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Mozart: Coronation Mass; Missa brevis K192; Exsultate, jubilate / Susan Gritton, soprano

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-03-27

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass no 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ("Coronation"), K. 317; Church Sonata for Organ and Strings no 1 in E flat major, K 67 (41h); Church Sonata for O...
Performers: Aldridge, Kate; Bourne, Frances; Challenger, John [Organ]; Faultless, Margaret; Furness, Sam; Gritton, Susan; Humphreys, George; Jones, Simon; Skidmore, Andrew
Conductors: Nethsingha, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Choir of St John's College Cambridge

On this disc, the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge performs Mozart's 'Coronation Mass' alongside four distinguished soloists and the period instrument ensemble St John's...continue...
Recording information: St John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (07/19/2011-07/21/2011)....continue...

Susan Gritton Sings Britten, Finzi, Delius

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-04-27

Works: Gerald Finzi: Dies Natalis, cantata for soprano (or tenor) & string orchestra, Op. 8; Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations; Chansons Françaises (4), for voice & orchestra; Frederick Delius: A Lat...
Performers: Gritton, Susan
Conductors: Gardner, Edward

"Gritton's performance [of Les illuminations) is lustrous and joyous, a precociously talented young man's music brilliantly presented." -The Guardian ****

"...there is much to admire...continue...
Recording information: Studio 1, Maida Vale Studios, Delaware Road, London (11/20/2009-11/22/2009)....continue...

Christmas Concertos & Cantatas - Telemann: In dulci jubilo, etc / Standage, Gritton, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-09-30

Works: Francesco Manfredini: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 3; Alessandro Scarlatti: Oh di Betlemme altera povertà, chamber cantata for soprano & strings ("Cantata pastorale per la nati; Antonio Vivaldi: Co...
Performers: Gritton, Susan; Standage, Simon; Trevor, Caroline
Conductors: Standage, Simon;
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90; Collegium Musicum 90 Choir

"Here's a reissue of one of the most successful and accessible items in the early music catalog of the British label Chandos. Originally issued in...continue...

Schubert: Mass in E flat D 950 / Richard Hickox, Gritton, Stephen, Padmore, Gilchrist, Rose, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-04-29

Works: Franz Schubert: Mass in E flat major, D 950
Performers: Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Rose, Matthew; Stephen, Pamela Helen
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90

Schubert's final mass and most ambitious setting was composed during the summer of 1828, only months before his death. Much more than his previous efforts...continue...

Sir Thomas Allen - Vol 2 / Parry, Allen, Philarmonia Orchestra

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2008-04-29

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Don Giovanni; Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff; Don Carlos; Macbeth; La tr...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Gritton, Susan; Jones, Gwynn Hughes; Rutter, Claire; Tebb, Philip
Conductors: Parry, David

"Although he's in the twilight of his career Sir Thomas Allen shows no signs of slowing down, as this new CD of arias and duets...continue...

Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony, etc / Hickox, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2007-03-27

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The wasps; Symphony no 1 "A sea symphony"
Performers: Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gritton, Susan
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra

"Gritton's fearless and star-bright soprano waved the flags of the nations, and with Gerald Finley, finally hoisted the anchor to set free the voyaging soul."...continue...

Haydn: The Complete Mass Edition / Hickox, et al

8 CD / Chandos Records / 2007-02-13

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ("Theresienmesse"), H. 22/12; Missa brevis St. Joannis de Deo, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major...
Performers: Anderson, Lorna; Argenta, Nancy; Denley, Catherine; Gritton, Susan; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Stephen, Pamela Helen; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]; Watson, Ian; Watson, Janice; Winter, Louise
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90; Collegium Musicum 90 Choir

The combination of ideal, sympathetic soloists and the combined Collegium Musicum 90 choral and orchestral forces led the way to an enormously successful series, which...continue...

Howells: Choral Works / Spicer, Bicket, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-07-25

Works: Herbert Howells: Te Deum ("For the Church of St. Mary, Redcliffe, Bristol"); Even such is time; The summer is coming; The House of the Mind, motet for chorus & organ; Two Madrigals, for chorus; Salve...
Performers: Bernays, John; Bicket, Harry; Carwood, Andrew; Cotterill, Marianne; Crookes, Anna; Daneman, Sophie; Gritton, Susan; Hadleigh-Wilson, Nicholas; Kemp, Nicola-Jane; Lane, Carys-Anne; Lumsden, Andrew; Mi...

