Britten - A Hymn to the Virgin
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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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The recital's radiant heart is Sheppard's Media Vite, but there are more highlights to come, including an outstanding reading of Holst's Nunc Dimittis, the flowing textures of Harris's Bring... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2008, Choral Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2007, Choral & Song Choice
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Special offer. 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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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... — More…
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It's when the pedal goes down (literally and metaphorically) that this disc really soars, startling the ear into ecstasy with the sudden release of Rachmaninov's Cherubic Hymn, the 'bright Seraphim'... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2019, Editor's Choice
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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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Gabriel's Message
One Thousand Years of Carols
Robert Stringer (treble)
Worcester Cathedral Choir, Tewkesbury Abbey Choir, Elora Festival Singers, Donald Hunt, Andrew Sackett, Noel Edison
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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. — More…
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Grammy Awards, 51st Awards (2008), Best Chamber Music Recording
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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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Musically impeccable, carefully wound and tuned, superbly balanced—a magnificent display of sheer beauty of choral sound — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2001, Winner - Choral
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