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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... — More…
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Building a Library, December 2004, Also Recommended
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Britten: A Ceremony of Carols & St Nicolas
RecommendedSally Pryce (harp), Katherine Watson (soprano) & Zoë Brown (soprano), Allan Clayton (tenor)
Trinity College Choir Cambridge, City of London Sinfonia, Holst Singers & Temple Church Choristers, Stephen Layton
The clear-toned adult voices of the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, highlight qualities in the work often missed when performed by the more usual boys' choir...Perhaps Trinity sound too... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd December 2012
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2012, Editor's Choice
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A Festival of Britten
James Sherlock (organ, piano) & Vicky Lester (harp)
National Youth Choirs of Great Britain, National Youth Choir, Training Choir South, Training Choir North, Cambiata Voices, Boys' Choir, Girls' Choir, Chamber Choir, Robert Isaacs, Greg Beardsell, Rachel Staunton, Dominic Peckham, Niall...
These are not performances for those who like their Britten to sound like the Choir of King's College Cambridge in the days of David Willcocks. All preciosity has gone; the vowels are open and... — More…
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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. — More…
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out of the bran tub comes my favourite Christmas choral disc of 2009 - Joy in the morning, another wide-ranging collection from Jeffrey Skidmore's excellent Birmingham-based choir, Ex Cathedra.... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 30th November 2009
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Some might prefer Britten’s Ceremony of Carols to be a little rowdier, but this is otherwise a technically superb display of largely unfamiliar, and imaginatively chosen, festive music. One... — More…
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Building a Library, December 2024, Recommended Recording (A Ceremony of Carols)
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Dancing Day: Music for Christmas
Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York, Sara Cutler, Stephen Buzard, Benjamin Sheen
John Scott
[Scott's] sudden death earlier this year makes Dancing Day perhaps the most poignant of discs and bears testament to his phenomenal musicianship and taste. The choir is absolutely secure from... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2015, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Choir of Kings College Cambridge
RecommendedChoir of King's College, Cambridge, Sir David Willcocks, Sir Philip Ledger
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Building a Library, December 2004, First Choice
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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... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th January 2013
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