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Special offer. Spem in alium
RecommendedMusic for Monarchs and Magnates
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
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... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, 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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This is inspiring, immaculate music-making of the highest order – nothing less than you would expect from an ensembkle that can be counted among Britain’s great cultural treasures. —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Special offer. Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248
RecommendedLynda Russell (soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (contralto), Mark Padmore (tenor, Evangelist), Michael George (bass, Herod), Libby Crabtree (angel, Echo)
The Sixteen, The Symphony of Harmony and Invention, Harry Christophers
Like Gardiner… the Sixteen's recording throbs with the joy of it all. —
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Building a Library, December 2005, First Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Building a Library, March 2005, First Choice
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Special offer. 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... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Choral & Song Choice
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Special offer. 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... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2015, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Shortlisted - Choral
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The subtle ebb and flow of the speed in Vox dilecti, for example, exactly matches the quickening emotions at the sound of the voice of the beloved, and the ascending musical motives at the call... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2014
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Special offer. An Old Belief
Parry -Campion - McDowall
Martha McLorinan (mezzo-soprano), Elisabeth Paul, Mark Dobell, Steven Harrold, Daniel Collins, Edward McMullan, Stephen Harrold, Tim Jones, Ben Davies, Alexandra Kidgell, Katy Hill, Jeremy Budd (tenor), The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
The Sixteen is on terrific form throughout, bringing a glorious richness and depth of sound to this complex work. They embrace the texts with dynamism and sensitivity, while handling Parry’s... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Choral Music
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Shortlisted - Choral
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Special offer. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z629
RecommendedAnn Murray, Lorna Anderson, Gillian Fisher, John Mark Ainsley, Michael Chance, Richard Suart, Ian Partridge, Michael George
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
The Fairy Queen hardly an 'opera' in the conventional sense: its musical virtues lie in the composer's uncanny ability to summon a discrete, potent atmosphere whose capacity to move the listener... —
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Building a Library, September 2011, First Choice (CD)
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Building a Library, February 2023, Also Recommended
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