This collection is drawn from four successful releases from the early 1990s with the dynamic Finzi Singers, directed by Paul Spicer. The Singers produce sounds...continue...
Includes work(s) for chorus: nunc dimittis by Herbert Howells....continue...

Hummel: Mass in D minor, etc / Hickox, Gritton, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-11-22

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra in D minor, WoO 13, S. 67; Salve Regina, offertory for soloists, chorus & orchestra in B flat major, WoO 18, S. 79
Performers: Gritton, Susan; Nicholls, Rachel; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Stephen, Pamela Helen; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90

"Richard Hickox and Collegium 90 continue their excellent Hummel series with two more choral works far too long neglected. The D minor Mass of 1805...continue...

Opera in English - Smetana: The Bartered Bride / Mackerras

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-11-22

Works: Bedrich Smetana: Bartered Bride, B 143/T 93
Performers: Bonner, Yvette; Clarke, Paul Charles; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Hesketh-Harvey, Kit; Hill, Louis; Howard, Yvonne; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Montague, Diana; Moses, Geoff...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

"By almost any reckoning, this is the most popular of Czech operas, in the repertory of almost every opera house, so it is astonishing how...continue...

Opera In English - Great Arias & Ensembles Vol 3

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-04-26

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), opera, K. 384; Idomeneo; Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff; Aida, opera; Gaetano Do...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Banks, Barry; Bardon, Patricia; Clarke, Paul Charles; Eaglen, Jane; Evans, Rebecca; Ford, Bruce [Tenor Vocal]; Futral, Elizabeth [Soprano Vocals]; Gavin, Julian; Gedda, Nicolai; Gritto...
Conductors: Parry, David; Menuhin, Yehudi; Daniel, Paul; Rattle, Simon, Sir

Hummel: Mass, etc / Richard Hickox, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-11-23

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Te Deum, for chorus & orchestra in D major, WoO 16, S. 70; Quod quod in orbe, gradual for chorus & orchestra, Op. 88; Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra no 2 in E flat major...
Performers: Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Murray, Ann; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90

"It is astonishing that such fine pieces have been so completely neglected. They here inspire Hickox and his team to performances just as electrifying as...continue...

Medtner: Goethe Lieder / Susan Gritton, Geoffrey Tozer

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-04-27

Works: Nikolay Medtner: Aus "Wilhelm Meister" ("An die Türen will ich schleichen"), song for voice & piano, Op. 15/2; Goethe-Lieder (12), Op. 15; Der untreue Knabe, song for voice & piano, Op. 15/10; S...
Performers: Gritton, Susan; Tozer, Geoffrey [Piano/Composer]

"Susan Gritton tackles the vocal portions with surety. She has a readily identifiable English sound, which makes her more easily recognized than other singers of...continue...

Hummel: Masses Op 111 & Op 77, Alma Virgo / Hickox, Gritton

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-01-21

Works: Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Mass in D major, Op. 111; Alma virgo, offertory for soprano, chorus & orchestra, Op. 89a; Mass for soloists, chorus & orchestra no 1 in B flat major, Op. 77
Performers: Gritton, Susan
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90; Collegium Musicum 90 Choir

"Chorus and orchestra perform with great skill, fervor, clarity and impact. Their conviction and spirit are contagious and make a very persuasive case - perhaps...continue...

Haydn: Missa Cellensis / Hickox, Gritton, Winter, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-06-25

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Missa in honorem BVM, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in E flat major ("Missa St. Joseph" /; Missa Cellensis, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in C major ("Mariazel...
Performers: Gritton, Susan; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]; Watson, Ian; Winter, Louise
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90

"As ever, Hickox chooses lively yet never hectic tempi, secures clean choral and orchestral textures and strikes a happy balance between dancing energy and due...continue...

Opera in English - Verdi: Falstaff / Daniel, Gritton, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-05-21

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Banks, Barry; Bayley, Clive; Coote, Alice; Gritton, Susan; Holland, Ashley; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Kenny, Yvonne; Shore, Andrew
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: English National Opera Orchestra

"The success of a performance of 'Falstaff' depends on the singer of the title role. Fortunately, Andrew Shore is completely convincing asthe fat knight, his...continue...

