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Miserere - A sequence of music for Lent, St. Joseph and the Annunciation / Westminster Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-01-08

Works: Gregorian Chant: Attende Domine; Audi, benigne Conditor, hymn, Mode 2; Evigila super nos; Mass 9 Cum iubilo; Credo 4, 1st tone, GR776; George Malcolm: Miserere mei, Deus, for chorus; Scapulis suis, f...
Performers: Gaunt, William; Stevens, Peter
Conductors: Baker, Martin
Ensemble: Westminster Cathedral Choir

This recording from the Westminster Cathedral Choir demonstrates the splendors of the liturgy in the simultaneously solemn and joyful period of Lent. On Miserere, masterworks...continue...
Recording information: Westminster Cathedral (2011-07-12_2011-07-13&2011-)....continue...

Haydn: Nelson Mass; Mahler: Kindertotenlieder / Lucia Popp, Ilse Gramatzki, Maureen Forrester, Misha Raitzin, Takao Okamora

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-06-12

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Mass in D minor, H 22 no 11 "Nelsonmesse"; Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Performers: Okamura, Takao; Popp, Lucia; Raitzin, Misha
Conductors: Kertész, István
Ensemble: ; Tel Aviv Philharmonic Choir

These historic live recordings from the archives of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra feature conductor Istvan Kertesz leading performances of Haydn's majestic Nelson Mass and Mahler's...continue...
Recording information: Mann Auditorium, Tel-Aviv....continue...

Passiontide at St. Paul's / Andrew Lucas, John Scott

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-03-13

Works: New English Hymnal: The Lent prose, no 507; Richard Farrant: Call To Remembrance; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2; Edward Bairstow: The Lamentation; Psalm 114, In Exitu Israel, for organ & chorus; J...
Performers: Arnold, Jonathan; Burrowes, Connor; Burrowes, Edward; Hill, Edmund; Jones, Timothy; Way, Anthony
Conductors: Music], John Scott [Choral
Ensemble: ; Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral

Fanfare
This is one of the most impressive discs I can recall from this choir.
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Recording information: St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England (06/25/1996-06/28/1996)....continue...

MacMillan: Jubilate Deo; Tremunt videntes angeli; Le tombeau de Georges Roualt; Etc. / Matthew Owens / Wells Cathedral Choir, Jonathan Vaughn, organ

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-06-14

Works: James MacMillan: Jubilate Deo, for chorus & organ; Serenity, for chorus & organ; Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, for chorus & organ; Tremunt videntes angeli; On Love, for treble & organ; ...Here in hid...
Performers: Bland, Dominic; Clulow, Simon; Hounsell, Mark; Sheldrake, Christopher; Vaughn, Jonathan
Conductors: Owens, Matthew
Ensemble: ; Wells Cathedral Choir

James MacMillan is renowned for his highly original yet accessible choral music. His prolific output displays an intrinsic understanding of the human voice and his...continue...
Recording information: The Cathedral Church of St Andrew in Wells, Somerset (2010-05-26_2010-05-27&2010-)....continue...

Gombert: Missa Tempore paschali; Magnificat octavi toni / Henry's Eight, Jonathan Brown

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-04-12

Works: Nicolas Gombert: Magnificat Octavi Toni; Missa Tempore Paschali for 6 voices; Adonai, Domine Iesu Christe; In illo tempore; O Rex gloriae
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Underwood, Giles; Watkin, Toby
Conductors: Brown, Jonathan
Ensemble: ; Henry's Eight

"This second instalment of Gombert from Henry's Eight is cause for celebration. Gombert has found worthy champions" - Gramophone

"A magnificent piece ... beautifully poised singing"...continue...
Recording information: Ante-Chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge, England (12/29/1996-12/31/1996)....continue...

