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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... — More…
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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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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... — More…
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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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One would have to travel very far to find an album of British a cappella (mostly) music as beautifully sung as this...The Sixteen’s singing, like Mike Hatch’s recording, is as excellent as one... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2023, Editor's Choice
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Poetry in Music Ruth Provost, Kirsty Hopkins, David Clegg, Jeremy Budd, Ben Davies, Julie Cooper, Edward McMullan, Mark Dobell
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
It is clear that this is something really special. That specialness comes not just from the fact that The Sixteen elevate everything they perform through their opulent musicality and supreme... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2015, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Shortlisted - Choral
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Spem is literally a surround-sound piece, so this recording, the first to use the latest technology in new audio formats, gets closer than most. The Sixteen (enlarged to the requisite 40) have... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Collection Recommendation
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2003, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, October 2016, Recommended Version in English
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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... — More…
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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The Deer’s Cry: The Sixteen sing Pärt, Byrd & Tallis RecommendedThe Sixteen, Harry Christophers
[The Deer's Cry] is a deceptively easy-looking piece on the page, but keeping its halting, minimalist ground-rhythm pulsing meaningfully, and building the slow-burn crescendo over several minutes... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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Haydn: The Creation
Sarah Tynan (soprano), Jeremy Ovenden (tenor) & Matthew Brook (bass-baritone)
Handel and Haydn Society, Harry Christophers
an exceptional account of the oratorio from all points of view…but what is wholly exceptional is the diction of both soloists and choir; you can hear every word without referring to the text... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, Choral & Song Choice
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Wilbye was one of the finest English madrigalists, publishing around 75 madrigals in two collections in 1598 and 1609. I Fagiolini sing 25 of them here with a winning sweetness of tone and admirable... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2022
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Schallplattenkritik Quarterly Critics Choice, Autumn 2022, Early Music
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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Carol of the Bells Alexandra Kidgell, Edward McMullan, Mark Dobell, Robert Macdonald, Ben Davies, Rob Macdonald, Katy Hill, Tim Jones, Charlotte Mobbs, George Pooley
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
The Sixteen have been around so long (40 years and counting) that it is easy to take them for granted. This newly recorded Christmas disc, however, acts as a sharp reminder of the choir’s abiding... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2021, Christmas Choice
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