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Director Harry Christophers draws controlled performances which highlight the music's extremes of spiritual serenity and visceral energy. As one might expect from this crack choir, there is... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2007, Editor's Choice
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There are glorious moments, particularly in the centrepiece, Sheppard's Media vita, where The Sixteen's perfect ensemble, translucent colours and sensitivity to the text set the spine tingling. — More…
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Record Review, December 2010, Critics' Disc of the Year
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Handel: Alexander's Feast
Nancy Argenta, Ian Partridge, Michael George
The Sixteen, The Symphony of Harmony and Invention, Harry Christophers
Handel's 1736 setting of Dryden's ode is heard here with two interpolations made in the first performance - a concerto for harp and one for organ. Harry Christophers's feeling for sonority... — More…
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Handel Choruses
Mark Brown (studioproducer), Michael Chance (counter-tenor), Simon Birchall, Robert Evans, Lynda Russell, Mark Padmore (tenor)
The Sixteen, The Sixteen Orchestra, Harry Christophers
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Building a Library, March 2005, First Choice
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Heroes and Heroines: Handel Arias
Sarah Connolly
The Symphony of Harmony and Invention, Harry Christophers
Sarah Connolly is an exemplary Handel singer.
Her recital is dominated by two roles she's performed at ENO, with arias from Alcina and Ariodante.
'Scherza infida' is an addictive mixture of... — More…Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2004, Editor's Choice
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Mozart: Requiem
Elizabeth Watts (soprano), Phyllis Pancella (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Kennedy (tenor) & Eric Owens (bass-baritone), & Robert Nairn (double bass obbligato)
Handel and Haydn Society, Harry Christophers
[Owens's] instrument sounds magisterial as it rolls along, matching well with the three remaining soloists. Elizabeth Watts is a luminous soprano. Phyllis Pancella can rely on the almost contralto-like... — More…
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One reason this disc makes such a resoundingly positive impression is that The Sixteen are thoroughly caught up in MacMillan's writing....at every the stage the singers are in focus technically... — More…
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Good Night, Beloved
Alexandra Kidgell, Mark Dobell, George Pooley, Rob Macdonald, Christopher Glynn (piano), Jeremy Budd (tenor), Ben Davies, Julie Cooper, Kirsty Hopkins
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
The album is an enchanting collection of works loosely themed around the night, from lullabies and nocturnes to the music of late-night revelry. The disc’s title track is a highlight: ‘Good... — More…
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