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Christmas from Hereford / Geraint Bowen, Hereford Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Regent Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Traditional English Carols (8); O Little Town of Bethlehem, carol (arr. from English traditional, "Forest Green"); Otto Goldschmidt: A Tender Shoot, for chorus; John Joubert: ...
Performers: Dyke, Peter
Conductors: Bowen, Geraint
Ensemble: ; Hereford Cathedral Choir

Recording information: Hereford Cathedral, Hereford, Hertfordshire, England (01/10/2012-01/12/2012)....continue...

Carols from Kings / Stephen Cleobury, King's College Choir

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: Rejoice and Be Merry; Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); King Jesus Hath A Garden (Dutch); Infant Holy, Infant Lowly ...
Performers: Goode, David; Knight, Alexander; Todd, Nicholas
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, is one of the world's most beloved choral groups. Each Christmas Eve millions across the globe tune in to...continue...
Recording information: La Musée des Augustins, Toulouse, France (08/02/1994-08/03/1994)....continue...

A Year at Winchester - Wood, Byrd, Purcell, Bell et al. / Choir of Winchester Cathedral

1 CD / Regent Records / 2012-08-14

Works: Charles Wood: Hail, gladdening light; John Tavener: God is with us; Jonathan Dove: The Three Kings, for chorus; William Byrd: Senex puerum portabat; Henry Purcell: Hear my prayer, O Lord; Anton Bruck...
Performers: Bell, Simon [Organ]; Gallear, Simon; Irwin, Simon; McVeigh, Richard [Synthesizer]; Normand, Philip; Robinson, Angus
Conductors: Lumsden, Andrew; Bell, Simon [Organ]
Ensemble: ; Choir of Winchester Cathedral

Music that would be heard at choral services at Winchester Cathedral at Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Candlemas, Lent, Annunciation, Palm Sunday, Easter, Ascension, Pentecost, Trinity and...continue...
Recording information: Winchester Cathedral, London, England (02/14/2011-02/16/2011)....continue...

Winter: An Evocation / Polyphony: Voices of New Mexico

1 CD / Raven Records / 2012-03-13

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; John Tavener: A Nativity Carol, for chorus; English Traditional: Down in Yon Forest, folk song; Andrew Ager: Winter - An Evocation, for chorus, harp & ...
Performers: DeVelder, Lynn Gorman; Hellbom, Rebecca; Thevenot, Maxine; Wilder, Meredith
Conductors: Thévenot, Maxine
Ensemble: Polyphony: Voices of New Mexico

The rich variety of the different experiences of winter is at the heart of this program, which celebrates winter from a variety of angles. Christmas...continue...
Recording information: 06/21/2011-06/23/2011....continue...

John Tavener: Song for Athene; Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis; The Lamb et al.

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: John Tavener: Song for Athene; The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?"; Funeral Ikos, for chorus; Away in a Manger, for chorus or treble & chorus; Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, for chorus; Lament of t...
Performers: Dunnett, David; Kendall, William; Kringelborn, Solveig; Simcock, Iain
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Hill, David
Ensemble: ; Choir of King's College Cambridge

Spanning over 20 years of his career, this anthology surveys some of John Tavener's most treasured choral works, exploring the contemplative, spiritual quality that has...continue...

Music for Mary, Vol. 2 / Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King Choir

1 CD / Priory / 2011-10-11

Works: Gregorian Chant: Salve Regina, antiphon in mode 5 (Liber Usualis No 279); Alma redemptoris mater, antiphon; Ave maris stella, hymn (simple tone) (Liber Cantualis, 73B); Ave Regina caelorum; Peter Phi...
Performers: Lea, Richard
Conductors:
Ensemble: Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King Choir

The Choir of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King offers the second volume in the series of music written for the Virgin Mary. While...continue...
Recording information: Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, England (10/14/2008-10/15/2008)....continue...

Tidings / Choir Of Wellington Cathedral / Howells, Coker, Hill

1 CD / Raven Records / 2011-08-09

Works: Peter Aston: Tidings, tidings that be true, for chorus & organ; Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came (Birjina gaztettobat...
Performers: Apperley, Richard; Beaglehole, John; Gaynor, Thomas; Hill, David; McElwee, William; Szabo, Claire; Wesseling, Lisette
Conductors: Fulcher, Michael
Ensemble: Choir Of Wellington Cathedral

This disc offers perennial carol favorites interspersed with works by 20th-century British, American and New Zealand choral masters. Fabulous cathedral acoustics compliment the organ and...continue...
Recording information: Wellington Cathedral of St. Paul (09/12/2010-09/14/2010)....continue...

