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MENDELSSOHN
Sacred choral music (Incls 'Ave Maria' & 'O for the wings of a dove') The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, David Hill (cond) with John Robinson (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/Jun/2006 ] Nowhere is Mendelssohn’s creative psyche more poignantly exposed than in his choral music. One of his most popular small-scale works, Hör mein Bitten (Hear my prayer) features on this disc along with the well-known ‘O for the wings of a dove’, in its... |
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HOWELLS / RUTTER / HOWELLS / WARLOCK / GOLDSCHMIDT / etc
Christmas at St John's The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge / David Hill [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Oct/2006 ] "This is a very fine disc indeed. Though I’ve expressed one or two reservations the overall impression with which I’m left is one of great satisfaction and pleasure. The programme has been assembled with great imagination and the execution is well... |
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JONATHAN HARVEY
Harvey: Deo: Choral and Organ Works The Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Edward Picton-Turbervill (organ), Andrew Nethsingha (director) [ Signum / CD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] "nuanced and exhilarating performances." BBC Music Magazine Awards 2017 - Choral Winner |
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POULENC / KODÁLY / JANÁČEK
Kyrie The Choir of St Joseph's College, Cambridge [ Signum / CD - released 15/Sep/2017 ] The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge return to disc with three 20th Century European masterpieces: Poulenc's Mass in G Major (last recorded by the choir over 40 years ago under the iconic George Guest), Kodály's Missa Brevis, and Janáček's... |
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DAVID BEDNALL
Welcome All Wonders: A Christmas Cantata The Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford / Owen Rees [ Signum / CD - released 29/Jul/2013 ] 'Welcome all Wonders: A Christmas Cantata' is a large-scale work for choir, organ and trumpet spanning 15 movements. It celebrates the Christmas story through an imaginative selection and juxtaposition of poetry and liturgical texts, and provides a... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS including Tavener, Howells, Stopford, Mendelssohn
Carols From Queen's Choir of the Queen's College, Oxford [ Aive / CD - released 1/Sep/2015 ] The Choir of the Queen's College, Oxford is one of the world's mosT renowned choral institutions. Carols from Queen's presents the choir in all its luxuriant glory. This blockbuster holiday album celebrates the Choir's illustrious history, and offers... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
A New Heaven Choir of the Queen's College Oxford [ Signum / CD - released 3/Mar/2017 ] "The choir sound entirely at home in this repertoire, with Rees coaxing uniformly excellent accounts from them. A satisfying programme, finely sung" Choir & Organ Five Stars |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Crown of Life Choir of the Queen's College, Oxford, Owen Rees [ Signum / CD - released 6/Mar/2026 ] The Crown of Life continues the Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford's exploration of overlooked treasures in twentieth-century English choral music under Owen Rees. At its centre is the first recording of Kenneth Leighton's Missa Christi (1988), the... |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: A Ceremony of Carols / Saint Nicolas The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge / Holst Singers / City of London Sinfonia, Stephen Layton (cond) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Oct/2012 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Choral |
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WILLIAM BYRD
Cantiones Sacrae Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge / Richard Marlow [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Apr/2007 ] "If you like Byrd motets well upholstered and tightly shaped, generous in dynamic contrasts, this CD will do nicely." (MusicWeb May 2007) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Classics for Choir Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge / Richard Marlow [ Alto / CD - released 25/Nov/2014 ] |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Hymns from Cambridge (with Descants) Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Richard Marlow [ Alto / CD - released 7/Nov/2021 ] |
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HENRY PURCELL
Purcell - Anthems for the Chapel Royal Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Richard Marlow [ Alto / CD - released 25/Nov/2014 ] "Marlow gets god results from his singers; such expressive anthems as Remember Not.. and Hear My Prayer.. are eloquently done and beautifully recorded." (Penguin Guide 3 stars) |
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DURUFLE
Complete Choral Works Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge / Richard Marlow, conductor [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 18/Oct/2005 ] This disc forms one of the few comprehensive collections of Duruflé's choral music in the catalogue. Duruflé is most famous for his exquisite Requiem, included here, but his other choral works are equally appealing and they complete this unique... |
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MENDELSSOHN
Sacred Choral Works (Incls 'Hear my prayer' & 'Ave Maria') Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge / Richard Marlow (conductor) [ Chandos / CD - released 8/May/2006 ] "Mendelssohn's sacred choral music tends to get overshadowed by that of Brahms and by Mendelssohn's own works in other genres. This highly recommendable disc brings his sacred music to the fore in fine, flexible performances from Richard Marlow and... |
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MAURICE DURUFLE / FRANCIS POULENC
Duruflé: Requiem / Poulenc: Lenten Motets The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 15/Mar/2024 ] The balance [in the Duruflé] puts you in the building in the most extraordinary way … that wonderful envelope of sound that just surrounds you as you listen to it. A shout-out for Harrison Cole-he's done an extremely good job as a young organ schola. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Let all the world in every corner sing: Great Choral Anthems The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 31/Oct/2025 ] The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge presents a selection of ten favourite anthems from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Featuring a line-up of composers from Basil Harwood and Charles Wood to Jonathan Dove and Matthew Martin, this is an... |
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HANDEL
Dettingen Te Deum / Zadok the priest / etc The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge / The Academy of Ancient Music / Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] "The label itself is recommendation enough, but Stephen Layton conducting Cambridge's Trinity College Choir and the Academy of Ancient Music is extra asssurancwe of top-notch quality." (William Dart NZ Herald June 2008) |
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The Choir of Worcester College, Oxford; Stephen Farr (conductor)
Nowell Sing We: Contemporary Carols, Volume 2 [ Resonus Classics / CD - released 1/Oct/2015 ] The Choir of Worcester College, Oxford - under the direction of Stephen Farr - return with a second album of contemporary Christmas Carols. Entitled Nowell sing we, this new selection contains works from a wide variety of celebrated composers... |
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GRAYSTON IVES
Grayston Ives: Requiem Choirs of Jesus College, Cambridge / Britten Sinfonia [ Signum / CD - released 16/Jul/2021 ] Bill Ives has enjoyed a rich and varied career as both performer and composer (Grayston Ives). These experiences, culminating in nearly two decades as Informator Choristarum (Director of Music) at Magdalen College, Oxford, are reflected in a... |