Rutter - What sweeter music
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You either love or hate Rutter's Christmas music, but for me, Christmas is John Rutter. Complete with sublime melodies, choir-friendly textures and just the right amount of frivolity, this... — More…
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Special offer. The Very Best of John Rutter
Cambridge Singers and the City of London Sinfonia, John Rutter
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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. — More…
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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... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th November 2019
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Christmas is often treated as a time of extroverted celebration, intimacy is the keynote of Noël, the Armonico Consort’s new seasonal collection. That’s partly because the choir has just eleven... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2023, Christmas Choice
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Special offer. On Christmas Night
RecommendedCarols from St John’s College, Cambridge
John Challenger (organ)
The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha
The collective vocal heft of the ensemble's young choral scholars remains a potent weapon under Andrew Nethsinga's direction. He's a man of musical refinement, however, one ready and able to... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th December 2011
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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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…this outstanding issue celebrates 20 years of carols newly commissioned for the annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. The two CDs are stuffed with memorable settings - Jonathan Dove's... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, December 2005, Christmas Special Choice
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The Very Best of Christmas
Michael Bloss (organ), John Evanson (piano), Philip Langridge (tenor), Robert Stringer (treble), Raymond Johnston (organ), Takako Nishizaki (violin), J. Reilly Lewis (organ), Stephan MacLeod (bass-baritone), Sibylla Rubens (soprano), Andreas Karasiak (tenor), Eteri Andjaparidze (piano)
Worcester...
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