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CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
Stanford: Choral Music Trinity College Choir Cambridge, Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Jul/2017 ] "Tea cups are shattered along with prim liturgical proprieties in a recording that reclaims this repertoire as the full-blooded Christian battle cry that it is." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice, July 2017 |
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VARIOUS
Yulefest! Trinity College Choir Cambridge / Stephen Layton [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Oct/2015 ] There are few choirs around today who can match the unbridled excellence of Trinity Cambridge. On this new album we find great carols both old and new. Add some astonishing fresh arrangements and we have twenty-one tracks of pure festive indulgence! |
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DAVID BRIGGS
Briggs: Mass for Notre Dame David Briggs (organ) / Trinity College Choir Cambridge, Stephen Layton (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jun/2010 ] "I can confidently say that this recording is one of the finest CDs of sacred choral and organ music you'll ever hear." Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine August 2010 |
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OWAIN PARK
Park: Choral Works Anita Monserrat (soprano) Owain Park (bass) Karolina Csáthy (alto) / Trinity College Choir Cambridge, Stephen Layton (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 31/Aug/2018 ] As John Rutter (Owain Park's erstwhile teacher) shrewdly notes in the booklet, Park is one of a new generation of composers whose voice has been informed by music of many styles, traditions and periods. This is indeed music 'for us all to enjoy as... |
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STANFORD / FINZI / WALTON / BRITTEN / TAVENER / etc
English Choral Music (Incls the Coronation te Deum & Song for Athene) Choir of St John's College, Cambridge / Christopher Robinson [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] "At Naxos's bargain price these performances should be snapped up and relished. Better still, get yourself to Cambridge during Advent or Easter and hear the choir for yourself...All texts are provided." -- Gary Higginson, MusicWeb |
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VERDI / ELGAR / SAINT-SAENS / COCKER / WIDOR / CLARKE / BACH / etc
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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VARIOUS
100 Best Carols [6 CD set] Various Artists includes Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Kiri te Kanawa, Roberto Alagna, Thomas Hampson, Barbara Hendricks, Hermann Prey, etc [ Warner Classics / 6 CD Box Set - released 12/Nov/2007 ] This 6-CD set contains all the best-loved carols that gladden and enrich the Christmas season, performed by outstanding choirs, ensembles and soloists from all over the world. |
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50 BEST CHILLOUT
50 Best Chillout Classics (3 Disc) Various artists incls Choir of King's College, Lesley Garrett, Emma Kirkby, Neville Marriner, Kiri te Kanawa, Monks of Silos, etc [ Warner Classics 50 Best / 3 CD - released 15/Feb/2013 ] This 3 CD set contains 50 tracks of classical chillout music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest artists. |
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Choir of King's College Cambridge, Paisley Abbey Choir, Choir of St John's College Cambridge, and others
Abide With Me - 50 Favourite Hymns [ Double Decca / 2 CD ] 50 greatest hymns performed by a selection of great English choirs |
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J. S. BACH
St Matthew Passion [complete oratorio] Rogers Covey-Crump, Michael George, Emma Kirkby, Michael Chance, Martyn Hill & David Thomas /Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Brandenburg Consort [ Brilliant Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 31/Aug/2009 ] 'The choir of King's College are on top form throughout…so, too, are the excellent obbligato performances from the Brandenburg Consort.' Gramophone 2003 |
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ELGAR / WALTON / ARNOLD / HOLST / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / etc
Best Of British Various artists incls Maria Kliegel, Maggini Quartet, Oxford Camerata, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Choir of St. John's College, etc [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 5/Feb/2019 ] A selection of stirring music from the best of British composers, performed by the elite of British artists. CD 1 features powerful and rousing classics, while CD 2 boasts some of the most serene and beautiful music ever written |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Choral Works & Operas for Children Various Artists including Robert Tear, Janet Baker, Elisabeth Söderström and the Choir of King's College, Cambridge. [ Emi Classics / 7 CD Box Set - released 3/Jun/2013 ] This special collection of his works showcases the way in which the composer's love of poetry formed a crucial basis for much of his choral and operatic music; inspired by poets such as Auden, Smart and Hopkins. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Classical Meditation (Incls 'Agnus Dei' by Barber & 'The Lark Ascending' by Vaughan Williams) Various performers incls St. John's College Choir, Ormond College Choir, Elora Festival Singers, English Northern Philharmonia, Maggini Quartet [ NAXOS / 2 CD - released 20/Apr/2009 ] The perfect antidote to these troubled times, this MEDITATION set from Naxos will help you calm down and unwind after a stressful day. |
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GEORGE DYSON
Choral Music by George Dyson David Willcocks, Nettle and Markham Piano Duo, Osian Ellis, Royal College of Music Chamber Choir, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Stephen Roberts [ Somm / CD - released 25/May/2009 ] Dyson's music is akin to Parry's in vocal colour and texture with exciting, sonorous climaxes and a rich orchestral harmony indebted as much to Richard Strauss (Dyson's idol), as to Delius. Dyson brings his choral work to life in music of rare charm... |
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TRADITIONAL
Evensong and Vespers at King's The Choir Of King's College / Stephen Cleobury [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] EVENSONG & VESPERS AT KING'S Vespers for the feast of the blessed Virgin Mary Evensong for advent |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Best Sacred 100: [6 CDs at a special price] Various artists incl Hilliard Ensemble, Ambrosian Singers, Choir of King's College, Philippe Jaroussky, Thomas Hampson, Kiri te Kanawa [ Warner / Erato / 6 CD Box Set - released 1/Oct/2019 ] A 100 of the world's best-loved sacred songs, arias, choruses and orchestral works. Featuring such composers as Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Giuseppe Verdi, Charles Gounod, George Frideric Handel, Andrew Lloyd Webber & Johannes Brahms. |
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50 BEST SACRED MUSIC
50 Best Sacred Music: Includes 'Zadok the Priest', 'Ave Maria' & 'Panis angelicus' Veronique Gens, Barbara hendricks, Philippe Jaroussky, Christa Ludwig, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Kiri te Kanawa, King's College Choir, etc [ Warner Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 3/Aug/2017 ] Fifty of the very best popular sacred pieces performed by performers and artists from the giant Warner and Erato catalogues. |
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MATTHEW MARTIN
Jubilate Deo: Sacred Choral Works Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Daniel Hyde, with Stephen Farr (organ) [ Opus Arte Royal Opera House Collection / CD - released 20/May/2015 ] Matthew Martin's fresh and vibrant style has established him as one of today's leading sacred choral composers. Here the renowned Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford perform a selection of his works, celebrating liturgical music in all its variety -... |
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GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Requiem Op 48 / Messe Basse / Motets Westminster Cathedral Choir, David Hill, St John's College, Cambridge, Robinson [ ALTO / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] Top recordings at a special price |