Great British Choral Works / Christophers - The Sixteen

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Album Summary

Performers

• Grace Davidson (Soprano)
• Kirsty Hopkins
• Michael George (Bass Baritone)
• Mark Padmore
• Christopher Glynn (Organ)

Conductor

• Christophers, Harry

Ensemble

• The Sixteen (Choir)

Composers

• John Tavener (Composer) (1944 - )
• Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)
• John Sheppard (Composer) (1515 - 1558)
• James MacMillan (Composer/Conductor) (1959 - )
• William Cornysh (circa 1470 - 1523)
• Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
• George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
• Thomas Tallis (Composer) (circa 1505 - 1585)
• Robert Carver (circa 1485 - circa 1570)
• Michael Tippett (1905 - 1998)
• William Byrd (Composer) (1543 - 1623)

Notes & Reviews:

Since they were founded in 1979, The Sixteen and Harry Christophers have recorded over 100 discs of choral music spanning 600 years. On this new collection, CORO presents a selection of their most celebrated recordings of music by British composers. From Tallis's monumental Spem in Alium and Sheppard's In Media Vita to the delights of Purcell's The Fairy Queen and MacMillan's powerfully emotive A Child's Prayer (written in memory of the Dunblane tragedy), this disc provides a superb collection of works from some of Britain's most eminent composers. The disc features stellar soloists including Michael Chance, Michael George, and Mark Padmore.

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Works Details

Handel, George Frideric : Coronation Anthem :: My heart is inditing

• Conductor: Harry Christophers
• Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)
• Running Time: 2 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1727

Byrd, William : Liber secundus sacrarum cantionum

• Conductor: Harry Christophers
• Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)
• Running Time: 5 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: circa 1580

MacMillan, James : A Child's Prayer, for treble, chorus & organ

• Performers: Grace Davidson (Soprano); Kirsty Hopkins
• Conductor: Harry Christophers
• Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)
• Running Time: 4 min. sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Tallis, Thomas : Spem in alium

• Conductor: Harry Christophers
• Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)
• Running Time: 9 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: circa 1567

Tavener, John : Today the Virgin, for chorus

• Conductor: Harry Christophers
• Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)
• Running Time: 2 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1989

Cornysh, William : Ave Maria mater Dei

• Conductor: Harry Christophers
• Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)
• Running Time: 3 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: circa 1510

Carver, Robert : Missa Dum sacrum mysterium :: Benedictus

• Conductor: Harry Christophers
• Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)
• Running Time: 5 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Form: Choral

Purcell, Henry : The Fairy Queen :: One charming night

• Conductor: Harry Christophers
• Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)
• Running Time: 2 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1689

Purcell, Henry : The Fairy Queen :: Hush, no more

• Performer: Michael George (Bass Baritone)
• Conductor: Harry Christophers
• Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)
• Running Time: 4 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1689

Handel, George Frideric : Esther, HWV 50a, 1718 version :: Tune your harps to cheerful strains

• Performer: Mark Padmore
• Conductor: Harry Christophers
• Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)
• Running Time: 3 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: circa 1718

Britten, Benjamin : Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27

• Conductor: Harry Christophers
• Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)
• Running Time: 10 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1942

Tippett, Michael : A Child of Our Time, Five Spirituals :: Five Spirituals. Nobody Knows

• Conductor: Harry Christophers
• Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)
• Notes: Composition written: 1958.
• Running Time: 1 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1958

Sheppard, John : Media vita in morte sumus (Excerpt)

• Conductor: Harry Christophers
• Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)
• Running Time: 8 min. sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1553-1558

MacMillan, James : A New Song, for chorus & organ

• Performer: Christopher Glynn (Organ)
• Conductor: Harry Christophers
• Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)
• Running Time: 5 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1997

Handel, George Frideric : Messiah, HWV 56 :: Worthy is the Lamb that was slain

• Conductor: Harry Christophers
• Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)
• Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1741

Handel, George Frideric : Messiah, HWV 56 :: Amen

• Conductor: Harry Christophers
• Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)
• Running Time: 3 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1741