Noel! Choral Music for Christmas: Traditional Carols / Ikon

1 CD / Gift of Music / 2011-04-26

Works: Christmas Traditional: O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; Coventry Carol (2); Angelus ad virginem (English); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); John Jacob Niles: I Wonder As I ...
Performers: Dunnett, David; Hill, Alison; Hymas, Benedict
Conductors: Hill, David
Ensemble: Icon

Dove: The Three Kings; Howells, Bax, Tavener, Reger, etc / Nicholas, et al

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2010-11-09

Works: Gabriel Jackson: The Magi, for chorus; Thou Whose Birth, for chorus; Eric Whitacre: Lux Aurumque; Arnold Bax: Lullay, Dear Jesus, for chorus; Philip Wilby: The word made flesh; Peter Cornelius: The T...
Performers: Etherington, Carleton

Personnel: Carleton Etherington (organ).

Recording information: Tewkesbury Abbey (03/05/2007-03/07/2007)....continue...

A Gaelic Blessing / Owen, St. Mary's Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2010-09-14

Works: David Goodenough: I will sing with the Spirit, for chorus & organ; Johannes Brahms: Geistliches Lied, Op. 30; German Requiem, Op. 45; George Henschel: Tantum ergo; Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Thou wilt ...
Performers: Nieminski, Simon; Swift, Esther; Turnell, Ashley
Conductors: Owens, Matthew
Ensemble: St. Mary's Cathedral Choir

A revitalization of best-loved sacred works and new choral music graces this stellar releaser from the Choir of St. Mary's Cathedral....continue...

See Amid the Winter's Snow: Christmas from Gloucester

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Christmas Traditional: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); There Is No Rose of Such Virtue (English); Blessed Be That Maid Marie (English); O Little One S...
Performers: Lee, Mark

"Throughout the recital the singing of the choir gives a good deal of pleasure. The acoustic of Gloucester Cathedral is a very reverberant one but...continue...
Personnel: Mark "Anarchy" Lee (organ).

Recording information: Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, England....continue...

Festival Of Nine Lessons / King's College Choir

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2009-12-08

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Spoken Word: Bidding Prayer - The Lord's Prayer - Blessing; First Lesson - Genesis 3; Second Lesson - Genesis 22; Third Lesson - Isaiah 9; Fou...
Performers: Bagnall, Chris [spoken word]; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Harrison, Ross [spoken word]; Lloyd-Morgan, Richard; Musallam, Basim [spoken word]; Richardson, Ashley; Robinson, Joel; Robinson, Ni...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen

This new, live, complete recording of the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols from Christmas Eve 2008 includes traditional hymns, modern carols, old favorites and...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of King's College, Cambridge (12/24/2008)....continue...

What Sweeter Music: Songs & Carols Christmas

1 CD / Signum UK / 2009-12-02

Works: James Pierpont: Jingle Bells; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; John Rutter: What sweeter music; There is a flower; Nativity Carol; Herbert Howells: Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; Christmas Traditional: Que...
Performers: Sherlock, James

Tenebrae is a professional chamber choir, founded by Nigel Short in 2001. Often performing by candlelight, the choir creates an atmosphere of spiritual and musical...continue...
Recording information: St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield, London, Eng (06/22/2009-06/26/2009)....continue...

A Ceremony of Carols

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2009-12-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; Hugo Distler: Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen; Herbert Howells: Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; Trond Kverno: Ave maris stella, for choir; John Tavener: The...
Performers: Gabrielsen, Stephen; Kohler, Jason [Tenor Vocal]; Sanford, Skye [Soprano Vocal]; Strom, William [Vocals]
Conductors: Rossin, Thomas D.

