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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...

The Britten Collection / Sioned Williams: harp; Ian Partridge: tenor; The Sixteen

3 CD / Coro / 2013-03-12

Works: Benjamin Britten: Hymn to the Virgin; A Hymn of Saint Columba; Hymn to St Peter, Op. 56a; Antiphon, Op. 56b; Te Deum in C major; Jubilate Deo; Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27; Festival Te Deum in E major,...
Performers: Berridge, Simon; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Crabtree, Libby; Daggett, Philip; Dean, Ruth; Hopkins, Jamie; Jenkin, Nicola [Soprano Vocals]; Lane, Carys; MacKenzie, Neil; Outram, Rebecca; ...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: ; Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral; The Sixteen

This superb collection, released in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Britten's birth, features all three of the The Sixteen's celebrated Britten recordings. Arguably the...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...

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...

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...

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...

O Guiding Night: The Spanish Mystics

1 CD / Coro / 2011-05-10

Works: Tarik O'Regan: Fleeting, God, for choir; O vera digna hostia, for choir; Beloved, all things ceased, for choir; Ruth Byrchmore: The Dark Night, for choir; Prayer of St. Teresa of Avila, for choir; A ...
Performers: Davidson, Grace; Davies, Ben; Dobell, Mark
Conductors: Christophers, Harry

This year, Harry Christophers and The Sixteen embarked on their second new commissions project with The Genesis Foundation, the UK-based charity established in 2001 by...continue...
Recording information: St Giles, Cripplegate, London (01/2011)....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...

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...

Handel: Dixit Dominus; Stefani: Stabat Mater

1 CD / Coro / 2009-10-13

Works: Agostino Steffani: Stabat Mater, for 6 voices & organ; George Frederick Handel: Dixit Dominus
Performers: Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Davidson, Grace; Dobell, Mark; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

The Sixteen adds to its stunning Handel collection with a brand new recording of Dixit Dominus set alongside a little-known treasure - Agostino Steffani's Stabat...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; Cantata no 50, "Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft" (incomplete), BWV 50; Tom&aacut...
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...

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...

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...

The Sixteen Edition - Padre Pio Prayer - MacMillan, Panufnik, Todd

1 CD / Coro / 2009-05-12

Works: James MacMillan: Padre Pio's Prayer, for chorus & organ; The Lamb has come for us from the House of David, for chorus & organ; On the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin, for chorus; A New Song, for c...
Performers: Davidson, Grace; Dobell, Mark; Doyle, Julia; Massey, Ruth
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

A fascinating recording of three new commissions from James MacMillan, Roxanna Panufnik, and Will Todd, accompanied by a number of other works by each of...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...

Handel: Messiah / Christophers, Sampson, Padmore, The Sixteen, et al

3 CD / Coro / 2008-09-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Solomon; Esther, oratorio, HWV 50b; Pensieri notturni di filli (Nel dolce dell'oblio), cantata for soprano, recorder & continuo, HWV 134; Concerto for Harp in B ...
Performers: Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Bircher, Katy; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Dawson, Lynne; Evans, Robert; Headley, Erin; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Purve...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

This brand new recording by one of the most celebrated ensembles in the world features distinguished soloists revered for their performances of Handel....continue...

Streams of Tears - Padilla / Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2008-05-13

Works: Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla: Deus in Auditorium; Mirabilia Testimonia, for 8 voices; Stabat Mater; Transfige, dulcissime Domine, for mixed chorus; Lamentations of Jeremiah; Tristis est anima mea, ...
Performers: Cooper, Julie; Davies, Ben; Dobell, Mark; Dougan, Eamonn
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

A brand new recording from one of the world's leading choirs -exquisite choral music from a "Golden Age" of New World composition. The music of...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...

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...

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...

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...

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 - 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...

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...

