James Bowman
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Knüpfer: Sacred Music
Carolyn Sampson, Rebecca Outram, Lisa Beckley, Susan Hamilton, Julie Cooper (sopranos), James Bowman, Robin Blaze (countertenors), James Gilchrist, Charles Daniels (tenors) & Peter Harvey, Michael George, Robert Evans (basses)
The King’s Consort, Robert King
There is no respect in which the vocal and instrumental performances or the recording fail to do justice to a composer whose revival is long overdue. I strongly recommend you to discover this... — More…
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Handel: Joshua, HWV 64 RecommendedEmma Kirkby, James Bowman & John Mark Ainsley
New College Choir & King's Consort, Robert King
With first-rate casts and careful attention to Handel's original texts, King has blown the dust off some magnificent music — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Countertenor duets by Purcell & Blow
James Bowman (countertenor) & Michael Chance (countertenor)
The King’s Consort, Robert King
Such complementary voices, Chance fine-drawn, Bowman a touch richer, more coloured, are ideal in this selection of inventive duets. Blow's Ode on Purcell's death is particularly fine, intensely... — More…
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Purcell: Hail! bright Cecilia
Gillian Fisher (soprano), James Bowman (countertenor), Rogers Covey-Crump (high tenor), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Michael George (bass) & Simon Keenlyside (bass)
The King’s Consort & The Choir of New College Oxford, Robert King
Purcell at his most theatrical and most domestic in two celebratory odes. New College Choir's sound is the main draw in a recital that never quite breaks sweat. — More…
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F. Couperin: Leçons de Ténèbres
James Bowman (countertenor), Michael Chance (countertenor), Mark Caudle (viola da gamba) & Robert King (organ)
An exultant motet and two canticles are memorably sung. Two solo Lecons are harder to sustain; the third, a duet, is most arresting. Caudle and King's responsive accompaniments is exemplary. — More…
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The World of Sacred Music Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral, John Scott (organ), The St. Anthony Singers, Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Semple (treble), Jonathan Chinchen (treble), Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge, Peter White (organ), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, Academy...
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Bach: Magnificat Emma Kirkby (soprano), Judith Nelson (soprano), Carolyn Watkinson (alto), Paul Elliot (tenor), David Thimas (bass), James Bowman (countertenor)
Academy of Ancient Music, Choir of Christ Church Cathedral Oxford, Simon Preston, Christopher Hogwood
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Ferrabosco & Byrd: Consort Music Susan Hamilton (soprano) & James Bowman (countertenor)
Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot
A curate's egg - with caviar! Bowman was past his best in 1998, though his disc of Byrd and contemporaries is rich and fascinating; even better is the CD of English-born Ferrabosco, one of... — More…
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Purcell - The Complete Sacred Music (The Complete Anthems and Services)
RecommendedLynne Dawson, Susan Gritton (sopranos), James Bowman, Nigel Short (countertenors), Paul Agnew, Rogers Covey-Crump, Charles Daniels, Mark Milhofer, Mark Padmore (tenors), Colin Campbell, Robert Evans, Micahel George, Stephen Varcoe (basses)
Choir of New College Oxford, King's Consort Choir,...
This CD is made up predominantly of anthems, devotional songs and a morning service (a functional, though not perfunctory, setting of the TeDeum and Jubilate) most of which disclose the range... — More…
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Building a Library, February 2014, Large Box Set Recommendation
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Monteverdi: Vespers Jill Gomez, Felicity Palmer, Robert Tear, Philip Langridge, John Shirley-Quirk
Monteverdi Choir & Orchestra, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, John Eliot Gardiner
Gardiner's first version was made with some of the finest English singers of the day and the legendary Philip Jones Brass Ensemble.
It may not be as polished, but its vitality stands up well... — More…2 CDs
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