Christophers, Harry > Byrd, William

An Immortal Legacy - Choral works by Tallis, Morley, Gibbons, Byrd, MacMillan, Tippett, Britten, Chilcott / The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2013-05-14

Works: Thomas Tallis: Psalm Tunes (9) for Mister Parker; Absterge Domine; In manus tuas; I call and cry to thee; Loquebantur variis linguis; Thomas Morley: Aprill is in my mistris face, madrigal for 4 voice...
Performers: Evans, Robert; Lane, Carys; MacKenzie, Neil; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: ; The Sixteen

Sixteenth-century England was a place of much religious change. It was a dangerous and confusing time, and it is testament to their incredible skill and...continue...

Allegri: Miserere; Tallis: Lamentations of Jeremiah & other Renaissance masterpieces

1 CD / Decca / 2012-10-09

Works: Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Antonio Lotti: Crucifixus; Orlande de Lassus: Timor et tremor; Jacob Obrecht: Salve regina; Josquin Desprez: Ave Maria... virgo serena, motet for 4 parts; Giovanni Pierlui...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry; McCreesh, Paul; Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Choir of King s College Cambridge; Gabrieli Consort; The Sixteen

From the heavenly stratospheric of Allegri's Miserere to the Elizabethan splendor of William Byrd and Thomas Tallis, this outstanding collection celebrates the vocal magnificence of...continue...

Great British Choral Works / Christophers - The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2011-09-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Esther, HWV 50a, 1718 version; Messiah, HWV 56; William Byrd: Liber secundus sacrarum cantionum; James MacMillan: A Child's Prayer, for treble, chorus & or...
Performers: Davidson, Grace; George, Michael; Glynn, Christopher; Hopkins, Kirsty; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

Since they were founded in 1979, The Sixteen and Harry Christophers have recorded over 100 discs of choral music spanning 600 years. On this new...continue...

Sacred Music, Series One / Christophers/Sixteen, Beale [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Coro / 2010-03-09

Works: Peter Abelard: Work(s); Léonin: Work(s); Pérotin: Work(s); Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Work(s); Josquin Des Préz: Work(s); Orlande de Lassus: Work(s); William Byrd: Work(s)
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

Fascinating stories, beautiful architecture, and some of the greatest music ever written - CORO brings the BBC's groundbreaking TV series to DVD! The complete first...continue...

The Christmas Collection

3 CD / Coro / 2007-09-04

Works: William Walton: Make we joy now in this Fest, carol arrangement for chorus (Christmas Carols no 1); Kenneth Leighton: Carols (3), Op. 25; Peter Racine Fricker: A Babe Is Born; Edmund Rubbra: The Virg...
Performers: Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Burrows, Peter; Carwood, Andrew; Clarke, Fiona; Crabtree, Libby; Dean, Ruth; Dunkley, Sally; Forbes, Patricia; Hodges, Christopher; Hoffnung, Benedict; Jeffrey...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: ; The Sixteen (Choir)

Gramophone Magazine
Performed with every virtue and every grace including fresh, firm tone, uncanny precision and the finest possible control of grades and shades of volume.
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The Sixteen Edition - Christus Natus Est

1 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Works: Sarum Chant: Verbum caro factum est; Christmas Traditional: Nowell, Nowell, Tidings True, carol ("Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, this is the salutation"); Nowell Sing We, carol (English); Gaudete Christus e...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

"A sublime Gloria...and, finest of all, Byrd's 'Lullaby' in a masterly performance." -Gramophone...continue...

The Sixteen Edition - The Flowering of Genius / Christophers

1 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Works: Francisco Guerrero: Ave Virgo Sanctissima, motet for 5 voices; Thomas Tallis: Suscipe quaeso, motet for 7 voices, P. 222; Mass "Puer natus est nobis" (incomplete), for 7 voices, P. 49; Tomás Lui...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

The Sixteen Edition - Tallis: Spem in alium, etc

1 Super Audio CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Works: Thomas Tallis: Spem in alium; Te Deum, for 5 voices; Orlando Gibbons: O all true faithful hearts; Great King of Gods; William Byrd: Deus venerunt gentes, motet for 5 voices (SAATB); Thomas Tomkins: K...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

"Though royalty is an inexhaustible source for low-budget TV series and popular marketing, The Sixteen's anthology of a century of royal repertoire composed 'for monarchs...continue...