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Flower of Beauty - Choral music by Miskinis, Byrd, Clements, Hogan, Tormis, Dimitrov, des Prez, Weelkes et al. / Westminster Choir

1 CD / Westminister Choir College / 2013-02-26

Works: Vytautas Miskinis: Lucis creator optime, for chorus; Thoughts of Psalms; William Byrd: Liber secundus sacrarum cantionum; John Clements: Flower of Beauty, for chorus; Traditional Spiritual: Great Day...
Performers: Bixby, Kelly Ann; Dale, Benjamin
Conductors: Miller, Joe
Ensemble: ; Westminster Choir

Praised by American Record Guide as the "gold standard for American academic choirs," the Westminster Choir has performed and recorded with virtually every major orchestra...continue...
Recording information: Girard College, Philadelphia, PA (01/2009); The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine and St. G (01/2009); Girard College, Philadelphia, PA (02/2008); The Cathedral Church o...continue...

Choral Collection - Anniversary Series / Bach, Bernstein, Handel, Hawes, Tallis, et al.

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-11-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230; Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Francis Poulenc: Mass in G; Eric Whitacre: Lux Aurumque; Bob Chilcott: The lily and the rose, for chorus; Leona...
Performers: Millett, Robert; Morris, Greg [Organ]; Pryce, Sally; Swait, Andrew; Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors: ; Short, Nigel; Chilcott, Bob; Vivian, James; Cullen, Joseph; McCreesh, Paul; Dixon, Alistair; Nicholas, Benjamin; Skidmore, Jeffrey; Backhouse, Jeremy; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Al...
Ensemble: ; Ex Cathedra; Ex Cathedra Choir; Gabrieli Consort; Huddersfield Choral Society; King's Singers; Tenebrae; The Sirens (A Capella)

2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...continue...

Legacy: April 18, 2004 - Rachmaninov, Davies, Durufle, Stravinsky and Poulenc / Westminster Choir

1 CD / Westminister Choir College / 2012-07-31

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria; Vespers; Peter Maxwell Davies: The Lord's Prayer, for SATB chorus, J. 54; Maurice Duruflé: Notre Père (2 versions), for chorus; for male voices & organ, O...
Performers: Beck, Anthony; Lebherz, Jenna; Maupin, Marisa
Conductors: Flummerfelt, Joseph
Ensemble: ; Westminster Choir

A milestone in Westminster Choir College's history - the Westminster Choir's final home concert with Joseph Flummerfelt - will be available as a CD on...continue...
Recording information: Bristol Chapel at Westminister Choir College, Princeton (04/18/2004)....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...

Martin: Mass for Double Choir A Cappella / Daniel Reuss, RIAS Kammerchor

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-02-14

Works: Frank Martin: Mass for Double Chorus; Ariel Songs (5), for chorus; Olivier Messiaen: Cinq Rechants; O sacrum convivium!
Conductors: Reuss, Daniel
Ensemble: ; RIAS Kammerchor

Frank Martin and Olivier Messiaen have few musical features in common, but their faith overrides the fundamental differences between them and makes them two of...continue...

50 Ans d'Existance - 300 ans de Musique Sacrée

7 CD / Cascavelle / 2011-08-09

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Missa de capella a 6 "In illo tempore"; Laetaniae della Beata Vergine, motet for 6 voices (from Messa a quatro voci, et Salmi), SV 204; Giacomo Carissimi: Jephte; Domenico Scarlat...
Performers: Brodard, Michel; Corboz, Philippe; Daniels, Charles; Fink, Bernarda [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Imboden, Stephan; Jaunin, Simon; Jochem, Arno; Lins-Reuber, Martina; Michael, Audrey; ...
Conductors: Corboz, Michel
Ensemble: Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; L'Arpa Festante

This 7-CD set offers a musical survey of the 50-year history of the Lausanne Vocal Ensemble and is offered as a tribute to its conductor,...continue...

