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Psalms and Motets for Reflection - Taverner, Stainer, Poulenc, Stanford, MacMillan

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: William Crotch: Psalm 47, for chorus; Johannes Eccard: Maria Wallt zum Heiligtum; James MacMillan: A New Song, for chorus & organ; Ivor Atkins: Psalm 2, for chorus; Psalm 96, for chorus; John Tavener...
Performers: Bloss, Michael
Conductors: Edison, Noel
Ensemble: ; Choir of St. John's Elora

Choral elements from Protestant, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and medieval traditions are included in this anthology of anthems and motets, many drawing inspiration from the Psalms....continue...
Recording information: St. John's Church, Elora, Ontario, Canada (04/29/2011-05/01/2011)....continue...

Stanford: Piano Quartet No 2, Piano Trio No 1 / Gould Piano Trio

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-07-26

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1, Op. 35; Legend, for violin & piano; Six Irish Fantasies, Op. 54; Quartet for Piano and Strings no 2 in C minor, Op. 133
Performers: David Adams [Violin/Viola]; Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Gould, Lucy
Conductors:
Ensemble: Gould Piano Trio

Stanford's chamber music occupies an important position in his oeuvre. The Piano Trio No. 1 was dedicated to the great Hans von Bülow and is...continue...
Recording information: The Music Room, Champs Hill, Pulborough, Sussex, UK (12/14/2009-12/16/2009)....continue...

A Choral Wedding

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-04-26

Works: Healey Willan: Rise Up, My Love, My Fair One, motet for chorus, HWC 314; Gerald Finzi: My lovely one, anthem; Anthems (3), Op. 27; Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Blessed be the God and Father; Maurice Duru...

A special musical compendium for brides and grooms planning a church wedding ceremony, complete with church choir. CD 1 is a selection of favorite anthems,...continue...

Great British Anthems

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-02-22

Works: Hubert Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens for chorus & orchestra; Charles Villiers Stanford: Magnificat for chorus in B flat major, Op. 164; John Stainer: I saw the Lord; Edward Woodall Naylor: Vox Dicentis...
Performers: Angus, Andrew; Balzan, Nicola; Bernstein, Matt [Vocals]; Burges, Dan; Burges, Simon; de Ionno, Alysha; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Johnston, Caroline; Limb, Elizabeth; McWilliams, Fiona; Riley, Chris...
Conductors: Backhouse, Jeremy

One of the most popular and versatile chamber choirs in the UK, the Vasari Singers have thrived for over thirty years, delighting audiences and critics...continue...
Recording information: Tonbridge Chapel, Tonbridge, England (02/20/2009-02/22/2009)....continue...

Mystic Voices

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-05-25

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem; Messe basse; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; Arvo Pärt: Magnificat; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Requiem; Tomás Luis ...
Performers: Beckley, Lisa; Kertesi, Ingrid
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy; Kovács, László; Edison, Noel; Wildner, Johannes; Peltola, Miki; Robinson, Christopher; Kosler, Zdenek; Piquemal, Michel; Holten, Bo
Ensemble: ; Chamberlains; Oxford Camerata

Artist Profile - Jeremy Summerly

6 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-10-27

Works: Jean Richafort: Christus resurgens; Adrian Willaert: Missa Christus resurgens, for 4 voices; Magnificat sexti toni; Ave Maria, gratia plena; Orlande de Lassus: Missa "Entre vous filles"; Infelix ego;...
Performers: Beckley, Lisa; Crawford, Peter; Gedge, Nicholas; Jones, Angharad Gruffydd; Laurence Cummings [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Summerly, Jeremy
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy
Ensemble: ; Royal Academy Consort

Stanford: Symphony no 1, Clarinet Concerto / Lloyd-Jones, Plane, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-11-25

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Symphony no 1 in B flat major; Concerto for Clarinet in A minor, Op. 80
Performers: Plane, Robert
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

This final volume of the Naxos cycle of the complete Stanford Symphonies features the substantial 'First Symphony', whose first movement, with its spacious introduction and...continue...

Stanford: Symphonies no 3 & 6 / David Lloyd Jones, Bournemouth SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-05-27

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Symphony no 6 in E flat major, Op. 94; Symphony no 3 in F minor, Op. 28 ("Irish")
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Completed in 1887, Stanford's 'Irish' Symphony enjoyed immediate and widespread success, continuing to be played well into the twentieth century. The 'Irish' subtitle indicates its...continue...

Stanford: Symphonies no 2 and 5 / Lloyd-Jones, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-10-30

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Symphony no 2 in D major ("Elegiac"); Symphony no 5 in D major, Op. 56 ("L'allegro Ed il Penseroso")
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Although Stanford's seven symphonies remain well within the stylistic orbit of Mendelssohn, Schumann and Brahms, these accomplished works are marked by resourceful and often subtle...continue...

Discover - Choral Music

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-08-28

Works: Gregorian Chant: Crux fidelis, inter omnes, hymn (GR 182); Josquin Desprez: Ave Maria... virgo serena, motet for 4 parts; John Taverner: Missa "Gloria tibi Trinitas"; Christe Jesu, pastor bone; Thoma...
Performers: Bentch, Timothy; Cooper, Gary [Keyboardist]; Drabowicz, Wojciech; Kubiak, Barbara; Laurence Cummings [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Nowacki, Piotr
Conductors: Helbich, Wolfgang; Antal, Mátyás; Oberfrank, Géza; Christophers, Harry; Halász, Michael; Drahos, Béla; Spering, Andreas; Rilling, Helmuth; Rahbari, Alexander; Talmi, Yoav; Wi...
Ensemble: ; Alsfeld Vocal Ensemble; I Febiarmonici (Baroque Orchestra); The Sixteen

Discover Choral Music surveys and explains the development of choral music from medieval plainchant to contemporary favorites like John Rutter and Arvo Part, via Renaissance...continue...