Music for St Paul's / Rogers Covey-Crump; Robin Blaze

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-07-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Te Deum in A major, canticle, HWV 282; Jubilate (Utrecht), canticle for soloists, chorus & orchestra, HWV 279; John Blow: I was glad when they said unto me, for chorus; Willi...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Forbes, Andrew Dale; Le Brocq, Mark
Conductors: Holman, Peter; Music], John Scott [Choral
Ensemble: Parley of Instruments

This collection from the Choir of St.Paul's Cathedral was made to mark the tercentenary of the formal opening in 1697 of St. Paul's, rebuilt by...continue...
Recording information: St. Paul's Cathedral, London, England (10/13/1997-10/17/1997)....continue...

Monteverdi: Sacred Music

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-03-09

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Su le penne de' venti (Prologue to "La Maddalena" by Gio. Battista Andreini), for tenor & 5 instrume; Confitebor tibi, Domine II, motet for 3 voices & 2 violins (from Salve morale...
Performers: Kirkby, Emma; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]; Thomas, David [Bass Vocal]
Conductors: Holman, Peter; Goodman, Roy
Ensemble: Parley of Instruments

'Music of exhilarating inspiration, superbly performed. A recording as near as may be to the ideal ... a very remarkable recording indeed. For audiophile and...continue...
Recording information: Parish Church of St. Jude-on-the-Hill, London NW 11, En (02/02/1981-02/03/1981)....continue...

Thomas Arne: Artaxerxes / Catherine Bott, Philippa Hyde, Christopher Robson, Roy Goodman, et al

2 CD / Hyperion / 2009-11-10

Works: Thomas Arne: Artaxerxes
Performers: Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Campbell, Colin; Edgar-Wilson, Richard; Gibbs, Charles; Hyde, Philippa; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]; Robson, Christopher [Counter Tenor Vocals]; Spence, Patricia
Conductors: Goodman, Roy
Ensemble: Parley of Instruments

Thomas Arne's 'Artaxerxes' was the first opera seria libretto in English. Arne's work was a huge success in large part because it was an excellent...continue...

Dreamland / Polyphony, Holst Singers, Trinity College Choir Cambridge

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-10-13

Works: Gabriel Jackson: To Morning; John Tavener: As one who has slept, for chorus; Morten Lauridsen: Ave dulcissima Maria, for chorus; Randall Thompson: Alleluia; Pierre Villette: O sacrum convivium; Veljo...
Performers: Beckett, Kevin; Elliott, Rachel; Healey, Philippa; Henderson, Frances; Macleod-Jones, Iain; Maxwell, Leonie; Sheldrake, Christopher

Dreamland is a new and intriguing specially-priced sampler that features a selection of pieces from Hyperion's extensive and varied choral music catalog. This disc seeks...continue...

Byrd: Assumpta es Maria / Andrew Carwood, The Cardinall's Musick

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-09-08

Works: William Byrd: Propers for the Mass of the Nativity of the Virgin, for 5 voices (Gradualia, Book 1); Quem terra, pontus, aethera; Salve regina; O gloriosa Domina; Gradualia, Volume 1; Memento, salutis...
Performers: Balkwill, William; Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Craig, Patrick; Evans, Robert; Gould, David [Vocals]; Lane, Carys-Anne; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Osmond, Cecilia; Outram, Rebecca; Stocker, Julian
Conductors: Carwood, Andrew
Ensemble: The Cardinall's Musick

In this latest volume from The Cardinall's Musick's acclaimed Byrd series, the composer's overtly Catholic agenda is clearly displayed. All of the music on this...continue...

Schubert: Schwanengesang D 957, etc / Robert Holl, Roger Vignoles

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-10-14

Works: Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang, D 957; Die Taubenpost ("Ich hab' eine brieftaub'"), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 965a (D. 95; Herbst, D 945; Der Winterabend, D 938
Performers: Holl, Robert; Vignoles, Roger [Piano]

The Dutch bass-baritone Robert Holl is one of the great Lieder singers of our time. Holl's first recording for Hyperion features Schubert's last song-cycle, 'Schwanengesang',...continue...