Mandorla: Choral Masterworks

1 Super Audio CD / Gloriae Dei Cantores / 2010-05-11

Works: Frank Martin: Mass for Double Chorus; Edvard Grieg: Psalms (4), Op. 74; Howard Hanson: The Cherubic Hymn, for chorus, Op. 37
Performers: Jordan, James; Schuman, Wayne

The talented American choir Gloriae Dei Cantores offers a selection of music that allows the listener to experience the "mandorla" - a sacred, spiritual space...continue...
Recording information: Church of the Transfiguration, Orleans, MA (08/2009)....continue...

Antiphona

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-01-05

Works: Frank Martin: Mass for Double Chorus; Donald Skirvin: Echoes from the heart, for choir; William Walton: Cantico del sole, for chorus; Ingvar Lidholm: A riveder le stelle (1973); Francis Poulenc: Figu...
Performers: Bæskens, Betsey; Hanson-Mack, Kathy; O'Donoghue, Liz

Martin, Kodaly, Poulenc: Mass for Two Four-part Choruses

1 Super Audio CD / BR Klassik / 2009-09-29

Works: Frank Martin: Mass for Double Chorus; Zoltán Kodály: Missa Brevis for soloists, chorus & organ; Francis Poulenc: Litanies à la Vierge Noire, for women's chorus & organ (or string...
Performers: Fleckenstein, Barbara; Goda, Masako; Hanft, Max; Knab, Michaela; Meyer, Andrew Lepri; Rollenmüller, Werner

Frank Martin was on the program of Peter Dijkstra's inaugural concert in October of 2005, when he - an authentic shooting star on the choral...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 (BC A174); Cantata no 50, "Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft" (incomplete), BWV 50...
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...

Serenity: Beautiful Choral Music [Box Set]

5 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2008-07-29

Works: Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Josquin Desprez: Ave Maria... virgo serena, motet for 4 parts; William Byrd: Ave verum corpus; Robert Parsons: Ave Maria; Guillaume Dufay: Nuper rosarum flores, isorhythmi...
Performers: Black, Richard; Bone, Corin; Costa, Neal Peres da; Donnelly, Mark; Drury, David; Duck-Chong, Jenny; Everingham, Craig; Fraser, Anna; Greco, David; Harvey, Ray; Lang, Genevieve; Macliver, Sara; McMaho...
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Weymark, Brett; Stanhope, Paul
Ensemble: ; Sirius String Quartet

With reviews describing cantillation as 'heaven on a stick' and 'an elegant and highly responsive group of singers' you cannot go past this ultimate collection...continue...

Prayer for Peace: Sacred Choral Music in the Modern Age

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2008-01-29

Works: Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; John Tavener: Song for Athene; Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria; James MacMillan: Christus vincit, for treble, chorus & organ; Olivier Messiaen: O sacrum convivium!; Arvo P...
Performers: McMahon, Paul; Sheldon, Jane
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Weymark, Brett

Eternal Rest - Martin, etc / Bruffy, Phoenix Bach Choir

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2006-11-21

Works: Jaakko Mäntyjärvi: Canticum calamitatis maritimæ (Song of a maritime tragedy), for chorus; Frank Ticheli: There will be rest, for chorus; Frank Martin: Mass for Double Chorus; Rene Cla...
Performers: Taylor, Bryan "Josh"

"Finnish composer Jaakko Mantyjarvi (b. 1963) writes some of today's more innovative choral music. It's not only creatively interesting but it also maintains the qualities...continue...

The Sixteen Edition - Martin: Mass for Double Choir, etc

1 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Works: Frank Martin: Cantate pour le 1er août, for chorus & piano or organ; Choral Works (3) (Janeton, Si Charlotte avait voulu, Petite église) for male & female chorus; Ariel Songs (5), for choru...
Performers: Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Edwards, Catherine; Gunton, Simon; Hensel, Joanna; Kennedy, Richard; Margaret Phillips, Margaret [Organ]; Nieman, Paul; Nwanoku, Chi Chi; Saunders, Stephen [Tr...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

Frank Martin was arguably Switzerland's greatest composer. His shimmering Mass for Double Choir, completed in 1926 as "an affair between God and himself," is one...continue...

