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50 Best Chillout Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 3 in D, BWV 1068; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor, BWV 1056; ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Donohoe, Peter; Farr, Stephen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Gavrilov, And...
Conductors: Handford, Maurice; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Warren-Green, Christopher; Olah, Erno; Norrington, Roger; Trevor, Kirk; Sawallisch, ...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Ahn Trio; Fretwork; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3 CD set contains 50 tracks of classical chill out music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Performed by some of...continue...

Gabriel Jackson: Requiem / Vasari Singers - Jeremy Backhouse

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30

Works: Nicholas Jackson: Requiem, for chorus & organ; Gabriel Jackson: In all his works, for chorus; I am the voice of the wind, for chorus; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continu...
Performers: Herring, Carl [Guitar]
Conductors: Backhouse, Jeremy
Ensemble: ; Vasari Singers

While the unifying thread which links these works is that of loss, the underlying focus is an uplifting celebration of life and love. Gabriel Jackson's...continue...
Recording information: Tonbridge School Chapel, Tonbridge, Kent, UK (02/25/2011-02/27/2011)....continue...

50 Best British Classics [3 CDs]

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Messiah; Thomas Tallis: If ye love me; In manus tuas; John Goss: Hymn; Psalm 23; Charles Villiers Stanford: Beati quorum via; Hubert Parry: Dear Lord and F...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Bayl, Benjamin; Bean, Hugh; Bell, David [Organ]; Brett, Oliver; Bullard, Thomas; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; du Pré, Jacqueline; Stevens, Peter; Willcocks, David...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Handley, Vernon; Hughes, Owain Arwel; Groves, Charles, Sir; Kilbey, Reginald; Dunn, Vivi...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Wallace Collection (Brass Ensemble)

This is the Day: Music on Royal Occasions by Cambridge Singers - Rutter

1 CD / Collegium / 2012-04-24

Works: John Rutter: This is the day which the Lord hath made, anthem for chorus; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339; Franz Schubert: Psalm 23, D 706/Op. 132; Johannes Brahms: Ge...
Performers: Alden, Ben; Cox, Simon; Davidson, Grace; Hill, Alison; Lucas, Andrew; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Wall, Simon
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: Cambridge Singers

Music on royal occasions. Includes John Rutter's anthem, written for the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton...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...

Gloria!

2 CD / Decca Import / 2011-05-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Messiah; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D, RV 589; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K. 427 "Grosse Messe"; Vesperae solennes de confessore in C, K. 33...
Performers: Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Farnes, Richard; Goode, David; Hopkinson, Thomas; Humphreys, George; Jones, Della; Pinnock, Trevor; Te ...
Conductors: Preston, Simon; Marriner, Sir Neville; Davis, Colin; Hill, David; Higginbottom, Edward; Layton, Stephen; Phillips, Daniel [Choral]; Darlington, Stephen; Cleobury, Stephen; Rutter, John; Lole, Simon; ...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Capricorn (Ensemble); The English Concert

John Tavener: Choral Ikons / James Whitbourn

1 CD / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-03-29

Works: John Tavener: The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?"; Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, for chorus; Hymns (2) to the Mother of God; Song for Athene; Annunciation; Parting Gift for Tam Farrow, for chorus;...
Performers: Burke, Michael [Vocals]; Tomlin, Claire
Conductors: Whitbourn, James

"James Whitbourn's singers, seasoned yet still young, robustly engage with compositions that many groups treat with bloodless reverence...Those who like their Tavener pure and ethereal...continue...
Recording information: St. Albans Abbey, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England (07/2000); TV Support Studios, Hilversum, The Netherlands (07/2000)....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...

Stillness: Music of Calm in a Changing World

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-07-13

Works: John Tavener: Song for Athene; Lament for Jerusalem; Song of Angel; Ross Edwards: Veni Creator Spiritus (Come, O Creator Spirit); Dance Mantras, for voices and drum; Yanada, for oboe; Symphony no 1 '...
Performers: Cislowska, Tamara Anna; Cleworth, Ian; Doherty, Diana; Doyle, Matthew; Franklin, Jim; Kenny, Yvonne; Lacey, Genevieve; Leske, Clemens; Lukin, Brendon; Maer, Sally; McDonald, Anna; McGuire, Marshall; ...
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Mills, Richard; Woods, Thomas; Rudner, Ola; ; Weymark, Brett; Williams, Lyn; Yuasa, Takuo; Stanhope, David; Fürst, Jànos; Porcelijn, David
Ensemble: ; Cantillation; Synergy