Tavener: Thunder Entered Her, The Last Sleep of the Virgin, etc / David Hill, Winchester Cathedral Choir, Chilingirian String Quartet

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-05-19

Works: John Tavener: Angels; Annunciation; Lament of the Mother of God; Thunder Entered Her; Hymns of Paradise; God is with us; The Last Sleep of the Virgin; The Hidden Treasure; Arvo Pärt: Summa; Frat...
Performers: Cruft, Benedict; Dunnett, David; Kendall, William; Kiernan, Patrick; Kostecki, Boguslav; Kringelborn, Solveig; Rakowski, Maciej; Shave, Jacqueline; Simcock, Iain; Sweeney, Donald; Wright, Gavyn
Conductors: Hill, David
Ensemble: Winchester Cathedral Choir

"John Tavener, one of the most popular composers of the last century, has created some meditatively enduring works such as Lamentations & Praises, Lament for...continue...

I Saw Three Ships / Nethsingha, Gloucester Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Jean Mouton: Nesciens Mater Virgo Virum, for 8 voices; Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria; Paul Manz: E'en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come; Herbert Howells: Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; Tryste Noel, for cho...
Performers: Atherton, James; Burton, Russell; Field, Sebastian; Houssart, Robert; Keeling, Lawrence; Skidmore, Greg; Walshe, Ciaran

Sunday Times
Under Nethsingha's directions, Gloucester Cathedral Choir sing with confidence and refinement
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20th Century Classics - Tavener: The Protecting Veil, Choral Music, etc / Hill, Isserlis, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: John Tavener: The Protecting Veil; The Last Sleep of the Virgin; Angels; Annunciation; Lament of the Mother of God; Thunder Entered Her; Hymns of Paradise; God is with us
Performers: Cruft, Benedict; Dunnett, David; Isserlis, Steven; Kendall, William; Kiernan, Patrick; Kostecki, Boguslav; Kringelborn, Solveig; Rakowski, Maciej; Shave, Jacqueline; Simcock, Iain; Sweeney, Donald; W...
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; ; Hill, David; Dunnett, David
Ensemble: ; Chilingirian Quartet; Winchester Cathedral Choir

"EMI's release of this two-disc tribute to John Tavener is a collection of his greatest hits taken from performances in their archives. British cellist Steven...continue...

Choral Evensong for St. Cuthbert's Day - Langlais, Tavener, etc / Lancelot, Shaw, et al

1 CD / Priory / 2008-12-09

Works: Jean Langlais: Pieces (24) for Organ, Op. 6; George Lloyd: The Windows; Ring christ; Francis Grier: For all thy saints, o Lord; Lord's Prayer; Kenneth Leighton: Magnificat; Nunc dimitis; John Tavener...
Performers: Shaw, Ian
Conductors: Lancelot, James
Ensemble: Durham Cathedral Choir

This recording alternating between music and the lessons of the service, seeks to encapsulate something of the form and feeling of the daily worship in...continue...

Tavener: Ex Maria Virgine, Angels, etc / Brown, Berkieta, Jacobs, Clare College Choir, et al

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

Works: John Tavener: Ex Maria Virgine, a Christmas sequence for chorus & organ; Birthday Sleep, for chorus; O, do not move, for chorus; A Nativity Carol, for chorus; Marienhymne, for high chorus & mixed cho...
Performers: Berkieta, Stefan; Jacobs, Simon; McVinney, James

"Ms. Kodama brings a canny, graceful style to these early--though iconoclastic--works of Beethoven, a graded, assiduous sense of rhythm and tempered dynamics. Suave, even feline,...continue...

Ikons: Choral Music of John Tavener

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: John Tavener: Thunder Entered Her; The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?"; The Tyger, for chorus; A Hymn to the Mother of God; Responsorium in memoriam Annon Lee Silver, for 2 mezzo-sopranos, 2 flute...
Performers: Andrews, Joanne; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Feaviour, Margaret; Harris, Judith; Kirk, Vernon; MacKenzie, Neil; Simcock, Iain

The Very Best of Christmas

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-25

Works: Lowell Mason: Joy to the World; Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe de minuit pour Noël, H9; F...
Performers: Andjaparidze, Eteri; Bloss, Michael; Bungard, Jonathan; Davidson, Angus; Evanson, John; Houssart, Robert; Johnston, Raymond; Kertesi, Ingrid; Langridge, Philip; Lewis, J. Reilly; Mukk, József;...
Conductors: Hunt, Donald; ; Mallon, Kevin; Edison, Noel; Scribner, Norman; Rossiter, Grace; Sackett, Andrew; Robinson, Christopher; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Oberfrank, Géza; Krcek, Jaroslav; Schuldt-Jensen,...
Ensemble: Aradia Baroque Ensemble; Capella Istropolitana; Elora Festival Singers; Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Finchley Children's Music Group; Hungarian Radio Chamber Choir; Leipzig Chamber Orchestra; Moscow Sy...

