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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Mass in G Minor The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge Andrew Nethsingha director [ Signum / CD - released 18/May/2018 ] Andrew Nethsingha and The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge mark the centenary of the 1918 Armistice with a new recording of choral works by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Many of the works were composed in the years immediately following the event,... |
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STANFORD / LEIGHTON / SUMSION / HOWELLS / TIPPETT / etc
Magnificat Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha, Glen Dempsey (organ) [ Signum / CD - released 25/Oct/2019 ] "The Tippett, opening with an arresting organ fanfare (organist Glen Dempsey), sounds the most inventive and brilliant, while the Howells and Jackson, like the rest of the disc beautifully sung, capture a wintry mood of dusk and meditation." Observer |
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HARRIS / FINZI / BRITTEN / STANFORD / BRUCKNER etc
Locus Iste The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha [ Signum / CD - released 26/Apr/2019 ] Locus Iste celebrates two milestones for the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge: as well as 2019 marking the 150th anniversary of the consecration of the college chapel, this release is coincidentally the choir's 100th recording - 60 years on from... |
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THOMAS TOMKINS
When David Heard Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha, with Freddie James (organ) [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] Thomas Tomkins, born in 1572, was one of the most accomplished and versatile English composers of his era. A total mastery of contrapuntal technique and expressive intensity are hallmarks of his style. Here the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge,... |
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MENDELSSOHN / GRUBER / RUTTER / WARLOCK / TRADITIONAL / etc
On Christmas Night: Carols from St John’s College, Cambridge The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha, with John Challenger (organ) [ Chandos Classics SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 10/Oct/2011 ] "This is a warming disc, eloquently sung by the choir of St John's. There are some core Christmas hymns, but the bulk of the 24-track programme comprises some of the modern classics of the repertoire such as Elizabeth Poston's Jesus Christ the Apple... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Ave Verum: Sacred Choral Favourites Choir of St John's College, Cambridge / Christopher Robinson [ Brilliant Classics Musica Sacra / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] A collection of everyone's favourite sacred choral music, including Mozart's Ave verum corpus, Faure's Cantique de Jean Racine and Franck's Panis angelicus. |
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EDMUND RUBBRA
Nine Tenebrae Motets / Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis / etc Choir of St John's College, Cambridge / Christopher Robinson (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Sep/2001 ] 2001 GRAMOPHONE FINALIST - Choral |
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TRADITIONAL
Advent Carols from St John's The choir of St John's College, Cambridge / Christopher Robinson [ Nimbus / CD - released 25/Nov/2009 ] "As a winter-warming and haunting introduction to the Christmas season, recordings come no better than this, especially when sung with the heartfelt sincerity of the St. John's Choristers." (MusicWeb Nov 2009) |
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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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JONATHAN HARVEY
Harvey: Deo: Choral and Organ Works The Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Edward Picton-Turbervill (organ), Andrew Nethsingha (director) [ Signum / CD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] "nuanced and exhilarating performances." BBC Music Magazine Awards 2017 - Choral Winner |
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PSALMS FOR THE SOUL
Psalms For The Soul Choir of St John's, Elora / Noel Edison [ Naxos / CD - released 17/Nov/2007 ] "The well-balanced, luminous sound gives all the immediacy and presence the music requires." - Classics Today (10/10) |
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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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FRANCIS JACKSON
The British Church Composer Series Volume 11 The Choir of York Minster Conducted by Philip Moore (Organist: John Scott Whiteley) [ Priory / CD - released 13/Jun/2008 ] Recorded in York Minster on 9th, 10th and 14th January 1997 14th January 1997 |
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Choir St John's College Cambri
Various: English Choral Music [ Naxos / 10 CD - released 21/Nov/2011 ] |
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NATHANIEL SHILKRET / FREDRIK Haâ€"GBERG / CHRISTIAN LINDBERG
Trombone Concertos Christian Lindberg (trombone/conductor) / Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra / John Neschling [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 19/Oct/2005 ] Nathaniel Shilkret's trombone concerto is something of a Holy Grail for trombone players. It has long been known that film and Broadway composer Nathaniel Shilkret composed a concerto for Tommy Dorsey at Leopold Stokowski's request, and that it was... |
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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Violin Concertos Nos 1 & 2 Christian Tetzlaff (violin) / Helsinki Phiharmonic Orchestra, John Storgards [ Ondine / CD - released 15/Nov/2014 ] "Tetzlaff's interpretative insights into these complex scores set the bar high. I have no hesitation in nominating this release as a Recording of the Month." (MusicWeb Oct 2014) |
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VERDI
Requiem (complete recorded in 2009) Christine Brewer / Karen Cargill / Stuart Neill / John Relyea / London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis [ LSO Live SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] "…Sir Colin conducts the Requiem with a judicious mix of fire and meditative calm; tempi never drag nor are they, in the reflective passages, metronome-quick. The work of the LSO Chorus is first-rate, as is that of the LSO itself." Gramophone... |
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CHRISTMAS CAROLS FROM ST JOHNS
Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, with Philip Kenyon organ, conducted by George Guest Christmas Carols from St John's [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2002 ] In addition to their commitments in chapel, the Choristers at St John's College are continually committed to touring and concerts. Here is a reissue of their classic christmas carol CD originally issued in 1986. |
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ELGAR
The Kingdom, Op. 51 Claire Rutter, Susan Bickley, John Hudson / Halle Choir & Orchestra / Mark Elder [ Halle / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "Elder clearly believes in every note of this noble edifice and his unforced, coherent conception has a thrilling ring of conviction about it..Claire Rutter brings considerable technical acumen and strength of feeling" (Gramophone Award WINNER 2011... |
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BRIDGE / DELIUS / ELGAR / IRELAND / SCOTT
British Music for Violin and Piano Clare Howick (violin), John Paul Ekins (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Sep/2017 ] Framed by Edward Elgar's deeply personal Violin Sonata and the bravura fireworks of his Mazurka, this programme is a fascinating look at British music for violin and piano at the turn of the last century. Popular pieces such as Delius's haunting... |