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Stanford: Requiem / Leaper, Pearce, Lucey, Kerr, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-11-16

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Requiem, Op. 63; The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan, opera
Performers: Kerr, Peter; Kerr, Virginia; Leeson-Williams, Nigel; Lucey, Frances; McGahon, Colette
Conductors: Leaper, Adrian; Pearce, Colman
Ensemble: National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland; RTE Philharmonic Choir

A towering figure of the English musical establishments, whilst remaining an Irishman in his blood and bones until his dying day, Stanford wrote more than...continue...