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Tchaikovsky: Liturgy of St. John Chrystosom / Corydon Singers

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-12-11

Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Singers

Bruckner: Mass In D Minor; Te Deum

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-03-09

Works: Anton Bruckner: Te Deum in C major, WAB 45; Messe ohne Gloria (Kronstorfer Mass), for chorus in D minor, WAB 146
Performers: Lewis, Keith; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; O'Donnell, James [Organ]; Rodgers, Joan
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Singers

"Best always does well with Bruckner... [His] Bruckner recordings go back to the 80s when he presented a wonderful program of motets. Followed by the...continue...
Recording information: All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London (02/05/1993-02/07/1993)....continue...

Rachmaninov: The Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom / Best, Scorer, Corydon Singers

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-11-11

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 31
Performers: Scorer, Peter
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Singers

"Impeccable, their sense of timing just right - leisurely, tender and reverential." -BBC Music Magazine...continue...

Vaugham Williams: Choral Works / Best, Corydon Singers, et al

4 CD / Hyperion / 2008-06-10

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Serenade to music; Mystical Songs (5) for baritone, chorus ad lib & orchestra (or organ); Fantasia on Christmas Carols; Flos campi; Dona nobis pacem; Hymns (4) for Tenor, Viol...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Allen, Thomas; Barratt, Christine; Best, Jonathan; Bowen, John; Connell, Elizabeth; Connell, John; Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Davies, Maldwyn; Dawson, Anne; Dawson, Lynne; Dobi...
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Orchestra; Corydon Singers; English Chamber Orchestra

Issued to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Vaughan Williams' death, this collection is tantalizing: it starts with one of the best-selling discs in the Hyperion...continue...

Howells: Requiem, etc; Vaughan Williams: Mass in g / Best

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-03-11

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor; Te Deum for chorus & organ (or orchestra) in G; Herbert Howells: Requiem; Take him, earth, for cherishing
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Singers

'One of the most luminous and touching of 20th-century Requiem settings' (Tower@classical music)

'Beautiful' (Hi Fi News)

'A moving and impressive addition to the a cappella repertoire'...continue...

Britten: A Boy was Born, Wedding Anthem, etc / Best, Corydon

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-10-09

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Boy was Born, Op. 3; Festival Te Deum in E major, Op. 32; Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30; Wedding Anthem, Op. 46
Performers: Chance, Michael; Coxwell, Janet; Hayes, Quentin; Salmon, Philip; Seers, Mary; Trotter, Thomas; Unwin, Roderick
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Singers; Westminster Cathedral Choir

'This beautifully made record deserves the widest circulation. The sound these choirs make is of great beauty, and is captured in a flawless recording full...continue...

Bruckner: Mass in e, Libera me, etc / Matthew Best, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-07-10

Works: Anton Bruckner: Aequale no 1 for 3 Trombones in C minor, WAB 114; Libera me, Domine (II), motet for chorus, 3 trombones & organ in F minor, WAB 22; Aequale no 2 for 3 Trombones in C minor, WAB 149; M...
Performers: Brenner, Roger; Brown, Phillip; Hegedus, Olga; Martin, Thomas [Double Bass]; Scott, John; Sheen, Colin
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Singers; English Chamber Orchestra Wind Ensemble; English Chamber Orchestra Winds

"One of the most beautiful recordings of a choral masterpiece." - The Sunday Times (UK)...continue...

Mendelssohn: Choral Music / Best, Corydon Singers, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-05-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Verleih uns Frieden; Die deutsche Liturgie; Ehre sei Gott in der Hohe, for double chorus; Sacred Pieces (3), Op. 23; Heilig, Heilig Ist Gott, der Herr Zebaoth, for double chorus; S...
Performers: Covey-Crump, Rogers; Dawson, Anne; Scott, John
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Singers; English Chamber Orchestra

'This is one of the most wonderful choral discs I have ever heard. A must for anyone who values really wonderful music fantastically well performed'...continue...