"Naxos' double-disc compilation, The Very Best of Christmas, presents an agreeable and balanced assortment of holiday favorites, with vocal and choral numbers assigned to the...continue...

Ikon / Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Decca / 2006-06-13

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria; Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 31; John Tavener: Song for Athene; Exhortation and Kohima, for chorus; Arvo Pärt: De profundis; The Woman with the Alabaster Box...
Performers: Cooper, Julie; Davidson, Grace; Dobell, Mark; Fullbrook, Charles; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Williams, Huw [Organ]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

"There are 29 singers listed in the booklet, giving a rather bigger and more unfettered sound than usual from this group. Not surprising, perhaps, given...continue...

Davies: One star, at last; Tavener, etc / Cleobury, Quinney

1 CD / Signum UK / 2005-11-04

Works: Bo Holten: Nowell sing we now; Steve Martland: Carols (3), for chorus; Carl Rütti: I Wonder as I Wander, for choir & organ; Judith Weir: Illuminare, Jerusalem; Judith Bingham: The Shepherd's Gif...
Performers: Adams-Barbaro, Jennifer; Bron, Eleanor; Feaviour, Margaret; Foulkes, Carolyn; Haslam, Micaela; Johnston, Robert; MacKenzie, Neil; Porter, Kim; Priestley-Smith, Pamela; Quinney, Robert
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: BBC Singers

This Christmas CD includes eight new carols several premiere recordings, and a selection of music serious and light-hearted, contemplative and joyful by some of the...continue...

Christmas on Fifth Avenue / Choir of St. Thomas Church, NYC

1 CD / Pro Organo / 2005-11-01

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Christmas Traditional: Up! Good Christian Folk, and Listen (Piae cantiones); Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); Quelle est cette odeur a...
Performers: Bruns, Jeremy S.; Bynum, Woodrow Bynum; Carder, Gregg M.; Fletcher, Nathan; Fletcher, Zachary; Jarrett, Richard; Register, Brian; Streetman, Curtis
Conductors: Music], John Scott [Choral

Tavener: Schuon Hymnen, etc / Layton, Polyphony

1 Super Audio CD / Hyperion / 2005-05-10

Works: John Tavener: Birthday Sleep, for chorus; Butterfly Dreams, for chorus; The Second Coming, for chorus & organ; Schuon Hymnen, for chorus; As one who has slept, for chorus; The Bridal Chamber, for 2 c...
Performers: Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Polyphony

"Tavener finds devoted interpreters in Polyphony... some of the most beautiful choral singing you could ever hope to hear." - BBC Music Magazine...continue...

Best of Sir John Tavener

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: John Tavener: Funeral Ikos, for chorus; The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?"; A Hymn to the Mother of God; The Protecting Veil; Angels; Lament of the Mother of God; Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, fo...
Performers: Dunnett, David; Isserlis, Steven
Conductors: Backhouse, Jeremy; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Hill, David; Cleobury, Stephen

Tavener: Schuon Hymnen, etc / Layton, Polyphony

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-10-12

Works: John Tavener: Birthday Sleep, for chorus; Butterfly Dreams, for chorus; The Second Coming, for chorus & organ; Schuon Hymnen, for chorus; As one who has slept, for chorus; The Bridal Chamber, for 2 c...
Performers: Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Polyphony

"I've praised Stephen Layton's Polyphony extravagantly in at least five of their recent recordings, and this one gives me no reason to alter my very...continue...

