Christophers, Harry > Contemporary Period

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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)

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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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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 - 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 - 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...

The Sixteen Edition - Tavener: Ikon of Light, etc

1 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Works: John Tavener: A Hymn to the Mother of God; Hymn for the Dormition of the Mother of God, for chorus; The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?"; The Tyger, for chorus; Ikon of Light; Today the Virgin, for...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: Members of the Duke Quartet (Members)

Despite the mystic beauty of his music, John Tavener's place in Western music is a controversial one, yet part of the attraction of his music...continue...

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...