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Ascribe Unto the Lord - Sacred Choral Works of Samuel Wesley / Choir of St. John's College

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2013-02-26

Works: Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Blessed be the God and Father; Wash me throughly from my wickedness; Ascribe Unto the Lord, for chorus & organ; Work(s); Magnificat anima mea; Nunc dimittis; The Wilderness a...
Performers: Brunt, Kieran [Tenor Vocal]; Challenger, John [Organ]; Clapham, Geoffrey; Cobb, Jason [Treble]; Gregory, Julian; Hicks, Peter [Vocals]; Imam, James; McDonald, Basil; Oladeinde, Sam; Simpson, Alexande...
Conductors: Nethsingha, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Choir of St. John's College Cambridge

The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge has selected some of the best-known choral works of Samuel Sebastian Wesley for inclusion on this disc, interspersing...continue...
Recording information: St John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (04/20/2012-04/22/2012)....continue...

My Beloved Spake: Anthems by Purcell & Humfrey / Andrew Nethsingha, Choir of St John's College, Cambridge; St John's Sinfonia

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Henry Purcell: Remember not, Lord, our offences, Z 50; Jehova, quam multi sunt, Z 135; O sing unto the Lord, anthem for soprano, alto, tenor, 2 basses, chorus, 2 violins, viola & organ, Z; Behold now...
Performers: Blackie, Tom; d'Oyly, Alec [Treble Vocal]; Davies, Iestyn; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Gregory, Julian; Hicks, Peter [Vocals]; Imam, James; Leslie, Huw
Conductors: Nethsingha, Andrew
Ensemble: St. John's Sinfonia

On this disc, the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge and the St John's Sinfonia, conducted by Andrew Nethsingha, perform choral works by Pelham Humfrey...continue...
Recording information: St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (01/13/2012-01/15/2012)....continue...

On Christmas Night / works by Rutter, Burton, Mathias, Darke and Poston

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2011-10-25

Works: John Rutter: What sweeter music; Christmas Traditional: Noël nouvelet, carol (French); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); I Saw Three Ships, carol; Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); ...
Performers: Challenger, John [Organ]; Clapham, Geoffrey; Gregory, Julian; James, Freddie [Organist]; Leslie, Huw; Macdonald, Basil; Neill, Henry
Conductors: Nethsingha, Andrew
Ensemble: St John's College Choir cambridge

A joyous celebration of music for the festive season! This disc was recorded in the College Chapel in full surround-sound, and recreates to a spectacular...continue...
Recording information: St John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (01/14/2011-01/16/2011)....continue...

Laudent Deum: Sacred Music by Orlande de Lassus / His Majesty's Sagbutts and Cornetts

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-03-29

Works: Orlande de Lassus: Ecce nunc benedicite, motet for 7 voices, M. xxi (S. xix/114); Veni in hortum meum, motet for 5 voices, M. ii (S. v/120); Quis sequitur me, motet for 2 voices, M. xi (S. i/3); Reso...
Performers: Gregory, Julian; Hambleton, Tristan; Langridge, Jonathan; McDonald, Basil; Ravalde, Tim; Smith, Bradley; Strong, Pablo; Tomita, Leo; Williams, Francis [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Nethsingha, Andrew
Ensemble: ; His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts

Orlande de Lassus was a prolific and versatile composer and the most famous musician of his day. By the age of twenty-one, he had been...continue...
Recording information: St John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (07/20/2010-07/22/2010)....continue...

Hear My Words: Choral Classics

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2010-11-16

Works: Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Edvard Grieg: Ave maris stella, EG 150; Arvo Pärt: Bogoroditse Devo; Sergey Rachmaninov: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37; Robert Parsons: Ave Maria; Giovanni Pierluigi da Pal...
Performers: De Minckwitz, Edward; Hambleton, Tristan; McDonald, Basil; Ravalde, Tim; Strong, Pablo; Tomita, Leo; Walker, Graham; Williams, Francis [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Nethsingha, Andrew

This new release of Choral Classics from St John's spans nearly 500 years of choral music. The earliest pieces date from the first half of...continue...
Recording information: St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (04/09/2010-04/11/2010)....continue...