Come Holy Spirit / Queen's College Choir Oxford

1 CD / Guild / 2004-10-01

Works: Gerald Finzi: Anthems (3), Op. 27; Tomás Luis de Victoria: Ascendens Christus in altum, motet for 5 voices; William Byrd: Alleluia. Ascendit Deus, motet for 5 voices (SSATB); Duarte Lobo: Regina...
Performers: Anderson, Kirsty; Gabbitas, Tim; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Harper, Joe; Linge, Abraham van; Mayson, Alexandra; Parker, Kiri; Parsons, George; Wordsworth, Constance

Adagio Chillout

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-07-01

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Sergey Rachmaninov: Andante semplice [fragment]; Hugo Alfvén: Elegy from Gustav II Adolf; ...
Performers: Alfven, Hugo; Alsop, Marin; Asturias Symphony Orchestra; Beckley, Lisa; Bilbao Symphony Orchestra; Brown, Timothy [Choral Conductor]; BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra; Camerata, Oxford; Cantorum, Oxford S...
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Ligeti, András; Kamu, , Okko; Summerly, Jeremy; Judd, James; Mena, Juan José; Sakari, Petri; Panula, Jorma; Robinson, Christopher; Rahbari, Alexander; Kuchar, Theodore; Valdes...
Ensemble: ; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Clare College Choir; Concentus Hungaricus; Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; Iceland Symphony Orchestra; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Oxford Cam...

Personnel: Jenö Jandó (piano)....continue...

John Tavener - A Portrait

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-04-01

Works: John Tavener: In alium, for high soprano, strings, piano, grand organ, Hammond organ, bells, gongs & four-track ta; To a Child Dancing in the Wind, for soprano, flute, harp & viola; The Lamb "Little ...
Performers: Bjork; Bowyer, Kevin; Fleezanis, Jorja; Hulse, Eileen; Kliegel, Maria; Murphy, Heidi Grant; Myers, Thalia; Richards, Jonathan; Rozario, Patricia [Soprano Vocals]; Shaw, Ian [Organ]; Varcoe, Stephen [...
Conductors: Yuasa, Takuo; ; Christophers, Harry; Friend, Lionel; Goodwin, Paul
Ensemble: Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble; Aureole Trio; Members of the Duke Quartet (Members); Minnesota Chorale; The Sixteen (Choir); Ulster Orchestra

Sir John Tavener has been a unique, controversial and ever evolving figure on the contemporary music scene since the late sixties. These CDs encompass a...continue...

In Excelsis / E. Higginbottom, Choir of New College Oxford

1 CD / Erato / 2002-08-06

Works: Giles Swayne: Magnificat for chorus; Richard Pygott: Quid Petis, O Fili?, carol for 4 voices; John Tavener: The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?"; A Hymn to the Mother of God; God is with us; The Ty...
Performers: Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Linton, Benedict; Martin, Matthew; Stuart, David; Unwin, William

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...

Noël! - A Selection of Carols and Anthems / Hill, Johnston

1 CD / Priory / 2001-11-01

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Peter Warlock: Balulalow; William James Kirkpatrick: Away in a manger; Arthur Sullivan: Noel (or It came upon the midnight clear), hymn fo...
Performers: Bach Choir; Johnston, Robert; Watts, Jane [Organ]
Conductors: Hill, David
Ensemble: Bach Choir; Wallace Collection (Brass Ensemble); Winchester Cathedral Choir

Personnel: Robert Johnston (tenor); Roy Bilham, Robert Farley, John Wallace (trumpet); Simon Gunton, Michael Lloyd (trombone); Jane Watts (organ); Robert Ball (percussion).

Recording informa...continue...

Christmas Joy Vol 3 /Poulter, Chester Cathedral Choir, et al

1 CD / Priory / 1999-10-01

Works: Traditional: O come, O come Emmanuel; A maiden most gentle; Gabriel's message; Of the Father's love begotten; Cherry Tree Carol; I sing of a maiden; John Tavener: The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee...
Performers: Wellman, Edward
Conductors: Poulter, David
Ensemble: Choir of Chester Cathedral

Christmas with the Chapter House Choir in York Minster

1 CD / Guild / 1999-09-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: Coventry Carol (2); I Saw Three Ships, carol; Lullay, lullow; I Wonder As I Wander (American); Still, Still, Still (Stille, stille, stille) (Austrian); The Twelve Days of Chris...
Performers: Brock, Frances; Frith, David; Gill, John; Greenaway, Cathy; Lindley, Sue; Philip Moore [Organ/Conductor]; Redding, Denise; Sturge, Lotti; Wharfedale, Mark

Fear and Rejoice, O People - Music for Advent and Christmas

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1999-09-01

Works: Herbert Howells: Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; Here is the little door; John Tavener: Fear and rejoice o people, for chorus; A Hymn to the Mother of God; Christopher Robinson: Unto us is born a son, ...
Performers: Farrington, Iain; St. John's College Choir, Cambridge
Conductors: Robinson, Christopher
Ensemble: St. John's College Choir, Cambridge

"The magnificent choral sound of the Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge, is well documented in their numerous recordings...The sound is homogenous, controlled, and a...continue...
This collection of Christmas music, sung by the St. John's College Choir, Cambridge, conducted by Christopher Robinson, consists largely of modern British works. Totus tuus, by Henryk Górecki, is...continue...

