Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 (with Pierre Villette & Roger-Ducasse - Motets) Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Hil [ Erato Classics Red Line / CD - released 15/Oct/2018 ] "This recording gives us what can be described as the 'original' version, in that it uses a small orchestra and all-male chorus as in its first performance. Hill takes an approach which cleverly combines austerity with expressive flexibility; the... |
