Since you are interested in Traditional & Modern Carols, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
BRITTEN / LEIGHTON / CHARPENTIER / DANDRIEU / TRADITIONAL
Carols for Christmas Morning The Choir of New College Oxford, directed by Edward Higginbottom [ Festive Music and Carols / Gift of Music / CD - released 20/Jun/2011 ] Under Edward Higginbottom's leadership, the Choir of New College Oxford has gained a worldwide reputation and is known particularly for its stylish performances of Renaissance and Baroque music. |
TAVENER / ALLEGRI / BARBER / FAURE / PALESTRINA / BIZET / BRAHMS / etc
Agnus Dei - Music In Inner Harmony Choir of New College, Oxford / Edward Higginbottom [ Erato / Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 9/Sep/2000 ] "This is one of the most sublime choral records I have ever heard." - Organists' Review |
NICHOLAS LUDFORD
Missa Benedicta Choir Of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom (direction) [ K617 Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 5/May/2008 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD WINNER 2008 - Early music - "New College, Oxford are in a class of their own." International Record Review |
JAMES MacMILLAN / JOHN JOUBERT / PETER WISHART / GABRIEL JACKSON / etc
MacMillan and his British Contemporaries The Choir of New College Oxford / Edward Higginbottom [ Avie Twentieth-Century Masters Vol 2 / CD - released 24/Jul/2006 ] "This is one of the finest choral discs to have come my way for some time. I rejoice to find clear evidence that so much high quality music is being written for liturgical use by composers of today" (MusicWeb July 2006) |
POULENC / MESSIAEN / VILLETTE
Poulenc and his French Contemporaries The Choir of New College Oxford / Edward Higginbottom [ Avie Twentieth-Century Masters Vol 1 / CD - released 24/Jul/2006 ] "For now this is a disc which I’m very happy to recommend." (MusicWeb May 2006) |
MATTHEW LOCKE
Anthems, Motets and Ceremonial Music Choir of New College, Oxford / The Parley of Instruments / Edward Higginbottom, director [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 4/Oct/2005 ] 'Stylishly performed and intelligently directed' - Early Music |
J.S. BACH
St John Passion (Complete Oratorio) Colin Baldy (bass) Matthew Beale (tenor) John Bernays (bass) Choir of New College Oxford / Collegium Novum / Edward Higginbottom [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 20/May/2003 ] Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (June 2003) |
JEAN CASSANEA DE MONDONVILLE
De Profundis / Venite exultemus Gillian Fisher, Charles Daniels, Stephen Varcoe /Choir of the New College Oxford / London Baroque / Edward Higginbottom [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/May/2008 ] 'This is a delightful bargain collection, given state-of-the-art sound' (Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
JOHN CAMERON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Cameron: Missa Celtica The Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom / English Chamber Orchestra, John Cameron [ Erato / CD - released 27/Mar/1999 ] "The singing of soloists, and the New College Choir and the playing of the English Orchestra are practically beyond reproach. Outstanding; a work to marvel at from beginning to end." MusicWeb |