Howells, Herbert > Anthems (4) for Chorus

The English Anthem Collection, Vol. 1 / Harper - Magdalen College Choir Oxford

4 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-01-17

Works: William Byrd: Liber primus sacrarum cantionum; Teach me, O Lord; Exalt thyself, O God, anthem for 6 voices; Sing joyfully unto God our strength; Thomas Morley: Out of the deep I, anthem for 6 voices;...
Conductors: Harper, John
Ensemble: ; Magdalen College Choir Oxford

A superb collection of English liturgical music spanning 450 years of Anthems, from Tallis, Byrd, and Gibbons to the present day. 67 magnificent tracks, totaling...continue...
Recording information: Magdalen College Chapel....continue...

I Was Glad

1 CD / Decca Import / 2011-05-03

Works: Hubert Parry: I was glad; Jerusalem; Songs (6) of Farewell; Charles Wood: O Thou, the central orb; Hail, gladdening light; William H. Harris: Faire Is the Heaven, for chorus; Charles Villiers Stanfor...
Performers: Christophers, Harry; Davies, Ben; Dobell, Mark; Quinney, Robert; Sixteen, The [Choir]; Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors: Christophers, Harry

Recording information: St. Peter's Italian Church, Clerkenwell, London, Englan (10/10/2008/10/13/2008)....continue...

English Anthems from Oxford: Byrd to Britten

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-04-05

Works: William Byrd: Sing joyfully unto God our strength; Thomas Tallis: I call and cry to thee; Richard Farrant: Hide Not Thou Thy Face for chorus; Thomas Weelkes: Hosanna to the Son of David; Orlando Gibb...
Performers: Brough, Paul; Webber, Geoffrey; Williamson, Magnus
Conductors: Harper, John

A collection of seventeen favorite hymns from England ranging over five centuries, from Byrd, Tallis and Gibbons to Charles Villiers Stanford and Benjamin Britten....continue...

Howells From Hereford / Music for Organ & Orch.

1 CD / Regent Records / 2010-09-14

Works: Herbert Howells: Te Deum and Jubilate, for chorus & organ (Collegium Regale); Anthems (4) for Chorus; Gloucester Service; We have heard with our ears, anthem for chorus & organ; Magnificat and Nunc D...
Performers: Dyke, Peter
Conductors: Bowen, Geraint

This collection of works by Herbert Howells, recorded in the radiant acoustic of Hereford Cathedral, presents the three sets of evening canticles written for the...continue...
Recording information: Hereford Cathedral, Hereford, Hertfordshire, England (01/20/2009-01/22/2009)....continue...

Anthems from Cambridge

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: O clap your hands; O taste and see; Charles Wood: Expectans Expectavi; Hail, gladdening light; Benjamin Britten: Jubilate Deo; Jubilate Deo, for chorus & organ in E flat major...

An English Choral Tradition

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Gerald Finzi: Anthems (3), Op. 27; Herbert Howells: Anthems (4) for Chorus; Magnificat and Nunc dimittis "St Paul's"; Herbert Sumsion: In Exile; Donald Hunt: God be gracious, anthem; Gustav Holst: Nu...
Performers: Partington, Adrian

Your Sweetest Notes: New Music from Norwich

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Ye choirs of new Jerusalem, Op. 123; William Byrd: Prevent us, O Lord, anthem for 5 voices (SAATB); David Cooper: Come my way, for choir & organ; Patrick Hadley: My Beloved...
Performers: Bayliss, Katy; Beck, Daniella; Cooper, Frances; Cunnane, Melanie; Fawcett, Florence; Jackson, Eleanor; Parry, Hannah; Smith, Winnie; Thomas, Julian

Herbert Howells: St John's Magnificat

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-03-30

Works: Herbert Howells: Sequence for St Michael; By the Waters of Babylon, for baritone, violin, cello & organ; Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; Gloucester Service; Psalm 142 ("I cried unto the Lord with my vo...
Performers: David Adams [Violin/Viola]; John, Gareth [Vocals]; Kraemer, Dominic; Last, Thomas [Vocals]; Mullock, Thomas [Vocals]; Neary, Alice; Ravalde, Tim; Strong, Pablo; Whelan, Paul; Williams, Francis [Tenor...

