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Special offer. Handel: Messiah
RecommendedCarolyn Sampson, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mark Padmore, Christopher Purves
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Three of the four outstanding soloists - fine Handelians all - cut their teeth in the choir, and Catherine Wyn-Rogers has been a regular soloist. Crucially they don't stand apart, regally dispensing... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 25th August 2008
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Building a Library, April 2009, First Choice
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Special offer. Voices of Thunder - Works for Choir & Organ
The Choir of Magdalen College Oxford, Mark Williams
The installation of a new pipe organ, like any long-awaited new arrival, is always best marked with some kind of celebratory fanfare such as this splendid, generously filled disc...Another triumph... —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2025, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Stanford: Partsongs, Pastorals and Folksongs
RecommendedThe Sixteen, Harry Christophers
there’s no denying the sympathetic freshness of The Sixteen’s performances. Half of the 30 items included in the recital are first recordings, making this an especially useful release in the... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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Special offer. Morales: L’homme Armé Masses; Magnificat Secundi Toni
Robert Hollingworth, De Profundis
The Magnificat Secundi Toni is a finely wrought example written for Rome that blossoms into six vocal lines towards the end...Robert Hollingworth, also known as the director of I Fagiolini,... —
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Special offer. Orazio Benevoli: Missa Benevola
RecommendedI Fagiolini (early music ensemble), The City Musick, Robert Hollingworth
The keynote here again is sheer sonic splendour, captured by a detailed sound recording that’s almost overwhelming at times (but in the best sense), with a particularly powerful bass register. —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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Special offer. Handel: Acis and Galatea
RecommendedJeremy Budd (Acis), Grace Davidson (Galatea), Stuart Young (Polyphemus), Mark Dobell (Damon), Simon Berridge (Coridon)
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Without undue hurry, [Christophers] keeps the delightful score bouncing merrily along; the instrumentalists supply expert playing…Davidson’s Galatea offers a small but pretty soprano and Jeremy... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Baroque Vocal
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Building A Library, April 2025, Recommended Recording
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Special offer. Hail, Mother of the Redeemer
RecommendedMusic of Tomás Luis de Victoria
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Harry Christophers's love of Victoria suffuses this sumptuous recording...the seamless plainsong, searing climaxes, subtle dynamic shading and responsiveness to text is captivating. The fit... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th February 2011
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Building a Library, May 2011, Featured
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Harry Christophers imbues this account with maturity and assurance as well as a deep understanding of the music's architecture. He inspires some impassioned singing from the choir - plumbing... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Handel: Jephtha
RecommendedJames Gilchrist (Jephtha), Susan Bickley (Storge), Sophie Bevan (Iphis), Robin Blaze (Hamor), Matthew Brook (Zebul) & Grace Davidson (Angel)
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Christophers's taut, vibrant, and beautifully sprung account is bright and dazzling, yet so often the score ought to inhabit the tortured light and shade of Caravaggio...the choruses are finely... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Building a Library, January 2018, First Choice
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Special offer. The Sixteen sing Handel & Steffani
RecommendedElin Manahan Thomas & Grace Davidson (soprano), Ruth Massey (alto), Jeremy Budd & Mark Dobell (tenor) & Eamonn Dougan & Rob Macdonald (bass)
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
The Sixteen's sincere and nourishing performance does glorious justice to Steffani's profoundly moving and lovely setting. The Sixteen's Dixit Dominus… retains only three musicians from two... —
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Building A Library, March 2026, Top Choice (Dixit Dominus)
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