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MESSIAEN
Organ Works Michael Bonaventure, The Rieger Organ of St Giles' Cathedral Edinburgh [ Delphian / 2 CD - released 4/Feb/2008 ] Nourished by Messiaen s beloved birdsong and Hindu rhythms, the Méditations bring alive the deepest mysteries of Catholicism, here performed with a visceral intensity by Michael Bonaventure. This is the second release in Delphian s survey of Messiaen... |
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LEIGHTON
Cathedral Music Neil Mackie (tenor) / St Paul's Cathedral Choir / John Scott (director) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 6/Mar/2005 ] 'Leighton at his most moving. St Paul's choir brings glowingly alive both the strength and the tenderness of this music. I can enthusiastically recommend this record' - Organists Review |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Semele (Blu-ray) Emma Pearson, Amitai Pati, Sarah Castle, Paul Whelan / New Zealand Opera Chorus, Holy Trinity Cathedral Choir, NZ Opera Baroque Orchestra, Peter Walls [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 21/Jul/2023 ] "Amitai Pati is the pick of the bunch. The Samoan tenor is an outstanding Jupiter, bright-toned and fullvoiced, lyrical lines anchored by enough weight to make this reluctant smiter believable as both lover and thug." Gramophone |
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IVANOV / NIKOLSKY / SOKOLOV / BORTNIANSKY / LIPAIEV / TCHESNOKOV
Russian Orthodox Church Music (rec 1975) Nicolai Gedda (tenor) / Choir Of The Orthodox Cathedral, Paris / Eugen Evetz [ Pentatone SACD / SACD - released 18/Aug/2006 ] “The mixed choir of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Paris under Eugen Evetz achieve a radiantly beautiful and transparent sonic quality in such selections as "Invincible Lord of Hosts" (Ancient Hymn), "The Angel declared to Mary" (Kompaneysky),... |
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Norwich Cathedral Choir / Neil Taylor (Director) with Simon Johnson (Organ)
23 Favourite Hymns (incls 'Praise my soul the King of Heaven' & 'Abide with me') [ Priory / CD - released 10/Apr/2006 ] Recorded in Norwich Cathedral in 1996 |
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Organ of Gloucester Cathedral Played by David Briggs
The World Of Organ Transcription [ Priory / CD - released 16/Jun/2002 ] Nearly 80 minutes' worth of extraordinary talent |
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GRIER, Francis
Around the Curve of the World Patricia Rozario / Paul Whelan / Christ Church Cathedral Choir / Oxford University Chamber Orchestra / Stephen Darlington [ Somm / CD - released 15/Feb/2001 ] Patricia Rozario, Anne Schwanewilms, Daniel Norman, Paul Whelan, Christchurch Cathedral Choir, Oxford University Chamber Orchestra. Grier's musical language draws for its inspiration on the glories of Gregorian chant and is, by turns, elegiac and... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Christmas Through the Ages Psalmody, The Parley of Instruments, The King’s Consort, The Sixteen, Westminster Cathedral Choir, et al. [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Nov/2009 ] 'Other than to assure you that it works for me, need I say more?' (Fanfare, USA) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Grand Organ of Liverpool Cathedral (concert recorded in 2012) [plus CD] Richard Lea at the Walker Organ of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral [ Priory DVD + CD / DVD/CD - released 20/Sep/2013 ] |
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GREAT EUROPEAN ORGANS
Great European Organs No. 74 Richard Lea at the Walker Organ of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral [ Priory / CD - released 13/Jun/2008 ] Recorded in Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral on 3-5 April 2006 |
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MOONLIGHT AND ROSES
Moonlight and Roses & other gems for the organ Roy Massey at the organ of Hereford Cathedral [ Priory / CD - released 20/May/2008 ] Recorded in Hereford Cathedral in 3-5 June 1982 |
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BEST LOVED ANTHEMS
Best Loved Anthems from Salisbury Salisbury Cathedral Choir directed by David Halls [ Priory / CD - released 30/Mar/2008 ] Recorded in Salisbury Cathedral on 1, 2, 3 May 2007 |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Favourite Hymns From England (Incls 'Jerusalem' & 'Abide With Me') Salisbury Cathedral Choir, Simon Lole (director) [ ALTO / CD - released 20/Apr/2012 ] Includes the Howard Goodall arrangement of Psalm 23 as used in the television seris 'The Vicar of Dibley'. |
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Sam Corkin (saxophones), Choir of Canterbury Cathedral, David Newsholme (director of music), Jamie Rogers (organ)
Palimpsest: New Works from Old for Saxophone and Choir [ Signum / CD - released 8/Sep/2023 ] "If the saxophone sometimes appears as something of an addition to the choral writing, the best examples - such as Gabriel Jackson's stirring Sancte Deus or Francis Pott's luminescent Rosa sine.." Gramophone |
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: Choral Music St Albans Abbey Girl's Choir, Lay Clerks of St Albams Cathedral Choir [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Nov/2012 ] "Best of all is the wonderful sonority of the eight-voice a cappella bookends, the Six Anthems and the setting of Psalm 43, Richte mich, Gott. And Winpenny's organ solo is of a comparable splendour." (Gramophone) |
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St Mary's Cathedral Choir
Jackson: Sacred Choral Works [ Delphian / CD - released 29/Jun/2009 ] |
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St Mary's Cathedral Choir/Ferg
Jackson: Beyond The Stars [ Delphian / CD - released 4/Jun/2012 ] |
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St Mary's Cathedral Choir/Ferg
Taverner: Sacred Choral Music [ Delphian / CD - released 26/Jul/2010 ] |
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PSALMS OF DAVID
The Psalms of David (Complete in 12 volumes) St Pauls Cathedral Choir, Andrew Lucas, organ, Huw Williams, organ. John Scott [ Hyperion / 12 CD Box Set - released 5/Oct/2002 ] 'All Old Testament life is here … how useful to be able to hold such a big chunk of English culture in a box five inches square' (The Times) |
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FARRANT / BAIRSTOW / WOOD / GIBBONS / SANDERS / LOTTI / etc
Passiontide at St Paul's St Paul's Cathedral Choir, Andrew Lucas, organ / John Scott [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Mar/2013 ] "This is one of the most impressive discs I can recall from this choir" Fanfare |