This recording heralds the beginning of an exclusive recording contract between Chandos and the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge. All performances will be conducted...continue...
Recording information: St John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (2009-01-09&2009-01-10&2009-)....continue...

Great English Choral Music

1 CD / Priory / 2009-12-08

Works: Herbert Sumsion: The Holy Birth; Benedicte; John Sanders: Reproaches; Jubilate; Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Blessed be the God and Father; Cast Me Not Away, for chorus & organ; Richard Shephard: And whe...
Performers: Blatchly, Mark

Apart from the works by Arnold Bax, all the music on this recording has close connections with Gloucester Cathedral, with four of the composers having...continue...
Recording information: Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, England (06/04/1987-06/06/1987)....continue...

My Beloved Spake

1 CD / Regent Records / 2009-12-08

Works: Patrick Hadley: My Beloved Spake, anthem for chorus & organ (or orchestra); Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45; Geistliches Lied, Op. 30; Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah; Edward Elgar: The Light of Li...
Performers: Midgley, Jonathan; Provost, Paul

This collection of favorite anthems from Winchester College is sung by the Chapel Choir. The choir was established in 1382 concurrent with the founding of...continue...
Recording information: Winchester College Chapel (06/23/2008-06/26/2008)....continue...

A New Heaven - Parry, Wood, etc / Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Decca / 2009-07-07

Works: Hubert Parry: I was glad; Jerusalem; Songs (6) of Farewell; Charles Wood: O Thou, the central orb; Hail, gladdening light; William H. Harris: Faire Is the Heaven, for chorus; Charles Villiers Stanfor...
Performers: Davies, Ben; Dobell, Mark; Quinney, Robert; Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

2009 release from Britain's best selling choir of the 21st Century and Brit-Award winners, The Sixteen. Features 14 tracks including 'The Lord Is My Shepherd',...continue...

Westminster Choir Series - Favorite Hymns and Anthems

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-01-01

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: When in our music God is glorified (tune; Ralph Vaughan Williams: O how amiable; The King of Love My Shepherd Is, hymn ("St. Columba"); Old Hundredth Psalm Tune; Felix Mend...
Performers: Arnatt, Ronald; Lippincott, Joan; Westminister Choir
Conductors: Flummerfelt, Joseph
Ensemble: Westminster Choir

Recording information: Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College (03/1990)....continue...

Voices of Ascension - Nine Centuries of Choral Music / Keene, Hong, Cole, et al

4 CD / Delos / 2008-11-25

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Sicut cervus; Jesu Rex admirabilis, hymn for 3 voices (from Complete Hymns); Exsultate Deo; Work(s); Alma Redemptoris mater; Sitivit anima mea; Surge illuminare Jeru...
Performers: Baker, Thom [Tenor Vocal]; Bride, Kathleen; Clark, Eileen; Cole, Vinson; Farrell, Neil; Hong, Hei-Kyung; Johnson, Jeffrey [Bass Vocal]; Kruczek, Mark; Montano, Alexandra; Peck, Susanne; Stephens, Pat...
Conductors: Keene, Dennis

"Sheer musical excellence a cohesive, gorgeously blended ensemble." -The New York Times "As for Dennis Keene, there isn't a better choral conductor around" The Washington...continue...

Hear my Prayer / Keene, Hong, Voices of Ascension

1 CD / Delos / 2004-01-01

Works: Edgar Leslie Bainton: And I Saw a New Heaven, anthem for chorus & organ; Randall Thompson: Alleluia; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Laudate Dominum; Pablo Casals: Tota pulchra est, for chorus; Nigra Sum fo...
Performers: Clark, Eileen; Hong, Hei-Kyung; Kruczek, Mark
Conductors: Keene, Dennis
Ensemble: Voices of Ascension

British Music - Green & Pleasant Land

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-11-01

Works: E.J. Moeran: Symphony in G minor, R. 71; Gerald Finzi: Seven Poems of Robert Bridges, for unaccompanied chorus, Op. 17; Arthur Somervell: The Shropshire Lad, song cycle; Frederick Delius: Aquarelles ...
Performers: Cox, Michael; Daniel, Nicholas; Farrington, Iain; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Maltman, Christopher; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Whitton, Christopher
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David; Robinson, Christopher; ; Penny, Andrew
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Dublin RTE Concert Orchestra; Duke Quartet; English Northern Philharmonia; Maggini Quartet; Northern Sinfonia; Queensland Symphony Orchestra; Royal Ballet Sinfonia; Ro...