Tavener: Mandelion; Pärt, Ferneyhough, etc / Kevin Bowyer

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 1999-03-23

Works: John Tavener: Mandelion, for organ; Brian Ferneyhough: Sieben Sterne; Wilfrid Mellers: Opus Alchymicum, no 1, Melanosis, Circumambulatio; Opus Alchymicum, no 2, Leukosis, temenos; Opus Alchymicum, no...
Performers: Bowyer, Kevin

This unique recording of organ works features the music of some of the twentieth century's most eminent composers including John Tavener, Brian Ferneyhough, Janet Graham,...continue...

The Mystery of Christmas

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-10-28

Works: Christmas Traditional: The Huron Indian Carol ("'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime"), carol (Quebecois); King Jesus Hath A Garden (Dutch); Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); Ding Dong! Merrily ...
Performers: Bloss, Michael

Magic of Christmas / Rutter, Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir

1 CD / CBC Records / 1998-10-20

Works: John Francis Wade: Adeste fideles; Boris Ord: Adam lay ybounden; Michael Praetorious: Musae Sioniae; Traditional: Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; Gabriel's message; Still, still, still; I saw a mai...
Performers: Braun, Russell; Gardiner, James; Laughton, Stuart; Loman, Judy; Moroney, Edward; Samuel Stevens, Marion
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: Hannaford Street Silver Band; Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir

"A winner on all counts. The repertoire is gloriously evocative of what the Christmas season is supposed to be about...The choir is terrific, led by...continue...

On This Day Earth Shall Ring! / Payn, Etters, et al

1 CD / Albany Records / 1998-09-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: On This Day Earth Shall Ring; Angels We Have Heard on High; A la nanita nana, carol (Spanish); Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head (American); Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (W zlobie lezy...
Performers: Cover, David; Etters-Asmus, Elizabeth; Fortunato, D'Anna
Conductors: Payn, William; Crane, Curtis
Ensemble: Rooke Chapel Ringers

Christmas From Lichfield / Lumsden, Sharpe

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1997-10-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); Noël nouvelet, carol (French); Peter Warlock: Bethlehem Down; Gerald Hendrie: There Is No Rose; John Linton Gardner: Tomorrow Shall Be...
Performers: Choir of Lichfield Cathedral; Lichfield Cathedral Choir; Lumsden, Andrew; Sharpe, Robert [Organ/Choral Conductor]
Conductors: Lumsden, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Lichfield Cathedral Choir

Presents an attractively representative collection of music for an English Christmas service by one of Britains finest choirs, accompanied by the world renowned Lichfield organ....continue...
Personnel: Andrew Lumsden (organ).

Recording information: Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England....continue...

Taverner to Tavener - 5 Centuries of Music at Christ Church

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-11-01

Works: John Taverner: Kyrie "Leroy"; King Henry VIII: Pastyme with good companye; Robert Parsons: Ave Maria; Richard Dering: Cantica sacra (21), Volume 1; Orlando Gibbons: Hosanna to the Son of David; John ...
Performers: Farr, Stephen
Conductors: Darlington, Stephen
Ensemble: Christ Church Cathedral Choir

John Tavener: Innocence / Neary, Westminster Abbey Choir

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1995-10-31

Works: John Tavener: The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?"; Innocence, for soprano, tenor, chorus, organ & handbells; The Tyger, for chorus; Annunciation; A Hymn to the Mother of God; Little Requiem for Fa...
Performers: Baker, Martin [Choral Conductor]; Fullbrook, Charles; Neary, Alice; Nixon, Leigh; Rozario, Patricia [Soprano Vocals]; Titus, Graham
Conductors: Neary, Martin
Ensemble: Choir of Westminster Abbey

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

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