Mary and Elizabeth at Westminster Abbey / James O'Donnell, Westminster Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-10-14

Works: Christopher Tye: Omnes gentes, plaudite manibus, motet for 5 voices; William Mundy: Vox patris caelestis; Thomas Tallis: Videte miraculum; John Sheppard: Libera nos, salve nos (I), for 7 voices; The ...
Performers: Balkwill, William; Brett, Francis; Dobell, Mark; Empitt, Julian; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Nixon, Leigh; Quinney, Robert; Stocker, Julian; Young, Stuart

'Mary & Elizabeth at Westminster Abbey' tells the story of the religious and political turmoil that engulfed England in the sixteenth century, and from which...continue...

Thomas Linley Jr: The Song of Moses, Let God arise / Holman, Gooding, Daneman, King, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-08-12

Works: Thomas Linley: The Songs of Moses, oratorio; Let God Arise, anthem
Performers: Daneman, Sophie; Forbes, Andrew Dale; Gooding, Julia; King, Andrew [Tenor]
Conductors: Holman, Peter
Ensemble: Parley of Instruments

'Another indispensable release in the English Orpheus series. The adventurous will find their curiosity amply rewarded' (Classic CD)

'One of the best finds yet in Hyperion's...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...

Tormis: Songs / Stephen Layton, Holst Singers

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-05-13

Works: Veljo Tormis: Songs (2) after Ernst Enno; Estonian Game Songs, for chorus; Songs (3) from the epic "Kalevipoeg", for chorus; Livonian heritage, for chorus; Singing aboard ship, for alto soloist & cho...
Performers: Cooper, Katy; Head, Christopher; Naish, Paul; Wookey, Nicola; Wookey, Simon
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Holst Singers

"There's so much here to enjoy--and play over again--and it's remarkable how Stephen Layton and his Holst Singers have so convincingly captured the flavor and...continue...

The Feast of the Ascension at Westminster Abbey / O'Donnell, Quinney, The Choir of Westminster Abbey

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-05-13

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Motets (3), Op. 38; Bernard Rose: Preces and Responses; Responses and Dismissal; Joseph Barnby: The earth is the Lord's; Benjamin Britten: Festival Te Deum in E major, Op. ...
Performers: Brett, Francis; Dobell, Mark; Empitt, Julian; Grote, Ashley; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Quinney, Robert; Stocker, Julian; Trevelyan-Jones, Warren; Wallington, Lawrence
Conductors: O'Donnell, James [Organ]
Ensemble: Westminster Abbey Choir

"The first thing that hits you about the singing is the celebratory tone. The boys might be singing Stanford's Caelos ascendit hodie, but they could...continue...

Leighton: The World's Desire, etc / Matthew Owens, Wells Cathedral Choir, Wells Cathedral School Chapel Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-05-13

Works: Kenneth Leighton: Sequence for All Saints, Op. 75; Rockingham; O God, enfold me in the sun; Morning Canticles, for chorus; The World's Desire, for 4 voices, chorus & organ ("A Sequence for Epiphany")...
Performers: Bednall, David; Clulow, Simon; Cotton, Jacob; Foulkesl, Stephen; Maxwell, Leonie; Milne, Iain; Sheldrake, Christopher; Wells Cathedral Choir
Conductors: Owens, Matthew
Ensemble: Wells Cathedral Choir

Kenneth Leighton's music stands at the heart of English cathedral repertoire and demonstrates the composer's happy absorption in this milieu from an early age. This...continue...

Pitts: Alpha and Omega / Pitts, Tonus Peregrinus

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-02-12

Works: Antony Pitts: The Peace of Jerusalem, for chorus; Sanctus and Benedictus, for chorus; A Thousand Years, for chorus; My Dove, for chorus; The 'I AM' Sayings of Jesus, for chorus
Performers: Brett, Francis; Hickey, Alexander; Hickey, Rebecca

'A disc worthy of serious attention ... This is a most successful recording, Tonus Peregrinus never wearied by the vastness of its task and the...continue...

