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Sounds Magnificent: works by Archer, Karg-Elert, Peeters, Reger et al. / Malcolm Archer, organ

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2012-04-10

Works: Louis Vierne: Carillon de Longpont; Pieces (24), Op. 31; Camille Saint-Saëns: Fantasy for Organ in E flat major; Georgi Mushel: Toccata for organ; Garth Edmundson: Toccata Prelude for organ no 4...
Performers: Archer, Malcolm

Recording information: Wells Cathedral (11/1998)....continue...

Choirs of Cambridge: Jesus College Choir - I Saw The Lord

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-07-13

Works: William Byrd: Sing joyfully unto God our strength; Ave verum corpus; Te Deum (from The Service in F), for 2 voices (SA); Maurice Duruflé: Quatre Motets sur des Thèmes Grégoriens, Op. 1...
Performers: Argent, Christopher; Bowen, Geraint; Swinson, David

These are lovely musical performances, chosen from 3 recordings at Jesus College, demonstrating the first class quality this choral centre has always maintained, whether alone...continue...

Patrick Gowers: Choral & Organ Music

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Patrick Gowers: Toccata for Organ; Libera me, anthem for choir & organ; Viri Galilaei for chorus & organ; Advent Pieces (4); Populus Sion (Advent Sequence, II), for choir & organ; Gaudete (Advent Seq...
Performers: Campbell, Stewart; Gowing, Anthony; Hill, Andrew; Keys, John; Lester, May; Mathew, Anna; Walters, Gina

Middle Ages Music

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Christmas Traditional: Verbum patris humanatur (conduit); Guillaume de Machaut: Douce dame jolie, pour Dieu; Se je souspir parfondement, virelai for 2 voices; Comment qu'a moy lonteinne, virelai for ...
Performers: Player, Steve

Court Jesters: Tudor Minstrel Music

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: English Traditional: Wolsey's Wild (From the Wigthorpe Manuscript); Light o' Love, folk song; William Cornysh: And I were a Maiden, for voice & ensemble; Ay besherewe yow, for 3 voices; I am a Jolly ...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Sirinu

Angels' Song: The New Music of Salisbury Cathedral

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Lennox Berkeley: The Lord is my Shepherd, Op. 91 no 1; David Halls: Mass, for vocal soloists, chorus & organ; Pierre Villette: O salutaris hostia; Hymne à la Vierge, Op 24; Philip Wilby: Of An...
Performers: Halls, David

An English Choral Tradition

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Gerald Finzi: Anthems (3), Op. 27; Herbert Howells: Anthems (4) for Chorus; Magnificat and Nunc dimittis "St Paul's"; Herbert Sumsion: In Exile; Donald Hunt: God be gracious, anthem; Gustav Holst: Nu...
Performers: Partington, Adrian

Your Sweetest Notes: New Music from Norwich

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Ye choirs of new Jerusalem, Op. 123; William Byrd: Prevent us, O Lord, anthem for 5 voices (SAATB); David Cooper: Come my way, for choir & organ; Patrick Hadley: My Beloved...
Performers: Bayliss, Katy; Beck, Daniella; Cooper, Frances; Cunnane, Melanie; Fawcett, Florence; Jackson, Eleanor; Parry, Hannah; Smith, Winnie; Thomas, Julian

Praise and Thanksgiving: Anthems from Salisbury Cathedral

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Richard Shephard: And when the builders laid the foundations of the Temple of the Lord, anthem; Canticles in Memoriam Lionel Dakers, for chorus; Anton Bruckner: Locus iste, gradual for chorus in C ma...
Performers: Halls, David

Great Hymns from St. Paul's

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: John Darwall: Ye holy angels bright; John Stainer: Cross of Jesus, Cross of Sorrow (Cross of Jesus); John Goss: Hymn; John Bacchus Dykes: O strength and stay; Ralph Vaughan Williams: For All the Sain...
Performers: Williams, Huw [Organ]

King of Glory: Evensong from Salisbury

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: David Halls: Organ improvisation; William Walton: Set me as a seal upon thine heart; Bernard Rose: Preces and Responses; James Turle: Psalm 32; Spoken Word: Scripture Reading, Bible; Anglican Creed; ...
Performers: Halls, David; Hetherington, Hugh; Hetherington, Raphael; Hobkirk, Christopher; Stockwell, Ewan

Includes prayer(s) by Spoken Word.

Includes psalm 33 (howells / finzi) by various composers.

Includes psalm 34 (russell / day) by various composers....continue...

Advent in Winchester "O come, Emmanuel" / Lumsden, et al

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Plainchant: Drop down, ye heavens (Advent Prose), Mode 1, for choir; William Byrd: Liber primus sacrarum cantionum; Paul Manz: E'en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come; Johann Sebastian Bach: Wachet auf, ru...
Performers: Baldock, Sarah; Brown, Jonathan; Cartridge, David; Gallear, Simon; Goater, Edward; Holliday, Jimmy; Irwin, Simon; Kendall, Richard; Kendall, William; Lumsden, Andrew; Norrington, Thomas

Immortal Fire: Music for Female Saints

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Herbert Howells: Hymn for St Cecilia, for chorus; Salve Regina, for chorus; Judith Bingham: Margaret, Forsaken, for SS choir & organ; Flor Peeters: Toccata, Fugue and Hymn on "Ave Maris Stella", Op. ...
Performers: Alder, Katie; Colwell, Kathryn; Dickens, Emily; Filmer, Josie; French, Elizabeth; Gallear, Simon; Holliday, Jimmy; Kendall, William; Lumsden, Andrew; Nell, Tempe

Once were Christmas Angels - The Pure Sound of Boy Trebles

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Christmas Traditional: The Holly and the Ivy (English); Little Jesus Sweetly Sleep; Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); Quem pastores laudavere (Hohenfurth Manuscript, 1410); O Little Town of Bethle...
Performers: Bowyer, Jeremy; Cooper, Ian [Mastering]; Criswell, Michael; Davey, Peter; Dutton, Paul; Elias, David; Harvey, Christopher; Ludford-Thomas, Daniel; Lyle, James; Mace, Michael; Pugh, Owen; Rees-William...

