Kings College
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Christopher Purves sings magnificently, spinning an enviable thread of legato through the narrative of each song. A consummate actor, too, with commanding diction, he invariably finds a distinctive... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2023, Choral & Song Choice
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Gowers conveys the fundamental musicality of the work. There is a sense here that he feels the music, that he shares much of Messiaen’s vision and that he knows exactly what he wants the music... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2018, Editor's Choice
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100 Years of Nine Lessons & Carols
RecommendedKing’s College Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury,Sir David Willcocks, Sir Philip Ledger
The opening track from 1958 sets the basic tone: the singing’s precise, sunny and rather dainty. Yet extra gusto soon arrives, and the modern carols Cleobury commissioned certainly stop tradition... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 30th November 2018
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The Music of King's
Choral Favourites from Cambridge
The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
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John Rutter: Visions Hannah Perowne, Britten Sinfonia (chamber ensemble)
Choir of King's College Cambridge, Daniel Hyde
The sheer beauty and sincerity of the music is quite overwhelming at times, a timeless construct where every element just ‘works’...I cannot recommend this recording too highly. — More…
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English Hymn Anthems
Alison Balsom (trumpet)
The Choir Of King’s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
The King's performance [of the Parry] is predictably idiomatic, if a touch carefully preened and respectful...[Ireland's] is a more explicitly dramatic setting, and the singers seem to relish... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2015, Editor's Choice
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In the Bleak Midwinter: Christmas Carols From King's
Matthew Martin (organ), Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Daniel Hyde
The voices are warmly blended by Daniel Hyde, director of music since 2019, and show the choir confidently developing a fresh identity in the post-Stephen Cleobury era. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2020
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Nine Lessons & Carols: King's College Cambridge
RecommendedChoir of King's College Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
Perhaps the lower voices aren't quite as smoothly blended here as they usually are at King's, but generally the level of achievement reached in these live performances is enviable. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd December 2012
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