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The Power of Love: An English Songbook / Alice Coote, Graham Johnson

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-02-14

Works: James Lyman Molloy: Love's Old Sweet Song; Maude Valérie White: So We'll Go No More A-roving, for voice & piano; The Spring Has Come, for voice & piano; The Devout Lover, for voice & piano; Edwa...
Performers: Coote, Alice; Johnson, Graham [Piano]

Alice Coote, one of the most distinctive mezzo-sopranos of today, makes her recital debut on Hyperion with pianist Graham Johnson, a stalwart of the label...continue...
Recording information: All Saints' Church, East Finchley, London (2010-12-15&2010-12-15&2010-)....continue...

Holst: The Planets; Matthews: Pluto / Elder, Hallé, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-10-14

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Lyric Movement, for viola & chamber orchestra, H. 191; Colin Matthews: Pluto, the Renewer
Performers: Pooley, Tim; Rogers, Laurence
Conductors: Elder, Mark
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra Chorus

When Gustav Holst composed his celebrated suite 'The Planets' during the First World War, the solar system was bounded by the orbit of Neptune. Although...continue...

Christmas at St John's / David Hill, St John's College Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-11-14

Works: Recorded Sound: Church Bells; Plainchant: Rorate celi desuper, introit; O Sapientia, O Adonai; O Radix Jesse; O Clavis David; O Oriens; O Rex Gentium; O Emmanuel; Hodie Christus Natus Est (Mode 1); C...
Performers: Beer, Quintin; Hill, David; Humphreys, George; Knight, Jonathan; Lardenoye, Lester; Morgan, Peter; Provost, Paul; Robarts, Alexander; Robinson, Christopher [Choral Conductor]; Wilberforce, Richard

Taking as its starting point their world-famous 'Advent Carol Service', the Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge, is on dazzling form in this imaginative and...continue...

This Have I Done For My True Love - Holst: Partsongs

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-09-14

Works: Gustav Holst: Ave Maria, Op. 9b/H 49; Of one that is so fair, for SATB & chorus, Op. 34/3, H. 130; Carols (2) for chorus, oboe & cello, H. 91; Old English Carols (4), for chorus & piano, Op. 20b, H. ...
Performers: Davies, Jeremy; Davies, Justine; Farrell, Jane; Head, Christopher; Henderson, David; Henderson, Elizabeth; Lee, William Lyon; Loeb, Jessica; Marsh, John; McMaster-Christie, Amos; Parker, Ruth; Simmon...
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Holst Singers

'Fascinating... The Holst Singers cover themselves in distinction. A gem' (CDReview)

'A real joy to listen through without interruption' (Gramophone)...continue...

Holst: Choral Music / Wetton, Holst Singers, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-03-01

Works: Gustav Holst: Psalm CXLVIII (Lord, Who hast made us); Choruses (6) for male chorus & strings (or organ or piano), Op. 53, H. 186; The Evening-watch, for chorus, Op. 43/1, H. 159; Partsongs (7) for so...
Performers: Birch, John; Collyer, Isobel; Logan, Joya; Mercer, Chris
Conductors: Wetton, Hilary Davan
Ensemble: Holst Singers

Holst: The Planets; C. Matthews: Pluto / Elder, et al

2 Super Audio CD / Hyperion / 2002-09-01

Works: Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Lyric Movement, for viola & chamber orchestra, H. 191; Colin Matthews: Pluto, the Renewer
Performers: Pooley, Tim; Rogers, Laurence
Conductors: Elder, Mark
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra Chorus

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

Holst: Choral Symphony & Fantasia / Dawson, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2002-03-01

Works: Gustav Holst: A Choral Fantasia, for soprano, chorus, organ, strings, brass & percussion, Op. 51, H. 177; First Choral Symphony, Op. 41/H 155
Performers: Birch, John; Dawson, Lynne
Conductors: Wetton, Hilary Davan
Ensemble: Guildford Choral Society; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

"Holst was an accomplished choral composer, and these fine performances of the 'Choral Fantasia' and the First Choral Symphony confirm that. The vivid fragrance of...continue...

Britten: Choral Dances; Bliss, Holst / Wetton, Hill, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2001-10-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Choral Dances (6) from Gloriana, for chorus (or tenor, chorus & harpsichord), Op. 53; Gustav Holst: Choral Hymns (4 groups) from the Rig Veda, for chorus & orchestra, Op. 26, H. 97-...
Performers: Minty, Shirley; Owen, Thelma; Pearce, Judith
Conductors: Wetton, Hilary Davan
Ensemble: Holst Orchestra; Holst Singers

"From 1885, comes this reissue of three less than obvious English choral works. Notable throughout are the gentleness and delicacy of Wetton's interpretations. Never tentative...continue...

Holst: Savitri / Hickox, Kwella, Palmer, Langridge, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2000-07-01

Works: Gustav Holst: Sávitri, chamber opera, Op. 25, H. 96; Songs (12) for voice & piano, Op. 48, H. 174
Performers: Kwella, Patrizia; Langridge, Philip; Palmer, Felicity; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

Holst's chamber opera "Savitri" is based upon a story taken from a Sanskrit source. A woodcutter's wife cleverly outwits Death, who has come to take...continue...

The Music of Westminster Cathedral Choir / Hill, O'Donnell

1 CD / Hyperion / 1998-11-01

Works: Edward Elgar: Psalm 48 "Great is the Lord," anthem for chorus & organ (or orchestra), Op. 67; Benjamin Britten: Missa Brevis, for boys' chorus & organ in D major, Op. 63; Christopher Tye: Omnes gente...

Panis Angelicus'. Favorite Motets. Westminster Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 1994-01-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sacred Pieces (3), Op. 23; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cé...
Performers: Simcock, Iain

'A beautiful disc of sacred motets from one of this country's finest choirs' (Classic FM Magazine)

'What can one say? A feast beyond all dreams....continue...

The English Anthem Vol 3 / Scott, St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 1993-03-01

Works: Basil Harwood: O how glorious; Charles Villiers Stanford: The Lord Is My Shepherd; John Tavener: A Hymn to the Mother of God; Charles Wood: Expectans Expectavi; William H. Harris: Faire Is the Heaven...
Performers: Colwell, Thomas; Green, Alan [Audio Engineer]; Lucas, Andrew
Conductors: Music], John Scott [Choral

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...