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

Classical Meditation

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

Works: Arvo Pärt: De profundis; Berliner Messe; John Tavener: The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?"; The Lord's Prayer, for chorus (1999); Song for Athene; Samuel Barber: Heaven-Haven, for chorus (arr...
Performers: Barton, William; Cox, Michael; Daniel, Nicholas; Green, David [Violin]; Petrenko, Jurgen
Conductors: Edison, Noel; Robinson, Christopher; Lawrence, Douglas; Summerly, Jeremy; Lloyd-Jones, David; ; Lintu, Hannu; Judd, James; Fedoseyev, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; Maggini Quartet

Naked Byrd

1 CD / Signum UK / 2010-02-05

Works: William Byrd: Ave verum corpus; Morten Lauridsen: O magnum mysterium; Thomas Tallis: Loquebantur variis linguis; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; John Sheppard: Libera nos, salve nos (I), for 7 voices; He...

The varied program of this recording identifies, as Armonico Consort's director, Christopher Monks describes, "...a wide range of pieces united by the tendency of their...continue...
Recording information: Saxon Sanctuary, Wootton Wawen (10/12/2008)....continue...

England, My England / Choir of King's College, Cambridge

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Edward Elgar: Lux aeterna; John Goss: Hymn; Psalm 23; Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; In manus tuas; If ye love me; John Rutter: Requiem; Ralph ...
Performers: Asch, David van; Bullard, Thomas; Doveton, Robin; Eaton, John; Hanson, David; Hussain, Alastair; Pearce, Michael; Perrin, Nigel; Robinson, Paul [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Saklatvala, Edward; Willcocks, D...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Ledger, Philip, Sir
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; King's College Choir, Cambridge; New Philharmonia Orchestra

This 2-CD compilation captures the quintessentially English sound of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge set in the singular acoustics of their magnificent chapel. Over...continue...

Best 100 20th Century Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-07-28

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Songs (14), Op. 34; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; Lieutenant Kij...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Auger, Arleen; Barrueco, Manuel; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Bean, Hugh; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bream...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Previn, Andre; Kurtz, Efrem; Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Temirkanov, Yuri; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Wit, Antoni; M...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt)

John Tavener: "Choral Ikons" Unaccompanied Choral Music [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-04-28

Works: John Tavener: As one who has slept; Hymn to the Mother of God; Song for Athene; A parting gift for Tam Farrow; Annunciation; Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis "Collegium Regale"; The Lamb "Little Lamb, wh...
Conductors: Whitbourn, James
Ensemble: The Choir

The Choir sings Sir John Tavener's hauntingly beautiful unaccompanied choral music in a stunning virtual reality restoration of the ancient Hagia Sophia church in Constantinople....continue...
Run Time: 127 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround, Dolby 5.0
Subtitles: English, Spanish
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Peace / Llewellyn, Chorus of Handel & Haydn Society

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Tomás Luis de Victoria: O magnum mysterium; Randall Thompson: Alleluia; Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria; Morten Lauridsen: O magnum mysterium; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; John Tavener: Song for At...

I Want To Be Ready

2 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2009-01-06

Works: Anonymous: Over My Head I Hear Music, spiritual; R. Nathaniel Dett: I Want To Be Ready, for chorus; Thomas Weelkes: Alleluia, I heard a voice; Naomi Shihab Nye: Kindness, for chorus; So Much Happines...
Performers: Anderson-Cooprider, Theresa; Barnett, Gene; Bentzen, Natalie; Best, Jan; Borum, Jennifer; Brubaker, Margaret; Dixon, Jim; Dyer, Elizabeth Caswell; Fitzgerald, nancy; Gallotte, Danielle; Gallotte, Tam...

Includes i thank you god (pfautsch) / ubi caritas (durufle) by various composers....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...

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

Tavener: Lalishri, etc; Vaughan Williams/ Litton, Benedetti

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-03-25

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The lark ascending; John Tavener: Song for Athene; Dhyana (Contemplation), for violin & strings; Lalishri, for violin & string orchestra
Performers: Benedetti, Nicola
Conductors: Litton, Andrew
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Violinist Nicola Benedetti presents her third recording for DG, combining the lyrical beauty of 'The Lark Ascending' (Vaughan Williams’ aural portrait of a lark as...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

The Road to Paradise

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-06-05

Works: Thomas Tallis: Miserere nostri, motet for 7 voices, P. 207; Gregorian Chant: Work(s); In paradisum, antiphon; Robert Parsons: Ave Maria; Benjamin Britten: Hymn to the Virgin; William Byrd: Christe qu...
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul

Recording information: Church of St. Alban the Martyr, Holborn, England (07/2006)....continue...

