Christophers, Harry > Choral

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...

Monteverdi: Selva Morale e Spirituale, Vol.3 / The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2013-04-09

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale; Iste confessor Domini sacratus (II), motet for 2 sopranos & 2 violins (from Selva morale e spiritual; Magnificat II, for 6 voices and organ (from Vesper...
Performers: Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Cornwell, Joseph; Davidson, Grace; Dobell, Mark; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Young, Stuart
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: ; The Sixteen

The third and final volume in The Sixteen' s acclaimed Selva morale e spirituale series! Included on this final volume are the eight-part Magnificat (Primo),...continue...
Recording information: St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London (05/2011/11/2011)....continue...

Giovanni Palestrina, Vol. 3 - Missa Regina caeli; Stabat Mater; Motet Regina caeli, Terra tremuit et al. / The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2013-02-12

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Stabat Mater; Ad coenam Agni providi, hymn for 5 voices (from Complete Hymns); Vineam meam, motet for 5 voices (from Motets Book IV from Canticis canticorum); Si ign...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

A towering figure in Renaissance polyphony, Palestrina is arguably one of the greatest composers of liturgical music of all time. Harry Christophers and The Sixteen...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Alban the Martyr, Holborn, London (10/2012)....continue...

A Year With Jesus / Gloria, Miserere, Stabat Mater, Magnificat, Requiem by Bach, Pergolesi, Mozart et al. / Véronique Gens, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Andrew Parrott, Riccardo Muti et al.

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, cantata, BWV 123; Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Magnificat, BWV 243; Herz und Mund und ...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Chance, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gens, Veronique; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Lesne, Gerard; Neilz, Jacques; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Veyron-Lacroix, Robert
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Herreweghe, Philippe; Christophers, Harry; Hill, David; Cleobury, Stephen; Mandrin, Emmanuel; Lara, Francisco; ; Hillier, Paul; Plasson, Michel; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Willcocks, David;...
Ensemble: ; Brunel Ensemble; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Il Seminario Musicale; La Petite Bande; Taverner Players; The Hilliard Ensemble; The Sixteen (Choir)

From Easter Sunday to All Saints' Day, A Year with Jesus is the ultimate collection of sacred music to help celebrate the Christian holidays. This...continue...

Palestrina, Vol. 2 - Hodie Christus natus est; Christe Redemptor omnium; Magnificant Quinti toni; Tui sunt caeli et al. / The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2012-10-09

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Hodie Christus natus est; Christe redemptor omnium, hymn for 6 voices; Magnificat, Tone 5, (odd) for 4 voices (from Magnificats on the 8 Tones, Book 1); Tui sunt coe...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

Volume two of The Sixteen's new series devoted to Palestrina is based around his glorious antiphon for Christmas Day. Palestrina's legacy and impact on sacred...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Alban the Martyr, Holborn, England (02/2012)....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...

Sacred Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum, H. 146; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria, RV 589; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Claudio Monteverdi: Beatus Vir (II), motet for 5 voices (from Seva morale e spirituale), SV 269...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Argenta, Nancy; Bar, Olaf; Barley, Peter; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Connell, John; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Dawson, Lynne; Gens, Veronique; Hogman, Nils; K...
Conductors: Christie, William; Parrott, Andrew; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Herreweghe, Philippe; McCreesh, Paul; ; Norrington, Roger; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Tate, Jeffrey; Muti, Riccardo; Hickox, Richard; Prêtre, ...
Ensemble: ; Coppola e Il Suo Sestetto; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Players; Il Seminario Musicale; Les Arts Florissants; London Classical Players; Schutz Consort; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Mozart: Coronation Mass / Teresa Wakim, Paula Murrihy, Thomas Cooley and Sumner Thompson - Harry Christophers

1 CD / Coro / 2012-09-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 85 in B major, H 1 no 85 "La Reine"; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exsultate jubilate, K 165 (158a); Mass no 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ("Coronati...
Performers: Cooley, Thomas; Murrihy, Paula; Thompson, Sumner; Wakim, Teresa [Soprano Vocals]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: Haydn Society Chorus and Orchestra

It is CORO's great pleasure to release the third CD in its series with the Handel and Haydn Society! Composed in 1779, the Mass in...continue...
Recording information: Symphony Hall, Boston, USA (04/27/2012/04/29/2012)....continue...