Stradella: San Giovanni Battista / De Marchi, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-01-08

Works: Alessandro Stradella: San Giovanni Battista, oratorio
Performers: Abete, Antonio; Akselberg, Fredrik; Fedi, Elena Cecchi; Herrmann, Anke; Oro, Martin
Conductors: Marchi, Alessandro de

Alessandro Stradella (1639-1682) - until he was murdered in Genoa - enjoyed a dazzling career as a freelance composer, writing on commission, collaborating with distinguished...continue...

The Feast of St. Michael and All Angels at Westminster Abbey

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-09-11

Works: Richard Dering: Factum est Silentium for 6 voices & continuo; Kenneth Leighton: Preces and Responses no 1, for cantor, chorus & organ; Preces and Responses no 2, for cantor, chorus & organ; Charles V...
Performers: Brett, Francis; Dobell, Mark; Empitt, Julian; Ewens, Jacob; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Quinney, Robert; Stocker, Julian; Trapp, Nicholas
Conductors: O'Donnell, James [Organ]
Ensemble: Westminster Abbey Choir

The latest CD from the Choir of Westminster Abbey, led by its director James O'Donnell, again draws on the rich repertoire of the liturgy in...continue...

Elgar: Great is the Lord / O'Donnell, Westminster Abbey

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-03-20

Works: Edward Elgar: Psalm 48 "Great is the Lord," anthem for chorus & organ (or orchestra), Op. 67; They are at rest, anthem for chorus; Queen Alexandra Memorial Ode; Ave Maria, Op. 2 no 2; The Apostles, O...
Performers: Brett, Francis; Quinney, Robert
Conductors: O'Donnell, James [Organ]
Ensemble: Westminster Abbey Choir

Elgar from the Abbey-what could be more fitting? From the regal opulence of Great is the Lord, first performed in Westminster Abbey in 1912, to...continue...

The Castle of Fair Welcome - Late 15th Century Courtly Songs

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-03-20

Works: Robert Morton: Le Souvenir de vous me tue, for 3 voices; Que pourroit plus faire une dame, for 3 voices; Plus j'ay le monde, for 3 voices; Johannes Regis: Puisque ma damme / Je m'en voy, for vocal co...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Ardagh-Walter, Patrick; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Ross, Gill; Wilson, Christopher [Lute]
Conductors: Page, Christopher
Ensemble: Gothic Voices

'The sound is beautifully carved out, and the ensemble includes some of Britain's finest singers' (Gramophone)...continue...

Lawes / Blaze, Kenny, Outram, MacDonald, Carter, Kelly

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-02-13

Works: William Lawes: Gather ye rosebuds while ye may; Oh, let me still and silent lie, for voice & theorbo; Oh, my Clarissa, thou cruel faire, song for voice & continuo; Royall Consort Suite No 6 in D majo...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Carter, William; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Outram, Rebecca

"Ultimately this is a disc for conoisseurs--of countertenor singing and of the particular style of 17th-century English song--but anyone who enjoys good singing and congenial...continue...

One Foot in Eden Still, I Stand / Shepherd, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-02-13

Works: Nicholas Maw: 3 Hymns, for choir & organ; 5 Epigrams, for choir; The angel Gabriel, for voice & choir; Our Lady's song, for choir; Balulalow, for choir; Corpus Christi Carol, for 2 voices, choir & pi...
Performers: Bradshaw, Emily; Carpenter, Josie; Coldstream, Alison; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Foster-Carter, Tom; Gallagher, Lois; Jones, Simon; Thomas, Paul
Conductors: Shepherd, Mark
Ensemble: Schola Cantorum Oxford

"The Angel Gabriel has been set countless times, but Maw's is a truly original version that retains the essence of the melody while adding a...continue...