Herbert Howells: St John's Magnificat

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2010-03-30

Works: Herbert Howells: Sequence for St Michael; By the Waters of Babylon, for baritone, violin, cello & organ; Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; Gloucester Service; Psalm 142 ("I cried unto the Lord with my vo...
Performers: David Adams [Violin/Viola]; John, Gareth [Vocals]; Kraemer, Dominic; Last, Thomas [Vocals]; Mullock, Thomas [Vocals]; Neary, Alice; Ravalde, Tim; Strong, Pablo; Whelan, Paul; Williams, Francis [Tenor...

This recording heralds the beginning of an exclusive recording contract between Chandos and the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge. All performances will be conducted...continue...
Recording information: St John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (2009-01-09&2009-01-10&2009-)....continue...

Opera in English - Poulenc: The Carmelites / Daniel

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-10-17

Works: Francis Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmélites, opera, FP 159
Performers: Barstow, Josephine; Berger, William; Boylan, Orla; Cook, Lyn; Coward, Gary; Crane, Gloria; Davies, Catrin Wyn; Davies, Ryland; Davison, Deborah; Dix, Christine; Douglas, Judith; Edwards, James; Gibbo...
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: English National Opera Chorus

Poulenc did something deeply unfashionable in the mid-1950s when he wrote 'Dialogues of the Carmelites' - in an era of modernism he created an opera...continue...

Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque, etc / Noseda, BBC PO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-07-22

Works: Ottorino Respighi: La boutique fantasque; La pentola magica, ballet on Russian melodies, P. 129; Arrangement
Performers: Sawle, Hannah
Conductors: Noseda, Gianandrea
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"The playing of the BBC Philharmonic may not be quite as polished as that of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra under Charles Dutoit, but it is...continue...

Dutilleux: Complete Orchestral Works / Tortelier, BBC

4 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-11-28

Works: Henri Dutilleux: Symphony no 1, for orchestra; Symphony no 2; L'arbre des songes, concerto for violin & orchestra; Sonnets de Jean Cassou (3), for voice & piano or orchestra; Timbres, espace, mouveme...
Performers: Addinall, Patrick; Argiros, Marios; Burrowes, Edward; Cervenka, Edward; Charlier, Olivier; Chasey, Robert; Chatwin, David; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Dintinger, Paul; Dixon, Peter; Fisher, J...
Conductors: Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

"For all his splashy harmonic sensuality and colorful timbral ingenuity, Dutilleux is still fundamentally a classicist. His music really belongs in a straight line following...continue...

Menotti: Martin's Lie, Five Songs, etc / Richard Hickox

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1998-04-21

Works: Gian Carlo Menotti: Martin's Lie, children's church opera; Five Songs, for voice & piano; Canti della lontananza, song cycle for soprano & piano
Performers: Best, Matthew [Bass Vocals]; Burrowes, Connor; Howarth, Judith; Leggate, Robin [Tenor Vocal]; Martineau, Malcolm; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Stephen, Pamela Helen
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia Chorus

Menotti's style is instantly appealing, yet never merely attractive. Indeed, his music is fascinating enough to hear again and agian, and his relative neglect up...continue...

Purcell: Dioclesian, Timon of Athens / Richard Hickox

2 CD / Chandos Records / 1995-11-21

Works: Henry Purcell: Music in "The Prophetess; Or, The History of Dioclesian" (after John Fletcher and Philip Massinger,; Timon of Athens, Z 632
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Berg, Nathan [Saxophone]; Bostridge, Ian; Davies, Iestyn; George, Michael; Hoyde, Christopher de la; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Pierard, Catherine; Vocal], Matthew Brook [Bass-...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard
Ensemble: Collegium Musicum 90; Collegium Musicum 90 Choir

R. Strauss: A Capella Choral Works / Parkman, Danish NRC

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1994-01-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Songs (2) for chorus, Op. 34 (TrV 182); Deutsche Motette ("Die Schöpfung ist zur Ruh gegangen"), for soloists & chorus, Op. 62 (TrV 230); Die Göttin im Putzzimmer ("Welche ...
Performers: Cold, Ulrik; Hansen, Eva Bruun; Henning-Jensen, Gert; Jakobsen, Hjordis; Kiberg, Tina; Lisdorf, Christian; Lund, Marianne
Conductors: Parkman, Stefan
Ensemble: Danish National Radio Chamber Choir; Danish National Radio Choir