Music of the Spirit - Seattle Pro Musica / Thomas

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2006-02-21

Works: Frank Martin: Mass for Double Chorus; Charles Villiers Stanford: Motets (3), Op. 38; Karen Thomas: Lux lucis; Hugo Wolf: Geistliche Lieder (6) für Chor; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere mei Deus
Performers: Maneman, Lee; Price, Jennifer [Soprano]; Reed, Liz [Alto]; Scheyer, Rick; Strand, Jan
Conductors: Thomas, Karen
Ensemble: Seattle Pro Musica; Seattle Pro Musica Madrigalia Chamber Choir; Seattle Pro Musica Women's Schola

Seattle Pro Musica's new release, Music of the Spirit features some of the greatest a cappella choral masterworks of all time, from the austere beauty...continue...

Monteverdi, Martin: Messes a capella / Corboz, Lausanne

1 CD / Cascavelle / 2005-08-01

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Messa da capella a 4; Laetaniae della beata vergine; Frank Martin: Mass for Double Chorus
Performers: Corboz, Philippe; Jochem, Arno
Conductors: Corboz, Michel
Ensemble: Lausanne Vocal Ensemble

A cappella / Shaw, Robert Shaw Festival Singers

1 CD / Telarc / 2005-07-26

Works: Tomás Luis de Victoria: O vos omnes, qui transitis per viam, motet for 4 voices; Thomas Tallis: A new commandment, anthem for 4 voices; Francis Poulenc: Quatre motets pour un temps de pénit...
Performers: Carter, Donna; Dent, Karl [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Shaw, Robert

'These selections, ranging from sacred masterpieces of the Renaissance to gems of the late 20th century, all had special meaning for Shaw', according to the...continue...

Howells: Requiem, etc; Frank Martin: Mass / Varasi Singers

1 CD / Signum UK / 2004-03-06

Works: Herbert Howells: Requiem; Take him, earth, for cherishing; Frank Martin: Mass for Double Chorus
Conductors: Backhouse, Jeremy
Ensemble: Vasari Singers

"Backhouse understands the importance of pacing in the Requiem, giving properly measured reflection to the two critical Requiem aeternam movements--and the choir follows his lead,...continue...

Pater Noster - Settings of the Lord's Prayer / B. Nicholas

1 CD / Priory / 2003-11-01

Works: Giovanni Palestrina: Pater noster; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Our Father; Igor Stravinsky: Pater noster; John Tavener: Our Father in Heaven; Charles Villiers Stanford: Pater noster; Otto Nicolai: Pater...
Performers: Etherington, Carleton
Conductors: Nicholas, Benjamin
Ensemble: Tewkesbury Abbey School Choir

Four Centuries of Sacred Choral Music Vol 2 /Rademann, et al

1 CD / Raum Klang / 2003-07-01

Works: Johann Hermann Schein: Fontana d'Israel; Robert Ramsey: Sleep fleshly birth; Anton Bruckner: Ave Maria for 7 a cappella Voices in F major, WAB 6; Os justi meditabitur sapientiam, WAB 30; Virga Jesse,...
Conductors: Rademann, Hans-Christoph
Ensemble: Dresden Chamber Choir

"Although several of the works performed here are available on numerous other recordings you'll never hear them better sung of recorded than by the Dresden...continue...

Love of My Soul / Scheibe, University of Miami Chorale

1 CD / Albany Records / 2002-09-01

Works: Tomás Luis de Victoria: O vos omnes; Steven Edwards: Ave Maria, for chorus; William Byrd: Mass for 4 Voices; Frank Martin: Mass for Double Chorus; Eric Whitacre: Hebrew Love Songs (5), for choru...
Performers: Gilbert, Adam; Shaw, Brian [R&B]
Conductors: Scheibe, Jo-Michael
Ensemble: Bergonzi String Quartet; University of Miami Chorale

Frank Martin: Requiem

1 CD / Musiques Suisses / 2001-10-07

Works: Frank Martin: Requiem
Performers: Bach, Gottfried; Billeter, Bernhard; Bruns, Martin A.; Esser, Christine; Girard, Alain; Gohl-Muller, Verena; Scheffel, Bernhard
Conductors: Knall, Klaus
Ensemble: Basel Sinfonietta members; Konstanz Capella Cantorum; Zurich Collegium Vocale

Martin: Messe pour double choeur a cappella; Brunner

1 CD / Musiques Suisses / 2001-05-03

Works: Frank Martin: Mass for Double Chorus; Adolf Brunner: Christmas Gospel after St. Luke, for chorus
Conductors: Knall, Klaus
Ensemble: Zurich Collegium Vocale

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...