Serenity: The Beauty of Arvo Pärt

2 CD / Decca / 2012-08-21

Works: Arvo Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel; Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, for string orchestra & bell; Für Alina; My Heart's in the Highlands, for chorus (or alto or countertenor) & organ; Canta...
Performers: Anderson, Mark; Anthony, Adele; Bax, Alessio [Piano]; Benedetti, Nicola; Carlsson, Roger; Grynyuk, Alexei; Kremer, Gidon; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Owens, Matthew; Risberg, Erik; Shaham, Gil; W...
Conductors: Short, Nigel; Järvi, Neeme; Owens, Matthew; Christophers, Harry; Pitts, Anthony

An album of peace and tranquility that will set you in complete bliss. 9 beautiful and relaxing tracks that will compliment the perfect day or...continue...

Great European Choral Works / The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2012-06-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Dixit Dominus; Claudio Monteverdi: Beatus vir; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Assumpta est Maria; Tomás Luis de Victoria: Gaude, Maria virgo, motet for 5 voices; Diet...
Performers: Beckley, Lisa; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Cornwell, Joseph; Crabtree, Libby; Davidson, Grace; Dean, Ruth; Dobell, Mark; Dunkley, Sally; Evans, Robert; Jones, Tim [Vocals]; Macdonald, Rob...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

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

Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination / Hilliard Ensemble

1 CD / Coro / 2012-05-08

Works: John Browne: Salve regina no 1; Robert Wylkynson: Jesus autem transiens / Credo in Deum; Anonymous: Hail, Mary, full of grace; Regina sovrana, lauda for 4 voices; This Day Day Dawes; Surrexit Christu...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Hilliard Ensemble

Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination is the British Library's first major exhibition to bring together its Royal collection, a treasure trove of illuminated manuscripts...continue...

Classic FM Hall of Fame 2012

3 CD / Decca Import / 2012-04-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Concerto for Cello; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1; Giacomo Puccini: Tur...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Benedetti, Nicola; Bocelli, Andrea; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Einaudi, Ludovico; Freni, Mirella; Gendron, Maurice; Johnson, Emma [Clarinet];...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor; Previn, Andre; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Kempe, Rudolf; López-Cobos, Jesús; Boskovsky, Willi; Khachaturian, Aram; Wordsworth, Barry; Dorati, Antal; Malone, Gareth; Leppard, ...
Ensemble: ; The English Concert

Monteverdi: Selva Morale e Spirituale, Vol. 2 / The Sixteen - Christophers

1 CD / Coro / 2012-04-10

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale; Confitebor tibi, Domine I, motet for 3 voices & 5-part chorus (from Salve morale e spirituale), SV 2; O ciechi il tanto affaticar che giova, motet for 5...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

Without doubt, Monteverdi was the greatest of the early Baroque European composers. He revolutionized the music of the theatre and the church by his dramatic...continue...
Recording information: St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London (05/2011/11/2011)....continue...

The Italian Collection / Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

5 CD / Coro / 2012-03-13

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Te Deum, motet for double chorus & organ in C major; Iste confessor; Missa, for chorus & organ in A minor ("La stella"); Antonio Lotti: Crucifixus; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrin...
Performers: Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Crabtree, Libby; Davidson, Grace; Dean, Ruth; Dunkley, Sally; Fisher, Gillian; George, Michael; MacKenzie, Neil; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]; Purves, Christo...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: ; The Sixteen (Choir)

Featuring five of The Sixteen's most celebrated recordings, The Italian Collection is a sumptuous anthology of music. From Allegri's hauntingly beautiful Miserere to the virtuosity,...continue...
Recording information: Church of St Silas the Martyr, London, England (01/1992); St Augustine's, Kilburn, London (01/1992); St John's, Smith Square, London (01/1992); St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead Ga...continue...

The Earth Resounds: Josquin, Brumel & Lassus / Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2012-02-14

Works: Orlande de Lassus: Aurora lucis rutilat, motet for 10 voices, M. xxii (S. xxi/119); Timor et tremor; Magnificat "Praeter rerum seriem"; Aurora lucis rutilat (octavi toni), magnificat for 10 voices, H...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

A brand new recording from Harry Christophers and his award-winning ensemble, The Sixteen. This disc features arguably the three most celebrated composers from the Franco-Flemish...continue...
Recording information: St. Augustine's Church, Kilburn, London (10/2011)....continue...