A. Gabrieli: Missa Pater Peccavi, Motets, etc Roberts, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-02-13

Works: Andrea Gabrieli: Ricercar del primo tuono, for 4 parts; De profundis clamavi; Canzoni alla francese, Bk 6; Missa Pater peccavi, for 6 voices; Intonationi d'organo; Madrigali et ricercari; Anchor che ...
Performers: Cornwell, Joseph; Peacock, Adrian; Pickard, Anna Sarah; Roberts, Timothy [Keyboardist/Conductor]
Conductors:
Ensemble: His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts

"Andrea Gabrieli has been overshadowed by Giovanni. This disc confirms his craftsmanship as composer." - BBC Music Magazine...continue...

Fraser-Simson: The Maid of the Mountains / Kelly, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-11-14

Works: Harold Fraser-Simson: Maid of the Mountains, operetta
Performers: Ager, Jeanette; Bundy, Michael; Burgess, Sally; George, Michael; Kelly, Janis [Soprano Vocal]; Maltman, Christopher; Maxwell, Donald [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Suart, Richard; Taylor, Tom
Conductors: Corp, Ronald [Composer]
Ensemble: New London Light Opera Chorus

"Corp has brought a sense of a spontaneous stage performance, with an ideal interaction between the characters. For Anglophiles, particularly those who enjoy G &...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...

The Feast of St Edward, King and Confessor / O'Donnell

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-10-10

Works: Anonymous: Laudes Regiae; William Smith: Preces; Responses; William Crotch: Psalm 132, for chorus; Charles Villiers Stanford: Services in C major, Op. 115 no 1; Henry Purcell: O God, thou art my god,...
Performers: Brett, Francis; Criswell, Theodore; Empitt, Julian; Ewens, Jacob; Gerrans, Benjamin; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Martin, David; Morris, Nick; Nixon, Leigh; Pott, Alexander; Quinney, Robert; Scott...
Conductors: O'Donnell, James [Organ]
Ensemble: Westminster Abbey Choir

This new recording from Westminster Abbey presents Matins, Eucharist and Evensong as they might be heard on the Feast of Saint Edward (October 13th). The...continue...

Monteverdi: Vespro della beata Vergine / King, et al

2 CD / Hyperion / 2006-06-13

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine; Missa de capella a 6 "In illo tempore"
Performers: Auchincloss, Daniel; Daniels, Charles; Evans, Robert; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Harvey, Peter Harvey; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Mulroy, Nicholas; Outram, Rebecca; Sampson, Carolyn
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

In 1610, disgruntled with his lot as choirmaster to the Duke of Mantua, Monteverdi set about compiling what was to become one of the most...continue...

Blow: Anthems / David Hill, Winchester Cathedral Choir

2 CD / Hyperion / 2006-06-13

Works: John Blow: God Spake Sometime in Visions for soloists, chorus & orchestra; How Doth the City Sit Solitary; The Lord is My Shepherd; God is our Hope and Strength; I Beheld, and Lo! A Great Multitude; ...
Performers: Alder, Stephen; Bealby-Wright, Sarah; Blaze, Robin; Butterfield, Peter; Campbell, Richard; Chateauneuf, Paula; Childress, Richard; Cochrane, Lisa; Cornwell, Joseph; David Miller [Lute/Baroque Guitar]...
Conductors: Hill, David
Ensemble: Parley of Instruments; Winchester Cathedral Choir

"Performances that are not likely to be bettered soon. The sound is marvellous." -Fanfare...continue...

Monteverdi: Sacred Music Vol 4 / Robert King, King's Consort

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-01-10

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Laetatus sum; Salve Regina, motet for tenor, SV 327; Domine, ne in furore; Salve Regina (I), for 2 voices & 2 violins (from Selva morale e spirituale), SV 283; Dixit Dominus (II) ...
Performers: Daniels, Charles; Evans, Robert; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Osmond, Cecilia; Outram, Rebecca; Sampson, Carolyn
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort; King's Consort Choir

Surprisingly, it has been almost a year since the last release in The King's Consorts Monteverdi Sacred Music series. However, from the very first bar...continue...