100 Best Sacred Works

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-04-03

Works: Gregorian Chant: Sub tuum praesidium, antiphon in mode 7; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; John Dunstable: Veni Sancte Spiritus, isorhythmic motet for 4 voices, MB 32; Thomas Tallis: In manus tuas; Spem i...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Argenta, Nancy; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bar, Olaf; Barley, Peter; Bayco, Frederic; Beasley-Murray...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; ; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Wulstan, David; Stevens, Denis; Willcocks, David; Guest, George; Parrott, Andrew; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Jochum, Eugen; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Nelson, ...
Ensemble: ; Clerkes of Oxenford; Collegium Cartusianum; Consortium Musicum; Maîtrise d'Antony ; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Royal Military School of Music Band; String & Brass Ensemble; The Hilliard Ens...

The newest title in the Best Classics 100 series, Best Sacred Classics 100, features 6 CDs, each containing an average of 16-17 tracks. 6 CDs...continue...

Allegri: MIserere; Britten, etc / Short, Filsell, Tenebrae

1 CD / Signum UK / 2006-11-04

Works: John Tavener: Song for Athene; The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?"; John Ireland: Ex ore innocentium; Sergey Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 31; Alexander Sheremetiev: Rejoice now ...

"Once again, Tenebrae and their director, Nigel Short, have put together a programme that ranges from the Renaissance to the 21st century, from the neglected...continue...

Lux Aeterna / David Hill, Winchester Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2006-09-12

Works: Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; David Hill: Dominus illuminatio; Charles Wood: Hail, gladdening light; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Gustav Holst: Nunc Dimittis, for chorus, H. 127; John Taven...
Performers: Farr, Stephen
Conductors: Hill, David
Ensemble: Brunel Ensemble; Winchester Cathedral Choir

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...

Essential Choral Classics

2 CD / Decca Import / 2006-06-13

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Der Messias; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Felix Mendelssohn: Hear my prayer; Elijah, Op. 70; César Franck: Panis angelicus...
Performers: Brown, Wilfred; Burrowes, Norma; Freni, Mirella; Goodman, Roy; Harper, Heather; Hussain, Alastair; Kollo, Rene [Tenor Vocal]; Krause, Tom; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Morris, James; Norman, Jess...
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Willcocks, David; Daniel, Paul; Cleobury, Stephen; Gandolfi, Romano; Ottley, Jerold D.; Britten, Benjamin; Solti, Sir Georg; Preston, Simon; Marriner, Sir Neville; Guest, George; Hai...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Cambridge University Music Society; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chr...

This 2-CD set Includes more than 21/2 hours of the greatest 'hits' of the chorus. Performances are by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Kings College Choir...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Mass in G Minor / Mackenzie, et al

1 CD / Telarc / 2006-02-28

Works: Olivier Messiaen: O sacrum convivium!; John Tavener: Song for Athene; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor; Maurice Duruflé: Motets (4) on Gregorian themes, Op. 10; Aaron Copland: Motets (4),...
Performers: Baxter, Jeffrey; Blalock, David; Darst, Steven; Gunter, Timothy W.; Hansen, David; Hiles, Nin; Jacobs, Celia; Lockhart, Arietha; Lower, Robert; Mayer, Sean; Morrow, James; Ozcomert, Stephen; Rader, L...

For the first time in Telarc's long and fruitful association with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, it will release here the first recording by the ASO...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Mass in G Minor / Mackenzie, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Telarc / 2006-02-28

Works: Olivier Messiaen: O sacrum convivium!; John Tavener: Song for Athene; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor; Maurice Duruflé: Motets (4) on Gregorian themes, Op. 10; Aaron Copland: Motets (4...
Performers: Baxter, Jeffrey; Blalock, David; Darst, Steven; Gunter, Timothy W.; Hansen, David; Hiles, Nin; Jacobs, Celia; Lockhart, Arietha; Lower, Robert; Mayer, Sean; Morrow, James; Ozcomert, Stephen; Rader, L...

The Classical Album 2005 [US Version]

2 CD / Decca / 2005-09-13

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: En Aranjuez con tu amor; Agustín Lara: Granada; Derek Strange / Bond: Viva! (after Vivaldi); Maori Traditional: Pokare Kare Ana; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Die Afrikanerin; Ludovic...
Performers: Banbury, James; Bocelli, Andrea; Calleja, Joseph; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Domingo, Placido; Einaudi, Ludovico; Ferrier, Kathleen; Flórez, Juan Diego; Fleming, Renée; Freire...
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin; ; de Fabritiis, Oliviero; Banbury, James; Norrington, Roger; Scholes, Peter; Rudel, Julius; Cleobury, Nicholas; Horner, James; Solti, Sir Georg; Musumarra, Romano; Giulini, Carlo Maria...
Ensemble: ; Bond (String Quartet); Czech Film Orchestra; Duel; Duel Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra; Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Mormon Tab...