Stanford: Clarinet Sonata, Piano Trio no 3 / Plane, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-08-28

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Sonata for clarinet & piano, Op. 129; Fantasy for clarinet & string quartet no 1 in G minor; Fantasy for clarinet & string quartet no 2 in F major; Intermezzi (3) for clari...
Performers: Cooper, Mia; David Adams [Violin/Viola]; Frith, Benjamin [Piano]; Plane, Robert
Conductors:
Ensemble: Gould Piano Trio

At the height of his career Sir Charles Stanford held a leading position in British music, not only as a teacher of many of the...continue...

Stanford: Complete Symphonies Vol 1 / Lloyd-Jones, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-05-29

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Symphony no 4 in F major, Op. 31; Symphony, No 7 in D minor, Op. 124
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

"Music such as this--well crafted, tuneful, and beautifully scored--probably deserves more attention than it gets...And so we come to these charming works, composed between 1888...continue...

Hear my Prayer / Edison, Choir of St John's, Elora

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-04-18

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Justorum Animae, Op. 38/1; Herbert Howells: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in G; Henry Purcell: O God, thou art my god, anthem for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, double choru...
Performers: Gauvin, Karina; Larkin, Mathew
Conductors: Edison, Noel
Ensemble: Choir of St. John's, Elora

Choral elements from Protestant and Catholic Christian traditions are included in this anthology of popular hymns, anthems and songs of praise. From seventeenth-century England to...continue...

English Song / Langridge, Lott, Keenleyside, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-03-22

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: A Soft Day, for voice & piano; A Sheaf of Songs from Leinster, for voice & piano, no 6, "Irish Skies" Op. 140/6; Liza Lehmann: Cherry Ripe (arr. of aria by Chas. Ed. Horn);...
Performers: Asti, Eugene; Bedford, Steuart; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Edgar-Wilson, Richard; Greevy, Bernadette [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Hancock-Child, Nik; H...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duke Quartet

England boasts a long and distinctive tradition of song, equaled to that of any region in the world. This anthology offers a recent survey ranging...continue...

English Choral Music / Robinson, Choir of St. John's College

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-03-22

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Magnificat in G; Justorum Animae, Op. 38/1; Edward Elgar: Ave verum corpus, Op. 2 no 1; Give unto the Lord, Op. 74; Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Call ("Come, my way"), song ...
Performers: Bungard, Jonathan; Clayton, Allan; Durant, Benjamin; Farrington, Iain; Geidt, James; Giles, Benedict; Goldring, William; Harrison, Ben; Lepage-Dean, Oliver; Lyon, Edward; Steele-Perkins, Crispian [Tr...

The rich sounds of the highly acclaimed Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge can be sampled in this expansive collection, which explores the impressive legacy...continue...

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...

English Choral Music - Stanford: Anthems and Services

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-07-01

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Morning, Communion & Evening Services, for chorus & organ in C major, Op. 115; Motets (3) for chorus, Op. 38; Prelude for organ in G minor; Magnificat in G; Postlude for or...
Performers: Whitton, Christopher

Almost every major 20th Century English composer benefited from Stanford's strict tuition: Holst, Moeran, Bliss, Vaughan Williams, Howells, and Bridge all studied under him. In...continue...

Classical Chill

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-05-01

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus Arcticus (Concerto for Birds & Orchestra), for orchestra & taped bird songs, Op. 61; Arthur Bliss: Adam Zero, ballet in one scene, Op. 67, F. 1a; E.J. Moeran: Trio for s...
Performers: Alanko, Petri; Anthony, Adele; Bakels, Kees; Bloch, Thomas; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Camerata, Oxford; CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra/Peter Breiner; Edison, Noel; Edlinger, Richard; Europea...
Conductors: Lintu, Hannu; Lloyd-Jones, David; ; Yuasa, Takuo; Griffiths, Howard; Panula, Jorma; Penny, Andrew; Kamu, , Okko; Bakels, Kees; Robinson, Christopher; Wit, Antoni; Summerly, Jeremy; Edison, Noel; Good...
Ensemble: ; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Kosice; Elora Festival Singers; English Northern Philharmonia; European Union Baroque Orchestra; Ge...

Naxos jumps onto the downbeat/chillout bandwagon with Classical Chill, a two-disc collection that shoehorns selected pieces from the classical canon into a package that might hook a few young listener...continue...

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...

Requiem - Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-07-01

Works: Henry Purcell: Music on the Death of Queen Mary (Funeral Sentences / The Queen's Epicedium); Alonso Lobo: Versa est in Luctum; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; George Frederick Handel: Saul; Wolfgan...
Performers: Hock, Bertalan; Laurence Cummings [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Poly, Francois; Uria-Monzon, Beatrice
Conductors: ; Martini, Joachim Carlos; Kosler, Zdenek; Rahbari, Alexander; Piquemal, Michel; Summerly, Jeremy; Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: ; Camerata Budapest; Oxford Camerata

English Madrigals and Songs / Summerly, Oxford Camerata

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1996-08-22

Works: Henry VIII, King of England: Pastyme with Good Companye for 3 voices; William Cornysh: Blow thi horne hunter; Ah Robyn, gentle Robyn; Anonymous, English: Hey trolly lolly lo (16th century); John Wilb...
Conductors: Summerly, Jeremy
Ensemble: Oxford Camerata