Byrd: Great Service / O'Donnell, Quinney, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-12-13

Works: William Byrd: O Lord, make Thy servant Elizabeth, anthem for 6 voices (SAATTB); The Great Service, for 5-10 voices; Prevent us, O Lord, anthem for 5 voices (SAATB); Fantasia (Voluntary for my Lady Ne...
Performers: Brett, Francis; Empitt, Julian; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; New, John; Park, Yeachan; Quinney, Robert; Roberts, Fabian; Thompson, Elliot; Trevelyan-Jones, Warren; Wall, Simon; Williamson, Ben
Conductors: O'Donnell, James [Organ]
Ensemble: Westminster Abbey Choir

The Choir of Westminster Abbey is one of England's finest church choirs. On the recording, the 'Great Service' is presented in its correct liturgical order...continue...

Trinity Sunday at Westminster Abbey / O'Donnell, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-12-13

Works: Recorded Sound: Church Bells; Thomas Tomkins: Work(s); George Elvey: Psalm 115 ("Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory"), for chorus & organ; Benjamin Britten: Te Deum in C major;...
Performers: Brett, Francis; Empitt, Julian; Nixon, Leigh; Quinney, Robert; Stocker, Julian; Trevelyan-Jones, Warren; Wallington, Lawrence
Conductors: O'Donnell, James [Organ]
Ensemble: Westminster Abbey Choir

This disc presents a sequence of music such as might be heard in the Abbey on Trinity Sunday. Full documentation is provided, including a history...continue...

Macmillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross / Polyphony

1 Super Audio CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: James MacMillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross, cantata for choir and string orchestra; On the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin, for chorus; Te Deum
Performers: Davidson, Grace; Haworth, Amy; Peacock, Adrian; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Underwood, Giles; Vivian, James; Wall, Simon; Watson, Christopher
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Britten Sinfonia

Vivaldi: The Complete Sacred Music / King, King's Consort

11 CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Magnificat, for 2 vocal soloists, 2 choruses, 2 oboes, 2 strings & 2 continuo in G minor, RV 610a; Lauda Jerusalem in E minor, RV 609; Kyrie, for double vocal soloists, double chorus...
Performers: Atkinson, Lynton; Auchincloss, Daniel; Bellamy, Alexandra; Bickley, Susan; Blackadder, David; Blaze, Robin; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brown, Jonathan; Brown, Rachel; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-...
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

'King has given us the ultimate Vivaldi anthology, abundant in energy, rich with emotion, animation, and color, and enshrined in Hyperion's fabled, warm, and incomparable...continue...

William Croft at St. Paul's / John Scott, St. Paul's Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: William Croft: Te Deum, for soloists, chorus & orchestra in D major; Rejoice in the Lord, O Ye Righteous (A Thanksgiving Anthem); Burial Service; Jubilate in D major
Performers: Barnard, Richard; Beavan, Nigel; Burden, Andrew; Collingwood, Benjamin; Collins, Mervyn; Gibbs, Charles; Hall, Peter; Johnson, Robert; Jones, Timothy; Oxenham, Martin; Steele, Francis
Conductors: Music], John Scott [Choral
Ensemble: Parley of Instruments

'The Pauline acoustics are captured to great effect. The notes are helpful and texts are printed. With little competition this will fill a Croft slot...continue...

Baroque Music from Latin America 2 - Moon, Sun & All Things

1 Super Audio CD / Hyperion / 2005-10-11

Works: Anonymous, Peruvian: Hanacpachap cussicuinin (God, Joy of the Universe), hymn; Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla: Deus in Auditorium; Juan de Araujo: Dixit Dominus, for 11 voices; Aquí, aquí, ...
Performers: Clifton-Griffith, Natalie; Cragg, Elizabeth; Davidson, Grace; Dougan, Eamonn; Gribbin, Alice; Perfect, Nicholas; Watson, Christopher
Conductors: Skidmore, Jeffrey
Ensemble: Ex Cathedra Baroque Ensemble; Quintessential Sackbut & Cornett Ensemble

Ex Cathedra and Jeffrey Skidmore unearth more fascinating treasures with this latest anthology of Latin American music from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The works...continue...

