Christophers, Harry > George, Michael

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...

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...

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...

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 - 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...

Sixteen Edition - Bach: Cantatas 34, 50, 147 / Christophers

1 CD / Coro / 2006-09-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 50, "Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft" (incomplete), BWV 50; Vater unser im Himmelreich (III), chorale prelude for organ (Clavier-Übung no 145), BWV 683 (BC K15; ...
Performers: Fisher, Gillian; George, Michael; Nicholson, Paul [Harpsichord, Organ]; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry

"Deeply committed and technically brilliant." -Gramophone...continue...
Recording information: St Jude's on the Hill, Hampstead (1990)....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...

Handel: Samson / Christophers, Randle, The Sixteen, et al

3 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17
Performers: Best, Jonathan; Dawson, Lynne; George, Michael; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Randle, Thomas [Tenor Vocals]; Russell, Lynda; Vine, Matthew
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

'Powerful choral singing from The Sixteen and alert playing by the period-instrument band make this the most pleasurable 'Samson' yet recorded.'-Sunday Times...continue...

The Sixteen Edition - Bach: Weihnachts Oratorium

2 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Performers: Crabtree, Libby; George, Michael; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Russell, Lynda
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

"Superlative...demonstrating all The Sixteen's familiar virtues." -BBC Music Magazine...continue...
Recording information: London (01/1993)....continue...

Handel: Messiah / Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

2 CD / Hyperion / 1997-09-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Davies, Maldwyn; Dawson, Lynne; George, Michael; James, David
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

'This is a model among live recordings' (The Guardian)

'One of the most attractive ever on disc' (Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) 'The performance is one...continue...

Handel: Chandos Anthems no 1-11 / Christophers, The Sixteen

4 CD / Chandos Records / 1995-01-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Chandos Anthem no 1 in D major, "O Be Joyful in the Lord" (Jubilate) (Cannons), HWV 246; Chandos Anthem no 2 in D minor, "In the Lord Put I My Trust", HWV 247; Chandos Anthem...
Performers: Darke, Valerie; Dawson, Lynne; George, Michael; Kwella, Patrizia; McKenna, Sophia; Miller, Julie; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]; Thorp, William; Woodcock, David
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen; The Sixteen Orchestra

Handel: Chandos Anthems Vol 1 / Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1994-03-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Chandos Anthem no 1 in D major, "O Be Joyful in the Lord" (Jubilate) (Cannons), HWV 246; Chandos Anthem no 2 in D minor, "In the Lord Put I My Trust", HWV 247; Chandos Anthem...
Performers: Darke, Valerie; Dawson, Lynne; George, Michael; Miller, Julie; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen; The Sixteen Orchestra

Handel: Dixit Dominus, etc / Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-02-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Nisi Dominus, psalm, for soloists, chorus & orchestra in G, HWV 238; Silete venti, HWV 242; Dixit Dominus
Performers: Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Brett, Charles; Dawson, Lynne; Dunkley, Sally; George, Michael; Jenkin, Nicola [Soprano Vocals]; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]; R...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen; The Sixteen Orchestra

Handel: Chandos Anthems Vol 3 / Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Chandos Anthem no 7 in G, "My Song Shall Be Alway", HWV 252; Chandos Anthem no 8 in A, "O Come Let Us Sing Unto the Lord", HWV 253; Chandos Anthem no 9 in E flat, "O Praise t...
Performers: George, Michael; Kwella, Patrizia; McKenna, Sophia; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]; Thorp, William; Woodcock, David
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen; The Sixteen Orchestra