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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...

Parry: Songs of Farewell / Nigel Short, Tenebrae

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-10-03

Works: Gustav Holst: The Evening-watch, for chorus, Op. 43/1, H. 159; Richard Rodney Bennett: A Good-Night, for chorus; Herbert Howells: Take him, earth, for cherishing; John Tavener: Funeral Ikos, for chor...
Performers: Crouch, Gabriel; Gaunt, William; Long, Matthew [Vocals]
Conductors: Short, Nigel

Following a string of five-star reviews for their previous discs of 20th-century French choral music (Poulenc's Figure Humaine ) and Renaissance polyphony (Victoria's Requiem), the...continue...

Serene Classics / Includes works by Palestrina, Bach, Tallis, Purcell and Schubert

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Gregorian Chant: Salve regina; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Salve Regina, motet for 5 voices (from Motets Book V); Missa pro defunctis a 5; Tomás Luis de Victoria: O sacrum convivium, motet...
Performers: Gruberova, Edita; Haider, Friedrich; Henschel, Dietrich; Isokoski, Soile; McDaniel, Barry; Meier, Waltraud; Munderloh, David; Viitasalo, Marita; Woytowicz, Stefania
Conductors: Jennings, Joseph; Higginbottom, Edward; Werner, Fritz; Nagano, Kent; Barenboim, Daniel; Bour, Ernest; Svetlanov, Evgeny; O'Donnell, James [Organ]; Satomaa, Tauno

Unwind with Warner Classic's new release, 'Serene Classics: Music for a Calmer You". Take a micro-vacation as you relax to titles such as Salve Regina,...continue...

Naked Byrd Two / Armonico Consort

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-02-04

Works: Hermanus Contractus: Salve Regina; Christopher Monks: The Spirit of Tallis, for voice, violin & chorus (after a theme by Tallis); Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; John Tavener: Funeral Ikos, for chorus; The...
Performers: McCusker, Kelly; Morton, Peter; Robinson, Rachel [Soprano vocals]; Rogers, Kirsteen
Conductors:
Ensemble: Armonico Consort

This recording is compiled from Armonico Consort’s ‘Naked Byrd’ programme, featuring music by Tavener, Purcell, Barber and Byrd, composers who wore their hearts on their...continue...

Choral Works by Mawby, Mathias, Tavener, Rubbra, Pärt & Howells

1 CD / Apex / 2010-10-19

Works: Colin Mawby: Ave verum corpus; William Mathias: Doctrine of Wisdom, for chorus & organ; John Tavener: Funeral Ikos, for chorus; Edmund Rubbra: Missa in Honorem Sancti Dominici for chorus a cappella, ...

Voices of Praise / Cleobury, Willcocks, Ledger, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-08-02

Works: Herbert Howells: All my hope on God is founded; Gloucester Service; Anonymous, English: Morning Has Broken, song (Tune; Richard Woodward: I was glad; Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Totus Tuus, for chor...
Performers: Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir, Cambridge

Known the world over for their recordings of church music, the Choir of King's College, Cambridge has a rich catalog of recordings on EMI Classics...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

Sermons and Devotions

1 CD / RCA Records / 2005-02-22

Works: Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Totus tuus, for chorus, Op. 60; Veljo Tormis: The Bishop and the pagan, for countertenor voice, 2 tenor voices & male choir; Igor Stravinsky: Pater noster; Blessed Virgin...

Portsmouth Remembers / Portsmouth Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Guild / 2004-07-01

Works: Henry Thomas Smart: Light's abode, celestial Salem (tune Regent Square); John Joubert: O Lorde, the Maker of All Things, anthem for chorus & organ, Op 7b; Herbert Sumsion: They that go down to the se...
Performers: Eastwood, Christopher; Field, Rosemary; Thorne, David

Invocation - Chatman, Pärt, Sisask / Musica Intima

1 CD / ATMA / 2002-01-01

Works: Ivan Moody: Canticum Canticorum l, for chorus; Urmas Sisask: Gloria Patri; José Evangelista: O quam suavis est, for choir; Knut Nystedt: O crux, for chorus, Op. 79; Barrie Cabena: I waited for t...
Performers: Hillhouse, Andy; Maddock, Steve

John Tavener: Song for Athene, Svyati, etc / Robinson, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-02-01

Works: John Tavener: God is with us; Song for Athene; The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?"; The Tyger, for chorus; Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, for chorus; Funeral Ikos, for chorus; A Hymn to the Mother ...
Performers: Hugh, Timothy
Conductors: Robinson, Christopher
Ensemble: St. John's College Choir, Cambridge

"How am I not supposed to recommend this? Tavener has become an important composer in recent years, and this is a generous helping of his...continue...