MacMillian: Miserere / Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2011-11-08

Works: James MacMillan: Miserere, for chorus; Strathclyde Motets, for chorus; O bone Jesu, for a cappella chorus; Tenebrae Responsories, for chorus
Performers: Dobell, Mark; Dougan, Eamonn; Evans, Robert; Osmond, Cecilia; Outram, Rebecca; Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

In November 2011, Harry Christophers and The Sixteen will release the premiere recording of James MacMillan's exquisite Miserere for the CORO label. Continuing their work...continue...

Rough Guide to Classical Composers: J.S. Bach

2 CD / World Music Network / 2011-11-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230; The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846; The We...
Performers: Hewitt, Angela; Isserlis, Steven; Schmogner, Thomas; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Goodman, Roy; Christophers, Harry;
Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort; Florilegium Musicum Ensemble (Netherlands); Purcell Quartet; Swiss Baroque Soloists; The Sixteen (Choir)

Victoria: Tenebrae Responsories / Christophers - The Sixteen

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2011-10-18

Works: Tomás Luis de Victoria: Amicus meus, responsory for 4 voices; Judas mercator, responsory for 4 voices; Unus ex discipulis, responsory for 4 voices; Eram quasi agnus, responsory for 4 voices; Una...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

Recording information: St. Jude's on the Hill, London (05/1990)....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...

Mozart: Requiem / Elizabeth Watts, Phyllis Pancella, Andrew Kennedy, Eric Owens

1 CD / Coro / 2011-09-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Per questa bella mano, K 612; Spoken Word: Commentary from Robert Nairn
Performers: Nairn, Robert; Owens, Eric [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Watts, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: Handel and Haydn Society

Following the success of the Mozart Mass in C minor last year, CORO is delighted to announce the release of its second recording with Harry...continue...
Recording information: Symphony Hall, Boston, USA (04/29/2011/05/01/2011)....continue...

Palestrina, Vol. 1 / The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2011-06-14

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Salve Regina (unspecified of 5); Assumpta est Maria; Missa "Assumpta est Maria"; Ave regina coelorum, motet for 8 voices (from Motets Book III); Tota pulchra es, mot...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

2011 sees the first recording by The Sixteen completely devoted to Palestrina! The disc marks the start of a new project, which will result in...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. George the Martyr, Holborn, London, Engla (02/2011)....continue...

I Was Glad

1 CD / Decca Import / 2011-05-03

Works: Hubert Parry: I was glad; Jerusalem; Songs (6) of Farewell; Charles Wood: O Thou, the central orb; Hail, gladdening light; William H. Harris: Faire Is the Heaven, for chorus; Charles Villiers Stanfor...
Performers: Christophers, Harry; Davies, Ben; Dobell, Mark; Quinney, Robert; Sixteen, The [Choir]; Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors: Christophers, Harry

Recording information: St. Peter's Italian Church, Clerkenwell, London, Englan (10/10/2008/10/13/2008)....continue...

The Victoria Collection

4 CD / Coro / 2011-03-08

Works: Tomás Luis de Victoria: Laetatus sum; Missa Laetatus sum, for 12 voices & organ; Veni Creator Spiritus, hymn for 4 voices; Vadam et circuibo; Vidi speciosam; Ad caenam agni providi, hymn for 4 v...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

The year 2011 marks the 400th anniversary of the death of Tomas Luis de Victoria. This remarkable Spaniard, perhaps the most outstanding composer of his...continue...

Hail, Mother of the Redeemer / Christophers

1 CD / Coro / 2011-02-08

Works: Tomás Luis de Victoria: Salve regina, antiphon for 5 voices; Alma Redemptoris mater, antiphon for 5 voices; Congratulamini mihi, motet for 6 voices; Sancta Maria succure miseris - Tomás L...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry

This release coincides with celebrations to mark the 400th anniversary of Victoria's death in 1611, and also marks CORO's 10th Anniversary! Priest, scholar, mystic, singer,...continue...
Recording information: All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London (10/2010)....continue...

Mozart: Mass In C Minor / Christophers

1 CD / Coro / 2010-09-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K 427 (417a) "Great"
Performers: Keith, Gillian
Conductors: Christophers, Harry

CORO releases a brand new recording of Mozart's Mass in C minor with the Handel and Haydn Society, the United State's oldest continuously performing orchestra...continue...
Recording information: Symphony Hall, Boston (01/2010)....continue...