Pitts: Seven Letter / Antony Pitts, Tonus Peregrinus

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-07-12

Works: Antony Pitts: Adoro te, for chorus; The Lord's Prayer, for chorus; The First and Last, for chorus; Seven Letters, for soloists & chorus; O Love, for chorus; O Wisdom of God, antiphon for Advent for d...
Performers: Brett, Francis; Forbes, Joanna; Hickey, Alexander; Hickey, Rebecca; Rayfield, Benjamin

"...My first impulse on hearing this disc was to commend it unreservedly to each and every man, woman, and child on the planet, including those...continue...

Monteverdi: Sacred Music Vol 3 / Robert King, King's Consort

1 Super Audio CD / Hyperion / 2005-05-10

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale; Sancta Maria, succurre miseris, motet for 2 sopranos, SV 328; Lauda, Jerusalem, Dominum (I), motet for alto, tenor & bass (from Messa a quatro voci, et ...
Performers: Daniels, Charles; Evans, Robert; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Halls, Matthew; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Outram, Rebecca; Quinteiro, Eligio; Sampson, Carolyn; Sayce, Lynda
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

Leighton: Cathedral Music / Scott, St Paul's Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-03-08

Works: Kenneth Leighton: Te Deum Laudamus ("St. Cecilia"); Missa Brevis for chorus, Op 50; Carols (3), Op. 25; Crucifixus Pro Nobis for tenor, chorus & organ, Op. 38; Second Service for chorus & organ, Op 6...
Performers: Beavan, Nigel; Colwell, Thomas; Hopkins, Jamie; Jones, Timothy; Lucas, Andrew; Mackie, Neil
Conductors: Music], John Scott [Choral

"Leighton at his most moving. St. Paul's choir brings glowingly alive both the strength and the tenderness of this music. I can enthusiastically recommend this...continue...

Monteverdi: Sacred Music Vol 3 / Robert King, King's Consort

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-01-11

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale; Sancta Maria, succurre miseris, motet for 2 sopranos, SV 328; Lauda, Jerusalem, Dominum (I), motet for alto, tenor & bass (from Messa a quatro voci, et ...
Performers: Auchincloss, Daniel; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Daniels, Charles; Evans, Robert; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Outram, Rebecca; Sampson, Carolyn
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

"Robert King continues his series of the complete sacred works of Claudio Monteverdi with a program of Vespers psalms, motets, and an exuberant setting of...continue...

Sullivan: The Contrabandista, The Foresters / Corp, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-12-14

Works: Arthur Sullivan: The Contrabandista (The Law of the Ladrones), operetta (revised as "The Chieftains"); The Foresters, incidental music
Performers: Bindley, Justin; Catling, Ashley; Cohn, Joanna; Hopper, Catherine; Maxwell, Donald [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Moses, Geoffrey; Rutter, Claire; Suart, Richard
Conductors: Corp, Ronald [Composer]
Ensemble: New London Choir

Spirited performances are the order of the day in this recording of two little-known operettas by Sullivan. 'The Contrabandista' tells the story of the hapless...continue...

Poulenc: Secular Choral Music / New London Chamber Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-10-12

Works: Francis Poulenc: Un soir de neige, chamber cantata for 6 voices (or chorus), FP 126; Chansons françaises (8), for chorus, FP 130; Sept chansons, for chorus, FP 81; Chanson à boire, for male...
Performers: Burtt-Jones, Natalia; Clark, Christopher; Eastwood, Rona; Jackson, Celia; Johnson, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; McMullin, Peter; Oliver, Aidan; Thomas, Meinir Wyn; Ward, John
Conductors: Wood, James

This Have I Done For My True Love - Holst: Partsongs

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-09-14

Works: Gustav Holst: Ave Maria, Op. 9b/H 49; Of one that is so fair, for SATB & chorus, Op. 34/3, H. 130; Carols (2) for chorus, oboe & cello, H. 91; Old English Carols (4), for chorus & piano, Op. 20b, H. ...
Performers: Davies, Jeremy; Davies, Justine; Farrell, Jane; Head, Christopher; Henderson, David; Henderson, Elizabeth; Lee, William Lyon; Loeb, Jessica; Marsh, John; McMaster-Christie, Amos; Parker, Ruth; Simmon...
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Holst Singers

'Fascinating... The Holst Singers cover themselves in distinction. A gem' (CDReview)

'A real joy to listen through without interruption' (Gramophone)...continue...

