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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Gloria in D, RV589 (with Bach - Magnificat in D BWV243) Barbara Hendricks, Ann Murray, Jean Rigby, Uwe Heilmann / Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields / Sir Neville Marriner [ Warner Classics Inspiration / CD - released 1/Jun/2018 ] "Barbara Hendricks and Ann Murray are the admirably paired soloists in Vivaldi's Gloria; both bring beauty of line and a feeling of élan. Hendricks and Murray recur in Bach's Magnificat along with Jean Rigby, Uwe Heillman and Jorma Hynninen" MusWeb |
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W. A. MOZART / ANTONIO ROSETTI
Die Schonsten Horn Konzerte (Best-Loved Horn Concertos) Barry Tuckwell (horn) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner / English Chamber Orchestra, Barry Tuckwell [ Warner Classics Inspiration / CD - released 13/Jun/2014 ] "The Academy strings sound very fresh and dance beautifully in the allegros... this reissue can be strongly recommended on all counts." - Gramophone on the Mozart |
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WILHELM FRIEDEMANN BACH / GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN / JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH / CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH
Recommended By Bach Bart Jacobs (Cotius Organ at St. Michiel, Leuven) [ Ramée / CD - released 28/Oct/2022 ] Heinrich Andreas Contius, originally from Halle in Central Germany, was the leading organ builder in the Baltic lands during the second half of the 18th century; his work was particularly appreciated by J.S. Bach. None of his instruments has survived... |
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ARNOLD BAX
Octet / String Quintet / Concerto for Flute, Oboe, Harp, and String Quartet / etc Margaret Fingerhut (piano) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Oct/2010 ] In Memoriam, originally subtitle 'An Irish Elegy', is scored for cor anglais, harp and string quartet. The music is announced, bard-like, by the harp, with a repeated spread chordal motif; the cor anglais immediately sounds the folk-like main theme,... |
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LOUIS VIERNE
Complete Organ Symphonies Ben van Oosten (organ) at the Cavailla-Coll Organs in St. Francois des Sales, Lyon, etc [ MDG / 4 CD - released 1/Mar/2005 ] "The three instruments used here are famous examples of the work of Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, the romantic organist´s ideal builder ... van Oosten paces Vierne´s miles of tonal corridors with sympathy." (Gramophone) |
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HILDEGARD VON BINGEN
Hildegard von Bingen - Vespers from Her Abbey Benedictine Nuns of St.Hildegard, Eibingen [ ALTO / CD - released 4/Jun/2021 ] "it seems to me absolutely to catch the spirit of her music: this Vespers disc, sung by the nuns of the Abbey of St Hildegard in Eibingen. (Gramophone Critics' choice 1998) |
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Blossom St Singers/Campbell
Various: Sleep, Holy Babe - A [ Naxos / CD - released 21/Nov/2011 ] |
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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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J. S. BACH
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6 BWV1046-1051 (Complete) English Chamber Orchestra & Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Benjamin Britten and Neville Marriner [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2014 ] Penguin Stereo Guide *** Three Stars |
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BORIS TISHCHENKO
Tishchenko: Symphony No. 8 / Concerto for violin, piano & string orchestra / etc Chingiz Osmanov (violin) & Nikolai Mazhara (piano) Mila Shkirtil (mezzo-soprano) / St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Yuri Serov [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Dec/2016 ] Boris Tishchenko was one of the most recognisable and important Russian composers of his time. His studies with Shostakovich - whose mantle as Russia's leading symphonist he assumed after his teacher's death in 1975 - proved decisive. Symphony No. 8,... |
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THOMAS TALLIS
Sacred Works [Incls 'Spem in alium for eight five-part choirs '40-part Motet'] Choir of King's College, Cambridge & Choir of St John's Colleges Cambridge [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2014 ] |
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GAUDEAMUS
Gaudeamus: music for the feasts of All Saints and All Souls The Choir of All Saints, Margaret St, London, directed by Harry Bramma [ Priory / CD - released 20/Sep/2012 ] |
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JOHN BLOW
Blow: Symphony Anthems Choir of New College Oxford & St James' Baroque (on period instruments) [ Novum / CD - released 20/Mar/2017 ] "All the works are given splendid performances which not only remind us that there is more to Blow than merely being Purcell's mentor but also confirm that New College's famous choir is in very good hands." Gramophone Award Nomination 2017 |
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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 |
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JOHN TAVENER
Tavener: Sacred Music (Includes 'The Lamb') Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle / Christopher Robinson (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD ] ''The Lamb' alone is worth the price of this disc' (Fanfare, USA) |
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WILLIAM HARRIS
Choral Music Choir of St George's Chapel Windsor Castle / Roger Judd (organ) / Timothy Byram-Wigfield [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Jan/2007 ] In addition to music previously unrecorded, this disc includes Harris' two best known works: Faire is the heav'n, and Bring us O Lord God, both pinnacles of twentiethcentury English Church Music |
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THOMAS TOMKINS
Cathedral Music Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor, Roger Judd (organ) Christopher Robinson [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 15/Oct/2001 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (pre 1700) - 'One of England's most accomplished and versatile Tudor composers to whose music the Windsor choir does full and pleasing justice' (Organists' Review) |
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SAMUEL SEBASTIAN WESLEY
Ascribe unto the Lord: Sacred Choral Works Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] "One of the best [canticle-settings] is Wesley in E...Nethsinga directs splendidly, the performance as broad and grand as one could wish...this is a disc to uplift the spirits." Gramophone Magazine, April 2013 |
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JOHN SHEPPARD
Gaude, gaude, gaude Maria: Sacred Choral Works Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Dec/2014 ] "This is a very nice disc: beautifully sung; a well-balanced recording in both stereo and a warmly inclusive surround sound, and with a rich selection of John Sheppard's superb music." (MusicWeb) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Hear My Words: Choral Classics from St John's Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha [ Chandos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "The boy treble voices bring lustre and freshness to the sonority, and the singing throughout is stirring and polished." The Daily Telegraph |