A delightful selection of English music with a pastoral theme featuring several individual tracks from award winning discs in the British Music series. Performed by...continue...

Salisbury Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Metronome / 2001-07-30

Works: Hubert Parry: I was glad; Songs (6) of Farewell; William Byrd: Sing joyfully unto God our strength; Felix Mendelssohn: Hear my prayer; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat un...
Performers: Halls, David

Metronome presents an overview of the glorious English choral tradition from one of Britain's finest choirs. The Boys Choristers and the Lay Vicars make up...continue...

Like as a hart - Psalms and Spritual Songs / Flummerfelt, Westminster Choir

1 CD / Chesky / 2001-01-01

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Sicut cervus; Felix Mendelssohn: Psaume 42; Elijah, Op. 70; Claude Goudimel: Ainsi Qu'on Oit le Cerf Bruire; Herbert Howells: Anthems (4) for Chorus; Lili Boulanger:...
Performers: Parrella, Nancianne; Prillaman, Jeff
Conductors: Flummerfelt, Joseph
Ensemble: Westminster Choir

Psalms for the Soul - Howells, Stanford, Parry, Sumsion, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-09-01

Works: John Sanders: Reproaches; Henry Lawes: Psalm VIII; Charles Hylton Stewart: The Lord is my shepherd; Out of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord; Richard Woodward: I was glad; Herbert Sumsion: The...
Performers: Bloss, Michael

The Book of Psalms has been described as "the most precious heritage which the Christians received from the Jews." Filled with vivid poetic imagery, these...continue...

Howells: Requiem, etc / Robinson, Farrington, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-11-01

Works: Herbert Howells: Magnificat and Nunc dimittis "St Paul's"; Anthems (4) for Chorus; Paean for organ; Requiem; Long, long ago; The Office of the Holy Communion (Collegium Regale), for chorus & organ; R...
Performers: Ashworth, Alex; Blood, Sarah; Farrington, Iain; Wall, Simon
Conductors: Robinson, Christopher
Ensemble: St. John's College Choir, Cambridge

Howells legacy is a corpus of work whose individuality and calibre mark him out as probably the single greatest contributor to the renaissance of English...continue...

The English Anthem Vol 7 / Scott, St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-02-01

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: How beautious are their feet; John Goss: If We Believe That Jesus Died; Herbert Sumsion: They that go down to the sea in ships, for chorus & organ; John Rutter: God be in m...
Performers: Burrowes, Edward; Steele, Francis; Williams, Huw [Organ]
Conductors: Music], John Scott [Choral
Ensemble: St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

"It goes without saying that the performances are absolutely authentic: The English choral sound is permanently domiciled in The Choir of St. Paul's...and they present...continue...

English Anthems / Cleobury, Choir of King's College

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 1993-06-08

Works: Charles Wood: Hail, gladdening light; Edgar Leslie Bainton: And I Saw a New Heaven, anthem for chorus & organ; John Ireland: Greater love hath no man; William H. Harris: Faire Is the Heaven, for chor...
Performers: Datnow, Robert; Hughes, Christopher; King's College Choir, Cambridge; Pearce, Michael; Rangarajan, Gautam; Rice, Robert W.; Robinson, Paul [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Rose, Thomas; Tyson, Robin
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen

Personnel: Gautam Rangarajan (tenor); Robert Rice, Paul Robinson (baritone); Michael Pearce (treble).

Recording information: Chapel Of King's College, Cambridge, MA (12/16/1991-12/19/1991)....continue...