Beethoven: Mass in C, Tremate, etc / Best, Watson, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-11-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Mass in C major, Op. 86; Ah, Perfido!, Op. 65; Nei giorni tuoi felici, duet for 2 voices & orchestra, WoO 93; Tremate, Empi, Tremate for 3 voices & orchestra, Op. 116
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Howell, Gwynne; Rigby, Jean; Watson, Janice
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Orchestra; Corydon Singers

"The recording gives much pleasure...throughout, an excellent feature of the performances is the playing of the Corydon Orchestra." -Gramophone...continue...

Liszt: Missa Choralis, Via Crucis / Corydon Singers, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2001-01-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Missa choralis quatour vocum concinente organo, for chorus & organ, S. 10 (LW J18); Via Crucis, les 14 Stations de la croix, for solo voices, chorus & organ (or piano), S. 53 (LW J33)
Performers: Melrose, Leigh; Trotter, Thomas
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Singers

The dismal state of church music in the first half of the nineteenth century encouraged Liszt to go back to plainsong and the music of...continue...

Simpson: Canzona, etc / Best, Corydon Singers, Quinn, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 1998-12-01

Works: Robert Simpson: Canzona for brass; Media morte in vita sumus, motet for chorus, brass & timpani; Tempi, for chorus; Eppur si muove, for organ
Performers: Quinn, Iain
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Brass Ensemble; Corydon Singers

Like Beethoven, Robert Simpson generally conceived his music instrumentally rather than vocally. He confessed to being uneasy when faced with the task of word-setting. However,...continue...

Fauré, Duruflé: Requiems / Best, Corydon Singers, English CO

1 CD / Hyperion / 1998-05-01

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Maurice Duruflé: Requiem
Performers: Scott, John; Trotter, Thomas
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Singers

"Spaciously couched, transparent sound...Superb." -Corleonis, Fanfare...continue...

Beethoven: Cantata on the death of Emperor Joseph II, etc

1 CD / Hyperion / 1997-03-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Auf den Tod Kasier Josephs II, cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra, WoO 87; Auf die Erhebung Leopold des Zweiten, cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra, WoO 88; Opferlie...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Howarth, Judith; Rigby, Jean; Singers, Corydon; Smith, Roger; Van Dam, José; Watson, Janice
Conductors: Rakowski, Maciej; Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Orchestra; Corydon Singers

"Beethoven was only 19 when in Bonn he was commissioned to write this 40-minute cantata on the Emperor's death...When he came to write Fidelio, he...continue...

Bruckner: The Masses, Te Deum, etc / Best, Corydon Singers

3 CD / Hyperion / 1996-12-01

Works: Anton Bruckner: Te Deum in C major, WAB 45; Mass no 1 in D minor, WAB 26; Aequale no 1 for 3 Trombones in C minor, WAB 114; Libera me, Domine (II), motet for chorus, 3 trombones & organ in F minor, W...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Booth, Juliet; Brenner, Roger; Brown, Phillip; Hegedus, Olga; Howell, Gwynne; Lewis, Keith; Martin, Thomas [Double Bass]; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; O'Donnell, James [Organ]; ...
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Orchestra; Corydon Singers; English Chamber Orchestra Wind Ensemble

"The sacred music of Bruckner appears, like his symphonies, to be an acquired taste. But - also as with the symphonies - those who have...continue...

Finzi: Intimations of Immortality, Dies Natalis / Ainsley

1 CD / Hyperion / 1996-11-01

Works: Gerald Finzi: Dies Natalis, cantata for soprano (or tenor) & string orchestra, Op. 8; Intimations of Immortality for Tenor, Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 29
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Orchestra; Corydon Singers

'The performance by tenor John Mark Ainsley and Corydon Singers weds the ecstatic to the sublime' (The New Yorker)

'Rich, glowing performances in a class...continue...

