More By Artist: Voices
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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Bach: Cantatas Nos 106 & 182 Amici Voices [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Mar/2019 ] Bach may only have been in his early twenties when he wrote it, but Cantata No 106 (the 'Actus tragicus') is a profound contemplation of things final; the motet 'Komm, Jesu, komm' occupies similar eschatalogical territory. This is an... |
BUXTEHUDE
Scandinavian Cantatas Bine Bryndorf (organ) / Theatre of Voices / TOV Band / Paul Hillier [ DACAPO SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 27/Jan/2011 ] "[Theatre of Voices] breathe new life into this stimulating but neglected 17th-century repertoire, aided by the splendidly crisp TOV band. Soprano Else Torp, countertenor William Purefoy and bass Jakob Bloch Jespersen shine among the singers. Highly... |
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Broadbent/Theatre Voices/Hilli
Part: De Profundis (Old Versn) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 4/Mar/1997 ] |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bryn Terfel - Simple Gifts (Incl 'I'll walk beside you' & 'How great thou art') Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) with Aled Jones (tenor) and John Williams (guitar) / London Voices / London Symphony Orchestra / Barry Wordsworth [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 18/Oct/2005 ] As one of the most acclaimed opera singers of our time, Bryn Terfel dedicates his golden voice to a program that celebrates the simple beauty of melody and song, making the album a must-have for every Terfel fan and a serene and inspiring gift for... |
Camerata Bern / London Voices / Heinz Holliger : oboe and conductor
Veress, Sandor - Passacaglia Concertante / Songs Of The Seasons / Musica Concertante [ ECM Records / CD ] The three works by Sándor Veress played here show the breadth of the range he acquired over the years and also the stylistic unity of his music, its unmistakable tone, firm and astringent but at the same time melancholy and lyrical. |
MERIDETH MONK
Atlas (an opera in 3 parts) Carlos Aravalo, Thomas Bogdan, Victoria Boomsma, Janis Brenner, Susan Iadone (voices) / Darryl Kubian (violin) / Wayne Hankin (conductor) [ ECM Records / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] Recorded June 1992 |
JOHN RUTTER
Rutter: What Sweeter music Choir Of Trinity College, University Of Melbourne / Gondwana Voices / The Cambridge Singers [ ABC Classics / CD - released 6/Sep/2019 ] "John Rutter's profound understanding of choral writing shines through, in this broad range of sacred and secular works, showcasing Australian and English choirs." |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Renouncement Christian Forshaw (saxophone) with Grace Davidson (soprano) / Sanctuary Voices [ Integra Records / CD - released 16/Apr/2007 ] Renouncement contains more spellbinding arrangements of hymns with soaring saxophone solos and haunting soundscapes with the intimate and haunting vocals of soprano Grace Davidson |
JAN NOVAK
Testamentum Clara Novakova (flute) / Martinů Voices, Lukáš Vasilek [ Supraphon / CD - released 28/Jul/2014 ] This disc of choral works...can be highly recommended both for the quality of the music and for performances of jaw-dropping skill and insight by the Martinu Voices. |
TRADITIONAL
Troubadours: Minnesanger & other Courtly Arts (Southern France, 11th & 12th centuries) Clemencic Consort / Rene Clemencic (dir) / Paul Hillier / Theatre of Voices / The Harp Consort / Andrew Lawrence King / Dufay Collective / etc [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] The programme of this CD, accompanied by full explanatory notes, features the poems and songs of the trouvères, troubadours and Minnesingers. These inventors of an (almost) exclusively secular poetic style were also the first musicians to emerge from... |
TRADITIONAL
Trouveres & Troubadours: Minnesanger & other courtly arias Clemencic Consort / Rene Clemencic (dir) / Paul Hillier / Theatre of Voices / The Harp Consort / Andrew Lawrence King / Dufay Collective / etc [ Harmonia Mundi Century / CD - released 20/Dec/2011 ] A thrilling voyage of discovery of music through the ages. Poems and songs of the Trouveres, troubadours and Minnesingers. |
BARBER / CARTER / LAURIDSEN / O'REGAN / TRADITIONAL / etc
A Company of Voices: Conspirare in Concert Conspirare / The Company of Voices [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Jun/2012 ] This CD captures the exquisite sound of Conspirare's Company of Voices, as heard and seen on national television in the US. In this one-hour concert contemporary music blends seamlessly with classical favourites, taking the listener on a journey of... |
HOWELLS / WHITACRE / GRANTHAM / PIZZETTI
Requiem Conspirare / The Company of Voices [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] "The perfect, and perfectly lovely, unity of Conspirare's choral tone was not entirely welcome. But they're not bland: their care for words and expression guards against that, as does their alertness to changes of mood, whether by movement or... |
TARIK O'REGAN
Threshold of Night: Music for strings and voices Conspirare / The Company of Voices [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] A selection of new works by the young British composer Tarik O'Regan, here given their premiere recording. Written since his move to New York, these compositions reflect the cultural plurality of today's urban environment. Here is an art that seeks... |
Dave Brubeck with the Dave Brubeck Quartet. The London Symphony Orchesra. The London Voices. Russell Gloyd, conductor
Classical Brubeck: Beloved Son / Pange Lingua Variations / Voice of the Holy Spirit / Regret [ Telarc Records / 2 CD - released 25/Aug/2003 ] Classical Brubeck is an incredible 2-CD collection based on sacred text and is comprised of four specific works: Beloved Son, Pange Lingua Variations, Voice of the Holy Spirit and Regret. CD |
JOHN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
Hummel: Missa Solemnis / Te Deum David Griffiths (bass) Zan McKendree-Wright (alto) Patrick Power (tenor) Patricia Wright (sop) / TOWER Voices New Zealand / NZ Symphony / Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Apr/2004 ] Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine May 2004 - "This choir has a remarkable level of control, vocal development and musicality. The fact that they are all trained voices means that an effortless power is available to them, with a wide and dramatic... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Gothic Voices Gramophone Award Winners Collection (3 CDs at a special price) Emma Kirkby (soprano) Andrew Lawrence King (harp) / Gothic Voices / Christopher Page [ Hyperion / 3 CD - released 26/Sep/2006 ] Three classic Gothic Voices albums: A FEATHER ON THE BREATH OF GOD, THE SERVICE OF VENUS AND MARS and A SONG FOR FRANCESCA |
HILDEGARD von BINGEN
A Feather on the Breath of God Emma Kirkby (soprano) / Gothic Voices [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] "These hymns and sequences, most expertly performed and recorded, have excited much acclaim - and rightly so. A lovely CD" Penguin Guide |
HILDEGARD VON BINGEN / HERRAD van LANDBERG
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: von Bingen / von Landberg: Hortus Deliciarum Ensemble Discantus, Brigitte Lesne (female voices) [ Naive / CD - released 9/Sep/2004 ] "The performance of this music by Discantus is as good as one could wish for. All voices are ideally suited for this kind of music. Both in regard to repertoire and performance this disc can be wholeheartedly recommended." MusicWeb |
ANONYMOUS
Polyphonie: The Birth Of Polyphony Ensemble Organum, Marcel Peres / Theatre of Voices, Paul Hillier, Anonymous 4 [ Harmonia Mundi Century / CD - released 20/Dec/2011 ] La naissance de la Polyphonie is a handy collection found in Harmonia Mundi's Century Series as Volume 5; it covers the rise of polyphonic music from its humble origins in eleventh century Aquitanian neumes through fragmentary thirteenth and... |