Something different & wonderfully enjoyable! The new Boy Trebles compilation awaited by collectors from the 25-year period covered by Abbey Label. It is much more...continue...

Favourite Hymns

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: William Croft: O Worship the King; O God Our Help in Ages Past (Tune; Hubert Parry: Dear Lord and Father of Mankind; O praise ye the lord; Alan Gray: The King of Love My Shepherd is; Sebastian Templ...
Performers: Baker, Martin [Choral Conductor]
Conductors: Neary, Martin

Favourite Hymns from Wells Cathedral

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Anonymous, German: All Creatures of Our God and King; Joachim Neander: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty; Hubert Parry: Judith, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra; O praise ye the lord; Orlando...
Performers: Archer, Malcolm; Gough, Rupert
Conductors: Archer, Malcolm

The Royal Golden Wedding

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Hubert Parry: The Birds, incidental music; John Goss: Hymn; William McKie: We Wait for Thy Loving Kindness...
Performers: Baker, Martin [Choral Conductor]; Daniel, Nicholas; Dickinson, Timothy; Nixon, Leigh
Conductors: Neary, Martin

Christmas Angels: A Thousand Voices Sing the Finest Christmas Music in Lincoln Cathedral

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Johannes Brahms: Chorale Preludes (11) for Organ, Op. 122; Christmas Traditional: O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; This is the truth sent from above (English); Ding Dong! Merri...
Performers: Barwood, Simon; Companie of Ringers of the Cathedral Church of the; Daws, Adrian; Hughes, Chris [Drums]; Hughes, Christopher; Ravenscroft, Timothy; Sanford-Casey, Daniel; Willcocks, David, Sir [Chora...
Conductors: Walsh, Colin [Organ]

Over 1,000 people of every age and denomination traveled to Lincoln Cathedral to record the best-loved Christmas Carols for Christmas Angels. The Cathedral Choir joined...continue...
Personnel: Simon Barwood (tenor); Chris Hughes (organ); Lee Townsend (bells).

Recording information: Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England (05/16/1994-07/14/1994)....continue...

The Virgin Mary's Journey

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Herbert Howells: Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; Marcel Dupré: Motets (4), Op. 9; Max Reger: Ave Maria, for organ, Op. 80/5; Charles Villiers Stanford: Magnificat in G; Francis Poulenc: Motets pou...
Performers: Cook, Dan

Music for Royal Occasions

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Gustav Holst: I vow to thee, my country; William P. Rowlands: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Tune; Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Wash me throughly from my wickedness; John Hilton: Lord, for thy tender...
Performers: Baker, Martin [Choral Conductor]; Hoeg, Michael; Simcock, Iain
Conductors: ; Smith, Michael
Ensemble: London Brass; Welsh National Opera Brass

See Amid the Winter's Snow: Christmas from Gloucester

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Christmas Traditional: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); There Is No Rose of Such Virtue (English); Blessed Be That Maid Marie (English); O Little One S...
Performers: Lee, Mark

"Throughout the recital the singing of the choir gives a good deal of pleasure. The acoustic of Gloucester Cathedral is a very reverberant one but...continue...
Personnel: Mark "Anarchy" Lee (organ).

Recording information: Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, England....continue...

Three Cathedral Choirs

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Malcolm Boyle: Thou, O God, art praised in Sion, for chorus & organ; William H. Harris: Faire Is the Heaven, for chorus; Orlando Gibbons: O clap your hands; Patrick Gowers: Viri Galilaei for chorus &...
Performers: Briggs, David
Conductors: Massey, Roy; Briggs, David; Lucas, Adrian

Love Came Down at Christmas

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Gustav Holst: In the bleak mid-winter; Michael Praetorius: Musae Sioniae; Peter Cornelius: The Three Kings; C...
Performers: English, John [Australia]; Jackson, Oliver; Jones, Timothy; Kelly, Duncan; Oxenham, Martin; St. Paul's Cathedral Choir; Williams, Huw [Organ]

Malcolm Archer`s own carol gives its title to this inspiring new collection from the wonderful acoustic of this world famous Cathedral. Included also is his...continue...
Personnel: Jon English (tenor); Timothy Jones (bass voice); Oliver Jackson (treble); Huw Williams (organ).

Recording information: St. Paul's Cathedral....continue...

Noël

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; John Rutter: Dancing Day, cycle of Christmas carols; Adrian Lucas: Noël, carols for chorus & harp
Performers: Phillips, Daniel [Organ]

The traditional sound of boys' voices with harp & organ, sing a refreshing mix of modern English Christmas music by three composers, John Rutter, Benjamin...continue...