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Britten: War Requiem RecommendedHeather Harper (soprano). Philip Langridge (tenor), Martyn Hill (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), Roderick Elms (organ)
London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral, Richard Hickox
'Drawing on a disciplined and dedicated response from his London Symphony forces, Hickox masterminds a stirring display (ideally balanced by the Couzens production team) that scales genuine heights... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Choral
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Engineering
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Britten: War Requiem RecommendedHeather Harper (soprano), Philip Langridge (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), Martyn Hill (tenor)
Choristers of St Paul`s Cathedral, London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Richard Hickox
Britten's War Requiem is the composer's most public statement of his pacifism.
The work is cast in six movements and calls for massive forces: full chorus, soprano soloist and full orchestra... — More…Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Choral
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Engineering
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Building a Library, June 2017, Also Recommended
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Elgar: The Light of Life, Op. 29 'Lux Christi' Judith Howarth (soprano), Linda Finnie (contralto), Arthur Davies (tenor) & John Shirley-Quirk (bass)
London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
Hickox’s fine performance is the one to have — More…
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Vaughan Williams: Five Tudor Portraits & 5 Variants of 'Dives & Lazarus' Jean Rigby (mezzo-soprano), John Shirley-Quirk (baritone)
London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
First heard at the 1936 Norwich Festival, Vaughan Williams's Five Tudor Portraits find the composer at his most dazzlingly inventive, the resourceful and witty writing fitting Skelton's words... — More…
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Elgar: The Light of Life, Op. 29 'Lux Christi' Arthur Davies (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (bass), Judith Howarth (soprano), Linda Finnie (contralto)
London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox
In the glorious orchestral 'Meditation' Hickox's conducting demonstrates a noble flexibility, sensitivity to dynamic nuance and feeling for climax. Equally the engineering, sumptuous yet detailed,... — More…
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Tavener: Akhmatova Requiem Phyllis Bryn-Julson (soprano) & John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), Elise Ross (soprano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, The Nash Ensemble, Gennady Rozhdestvensky
this heartfelt setting of Anna Akhmatova's blistering condemnation of Stalinist atrocities still packs an enormous punch...The Requiem grips from the start...Phyllis Bryn-Julson is on strong... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2014, Re-issue of the Month
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Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38 Dame Janet Baker (The Angel), John Shirley Quirk (The Priest & The Angel of the agony) & Peter Pears (Gerontius)
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, Sir Adrian Boult
Boult’s handling of the Prelude, and his masterly accompaniment – especially to Janet Baker’s radiant final benediction – is so beautiful, so magisterial in its intensity, that it feels as though... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2016, DVD of the Month
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Walton: The Bear Della Jones (mezzo-soprano), Alan Opie (baritone) & John Shirley-Quirk (bass)
Northern Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
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Gordon Crosse - Ariadne & Changes Sarah Francis (oboe), Jennifer Vyvyan (soprano) & John Shirley-Quirk (baritone)
London Symphony Orchestra Ensemble, Orpington Junior Singers, Highgate School for Boys Choir & London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Norman Del Mar
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Purcell: Dido and Aeneas Original 1973 quadraphonic recording by Philips Classics, remastered in 2015
Josephine Veasey, Helen Donath, Delia Wallis, Elizabeth Bainbridge, Gillian Knight, Thomas Allen, John Shirley-Quirk, Frank Patterson
Academy of St Martin in the Fields & John Alldis Choir, Sir Colin Davis