Sacred & Secular Music from 6 Centuries / Hilliard Ensemble

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-02-01

Works: Hermanus Contractus: Salve Regina; Godefroy De St Victoire: Planctus Ante Nescia; Guillaume de Machaut: Quant je sui mis su retour, virelai for voice; Guillaume Dufay: Vergene bella, cantilena motet ...
Performers: Covey-Crump, Rogers; George, Michael; Hillier, Paul; James, David; Potter, John [Tenor Vocal]

'Something no lover of early music or admirer of this group should miss' (American Record Guide)

'Music making of the highest order. Everything shows them at...continue...

Monteverdi: Sacred Music Vol 1 / Robert King, King's Consort

1 Super Audio CD / Hyperion / 2004-01-01

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Dixit Dominus I, motet for 8 voices, 2 violins & 4 violas/trombones (from Selva morale et spirituale; Confitebor tibi, Domine I, motet for 3 voices & 5-part chorus (from Salve mor...
Performers: Daniels, Charles; Evans, Robert; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Outram, Rebecca; Sampson, Carolyn
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

Elgar: Cathedral Music / Hunt, Choir of Worcester Cathedral

1 CD / Hyperion / 2003-09-01

Works: Edward Elgar: Ave verum corpus, Op. 2 no 1; Ave Maria, Op. 2 no 2; Ave maris stella, motet for chorus, Op. 2/3; The Angelus, partsong for chorus, Op. 56/1; I Sing the birth, carol for chorus; O salut...
Performers: Bell, Ian; Carslake, William; Gray, Jeffrey; Hunt, Thomas; Partington, Adrian
Conductors: Hunt, Donald
Ensemble: Worcester Cathedral Choir

Purcell: Complete Sacred Music / King, King's Consort, et al

11 CD / Hyperion / 2002-12-01

Works: Henry Purcell: O sing unto the Lord, anthem for soprano, alto, tenor, 2 basses, chorus, 2 violins, viola & organ, Z; O praise God in His holiness, anthem for alto, tenor, 2 basses, chorus, 2 violins,...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Bowes, Tim; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Burrowes, Connor; Campbell, Colin; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Daniels, Charles; Dawson, Lynne; Evans, Robert; Finnis, Jerome; Geo...
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

"In preparing these performances, King has taken full account of the historical circumstances at the Chapel Royal in the reign of King Charles II. I...continue...

A Bach Album / His Majesties Consort of Voices, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2002-04-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 29, "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir" BWV 29; Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV 686; Cantata no 38, "Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir," BWV 38; Aus tiefer N...
Performers: Gooding, Julia; Hunt, William; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Roberts, Timothy [Keyboardist/Conductor]; Sharman, Katherine
Conductors:
Ensemble: His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts

Bach's own transcriptions of his works are, on the whole, well known and well documented, but His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts perform here their own...continue...

MacMillan: Mass & Other Sacred Music / Baker, Reid, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2001-05-01

Works: James MacMillan: A New Song, for chorus & organ; Mass, for 2 basses, chorus & organ; Christus vincit, for treble, chorus & organ; Gaudeamus in loci pace; Seinte Mari moder milde; A Child's Prayer, fo...
Performers: Brown, Jonathan; Lister, Clifford; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Reid, Andrew; Winter, David de
Conductors: Baker, Martin
Ensemble: Westminster Cathedral Choir

"This fine concert of James MacMillan's choral music from Westminster Cathedral Choir eloquently confirms the composer's profound belief in the Catholic Faith... The Mass is...continue...