Gloria! - Music of Praise and Inspiration / Shaw, et al

1 CD / Telarc / 1998-10-27

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232; George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56; Franz Joseph Haydn: The Creation, H 21 no 2; Franz Schubert: Mass no 2 in G major, ...
Performers: Aler, John; Krause, Tom; McNair, Sylvia; Taylor, Janice
Conductors: Shaw, Robert
Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Chamber Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Chorus; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Robert Shaw Chamber Singers; Robert Shaw Festival Singers

Many Grammy-winning releases from Telarc's catalog are represented on this disc, including the Requiems of Verdi and Durufle. Rarely-heard contemporary settings are also included, such...continue...

Agnus Dei II

1 CD / Erato / 1998-06-16

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johannes Brahms: Geistliches Lied, Op. 30; Frank Martin: Mass for Double Chorus; William Byrd: Ave verum corpus; Gabriel Fauré: Requie...
Performers: Dougan, Eamonn; Hall, Matt; Halls, Matthew

Explore the Classics - Love

1 CD / Allegro Imports / 1998-03-31

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; Mystical Songs (5) for baritone, chorus ad lib & orchestra (or organ); Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; English Traditional: Greensleeves, folk song; ...
Conductors: Abravanel, Maurice
Ensemble: Utah Symphony Orchestra

Martin: Mass, Passacaille; Pizzetti / O'Donnell, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 1998-02-01

Works: Frank Martin: Mass for Double Chorus; Passacaille, version for organ; Requiem for soloists, chorus, orchestra & organ; Ildebrando Pizzetti: De profundis, for chorus
Performers: O'Donnell, James [Organ]

'For connoisseurs of choral music this is an essential buy. Outstanding performances of two rarely heard 20th-century masterpieces' (Classic CD)

'Magnificent' (Gramophone)

'Gloriously ...continue...

Martin: Mass for Double Choir; Poulenc: Mass in G, etc

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-11-01

Works: Francis Poulenc: Mass in G major; Petites prières (4) de Saint François d'Assise; Salve Regina; Frank Martin: Mass for Double Chorus
Conductors: Darlington, Stephen
Ensemble: Christ Church Cathedral Choir

Carmina Mundi - Choir Music of the 20th Century / Nickoll

1 CD / EBS / 1995-12-06

Works: Arvo Pärt: Magnificat; Frank Martin: Mass for Double Chorus; Harald Nickoll: Salve Regina; Werner Haentjes: Easter Motets (3); Randall Thompson: Alleluia
Conductors: Nickoll, Harald
Ensemble: Carmina Chamber Choir

The Dale Warland Singers - Cathedral Classics

1 CD / American Choral / 1995-04-18

Works: Frank Martin: Mass for Double Chorus; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei, Op. 11; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere mei Deus; Herbert Howells: Requiem
Performers: Dymit, Marie Spar; Malek, Angela; Newhouse, Brian; Olson, Julie Ann; Palermo, Dean; Thompson, Patricia
Conductors: Warland, Dale
Ensemble: Dale Warland Singers

Evocation of the Spirit / Shaw, Robert Shaw Festival Singers

1 CD / Telarc / 1995-03-28

Works: Arvo Pärt: Magnificat; Frank Martin: Mass for Double Chorus; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Arnold Schoenberg: Friede auf Erden, Op. 13
Performers: Carter, Donna; Lockhart, Arietha; Singers, Robert Shaw Festival
Conductors: Shaw, Robert
Ensemble: Robert Shaw Festival Singers