HANDEL
4 Coronation Anthems / Foundling Hospital Anthem / Utrecht te Deum The Choir Of King's College / Sir David Willcocks / The Choir of Winchester Cathedral / David Hill [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 27/Apr/2008 ] Penguin Guide 3 star |
CHRISTMAS FROM LICHFIELD
Christmas from Lichfield The Choir of Lichfield Cathedral / Andrew Lumsden (conductor) with Robert Sharpe, organ [ Nimbus / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "If you are looking for a recommendable, no-frills, no gimmicks, but imaginative collection of Christmas music, well sung by an English cathedral choir and well recorded, this could be it." (MusicWeb Nov 2009) |
The Choir of Llandaff Cathedral. Directed by Richard Moorhouse with Michael Hoeg (organ)
The Complete New English Hymnal (Vol 19) (Includes 'When I survey the wondrous Cross') [ Priory / CD - released 20/Dec/2004 ] Recorded in Llandaff Cathedral on 27th, 28th & 29th April 2004 |
WESLEY / STAINER / / HARRIS / ALLWOOD / etc
The Complete Psalms of David, Series 2, Volume 2 The Choir of Salisbury Cathedral - Organ:Daniel Cook - Directed by David Halls [ Priory / CD - released 13/Jun/2011 ] "The trebles possess an unforced and natural sound and the whole choir has clean phrasing throughout. David Halls interpretation always places the music at the service of the words: Daniel Cook's playing is at once sensitive and dramatic." (choir & O |
The Choir of St. Chads Cathedral, Birmingham
The Complete New English Hymnal (Vol 23) (Incls 'Love Divine, all loves excelling') [ Priory / CD - released 21/Aug/2006 ] Recorded in St Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham on 15/16 March 2006 |
BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Motets Choir Of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh [ Delphian / CD - released 28/Mar/2011 ] |
WILLIAM MUNDY
Mundy: Sacred Choral Music Choir of St Mary's Cathedral Edinburgh, Duncan Ferguson (Director) [ Delphian / CD - released 22/Jun/2018 ] Already celebrated in surveys of John Taverner and John Sheppard, the Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh now showcase the often overlooked music of William Mundy, which was at the heart of the Marian Catholic revival and then, just a few years... |
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Stravinsky: Choral Works Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, Ruby Hughes, Nicholas Mulroy, Scottish Chamber Orchestra Soloists, Duncan Ferguson [ Delphian / CD - released 19/Aug/2016 ] "…to round off their satisfying programme, Ferguson and his Edinburgh choir give an exemplary account of Tres sacrae cantiones…highly recommended." Choir & Organ |
Choir Of St Paul's Cathedral
Psalms From St.Paul's Vol.8 [ Hyperion / CD ] |
HERBERT SUMSION / JOHN RUTTER / WILLIAM WALTON / HUBERT PARRY / etc
The English Anthem (Vol 7) (Incls 'they that go down to the sea in ships' & 'Hymn to St Peter') Choir of St Paul's Cathedral, London / John Scott (conductor) with Huw Williams (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Aug/2006 ] 'All of the music is of the very highest quality. This disc will offer lasting pleasure and satisfaction to cathedral music enthusiasts and newcomers alike' (BBC Music Magazine) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Treasury of English Church Music: 1100-1965 Ambrosian Singers, Westminster Abbey Choir, Chichester Cathedral Choir, Guildford Cathedral Choir, St Pauls Cathedral Choir, Temple Church Choi [ Erato / Warner Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2010 ] Here for the first time on CD are the celebrated five LPs of the HMV Treasury of English Church Music. Prefaced by the introductory speech Herbert Howells gave at the launch, and boasting more than 30 bonus tracks, this set offers a uniquely... |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / HOWELLS / WARLOCK / IRELAND / FINZI / etc
Christmas Fantasy Choir of Westminster Cathedral, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Hill [ Decca Eloquence / CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] |
TOMAS LUIS DE VICTORIA
Missa Vidi Speciosam / Ave maris Stella / etc Choir of Westminster Cathedral / David Hill [ Hyperion / CD - released 14/Sep/2007 ] GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE 'Splendid music, splendidly performed' (Gramophone) |
GUERRERO / LOBO / de VIVANCO
Treasures of the Spanish Renaissance Choir of Westminster Cathedral, David Hill [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] 'A record that should be on the shelves of every lover of Renaissance music' (The Musical Times) |
PRAETORIUS
Christmas Music Westminster Cathedral Choir, The Parley of Instruments, David Hill (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Oct/2011 ] 'My favourite ever Christmas recording. Lovely music, done with affection and great sympathy' (Hi-Fi News) |
JEAN LANGLAIS
Missa Salve regina / Messe solennelle Choir of Westminster Cathedral, David Hill (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 30/Aug/2013 ] 'It was a real joy for me to hear how perfect was the sound and also the playing and singing of the interpreters' (Jean Langlais) |
VICTORIA
O magnum mysterium Choir of Westminster Cathedral / David Hill (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 25/May/2005 ] GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE 'Superb music, and the listener is thrillingly involved when the sound so successfully combines immediacy and body, yet remains admirably coloured by the Westminster resonance' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
VICTORIA
O Quam Gloriosum & Ave Maris Stella Choir of Westminster Cathedral / David Hill (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 19/Sep/2003 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER PENGUIN GUIDE ROSETTE |
VICTORIA
Requiem Mass Choir of Westminster Cathedral / David Hill (Master of the Music) [ Hyperion / CD - released 22/May/2005 ] 'Glorious. A rich, luminous acoustic halo seems to surround the music as it soars ever upward. Under David Hill's expert direction this choir has achieved a depth and body of tone totally appropriate to this full-blooded Iberian music' - The Good CD... |
TOMAS LUIS DE VICTORIA
Victoria: Requiem Mass Choir of Westminster Cathedral / David Hill (Master of the Music) [ Hyperion 30 / CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] 'Glorious. A rich, luminous acoustic halo seems to surround the music as it soars ever upward. Under David Hill's expert direction this choir has achieved a depth and body of tone totally appropriate to this full-blooded Iberian music' |