The Sixteen Edition - Schütz: Musikalische Exequien, etc / Christophers, et al

1 CD / Coro / 2006-05-09

Works: Heinrich Schütz: Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, SWV 426 "German Magnificat"; Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener, for soprano, alto, 2 tenors, bass & continuo ad lib, SWV 432-433; Herr, nun ...
Performers: Arnold, Jonathan; Beckley, Lisa; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Brown, Jonathan; Crabtree, Libby; Dean, Ruth; Dunkley, Sally; Evans, Robert; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Jones, Timothy; O...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony & Invention

To date The Sixteen and the Symphony of Harmony and Invention have made over 90 recordings, many award-winning, in a range of work spanning the...continue...

The Sixteen Edition - Hodie / Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

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]; Crabtree, Libby; Dean, Ruth; Dunkley, Sally; Forbes, Patricia; Hoffnung, Benedict; Jeffrey, Robin; Jenkin, Nicola [Soprano Vocals]; Lockhart, William; MacKenzi...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

"Outstanding, irrespective of the season." -Gramophone...continue...

Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Christophers, The Sixteen, et al

2 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Anderson, Lorna; Chance, Michael; Fisher, Gillian; George, Michael [bass]; Murray, Ann; Partridge, Ian; Suart, Richard
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen; The Symphony of Harmony and Invention

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
The Fairy Queen hardly an 'opera' in the conventional sense: its musical virtues lie in the composer's uncanny ability to summon a...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 - à la Gloire de Dieu - Barber, Stravinsky, etc

1 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Works: Charles Ives: Contemplations (2); Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Igor Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms; Michael Tippett: Negro Spirituals (5), for chorus (from "A Child of Our Time"); Francis Poulenc: Sept ...
Performers: Bruce-Payne, Sally; Crabtree, Libby; Dean, Ruth; Evans, Robert; Lane, Carys-Anne; MacKenzie, Neil
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; The Sixteen

On this disc, the most prominent new world composers of their time, Ives and Barber, are brought together with two old world counterparts, Poulenc and...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...

The Sixteen Edition - Handel: Esther / Christophers

2 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Esther; Sonata for Oboe in G minor, HWV 404
Performers: Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Robson, Anthony; Russell, Lynda
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Symphony of Harmony and Invention

"Pure enchantment... the choral singing has an exceptional grandeur, and the instrumental playing a shimmering beauty." -Classical Music (Canada)...continue...

The Sixteen Edition - A Golden Age of Portuguese Music

1 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Works: Joao Lourenco Rebelo: Super Aspidem - Ps. 19 vl3; Ecce Nunc - Ps. 134; In Te, Domine, Speravi - Ps. 31 vl -6; Qui Habitat - Ps. 91 vl -6; Fratres Sobrii, compline; Educes Me -Ps. 31 v5; Panis Angeli...
Performers: Berridge, Simon; Crabtree, Libby; Dean, Ruth; Dunkley, Sally; Evans, Robert; Lane, Carys-Anne; MacKenzie, Neil; Outram, Rebecca
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

"All the music is of a high quality and it is excellently performed... the singers are quite superb... one of the best and most interesting...continue...

The Sixteen Edition - Handel: Alexander's Feast

2 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75; Concerto for Harp in B flat major, Op. 4 no 6/HWV 294; Organ Concerto in G minor, Op.4/1, HWV 289
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Headley, Erin; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Nicholson, Paul [Harpsichord, Organ]; Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Symphony of Harmony and Invention

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
Alexander's Feast, an ode to St Cecilia by the longdead John Dryden, was set by Handel in 1736 and revised many times....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 2 / Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Chandos Anthems
Performers: Dawson, Lynne; Partridge, Ian
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

Handel: Chandos Anthems Vol 4 / Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1991-01-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Chandos Anthem no 10 in G minor, "The Lord Is My Light", HWV 255; Chandos Anthem no 11 in B flat major, "Let God Arise", HWV 256
Performers: Dawson, Lynne; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen Orchestra