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Howells - A Spotless Rose
Genres:
Choral » Anthems & Motets
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In Terra Pax
RecommendedA Christmas Anthology
Julia Doyle (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone) & Mark Williams (organ and piano)
City of London Choir & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Hilary Davan Wetton
The gem here is Finzi's In terra pax… From late in Finzi's life, it is suffused with English pastoral yearning, and baritone Roderick Williams sings beautifully in the outer sections. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 30th November 2009
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A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols: The Centenary Service
RecommendedChoir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
This is a priceless record not only of the centenary of the most famous carol service in the world, but of the last to be directed by Sir Stephen Cleobury after 37 years at the helm of chapel... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th November 2019
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The London-based chamber choir Sonoro was founded just two years ago, yet has already developed a strong individual identity. It is immediately evident in the brightly rhythmic account of Malcolm... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2018, Christmas Choice
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Special offer. Carols from Chelsea
James Orford (organ)
The Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, William Vann
Under the meticulous direction of William Vann, their reading of Howells’s A Spotless Rose is, well, spotless, while John Rutter’s Dormi, Jesu is saved from schmaltz and sung with the sweet,... —
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Special offer. Howells - St John’s Magnificat
The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha (Director of Music)
If you are at all interested in Howells's church music this disc is an obligatory purchase...Here the emotion of the music feelingly and unapologetically wells upward to the surface, making... —
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Advent Carols from St. John's College, Cambridge
Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge, Christopher Robinson
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Special offer. The Call: More Choral Classics from St John’s
Alison Martin (harp)
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha
Anybody with deep affection for the more noble anthems of the Anglican tradition will need no excuse to grab a copy of this tasty selection, especially so when it features performances of such... —
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2015, Editor's Choice
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Jean Belmont Ford's cycle Electa is a real discovery, performed with a naturalness and ease that carries one unerringly through very unfamiliar musical territory. —
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Grammy Awards, 51st Awards (2008), Best Chamber Music Recording
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Herbert Howells - Choral & Organ Music Volume 2
The Choir of New College, Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