Cherubini: Requiem in C minor, March funèbre / Best, Corydon

1 CD / Hyperion / 1996-02-01

Works: Luigi Cherubini: Funeral March; Requiem in C minor
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Orchestra; Corydon Singers

'A really knockout performance of a dramatic Marche funèbre with some startling effects' (BBC Record Review)

'Record of the Month' (Classic FM Magazine)

'If ever...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown Region, etc / Best

1 CD / Hyperion / 1994-02-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem; Hymns (4) for Tenor, Viola and Strings; Toward the Unknown Region, for chorus & orchestra; O clap your hands; Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge, motet for solo...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Allen, Thomas; Howarth, Judith; Singers, Corydon; Souter, Matthew
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Orchestra; Corydon Singers

'Sit back and enjoy this VW concert of uncommon power and beauty ... another luscious plum in the Hyperion catalogue' (Soundscapes, Australia)

'An enticing VW...continue...

Rachmaninov: Vespers / Matthew Best, Corydon Singers

1 CD / Hyperion / 1991-05-01

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria
Performers: Bowen, John
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Singers

Brahms: Motets / Matthew Best, John Scott, Corydon Singers

1 CD / Hyperion / 1991-04-01

Works: Johannes Brahms: Motets (2) for chorus, Op. 29; Geistliches Lied, Op. 30; Sacred choruses (3) for female chorus, Op. 37; Psalm 13 ("Herr, wie lange willst du mich"), for chorus & organ, Op. 27; Motet...
Performers: Barratt, Christine; Scott, John
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Singers

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music, Mystical Songs / Best

1 CD / Hyperion / 1990-11-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Serenade to music; Mystical Songs (5) for baritone, chorus ad lib & orchestra (or organ); Fantasia on Christmas Carols; Flos campi
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Allen, Thomas; Connell, Elizabeth; Connell, John; Davies, Arthur [Tenor Vocal]; Davies, Maldwyn; Dawson, Anne; Hill, Martyn; Howell, Gwynne; Imai, Nobuko; Kitchen, Linda; Montague...
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Singers; English Chamber Orchestra

Fauré: Requiem, Cantique de Racine, etc / Matthew Best

1 CD / Hyperion / 1989-08-01

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Messe basse, for solo voices, chorus & organ; Offertoires (2) for vocal soloists, chorus & organ, Op. 65
Performers: George, Michael; Poulenard, Isabelle; Scott, John; Seers, Mary [Soprano Vocals]; Singers, Corydon
Conductors: Garcia, Jose-Luis; Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Singers; English Chamber Orchestra

Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Barber, Copland / Matthew Best

1 CD / Hyperion / 1987-09-01

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Aaron Copland: In the Beginning; Motets (4), for chorus
Performers: Denley, Catherine; Kettel, Gary; Martelli, Dominic; Masters, Rachel; Trotter, Thomas
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Singers

'An imaginative and enterprising programme, extremely well sung and recorded' (Gramophone)

'An exquisite disc. Indispensable' (Acoustic Sounds Catalog, USA)

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Duruflé: Requiem, Four Motets / Matthew Best, Ann Murray

1 CD / Hyperion / 1987-02-01

Works: Maurice Duruflé: Requiem; Motets (4) on Gregorian themes, Op. 10
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Murray, Ann; Seers, Mary [Soprano Vocals]; Singers, Corydon; Trotter, Thomas
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Singers; English Chamber Orchestra

Bruckner: Motets / Matthew Best, Corydon Singers

1 CD / Hyperion / 1983-01-01

Works: Anton Bruckner: Locus iste, gradual for chorus in C major, WAB 23; Os justi meditabitur sapientiam, WAB 30; Afferentur Regi, offertorium for chorus & 3 trombones in F major, WAB 1; Ave Maria (II), mo...
Performers: Chambers, Graham; Gough, Jeremy; Kelly, Martin; Salmon, Philip; Singers, Corydon; Stearn, Christopher; Trotter, Thomas
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Singers