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GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
Black Dyke Plays Rossini John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band / Peter Parkes (conductor) [ Chandos Brass / CD - released 1/Feb/1992 ] Chandos Brass now at a special price |
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Bobby Bradford - John Carter Quinte
Comin On [ HatHut Records / CD - released 2/Dec/2016 ] |
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John Carter
Carter J./Bradford B./ Seeking [ HatHut Records / CD - released 2/Dec/2016 ] |
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HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Dido & Aeneas (complete opera) Catherine Bott, Emma Kirkby, John Mark Ainsley, David Thomas / Chorus and Orchestra of The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood [ Decca / CD - released 23/Jan/2006 ] "…Catherine Bott's Dido is perfectly rendered as part of an integrated recorded sound in a performance that's breathtakingly well nuanced. Emma Kirkby's Belinda is similarly finely turned In addition" (BBC Music) |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Cantatas Vol 24: BWV12, BWV103, BWV146; BWV166, BWV108, BWV117 Brigitte Geller, William Towers, Mark Padmore, Julian Clarkson, Robin Tyson / Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner [ Soli Deo Gloria / 2 CD - released 19/Jun/2005 ] Cantatas for the Third Sunday after Easter (Jubilate)and the Fourth Sunday after Easter (Cantate) |
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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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FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 (1927-1936) John Brownlee (baritone) / London Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Beecham [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 1/May/2000 ] The orchestra which Beecham conducted on the disc was the ensemble of freelancers that played for the concerts of the Royal Philharmonic Society season. |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
Chamber Symphony in C min, Piano Concerto No 1 in C min, etc BT Scottish Ensemble / John Wallace (trumpet) / Sophia Rahman (piano) / Clio Gould (artistic direction, violin) [ Linn Records / CD - released 25/Apr/2001 ] 12 highly talented string players perform Shostakovich to perfection |
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BARTOK
Bluebeard's Castle -: Sung in English (translation by Chester Kallman) Sally Burgess, Sir John Tomlinson / Opera North Orchestra, Richard Farnes [ Chandos / CD - released 1/May/2006 ] |
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VERDI
Aida [recorded live in 1953] Maria Callas, Kurt Baum, Giulietta Simionato, Jess Walters / Covent Garden Opera Chorus & Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli [ Testament / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2009 ] "it was in many ways a performance that outshines all [Callas's] studio recordings, with the stage atmosphere well caught. Barbirolli too is a winningly warm and sympathetic Verdian" (Penguin) |
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TE DEUM
Te Deum and other church music Cambridge Singers / City of London Sinfonia / John Rutter [ Collegium / CD - released 25/Jan/2001 ] 'this music has unfailing appeal' CD Review (USA) |
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JOHN RUTTER / TRADITIONAL / BACH / etc
Christmas Night: Carols of the Nativity The Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia, John Rutter [ Collegium / CD - released 28/Oct/2020 ] The Cambridge Singers in 1985 were at the top of their game, and the choir list includes at least two singers who are now internationally renowned as soloists. We hope you will enjoy this classic recording in its newly restored form. |
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STANFORD / HOWELLS / PARSONS / TALLIS / etc
Faire is the Heaven: Music of the English Church Cambridge Singers conducted by John Rutter [ Collegium / CD - released 1/Jan/2013 ] |
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PURCELL / BAIRSTOW / TOMKINS / TAVERNER / HOWELLS / ELGAR / etc
Hail Gladdening Light - Music of the English Chuch 23 anthems and motets Cambridge Singers conducted by John Rutter [ Collegium / CD - released 25/Oct/2002 ] "a rather special disc . . . the strongest of recommendations" CD Review |
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WILLIAM BYRD
Ave Verum Corpus: Motets and anthems The Cambridge Singers. Directed by John Rutter [ Collegium / CD - released 28/Oct/2002 ] 'exceptional performances by this quite wonderful group of singers' Church Music Quarterly |
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TRADITIONAL
Flora gave me fairest flowers: 21 English madrigals The Cambridge Singers directed by John Rutter [ Collegium / CD - released 20/Nov/2003 ] 'an absolute joy' Music and Musicians |
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The Cambridge Singers. Directed by John Rutter
Hail! Queen of Heaven - Music in Honour of the Virgin Mary [ Collegium / CD - released 28/Oct/2002 ] 'this is what music is, and this is what music-making means' Gramophone |
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FAURE / BYRD / SHEPPARD / ALLEGRI / TRADITIONAL / etc
Stillness and Sweet Harmony The Cambridge Singers directed by John Rutter [ Collegium / CD - released 20/May/2012 ] The Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia, John Rutter |
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The Cambridge Singers directed by John Rutter
There is Sweet Music-English Choral Songs 1890-1950 [ Collegium / CD - released 1/Dec/2002 ] “This most attractive recital ranges from Elgar and Vaughan Williams, both offering splendid performances, to various arrangements of folf-songs. The recording, made in the Great Hall of University College, London, as an almost ideal ambience."... |
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JOHN RUTTER / MOZART / DURUFLE / WALFORD DAVIES / TRADITIONAL / etc
This Is The Day: Music on Royal Occasions The Cambridge Singers directed by John Rutter [ Collegium / CD - released 20/May/2012 ] |