Martyn Hill
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Britten: War Requiem
RecommendedHeather Harper (soprano), Philip Langridge (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), Martyn Hill (tenor)
Choristers of St Paul`s Cathedral, London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Richard Hickox
Britten's War Requiem is the composer's most public statement of his pacifism.
The work is cast in six movements and calls for massive forces: full chorus, soprano soloist and full orchestra... — More…Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Choral
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Engineering
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Building a Library, June 2017, Also Recommended
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Handel: Acis and Galatea
RecommendedNorma Burrowes (Galatea), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Acis), Martyn Hill (Damon), Willard White (Polyphemus) & Paul Elliot (Corydon)
The English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
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Gramophone Awards, 1978, Winner - Early Music
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Britten: War Requiem
RecommendedHeather Harper (soprano). Philip Langridge (tenor), Martyn Hill (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), Roderick Elms (organ)
London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral, Richard Hickox
'Drawing on a disciplined and dedicated response from his London Symphony forces, Hickox masterminds a stirring display (ideally balanced by the Couzens production team) that scales genuine... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Choral
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Engineering
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Davies, Peter Maxwell: Taverner
Martyn Hill (Taverner), David Wilson-Johnson (Jester), Stephen Richardson (Henry VIII), Fiona Kimm (Virgin Mary), Michael Chance (Priest/God), Quentin Hayes (White Abbot) & Peter Sidhom (Richard Taverner)
Fretwork, BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Sinfonietta Voices, His Majestys Sagbutts...
The opera is full… bitterly ironic juxtapositions, such as the 'holy' chanting from monks heard against the cynical Realpolitik of the negotiations between King and the Cardinal. Making the... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2010, Finalist - Opera
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Opera, April 2010, Recording of the Month
2 CDs
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Vaughan Williams - Choral Works
Recommendedfrom CDA66420, CDA66655, CDA66511 & CDA66569
Elizabeth Connell (soprano), Amanda Roocroft (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Martyn Hill (tenor), Maldwyn Davies (tenor), Anne Dawson (soprano), Linda Kitchen (soprano), Alan Opie (baritone), Gwynne Howell (bass), Thomas Allen (baritone), Nobuko Imai (viola), Judith Howarth (soprano), Matthew...
Best has a fine sense of VW as a dramatic composer, bringing tremendous urgency to Dona Nobis Pacem and real passion to the Five Mystical Songs. Best's Serenade to Music is the original, not... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th July 2008
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Building a Library, July 2017, First Choice
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Handel: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
RecommendedPatrizia Kwella, Marie McLaughlin, Jennifer Smith, Michael Ginn, Martyn Hill, Maldwyn Davies
English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner
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Gramophone Awards, 1980, Winner - Choral
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Handel: Dixit Dominus & The ways of Zion do mourn
RecommendedFelicity Palmer (soprano), Margaret Marshall (soprano), Norma Burrowes (soprano), Charles Brett (countertenor), John Angelo Messana (countertenor), Richard Morton (tenor), Alastair Thompson (tenor), Martyn Hill (tenor), David Wilson-Johnson (bass), Stephen Varcoe (bass), Nicholas Kraemer (harpsichord),...
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Gramophone Awards, 1978, Winner - Choral
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Britten: Spring Symphony, Welcome Ode & Psalm 150
Alfreda Hodgson (contralto), Elizabeth Gale (soprano), Martyn Hill (tenor)
City of London School Choir (Boys), City of London School for Girls Choir, London Symphony Chorus, Southend Boys Choir, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
The standard of performances is consistently high...Even if you have some of the repertoire in your collection already I’d suggest you don’t make the mistake I made when these discs were first... — More…
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Grainger Edition, Vol. 7: Songs for Tenor
Martyn Hill (tenor), Penelope Thwaites (piano), John Lavender (piano)
Thwaites is on terrific form. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Editor's Choice
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Frank Martin: Les quatre éléments & In terra pax
Della Jones (contralto), Judith Howarth (soprano), Martyn Hill (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), Stephen Roberts (bass)
Brighton Festival Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthias Bamert
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