Dave Brubeck with the Dave Brubeck Quartet. The London Symphony Orchesra. The London Voices. Russell Gloyd, conductor
Classical Brubeck: Beloved Son / Pange Lingua Variations / Voice of the Holy Spirit / Regret [ Telarc Records / 2 CD - released 25/Aug/2003 ] Classical Brubeck is an incredible 2-CD collection based on sacred text and is comprised of four specific works: Beloved Son, Pange Lingua Variations, Voice of the Holy Spirit and Regret. CD |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Gothic Voices Gramophone Award Winners Collection (3 CDs at a special price) Emma Kirkby (soprano) Andrew Lawrence King (harp) / Gothic Voices / Christopher Page [ Hyperion / 3 CD - released 26/Sep/2006 ] Three classic Gothic Voices albums: A FEATHER ON THE BREATH OF GOD, THE SERVICE OF VENUS AND MARS and A SONG FOR FRANCESCA |
ANONYMOUS
Polyphonie: The Birth Of Polyphony Ensemble Organum, Marcel Peres / Theatre of Voices, Paul Hillier, Anonymous 4 [ Harmonia Mundi Century / CD - released 20/Dec/2011 ] La naissance de la Polyphonie is a handy collection found in Harmonia Mundi's Century Series as Volume 5; it covers the rise of polyphonic music from its humble origins in eleventh century Aquitanian neumes through fragmentary thirteenth and... |
GALINA GRIGORJEVA
Galina Grigorjeva: Nature Morte Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Theatre of Voices & Yxus Quartet, Paul Hillier [ Ondine / CD - released 15/May/2017 ] "This new album from the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir reinforces their position as one of the world's leading vocal ensembles…[Grigorjeva] follows in the long shadow of Rachmaninov, bracing an essential serenity with the subtlest of richer har |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527 (complete opera recorded in 2010) BLU-RAY Festival d'Aix-en-Provence / Bo Skovhus, Kyle Ketelsen, David Bizic, Colin Balzer / English Voices & Freiburger Barockorchester, Louis Langrée [ Bel Air Classiques Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 22/Jul/2013 ] A new 'Don Giovanni' in Aix from renowned Russian stage director Dmitri Tcherniakov, awarded best director at the International Opera Awards 2013, and conductor Louis Langrée. |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Symphony No. 13 Babi Yar Gidon Saks (bass) / Men's voices of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz [ Avie / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] "For the deeply felt singing of Gidon Saks the present version should be heard and savoured by anyone with a liking for this symphony, irrespective of how many other recordings one already has...Full texts, transliterated and translated by Andrew... |
Goran Bregovic, Balkan Voices, Albanian Gypsies, The Romanian Lautari, Makis Bekos & others
Gypsy Music [ ArtOne / 4 CD Box Set - released 20/Nov/2008 ] The collection concentrates on the 'orchestras and interpreters who are well known in their homelands, but hardly heard of in other countries.' |
GUILLAUME DUFAY
The Dufay Spectacle Gothic Voices [ Linn / CD - released 27/Apr/2018 ] "To mention all the glorious details here would break the banks of this review but I cannot avoid mentioning the marvellously experienced singing of Catherine King and her duetting with Steven Harrold: that is seriously classy" Gramophone |
ANONYMOUS
Echoes of an Old Hall Gothic Voices [ Linn Records / CD - released 11/Jun/2021 ] "The account of Dunstable's four-voice Veni Sancte Spiritus (one of the best-known, oft-recorded pieces of the 15th century) is unquestionably one of the finest yet made." Gramophone Award Finalist 2022 - Early Music |
ANONYMOUS / etc
Mary Star of the Sea Gothic Voices [ Linn / CD - released 23/Sep/2016 ] "Gothic Voices are still a formidable force. Indeed I have enjoyed their 'sound' more on this disc than I have for some time. They seem to be more relaxed and allow the music to come to them instead of forcing it into a straitjacket. The recording is |
SOLAGE / MACHAUT
The Unknown Lover Gothic Voices [ AVIE / CD ] The program contains all the works attributed to Solage, as well as a couple that may be his on stylistic grounds. All come from the Chantilly Codex, where he is the most-represented composer. |
LANCASTER & VALOIS
Lancaster and Valois: French & English Music, c1350-1420 Gothic Voices / Christopher Page [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Jul/2008 ] 'We are exceptionally lucky to have such brilliantly persuasive advocates of such wonderful music' (Gramophone) |
ANONYMOUS
The Service of Venus and Mars: Music for the Knights of the Garter 1340-1440 Gothic Voices / Christopher Page (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Feb/2010 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 'Another superlatively beautiful recording from Gothic Voices' (Hi Fi News) |
DUFAY / de FLORENTIA / LANDINI / LOQUEVILLE / GROSSIN / ANONYMOUS
A Song for Francesca: Music in Italy, 1330-1430 Gothic Voices, Christopher Page (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Sep/2011 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 'The Hyperion recording is a model of its kind' (Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
GILLES BINCHOIS / JOHN DUNSABLE / GUILLAUME de MACHAUT / etc
The Spirits of England & France, Vol. 3; Binchois and his contemporaries Gothic Voices / Christopher Page (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] 'Another compelling release in this series - up to Gothic Voices' usual standard' (BBC Music Magazine) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Voice in the Garden: Spanish Songs and Motets, 1480-1550 Gothic Voices / Christopher Page (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 2/Feb/2009 ] "An enthralling disc, a wholly persuasive introduction both to this little-known repertoire and to how it should be performed" BBC Music Magazine |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Garden of Zephirus - Courtly Songs of the Early Fifteenth Century Gothic Voices / Christopher Page, director [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Jun/2007 ] GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE - 'I believe this is the finest record of medieval polyphonic song yet produced' |
VARIOUS
Masters of the Rolls (English composers of the 14th Century) Gothic Voices / Christopher Page, director [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/May/2005 ] 'One's ear is instantly captivated ... This disc comes with unhesitating recommendation, and not only for those to whom medieval music is already a familiar delight' - Gramophone Early Music |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Missa Caput and the story of the Salve regina (The Spirits of England and France vol. 4) Gothic Voices / Christopher Page, director [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] 'A very special achievement … Music of the very highest order, seldom recorded. Essential listening!' - GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (Motets and Songs from Thirteenth-Century France) Gothic Voices / Christopher Page (medieval harp & director) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 15/Feb/2007 ] 'A compelling musical experience and a provocative intellectual one' - The Good CD Guide |