50 Best Baroque

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Solomon; Messiah; Water Music; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's March; John Dowland: Lachrimae or Seaven Teares; Henry Purcell: Abdelazar, or The Moor'...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Banchini, Chiara; Beckett, Rachel; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bussi, Marcello; Cole, Maggie; d'Auvergne, Orchestre; Danby...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; ; Parrott, Andrew; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Leonhardt, Gustav; Norrington, Roger; Stamp, Richard; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Auriacombe, Louis; Christophers, Harry; Sav...
Ensemble: ; Capella Agostino Steffani; Circa 1500; Europa Galante; Fretwork; Il Seminario Musicale; Melante Amsterdam; Orlando Gibbons Viol Ensemble; Sonnerie; Taverner Players

Zen Voices

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-05-18

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Wolfgang Amadeus M...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Caballe, Montserrat; Cornwell, Joseph; Daniels, David; Desderi, Claudio; Dessay, Natalie; Gens, Veronique; Hallenberg, Ann; Hendricks, Barbara...
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael; Hill, David; Barenboim, Daniel; Haitink, Bernard; Equilbey, Laurence; Paavo, Järvi; Plasson, Michel; Guadagno, Anton; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Gardelli, Lamberto; Litton, A...
Ensemble: ; Cellos ensemble of the Orchestre de Paris; Ensemble Matheus; Ensemble Orchestral de Paris; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Kammer Ensemble de Paris; Nash Ensemble

Golden Age of English Polyphony / Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

10 CD / Hyperion / 2009-11-10

Works: Robert Fayrfax: Aeternae Laudis Lilium for 5 voices; Missa Albanus for 5 voices; Gregorian Chant: Archangeli Michaelis interventione, for chorus; John Taverner: Kyrie "Leroy"; Missa "O Michael", for ...
Performers: Nicholson, Paul [Harpsichord, Organ]; Royall, Christopher
Conductors: Christophers, Harry

When The Sixteen embarked upon their recording career back in 1982, few would have been able to predict quite how successful they would become, or...continue...

Bext Adagio Voices 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-06

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Ave Maria; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem, Op. 48; Ave Verum, Op. 65; Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1; Cantique de J...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Auger, Arleen; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Boufil, Paul; Bouillat, Jean-Louis; Butt, John [Organ, Conductor]; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Collot, Delphine; Cornwe...
Conductors: Schoenwandt, Michael; Hill, David; Barenboim, Daniel; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Haitink, Bernard; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Ferro, Gabriele; Paavo, Järvi; Guadagno, Anton; Lomba...
Ensemble: ; Capella Bavariae; Cellos ensemble of the Orchestre de Paris; Consort of Musicke; Ensemble instrumental de Genève ; Ensemble Instrumental de Lausanne; La Orfanelle della Pieta; Le Concert d'As...

This 6-CD set covers many of the most popular melodic works composed for the human voice and is programmed for a relaxed listening experience. This...continue...

The Bach Collection / Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

5 CD / Coro / 2009-09-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Cantata no 50, "Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft" (incomplete), BWV 50; Orgelbüchlein; Cantata no 34, "O ewiges Feuer, O Ursprung der Liebe," BW...
Performers: Fisher, Gillian; George, Michael; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]; Paul Nicholson [Choral, USA]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry

Three of The Sixteen's celebrated Bach recordings in one stylish box set! The rich variety of Bach's writing for solo voices and orchestra, along with...continue...

Sounds Sublime: Essential Collection - Sixteen/Christophers

2 CD / Coro / 2009-09-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat; Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 50, "Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft" (incomplete), BWV 50...
Performers: Cooper, Gary [Keyboardist]; Crabtree, Libby; Dawson, Lynne; Dean, Ruth; Dunkley, Sally; George, Michael; Glynn, Christopher; Montgomery, Roger; Purves, Christopher; Russell, Lynda; Steele-Perkins, Cr...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

Some of the most celebrated recordings from Harry Christophers and his award-winning ensemble, in a beautiful 2-CD digipak set. Equally appealing to fans of The...continue...

A New Heaven - Parry, Wood, etc / Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Decca / 2009-07-07

Works: Hubert Parry: I was glad; Jerusalem; Songs (6) of Farewell; Charles Wood: O Thou, the central orb; Hail, gladdening light; William H. Harris: Faire Is the Heaven, for chorus; Charles Villiers Stanfor...
Performers: Davies, Ben; Dobell, Mark; Quinney, Robert; Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

2009 release from Britain's best selling choir of the 21st Century and Brit-Award winners, The Sixteen. Features 14 tracks including 'The Lord Is My Shepherd',...continue...

