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Britten - A Hymn of Saint Columba
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Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
RecommendedJames O'Donnell (organ), Sioned Williams (harp)
Choir of Westminster Cathedral, David Hill
A Ceremony of Carols sets nine medieval and 16th-century poems between the 'Hodie' of the plainsong Vespers. The sole accompanying instrument is a harp, but given the right acoustic, sensitive... —
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Building a Library, December 2004, Also Recommended
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The bulk of Britten's choral output, repackaged at budget level from full-price originals. Wonderfully sympathetic performances, rich recording. A top bargain for the Britten centenary. —
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Benjamin Britten - Sacred Choral Music
Iain Farrington (organ), Benedict Giles (treble), Malcolm Green (bass), Simon Wall (tenor), Thomas Williams (alto), Joseph Helps (treble), Oliver Lepage-Dean (treble), Christopher de la Hoyde (alto), William Goldring (treble), Edward Minton (treble), Ben Harrison (treble)
St. John's College...
With Britten comes the thought of high voices: boys' voices that on this Naxos disc belong to the choir of St. John's College, Cambridge… the St. John's singers roundly capture the elusive tonal... —
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The two outstanding features are the high quality of the choral singing and the fairly relaxed pace throughout. Higginbottom has said that he finds some of Britten's metronome markings on the... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th January 2013
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Special offer. The Monarch's Music
Luke Bond, The Band of Household Cavalry, The Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, The Band of the Household Cavalry, Paul Collis-Smith, James Vivian
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This truly rich advent feast is performed wonderfully well on all counts and can be highly recommended —
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The Britten Collection
Celebrating The 100th Anniversary of Britten’s Birth
Ian Partridge (solo tenor)
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
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This album celebrates the 150th anniversary of Everlasting Light the Boys' Choir at Bath Abbey, and does so fulsomely. The high notes peppering Dyson's Magnificat in D are ringingly projected... —
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English Anthems
Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury/Christopher Hughes, Christopher Hughes (organ), Cambridge, Michael Pearce (vocals), Paul Robinson (bass-baritone), Leonard Pearcey (vocals), Robert Datnow (vocals), Thomas Rose (vocals), Gautam Rangarajan (vocals), Gautam Rangarajan/Robert Rice/Christopher...
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