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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb / Te Deum in C / Jubilate Deo / Antiphon / etc Choir of St John's College, Cambridge / Christopher Robinson [ Naxos English Choral Music / CD - released 30/May/2009 ] "This disc will make an excellent introduction to Britten's choral music-and will satisfy Britten aficionados who just can't resist adding another top drawer compilation to their collection." - Classics Today |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLETCBALE: O lux beata Trinitas - Music for Trinity Choir of Clare College Cambridge / Graham Ross [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 18/May/2018 ] "This really is exceptional singing - immaculately balanced and blended, with text always at its heart. Ross and his young singers have given us quite the gift in this series. I can't wait to hear what they do next." Gramophone |
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ARVO PÄRT / PETERIS VASKS / JAMES McMILLAN
Pärt: Stabat Mater, Magnificat, Da Pacem Choir of Clare College Cambridge, Dmitri Ensemble, Graham Ross [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/May/2020 ] Encompassing works by Arvo Pärt (Estonia), PÄ“teris Vasks (Latvia), and James MacMillan (a native of Scotland), this album charts the evolution of choral music in three regions of Northern Europe that saw the rise of a startling new language beginning... |
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TRADITIONAL
The King's Men: Twelve Days of Christmas King's College Cambridge, The King's Men [ Kings College Cambridge / CD - released 7/Oct/2016 ] The King's Men is the close-harmony vocal group formed by the current choral scholars of King's College, Cambridge. Following on from the success of their 2014 release, After Hours, for their latest album on the college's own label, the King's Men... |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: St. Matthew Passion The Choir of King's college, Cambridge Academy of Ancient Music, Sir Stephen Cleobury (conductor) [ King's College / 3 CD Box Set - released 27/Mar/2020 ] King's College presents a new account of one of sacred music's greatest masterpieces, the Bach St Matthew Passion, recorded before Sir Stephen Cleobury's untimely death on 22 November 2019. |
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ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Mass in E Minor, Motets Choir of King's College Cambridge, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Stephen Cleobury [ King's College / CD - released 16/Oct/2020 ] Bruckner's E Minor Mass and a selection of his profoundly beautiful motets were selected by Sir Stephen Cleobury as his last album at King's, recorded only a few months before his death. Perhaps the deepest and most spiritual of Bruckner's masses,... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Now the Green Blade Riseth: Choral Music For Easter Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Daniel Hyde [ Kings College / CD - released 29/Apr/2022 ] The Choir of King's College, Cambridge releases a beautiful and varied selection of Easter choral music on its new album under the direction of Daniel Hyde. Now the Green Blade Riseth is a procession through time and history, with music rooted in... |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Nelson Mass (with Croft: Burial Service & Bach: St John Passion [excerpts]) Sylvia Stahlman, Helen Watts, Wilfred Brown, Tom Krause / Choir of King's College Cambridge, David Willcocks [ ALTO / CD - released 17/Mar/2013 ] "What is very obvious is the vigour and general sense of responsiveness to the music from choir, orchestra and soloists. Sylvia Stahlman in the important soprano part sings with a mixture of firmness and agility as the part demands.It is good to have... |
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HACOMPLAYNT / FAYREAX / TAVERNER / TYE / MORLEY / TALLIS
Early English Polyphony - from the Eton Choirbook to Thomas Tallis Choir of King's College Cambridge, David Willcocks & Philip Ledger [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 5/Nov/2021 ] When King's College, Cambridge was founded by King Henry VI in 1441, careful provision was made for a choral foundation of sixteen men and sixteen choristers to sing daily services in the Chapel. English worshippers of the late fifteenth and early... |
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PURCELL / BRITTEN / FINZI / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / etc
Classic King's: Favourites [includes 'A Ceremony of Carols'] Choir of King's College Cambridge, David Willcocks, Stephen Cleobury, Philip Ledger [ ABC Classics / CD - released 6/Sep/2019 ] The Choir of King's College, Cambridge is unquestionably one of the finest choirs in the world. Founded in the 15th century and drawing on an unbroken tradition of musical excellence, the Choir has captured the hearts of listeners all around the... |
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ALLEGRI / PALESTRINA
Allegri: Miserere / Palestrina: Stabat Mater; Magnificat primi toni; etc The Choir of King's College, Cambridge / Sir David Willcocks [ Decca Legends / CD - released 1/Nov/2002 ] "The famous 1963 King's performance of Allegri's Miserere, with its equally arresting treble solo so beautifully and securely sung by Roy Goodman, is now reissued, impressively remastered in Decca's Legends series." *** Three Stars. Penguin Stereo... |
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WOOD / PARRY / BAINTON / STANFORD / NAYLOR / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Anthems From King's - English Choral Favourites Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 1/Apr/2016 ] Stephen Cleobury conducts the choir of King's College, Cambridge in this memorable recital of English Romantic choral music, exquisitely sung and superbly recorded in stereo and 5.1 surround sound in the college's famous chapel. |
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WILLIAM BYRD
Byrd: Motets Choir of King's College Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury [ King's College Cambridge / CD - released 16/Mar/2018 ] One of the most celebrated English composers of the Renaissance, William Byrd wrote Latin sacred music throughout his professional career, despite the fact that such pieces were banned from being used in church. Most of the music that Byrd composed... |
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TALLIS / PARSONS / GORECKI / POULENC
Evensong Live 2015 Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury [ King's College / CD - released 15/Jun/2015 ] The tracks on this album were recorded live during Evensong services in the academic year 2013-2014, as part of the College's regular weekly webcasts. |
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TRADITIONAL / RUTTER / ADES / MENDELSSOHN / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols [1999 recording] Choir of King's College, Cambridge / Stephen Cleobury [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Mar/2010 ] Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury |
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Choir of King's College Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols: The Centenary Service [ King's College Cambridge / CD - released 8/Nov/2019 ] In 2018 the Choir of King's College celebrated 100 years of Nine Lessons & Carols, the iconic festival that is enjoyed by millions around the world each year at Christmas time. Conducted by Stephen Cleobury, this landmark performance is now available... |
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HERBERT HOWELLS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: A Celebration of Herbert Howells Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury [ Argo / CD - released 21/Jun/1992 ] Recorded March, 1989 in the chapel of King's College, Cambridge. |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Britten: A Ceremony of Carols / A Boy was Born / Songs from 'Friday Afternoons', Psalm 150 Choir of King's College, Cambridge. Stephen Cleobury. [ Decca / London / CD - released 25/May/2005 ] An ethereal collection of three of Benjamin Britten's most celebrated choral works. The recordings capture the full flavour of various Choristers and Choirs. |
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HOWELLS / RADCLIFFE / PARRY / ELGAR / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Choral Evensong Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury [ EMI Classics Encore / CD - released 21/Jun/2008 ] "It goes without saying that the singing is superb: Stephen Cleobury and the choir could probably sing Evensong in their sleep, but they are certainly wide awake here." MusicWeb |
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WILLIAM BYRD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Byrd: The Great Service The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury, with Richard Farnes (organ) [ EMI / CD - released 20/Dec/1987 ] Recorded: 13.-14 XII. 1985, King's College Chapel, Cambridge. |