The Sixteen Edition - Bright Orb of Harmony - Purcell, MacMillan

1 CD / Coro / 2009-05-12

Works: Henry Purcell: Jehova, quam multi sunt, Z 135; Miserere Mei ("Canon 4 in 2"), canon for 4 voices, Z. 109; Remember not, Lord, our offences, Z 50; Beati omnes, hymn, for soprano, bass, chorus & contin...
Performers: Berridge, Simon; Davidson, Grace; Davies, Ben; Dobell, Mark; Dougan, Eamonn; Hopkins, Kirsty; Mobbs, Charlotte; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Young, Stuart
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

2009 is a year of anniversaries - the 350th anniversary of Henry Purcell's birth (1659), James MacMillan's 50th birthday (July 16), and The Sixteen's 30th...continue...

Made Famous By Classic FM

2 CD / HBDirect Import / 2009-05-05

Works: Karl Jenkins: Adiemus; Jay Ungar: The Ashokan Farewell; Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Symphony no 3; Ludovico Einaudi: Le Onde; Peter Maxwell Davies: Farewell to Stromness; Nigel Hess: Ladies in Lav...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Barley; Benedetti, Nicola; Coxwell, Janet; Doyle, Patrick; Fernández, Eduardo; Hunt, Fionnuala; Jansen, Janine; Johnson, Emma; Lord, Jon; Maxwell Davies, Peter, Sir; Ogden, Cr...
Conductors: Jenkins, Karl; Perkins, John; Zinman, David; Hess, Nigel; Foster, Lawrence; Goodall, Howard; Damev, Mischa; Hawes, Patrick; Litton, Andrew; Preston, Simon; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Pesek, Libor; Levine, ...
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; English Concert; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Orche...

The Sixteen Edition - Guerrero: Missa de la Batalla Escoutez; Janequin: La Guerre / Christophers, et al

1 CD / Coro / 2009-03-10

Works: Clément Janequin: Escoutez tous gentilz, chanson for 4 voices ("La bataille de Marignan;" "La Guerre"), M. 1/3; Francisco Guerrero: Lauda mater ecclesia, for 4 voices; Tota pulchra es Maria, mot...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

This release contains brand new recordings of works by Spanish Renaissance composer Francisco Guerrero, including his exquisite 'Missa de la Batalla Escoutez'. The Mass is...continue...

Handel: Coronation Anthems / Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2009-02-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Coronation Anthems (4); Concertos (6) for Organ, Op. 4; Coronation Anthem; The King Shall Rejoice, coronation anthem no 2 for chorus & orchestra, HWV 260; Jephtha; A...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

Harry Christophers and The Sixteen add a brand new recording of Handel's 'Coronation Anthems' to their stunning catalog of Handel discs, released for the 250th...continue...

Coro Live - Faure: Requiem; Mozart: Vespers / Christophers, et al

1 CD / Coro / 2008-03-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Laudate Dominum; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48
Performers: Dobell, Mark; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

This is the first recording with The Sixteen and The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and looks set to become the benchmark recording...continue...

A Mother's Love - Music for Mary / Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Edvard Grieg: Ave maris stella, EG 150; William Cornysh: Ave Maria mater Dei; Josquin Desprez: Gaude virgo, mater Christi, motet for 4 parts; Anton Bruckner: Tota pulchra es, WAB 46; Camille Saint-Sa...
Performers: Arnold, Jonathan; Berridge, Simon; Cooper, Julie; Davidson, Grace; Dobell, Mark; Dougan, Eamonn; Dunkley, Sally; Jones, Timothy; Outram, Rebecca; Roy, David; Unwin, William
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

Britain’s best-selling choir of the 21st Century, The Sixteen, releases a new album of music inspired by the Virgin Mary. Harry Christophers, the most prolific...continue...

Venetian Treasures - Caldara, Gabrieli, etc / Christophers

1 CD / Coro / 2007-10-09

Works: Antonio Caldara: Caldara - Crucifixus a 16; Stabat Mater; Andrea Gabrieli: De profundis clamavi; Claudio Monteverdi: Domine, ne in furore; Francesco Cavalli: Salve Regina; Giovanni Gabrieli: Symphoni...
Performers: Fisher, Gillian; George, Michael; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

Venetian Treasures brings together the unique style of sacred choral music of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries from Venice. From the rich and sonorous sound...continue...