The greatest artists of today on this 2-on-1CD includes Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman, Luciano Pavarotti,Hayley Westenra, Russell Watson, Renée Fleming, Bond, José Carreras, Bryn Terfe...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...

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

Peace - Pure Classical Calm

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2005-01-25

Works: Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man; Howard Shore: The Lord of the Rings; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Erik Satie: Gnossienne for piano no 1; Michael Ny...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Ambache, Diana; Auger, Arleen; Beniston, Paul; Bury, Alison; Cole, Maggie; Farr, Stephen; Galway, James [Flute]; Helmis, Fritz; Isbin, Sharon; Izzy; Johnson, Guy; Paik, Kun-woo; Plet...
Conductors: Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Raine, Nic; Olah, Erno; Hill, David; Nyman, Michael [Piano]; Tortelier, Paul; Ledger, Philip, Sir; ; Foster, Lawrence; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Warren-Green, Christopher; Ha...
Ensemble: ; Il Seminario Musicale; Nash Ensemble

Choral Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2004-09-14

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem, Op....
Performers: Aronsky, Peter; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Conn, Michael [Guitar]; Gardner, Edward; Hussain, Alastair; Kampen, Christopher van; Tunstall, Helen; Varady, Julia [Soprano Vocals]; Vivian, Jame...
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Munchinger, Karl

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...

Hallelujah - 35 Great Sacred Choruses

2 CD / EMI Distribution (USA) / 2004-03-23

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Laudate Dominum; ...
Performers: Augér, Arleen; Bayl, Benjamin; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Dale, Laurence; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gedda, Nicolai; Grier, Francis; Hayes, Nicholas; King, Andrew [Tenor]; Lancelot, ...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Muti, Riccardo; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Wangenheim, Volker; Willcocks, David; Handford, Maurice; Tennstedt, Klaus; Cleobury, Stephen; Forster, Karl...
Ensemble: ; Wallace Collection (Brass Ensemble)

This selection features both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Gerald Finley (cantor); Michael Cockerham, Doris Soffel (alto); Andrew King (tenor); Timothy Beasley-Murray (treble); Keith Lew...continue...

Naxos - The First Fifteen Years (1987-2002)

1 CD / Naxos (USA) Import / 2002-06-18

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Work(s); Frédéric Chopin: Prelude for piano no 15...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Eisenlohr, Ulrich; Jando, Jeno; Kliegel, Maria; Nishizaki, Takako; Scherbakov, Konstantin [Piano]; Trekel, Roman
Conductors: Humburg, Will; Monnard, Jean Francois; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Berger, Sven; ; Tintner, Georg
Ensemble: ; Convivium Musicum Gothenburgense; Ensemble Villanella; Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Kodály Quartet ; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

Naxos celebrates 15 years of achievement in this special release, containing excerpts from critically acclaimed and prize-winning recordings. The list of composers represented range from...continue...

Tavener: Choral Ikons [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2002-06-01

Works: John Tavener: Song for Athene; Annunciation; The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?"; Hymn to the Mother of God; Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis "Collegium Regale"
Conductors: Whitbourn, James
Ensemble: The Choir

The Choir sings Sir John Tavener's hauntingly beautiful unaccompanied choral music in a stunning virtual reality restoration of the ancient Hagia Sopia church in Constantinople....continue...
Run Time: 100 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9 anamorphic, Color
Sound Format(s): DD 5.1 Surround, LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: En...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...

The #1 Choral Album - Beethoven, Handel, Verdi, Bizet, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2002-03-12

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Requiem Mass; Il Trovatore; Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly; Richard Wagner: Lohengrin; Tannhäuser; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, ...
Performers: Braun, Victor; Burrowes, Norma; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Doughty, Stephen; Goodman, Roy; Morris, James; Norman, Jessye; Schunk, Robert; Sotin, Hans; Terfel, Bry...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Karajan, Herbert von; Willcocks, David; Thomas, Kurt; Cleobury, Stephen; Guest, George; Davis, Colin; Dutoit, Charles; Nelson, John; Farncombe, Charles; Daniel, Paul; Munchinger, Ka...

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...

Voices 1900/2000 / George, San Francisco Symphony Chorus

1 CD / Delos / 2001-01-01

Works: John Tavener: Song for Athene; György Ligeti: Reggel (Morning), for chorus; Claude Debussy: Chansons (3) de Charles d'Orléans; Henk Badings: Chansons Bretonnes (3); Francis Poulenc: Un so...
Performers: San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Shapiro, Marc [Piano]

"...It comes as no shock that Maestro George has put together a terrific choir. Anyone who has heard them singing 'Carmina Burana', the 'German Requiem'...continue...

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