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G.F. Handel: Saul / Sarah Connolly, Elizabeth Atherton, Joelle Harvey, Christopher Purves, Robert Murray - The Sixteen

3 CD / Coro / 2012-09-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Saul
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

Harry Christophers and The Sixteen are revered for their performances and recordings of Handel's great oratorios, and they add to their stunning collection with this...continue...
Recording information: St Augustine's Church, Kilburn, London (01/2012)....continue...

Great European Choral Works / The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2012-06-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Dixit Dominus; Claudio Monteverdi: Beatus vir; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Assumpta est Maria; Tomás Luis de Victoria: Gaude, Maria virgo, motet for 5 voices; Diet...
Performers: Beckley, Lisa; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Cornwell, Joseph; Crabtree, Libby; Davidson, Grace; Dean, Ruth; Dobell, Mark; Dunkley, Sally; Evans, Robert; Jones, Tim [Vocals]; Macdonald, Rob...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

Since they were founded in 1979, Harry Christophers and The Sixteen have recorded over 100 discs of choral music spanning 600 years. On this new...continue...

The Italian Collection / Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

5 CD / Coro / 2012-03-13

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Te Deum, motet for double chorus & organ in C major; Iste confessor; Missa, for chorus & organ in A minor ("La stella"); Antonio Lotti: Crucifixus; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrin...
Performers: Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Crabtree, Libby; Davidson, Grace; Dean, Ruth; Dunkley, Sally; Fisher, Gillian; George, Michael; MacKenzie, Neil; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]; Purves, Christo...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: ; The Sixteen (Choir)

Featuring five of The Sixteen's most celebrated recordings, The Italian Collection is a sumptuous anthology of music. From Allegri's hauntingly beautiful Miserere to the virtuosity,...continue...
Recording information: Church of St Silas the Martyr, London, England (01/1992); St Augustine's, Kilburn, London (01/1992); St John's, Smith Square, London (01/1992); St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead Ga...continue...

Great British Choral Works / Christophers - The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2011-09-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Esther, HWV 50a, 1718 version; Messiah, HWV 56; William Byrd: Liber secundus sacrarum cantionum; James MacMillan: A Child's Prayer, for treble, chorus & or...
Performers: Davidson, Grace; George, Michael; Glynn, Christopher; Hopkins, Kirsty; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

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...continue...

Handel: Dixit Dominus; Stefani: Stabat Mater

1 CD / Coro / 2009-10-13

Works: Agostino Steffani: Stabat Mater, for 6 voices & organ; George Frederick Handel: Dixit Dominus
Performers: Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Davidson, Grace; Dobell, Mark; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

The Sixteen adds to its stunning Handel collection with a brand new recording of Dixit Dominus set alongside a little-known treasure - Agostino Steffani's Stabat...continue...

Sounds Sublime: Essential Collection - Sixteen/Christophers

2 CD / Coro / 2009-09-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat; Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Cantata no 50, "Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft" (incomplete), BWV 50; Tom&aacut...
Performers: Cooper, Gary [Keyboardist]; Crabtree, Libby; Dawson, Lynne; Dean, Ruth; Dunkley, Sally; George, Michael; Glynn, Christopher; Montgomery, Roger; Purves, Christopher; Russell, Lynda; Steele-Perkins, Cr...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

Some of the most celebrated recordings from Harry Christophers and his award-winning ensemble, in a beautiful 2-CD digipak set. Equally appealing to fans of The...continue...

Handel: Coronation Anthems / Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2009-02-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Coronation Anthems (4); Concertos (6) for Organ, Op. 4; Coronation Anthem; The King Shall Rejoice, coronation anthem no 2 for chorus & orchestra, HWV 260; Jephtha; A...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

Harry Christophers and The Sixteen add a brand new recording of Handel's 'Coronation Anthems' to their stunning catalog of Handel discs, released for the 250th...continue...

Handel: Messiah / Christophers, Sampson, Padmore, The Sixteen, et al

3 CD / Coro / 2008-09-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Solomon; Esther, oratorio, HWV 50b; Pensieri notturni di filli (Nel dolce dell'oblio), cantata for soprano, recorder & continuo, HWV 134; Concerto for Harp in B ...
Performers: Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Bircher, Katy; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Dawson, Lynne; Evans, Robert; Headley, Erin; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Purve...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

This brand new recording by one of the most celebrated ensembles in the world features distinguished soloists revered for their performances of Handel....continue...

The Sixteen Edition - Handel: Italian Cantatas / Thomas

1 CD / Coro / 2007-02-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Agrippina condotta a morire (Dunque sarà pur vero), cantata for soprano, 2 violins & continuo, HWV 1; Pensieri notturni di filli (Nel dolce dell'oblio), cantata for sopr...
Performers: Bircher, Katy; Crouch, Joseph; Golding, Miles; Miller, David [Lute/Baroque Guitar]; Reiter, Walter; Ross, Alastair; Thomas, Elin Manahan

Recorded live at The Sixteen's handel in Oxford Festival, 2006, Elin Manahan Thomas gives a performance of captivating communication and sparkling intelligence in these stunning...continue...

The Sixteen Edition - Heroes and Heroines -Handel / Connolly

1 CD / Coro / 2006-05-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Solomon; Ariodante; Hercules
Performers: Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]

"Connoly seals her reputation as our best Handel mezzo in many years. The voice is richly colored, delicately used but incisively dramatic. She brings Handel...continue...

The Sixteen Edition - Handel: Delirio amoroso, etc / Murray

1 CD / Coro / 2006-05-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Clori, mia bella Clori, cantata, HWV 92; Dietro l'orme fuggaci, HWV 105 "Armida abbandonata"; Il Delirio amoroso
Performers: Murray, Ann
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Symphony of Harmony and Invention

Handel's Italian secular cantatas are some of the most wonderfully expressive operatic-style scenes that he composed. Written for the drawing rooms of Italian aristocrats, they...continue...

Handel: Samson / Christophers, Randle, The Sixteen, et al

3 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17
Performers: Best, Jonathan; Dawson, Lynne; George, Michael; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Randle, Thomas [Tenor Vocals]; Russell, Lynda; Vine, Matthew
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

'Powerful choral singing from The Sixteen and alert playing by the period-instrument band make this the most pleasurable 'Samson' yet recorded.'-Sunday Times...continue...

Handel: Israel in Egypt / Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54; Organ Concerto in F major "Cuckoo & the Nightingale" (no 13), HWV 295
Performers: Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Evans, Robert; Jenkin, Nicola [Soprano Vocals]; MacKenzie, Neil; Nicholson, Paul [Harpsichord, Organ]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen; The Symphony of Harmony and Invention

It's not surprising that 'Isreal in Egypt' is much-performed. Hailstones and lightning, buzzing flies and leaping frogs, are all brilliantly evoked for choir and orchestra...continue...

The Sixteen Edition - Handel: Esther / Christophers

2 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Esther; Sonata for Oboe in G minor, HWV 404
Performers: Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Robson, Anthony; Russell, Lynda
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Symphony of Harmony and Invention

"Pure enchantment... the choral singing has an exceptional grandeur, and the instrumental playing a shimmering beauty." -Classical Music (Canada)...continue...

The Sixteen Edition - Handel: Alexander's Feast

2 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75; Concerto for Harp in B flat major, Op. 4 no 6/HWV 294; Organ Concerto in G minor, Op.4/1, HWV 289
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Headley, Erin; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Nicholson, Paul [Harpsichord, Organ]; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Symphony of Harmony and Invention

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Alexander's Feast, an ode to St Cecilia by the longdead John Dryden, was set by Handel in 1736 and revised many times....continue...