The Sixteen Edition - Carver: O bone Jesu, etc / Christophers

1 CD / Coro / 2007-09-04

Works: Robert Carver: Antiphon; Mass "Dum Sacrum Mysterium" for 10 voices; Magnificat-7th tone faburden; O Bone Jesu, motet for 19 voices
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

Rare repertoire by one of Scotland's most important historic composers. The massive granite-like choral writing of early sixteenth-century Scottish choral music is displayed in Carver's...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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Sixteen Edition - Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem

2 CD / Coro / 2007-09-04

Works: Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45
Performers: Cooper, Gary [Keyboardist]; Cooper, Julie; Dougan, Eamonn; Glynn, Christopher
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

"Hearing it, as here, from a mini-choir with four-hands piano accompaniment is a new experience. And purists dare not complain, because it was Brahms himself...continue...

Music from Magdalen - Sheppard, Davy, Mason / Christophers

1 CD / Coro / 2007-05-08

Works: Plainchant: Magnificat Antiphon--Inclita sancte (Mode 1); Magnificat antiphon-- In diebus illis (Mode 7); John Sheppard: Magnificat a.4 (Mode 1); O happy dames; Laudem dicite Deo, for five voices; In...
Performers: Arnold, Jonathan; Beer, Stuart; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Oxley, James; Roy, David
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Magdalen Collection

Magdalen College, oxford was a center of excellence in the sixteenth century, with three of the era's greatest composers-John Sheppard, Richard Davy, and John Mason-holding...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...

The Sixteen Edition - Vivaldi: Gloria; Bach: Magnificat

1 CD / Coro / 2006-11-14

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat
Performers: Fisher, Gillian; George, Michael; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]; Russell, Lynda
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony & Invention

After twenty-seven years of worldwide performance, The Sixteen is recognized as one of the world's greatest vocal ensembles, with a special reputation for clarity and...continue...

The Sixteen Edition - The Eton Choirbook Collection

5 CD / Coro / 2006-10-10

Works: Robert Fayrfax: Ave Lumen Gratie; Most Clere of Colour for 3 voices; Richard Hygons: Salve Regina; Edmund Turges: From Stormy Windes, for chorus; John Browne: Stabat Iuxta Christi Crucem; Jesu, Mercy...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

The Gramophone
Wonderful music, wonderfully performed ... sit back and let these glorious sounds fill your ears and lift your spirits
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Best Baroque 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthems (4); Solomon, HWV 67; Messiah, HWV 56; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Dixit Dominus, HWV 232; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Alcina, HWV 34; Jeremiah ...
Performers: André, Maurice [trumpet]; Andre, Maurice; Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Augér, Arleen; Auger, Arleen; Banchini, Chiara; Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Blyt...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; ; Parrott, Andrew; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Leonhardt, Gustav; Norrington, Roger; Nelson, John; Rooley, Anthony; Rees, Jonathan; McCreesh, Pau...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Boston Early Music Festival Choir; Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra; Capella Ag...

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...

The Sixteen Edition - Bach: Mass in B minor / Christophers

2 CD / Coro / 2006-06-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Beckett, Rachel; Denley, Catherine; Dubosc, Catherine; George, Michael; Montgomery, Roger; Robson, Anthony; Woodcock, David
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Symphony of Harmony and Invention

Bach's Mass in B minor displays all the ingredients that contribute to his supreme ranking amongst his peers of any age, and also demonstrates the...continue...
Recording information: St Augustine's Church, Kilburn, London (04/1994)....continue...

The Sixteen Edition - An American Collection

1 CD / Coro / 2006-05-09

Works: Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Reincarnations, for 4 voices, Op. 16; Irving Fine: The Hour Glass, for 4 voices; Steve Reich: Clapping Music, for 2 performers; Leonard Bernstein: Spring Song (from The Lark...
Performers: Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Cleverdon, Roger; Dean, Ruth; Hoffnung, Benedict; Jenkin, Nicola [Soprano Vocals]; Lane, Carys-Anne; Leonard, Sarah; Lockhart, William; Robertson, Nicholas
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

Some of the most important and beautiful a cappella works of well-known names such as Barber, Bernstein and Copland are set alongside those by two...continue...