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TRADITIONAL
The Cambridge Singers Christmas Album The Cambridge Singers with Stephen Varcoe (baritone); The City of London Sinfonia; directed by John Rutter [ Collegium / CD - released 20/Nov/2003 ] "Rutter has become the musical equivalent of Dickens, synonymous with the season of Christmas." Guardian |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Songs of Cricket Cantabile - The London Quartet, with Chris Hatt and Alexander L'Estrange (pianos) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] "Brilliant moments - a droll psalm-chant recitation of the "rules" and an ingenious Pärt-style setting of a pleasingly circular explanation of the game ("Cricket Tea Towel") - show just what these singers can do." (The Independent) |
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ALBINONI
Adagio (19 romantic slow movements from Albinoni's vast catalogue) Capella Istropolitana / Anthony Camden (oboe) / The London Virtuosi. [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Jan/2004 ] All the wonderful slow movements from the Concertos of Albinoni |
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VERDI
Falstaff (Complete opera) Carlos Alvarez, Balent Bezduz, Alasdair Elliott, Ana Ibarra, Peter Hoare / London Symphony Chorus / London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / 2 SACD - released 1/Nov/2004 ] "A memorable evening's fun is fully captured on disc: bouquets all round" Editor's Choice Gramophone Nov 2004 - Hybrid SACD Compatible with all CD players. Includes high denstity stereo and surround tracks that can be read by SACD players. |
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JULIAN ANDERSON
Julian Anderson: In lieblicher Bläue / Alleluia / The Stations of the Sun Carolin Widmann (violin) / London Philharmonic Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski [ LPO Live / CD - released 20/May/2017 ] Vladimir Jurowski ensures everything is deftly paced in all three pieces, while the LPO's joyous commitment to new music shines through" BBC Music Magazine Awards 2017 - Premiere Winner |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 5 / Valiant for truth / Prelude and Fugue in C minor / etc Carys Lane (soprano) Ian Watson (organ) Malcolm Hicks (organ) / Richard Hickox Singers; London Symphony Orchestra / Richard Hickox [ Chandos / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jun/2003 ] On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format - PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM. - "this stimulating VW compilation undoubtedly deserves a hearty welcome." (Gramophone) |
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HILDUR GUDNADOTTIR & OTHERS
TÁR (LP) Cate Blanchett (piano), Hildur Guðnadóttir (cello, vocals), Sophie Kauer (cello) / Dresdner Philharmonia, London Contemporary Orchestra [ Deutsche Grammophon Vinyl / LP - released 9/Dec/2022 ] "More a concept album than a traditional musical facsimile of the film, the result is both creative and curious. Hildur Guðnadóttir's music lives within and without the film, and it rubs shoulders with snippets of Elgar and Mahler." BBC Music |
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Chad Smith (saxophones), Sinfonia of London, John Wilson
Saxophobia: Celebrating The Sax Craze Of The 1920s [ Chandos / CD - released 3/Jul/2026 ] Famously invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s, the saxophone quickly became an established part of French and British military bands, but remained a novelty instrument elsewhere until it gained a foothold in vaudeville and ragtime bands in 1920s... |
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Chamber Pop Ensemble & London
The Chamber Pop Ensemble & Fro [ Vocalion / CD - released 20/Dec/2010 ] |
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WILLIAM WALTON
Walton - Orchestral Works Vol.1: Violin Concerto / Portsmouth Point / etc. Charlie Lovell-Jones (violin), Sinfonia of London, John Wilson [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 14/Mar/2025 ] "Wilson was made for Walton and the orchestral writing has rarely been captured with such razor-sharp edge cheek-by-jowl with transparent radiance." Gramophone Editor's Choice April 2025 |
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GAUDEAMUS
Gaudeamus: music for the feasts of All Saints and All Souls The Choir of All Saints, Margaret St, London, directed by Harry Bramma [ Priory / CD - released 20/Sep/2012 ] |
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BRAHMS / CORNELIUS / RHEINBERGER / SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN / RICHARD STRAUSS
Deutsche Motette Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge & Choir of King's College London, David Trendell & Geoffrey Webber [ Delphian / CD - released 20/Aug/2013 ] "the frank, forward tone of this ensemble softens the academic rigidity of the Brahms and makes a surprise highlight of Peter Cornelius's Liebe" Gramophone Magazine, July 2013 |
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Choir Of Kings College London/
Allegri: Missa In Lectulo Meo/ [ Delphian / CD - released 7/May/2012 ] |
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PHILIPPE ROGIER
Missa Ego sum qui sum: Motets The Choir of King's College London, David Trendell with the English Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/May/2010 ] The much admired choir of King's College London and their director David Trendell appear in their Hyperion debut. |
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BYRD / KANER / WILSON / POTT / PITTS / etc
In Memoriam The Choir of King's College London, Gareth Wilson [ Delphian / CD - released 18/Mar/2016 ] "This disc is the result of an outpouring of love and, naturally, of grief, brought together in a splendid collection that stands as a celebration of David [Trendell's] life as much as a memorial" (Gramophone) |
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GUSTAV HOLST
Holst: The Cloud Messenger / 5 Partsongs The Choir of King's College London, The Strand Ensemble, Joseph Fort [ Delphian / CD - released 24/Apr/2020 ] "The choir blends well, despite the occasional raw tone from the tenors at their top. In sum, this is an enjoyable disc and a good introduction to an unfairly neglected work" Fanfare |
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CHARPENTIER
Messe de minuit pour Noel (with Poulenc-Quatre Motets) Choir of St John's College, Cambridge / City of London Sinfonia / George Guest [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 14/Dec/2007 ] This much-admired disc of French sacred music from the seventeenth and twentieth centuries, beautifully performed by the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge under George Guest, is now available at Chandos Classics price for the first time. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Gregorian Chant: World-Famous Recordings Choir of the Carmelite Priory, London, John McCarthy / Abbey of St.Maurice & St. Maur, Clervaux [ Alto / CD - released 3/Sep/2021 ] [Carmelite Priory] "(with notes providing the music's spiritual and ecclesiastical background) there is one collection that stands out from all others ... this beautifully sung and excellently recorded anthology is the finest introduction to... |
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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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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Celebrate Beethoven - Choral Music Chorus Cathedralis Aboensis; City of London Choir; Key Ensemble, The; Nashville Symphony Chorus; Nicolaus Esterházy Chorus; Westminster Boys' Choir [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Aug/2020 ] From the vast Naxos catalogue comes the perfect introduction to the choral music of Ludwig van Beethoven. |