Opera in English - Verdi: Aida / Parry, Eaglen, Miles, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2002-02-26

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Aida, opera
Performers: Boe, Alfred; Eaglen, Jane; Gritton, Susan; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]; Plowright, Rosalind; Rose, Peter de; Yurisich, Gregory
Conductors: Parry, David

"'Aida' works very well in Edmund Tracey's careful English translation. It's important to know what they're saying, and in this performance, the great duets especially...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Sir John in Love / Hickox, Varcoe, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-07-24

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Sir John in Love
Performers: Bannatyne-Scott, Brian; Best, Matthew [Bass Vocals]; Bowen, John; Claycomb, Laura; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Gritton, Susan; Lloyd-Morgan, Richard; Loges, Stephan; Maxwell, Donald [Bas...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia

Aside from the EMI recording made by Davies and the New Philharmonia Orchestra (breifly offered as an import, and nearly impossible to obtain), Vaughan Williams'...continue...

Haydn: Missa Cellensis, Missa sunt bona mixta malis / Hickox

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2001-06-26

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Missa Cellensis, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in C major ("Cantata Mass"), H. 22/5; Missa Sunt Bona Mixta Malis, for chorus & organ in D minor, H. 22/2
Performers: Gritton, Susan; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Stephen, Pamela Helen; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90

"...[The "Missa Cellensis"] is pervaded by the brilliant C major sonority of trumpets and timpani, served up with the young Haydn's typical confidence and verve....continue...

Weckmann: Sacred Concerti and Harpsichord Music

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-11-30

Works: Matthias Weckmann: Wie liegt die Stadt so wüste, cantata; Toccata for keyboard in A minor; Suite for keyboard in B minor; Zion spricht, der Herr hat mich verlassen; Toccata for Keyboard no 5 in ...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Debretzeni, Kati; Gritton, Susan; Podger, Julian; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]; Wooley, Robert

"Weckmann wrote these Sacred Concertos for voices and instruments to mourn the devastation of the plague which broke out in Hamburg in 1663. They are...continue...

Haydn: Nelson Mass, etc / Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-06-22

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Mass in D minor, H 22 no 11 "Nelsonmesse"; Ave Regina Coelorum for soprano, chorus, 2 violins & organ in A major, H. 23b/3; Missa brevis, for 2 sopranos, chorus, organ & strings i...
Performers: Gritton, Susan; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Stephen, Pamela Helen; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90

The fifth disc in the enormously successful Haydn Mass Edition features the most popular of all Haydn's masses, the "Nelson Mass." The outstanding combination of...continue...

Bach: Lutheran Masses Vol 1 / Gritton, Blaze, Harvey, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1999-06-22

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass for 3 voices, chorus, 2 oboes, strings & continuo in G minor, BWV 235 (BC E5); Mass for 3 voices, chorus, 2 flutes, strings & continuo in A major, BWV 234 (BC E3)
Performers: Bellamy, Alexandra; Blaze, Robin; Buckoke, Peter; Gritton, Susan; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Latham, Catherine; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Preston, Stephen; Rogers, Jane

Lively debate continues to abound regarding the authentic performance practice of Bach's church music. Many believe that multiple strings and massed voices were used, whereas...continue...

Vaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Progress / Hickox, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-05-19

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Progress
Performers: Bell, Donaldson; Coleman-Wright, Peter; Coxon, Richard; Egerton, Francis; Evans, Rebecca; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Fisher, Jonathan; Gritton, Susan; Hayward, Robert; Keyte, Christopher;...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra

This premiere digital studio recording of Vaughan Williams's powerful and moving epic follows a highly successful performance at the Barbican Hall, London, in November, 1997....continue...

Vivaldi: Ottone in Villa / Hickox, Argento, Gritton, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-03-17

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Ottone in Villa, RV 729
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Daneman, Sophie; Gritton, Susan; Groop, Monica; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90

Richard Hickox directs a stunning line-up of soloists in the premiere recording of this new edition of Ottone in villa. Gramophone Magazine states that Hickox's...continue...

Haydn: Creation Mass, etc / Hickox, Collegium Musicum 90

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1996-11-19

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Mass for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in B flat major ("Schöpfungsmesse"), H. 22/13; Missa Rorate coeli desuper, in G major (lost), H. 22/3
Performers: Gritton, Susan; Stephen, Pamela Helen; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90; Collegium Musicum 90 Choir

"...this new reading eclipses both [Marriner on EMI & Guest on London] in the quality of its choir and soloists, the subtlety of Hickox's direction...continue...