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CHRISTMAS
Carols With St Paul's Cathedral Choir St Paul's Cathedral Choir, Andrew Carwood, with Simon Johnson (organ) [ Decca / CD - released 1/Dec/2015 ] St. Paul's Cathedral Choir presents a survey of festive works: old favourites and mingle in a fine Christmas album perfect for the Festive Season. Featuring cherished carols from Classic FM's annual "Nation's Favourite Carols" poll. |
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RACHMANINOV / PROKOFIEV
Cello sonatas Julian Steckel (cello) & Paul Rivinius (piano) [ Oehms Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2013 ] Julian Steckel won first prize at the international ARD competition in 2010 where he also won the audience prize |
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MICHAEL WILLIAMS / ALAN RIACH
The Prodigal Child - A Chamber Opera Stephanie Acraman / Joanne Cole-Rosser / Paul Whelan / Ogen Plus [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 1/Sep/2006 ] Michael Williams' chamber opera in three scenes to a libretto by Alan Riach explores three souls in crisis - the setting is New Zealand but the story is universal. |
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TARIK O'REGAN
Acallam na Senorach (Tales of the Elders) Stewart French (guitar) / National Chamber Choir of Ireland, Paul Hillier [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 12/Dec/2011 ] "Led by Paul Hillier, the National Chamber Choir of Ireland negotiates dissonance and harmony with drama and nobility, never endangering the piece through pomposity - a delicate balance aided by the sparseness of the guitar." (The Independent) |
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Suggs And Paul Weller
Ooh Do U Fink U R (7") [ BMG / ADA / 7in - released 17/Jun/2022 ] 'Ooh do U Fink U R' is A gloriously sunny, optimistic, and defiant Motown and '60's R&B influenced stomper drawing on Suggs and Weller's upbringing in Britain's 1970's comprehensive school system in London and Woking respectively. Having known... |
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BRITTEN
Choral Edition Vol. 2 - Missa Brevis / Ceremony of Carols / Festival Te Deum Susan Drake (harp) / Andrew Lumsden (organ) / The Finzi Singers / Paul Spicer [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Feb/2011 ] Finzi Singers, Paul Spicer |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: War Requiem 1962 Susan Gritton, John Mark Ainsley, Christopher Maltman / Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir, Paul McCreesh [ Signum / 2 CD - released 6/Sep/2013 ] BBC Music Magazine Awards 2014 - Choral WINNER |
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ANTONIO LOTTI
Lotti: Crucifixus The Syred Consort & Orchestra of St Paul's, Ben Palmer [ Delphian / CD - released 10/Sep/2016 ] Despite a hugely prolific output spanning a career of more than 50 years, Antonio Lotti is now known almost exclusively for his eight-part setting of the 'Crucifixus'. It is not widely known that that motet is in fact part of a complete Credo... |
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EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA
Rautavaara: Marjatta [The Lovely Maiden] - Works For Children's Choir Tapiola Choir, Tapiola Youth Symphony, Paul Hyokki [ Ondine / CD - released 21/Nov/2011 ] "All delightfully fresh performances in a satisfying programme." BBC Music |
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FREDERICK DELIUS
Delius: Violin Concerto / Double Concerto / Cello Concerto Tasmin Little (violin) Paul Watkins (cello) / BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2011 ] "Spellbinding performances of three concertos of languid beauty." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb Nov 2011) |
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HANDEL
Tamerlano (complete opera recorded in 2008) BLU-RAY Teatro Real Madrid / Placido Domingo / Monica Bacelli / Ingela Bohlin / Sara Mingardo / Paul McCreesh (conductor) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / 2 Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Apr/2009 ] G - "The opera is one of Handel's greatest, reaching a powerful climax in Bajazet's suicide scene. Here Domingo, even with his now diminished vocal resources, puts some of his Baroque specialist colleagues to shame with the psychological penetration... |
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GIAN CARLO MENOTTI
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors (complete opera, sung in German, recorded in 2022) Tempu Ishijima (boy soprano), Dshamilja Kaiser, Paul Schweinester / Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Wiener Symphoniker, Magnus Loddgard [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 1/Dec/2023 ] Long a Christmas favourite, this new Viennese production, sung in German, boldly re-examines the story finding its key elements to be fantasy, empathy and the enduring power of love. |
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GIAN CARLO MENOTTI
Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors (complete opera, sung in German, recorded in 2022) BLU-RAY Tempu Ishijima (boy soprano), Dshamilja Kaiser, Paul Schweinester / Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Wiener Symphoniker, Magnus Loddgard [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 1/Dec/2023 ] "The cast under Magnus Loddgard's baton is good. Boy soprano Tempu Ishijima is outstanding in the title role, incredibly touching but not mawkish, and as his mother, Dshamilja Kaiser has a strong mezzo." Opera Now |
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MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER
Charpentier: Les Plaisirs de Versailles / Les Arts Florissants Teresa Wakins, Virginia Warnken, Jesse Blumberg / Boston Early Music Festival Vocal & Chamber Ensembles, Paul O'Dette and Stephen Stubbs [ CPO / CD - released 11/Feb/2022 ] 62ndGrammy Awards (2019) Nominee - Best Opera Recording International Classical Music Awards 2019 Nominee - Baroque Vocal |
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JOHANN JOHANNSSON
Jóhannsson: Drone Mass Theatre of Voices, American Contemporary Music Ensemble, Paul Hillier [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/May/2022 ] 'Perhaps it's the way Drone Mass confounds expectations in unpredictable ways that will remain its most important legacy.' Gramophone Editor's Choice May 2022 |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Christmas Story Theatre of Voices / Ars Nova Copenhagen / Paul Hillier [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 19/Sep/2011 ] Inspired by the much-loved service of 'Nine Lessons and Carols' given every Christmas Eve, this recording presents the Nativity story told through plainchant, motets, 17th Century dialogues and traditional folk carols. |
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BRUHNS / BUXTEHUDE / FORSTER / GEIST / TUNDER
Buxtehude and his Circle Theatre of Voices, Paul Hillier [ Dacapo / CD - released 20/Apr/2016 ] Dietrich Buxtehude was not only the greatest organ virtuoso of his time and a celebrated composer of both sacred and secular music; he was also a highly enterprising and innovative artist with a unique ability to form networks around himself. This... |
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BERIO / BERBERIAN / CAGE / etc
Stories : Berio and friends Theatre of Voices / Paul Hillier [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 2/May/2011 ] Paul Hillier leads Theatre of Voices in a fascinating programme centred on Luciano Berio |
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ANONYMOUS
Gregorien: Gregorian Chant Theatre of Voices, Paul Hillier / Deller Consort / Ensemble Organum [ Harmonia Mundi Century / CD - released 20/Dec/2011 ] A thrilling voyage of discovery of music through the ages. This CD presents some of the peaks of a repertory which, whatever its name suggests, was only unified well after the death of Pope Gregory the Great. |
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MONASTIC CHART
Monastic Chant Theatre Of Voices, Paul Hillier [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / 2 CD - released 3/Jun/2013 ] The Age of Cathedrals, Hoquetus |