WILLIAM CROFT
Te Deum & Burial Service St Paul's Cathedral Choir / The Parley of Instruments / John Scott (director) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 4/Oct/2005 ] 'This is choral singing of the highest quality' - Choir & Organ |
HOWARD GOODALL
Howard Goodall: Eternal Light - A Requiem Natasha Marsh, Alfie Boe (tenor) & Christopher Maltman / London Musici & Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Stephen Darlington [ Warner Classics / CD - released 22/Sep/2008 ] Warner Classics is proud to release Eternal Light: A Requiem, a new work by the award-winning British composer and internationally acclaimed broadcaster, Howard Goodall. Goodall's unusual setting of the liturgical service is performed by Christ... |
Stockholm Cathedral Choir
Now The Green Blade Riseth [ Proprius / CD - released 29/Nov/2004 ] |
BUXTEHUDE / BULL / BACH / GADE / etc
The St. Paul's Gem Timothy Wakerell (Drake Organ in the OBE Chapel of St Paul's Cathedral, London) [ Priory / CD - released 20/Aug/2015 ] St.Paul's Cathedral, unlike most Cathedrals, does not just possess one instrument to lead the services but several housed within different parts of this vast building! This CD is the first recording of the new William Drake organ in the OBE Chapel... |
Truro Cathedral Choir / Andrew Nethsingha (Director) with Simon Morley (Organ)
20 Favourite Hymns (incls 'Jerusalem' & 'the day Thou gavest') [ Priory / CD - released 10/Apr/2006 ] Recorded in Truro Cathedral in 1996 |
Uppsala Cathedral Choir/Falck
Swedish Folk Tunes [ Proprius / Hybrid SACD - released 28/Feb/2005 ] |
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" |
MACMILLAN / LEIGHTON /ALLAIN / GOWERS / MESSIAEN
Ascension Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh / Matthew Owens [ Delphian / CD - released 1/Oct/2007 ] The powerful imagery of the Ascension has been a potent inspiration to generations of composers. This recording presents a Choral Evensong of contemporary works associated with St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, leading up to Messiaen's meditative organ... |
HUBERT PARRY
I Was Glad: The music of Sir Hubert Parry Choir of the Winchester Cathedral & Canterbury Cathedral Choir [ Decca / CD - released 25/Apr/2011 ] No-one better captures the regal stature and sense of occasion than Hubert Parry, whose immortal anthem 'I was Glad', has featured in Coronations, Royal Weddings, Jubilees and other grand ceremonial occasions since the Coronation of Edward VII in... |
TRADITIONAL
Georgi Robev Russisch-Orthodoxe Weihnachtschore [Chants for Christmas] Boris Christoff (Bass) Choir Of The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Angel Popkonstantinov / Bulgarian National Choir Svetoslav Obretenov [ BRILLIANT CLASSICS / CD - released 28/Feb/2009 ] RUSSISCH-ORTHODOXEN WEIHNACHTSCHÖRE Russian Orthodox Chants for Christmas |
JOHN TAVENER
Best Of Tavener (Including Song for Athene & The Protecting Veil) Various artists including Steven Isserlis, Vasari Singers conducted by Jeremy Backhouse, Winchester Cathedral Choir conducted by David Hill. etc [ EMI Classics for Pleasure / Warner Classics / CD - released 11/May/2004 ] Born in London in 1944, John Tavener joined the Orthodox Church in the late 1970s. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
In Pastures Green: A meditatrion in Psalms, Poems and Music The Victoria Singers / English Renaissance / The choir of Magdalen College / The choir of Norwich Cathedral [ Songs of Praise / Gift of Music / CD - released 20/Jun/2011 ] A treasury of favourite psalms, poetry and music, from the immortal 23rd psalm to Thomas Hardy's poignant evocations of English country churches, complemented by music such as Vaughan Williams' magnificent 'Tallis' fantasia. |
HERBERT HOWELLS
Choral Music (Incls Te Deum 'St George's, Windsor') Wells Cathedral Choir / Malcolm Archer, director [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Feb/2014 ] "The sound is focused and radiant, the ensemble immaculate, and Rupert Gough provides charismatic organ accompaniment" The Scotsman |
Wells Cathedral Choir, Malcolm Archer, director
The English Hymn Vol 1 Christ Triumphant [ Hyperion / CD - released 4/Feb/2001 ] 'The time spent listening to it has been delightful. Tone, enunciation, resourcefulness of arrangement and accompaniment, all are exemplary' (Gramophone) |
JONATHAN DOVE
Choral Music Wells Cathedral Choir / Matthew Owens [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] "there's so much freshness, attack and palpable involvement...not least from the consistently excellent boy and girl choristers. Dove's music is splendidly effective and birghtly expressive." BBC Music Magazine, November 2010 **** |
JAMES MacMILLAN
MacMillan: Choral Music [incls 'Magnificat' & 'Serenity'] Wells Cathedral Choir, Matthew Owens [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Jun/2011 ] "Singing with impressive self-assurance and clearly revelling in Macmillan's uncanny ability to make everything sound perfectly natural even when the technical skills involved are extraordinarily demanding." International Record Review, July 2011 |
JOHN TAVENER
Tavener: Missa Wellensis Wells Cathedral Choir, Matthew Owens [ Signum / CD - released 16/Dec/2016 ] "[A] fine addition to the Tavener discography … The Wells choir possesses a rich and developed tone, which Owens uses to the full in this wonderfully absorbing setting." (Five Stars Choir & Organ) |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / RUTTER / CHILCOTT / TRADITIONAL / etc
A Wells Christmas Wells Cathedral Choir, Matthew Owens [ Resonus Classics / CD - released 17/Mar/2017 ] "This seasonal sequence is lively, attractive and rather pure" The Sunday Times |
KENNETH LEIGHTON
The World's Desire Wells Cathedral Choir / Matthew Owens [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/May/2008 ] "This is a superb disc. Though I know some of Kenneth Leighton's church music all the pieces included here were new to me and they make a strong impression. That is due not just to the high quality of the music but also to the tremendous performances... |
WILLIAM MATHIAS
Choral Music (Incls 'Missa Brevis, Op 64') Wells Cathedral Choir / Matthew Owens (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Apr/2009 ] "The Wells Cathedral Choir throw themselves into Mathias's intricate, fresh settings under Matthew Owens. Enormously enjoyable." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice July 2009 |