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Mendelssohn: Elijah / Rosemary Joshua, Sarah Connolly, Robert Murray, Simon Keenlyside. Paul McCreesh

2 CD / Signum UK / 2012-09-06

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70
Performers: Ballard, Lucy; Boden, Samuel; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Davies, Robert [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Gaunt, William; Gibbins, Ruth; Gilmour, Susan; Jones, Emily Rowley [Soprano Vocal]; Joshua...
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: Wrocaw Philharmonic Choir

At the time of its first performances in 1846, Elijah was hailed as one of the great oratorios alongside Handel's Messiah. It tells the story...continue...

Remoter Worlds - Judith Bingham: Choral Music / David Hill, BBC Singers

1 CD / Signum UK / 2009-02-07

Works: Judith Bingham: Gleams of a Remoter World, for chorus; The Shepheardes Calender, for chorus; Water Lilies, for chorus; Irish Tenebrae, for soloists, chorus, violin, organ & percussion; Unpredictable ...
Performers: Adams-Barbaro, Jennifer; Benjafield, Richard; Bowen, Christopher; Brannick, Chris; Farrington, Iain; Feaviour, Margaret; Johnston, Robert; Miles-Johnson, Deborah; Osostowicz, Krysia; Robinson, Olivia...
Conductors: Hill, David

The BBC Singers, led by David Hill, are the UK's only full-time professional chamber choir, and their repertoire and virtuosic versatility are almost boundless. The...continue...
Recording information: St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, London, England (01/25/2008-02/01/2008)....continue...

Chilcott: Man I Sing, etc / Chilcott, BBC Singers, et al

1 CD / Signum UK / 2008-03-01

Works: Bob Chilcott: The Making of the Drum, cantata for chorus & percussion; My Prayer, for 2 sopranos & double chorus; Advent Antiphons for chorus; Shepherd's Carol; And Every Stone Shall Cry, for chorus;...
Performers: Foulkes, Carolyn; Haslam, Micaela; Johnston, Robert; Murgatroyd, Andrew; Poole, Elizabeth; Porter, Kim; Rebello, Simone; Robinson, Olivia; Silverthorne, Paul
Conductors: Chilcott, Bob
Ensemble: BBC Singers

"All the music on this CD is accessible, concise and says something worthwhile... The choir is renowned as an expert ensemble and here they sing...continue...

Davies: One star, at last; Tavener, etc / Cleobury, Quinney

1 CD / Signum UK / 2005-11-04

Works: Bo Holten: Nowell sing we now; Steve Martland: Carols (3), for chorus; Carl Rütti: I Wonder as I Wander, for choir & organ; Judith Weir: Illuminare, Jerusalem; Judith Bingham: The Shepherd's Gif...
Performers: Adams-Barbaro, Jennifer; Bron, Eleanor; Feaviour, Margaret; Foulkes, Carolyn; Haslam, Micaela; Johnston, Robert; MacKenzie, Neil; Porter, Kim; Priestley-Smith, Pamela; Quinney, Robert
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: BBC Singers

This Christmas CD includes eight new carols several premiere recordings, and a selection of music serious and light-hearted, contemplative and joyful by some of the...continue...

Clemens non Papa: Behold How Joyful / Rice, Brabant Ensemble

1 CD / Signum UK / 2004-09-01

Works: Jacobus Clemens non Papa: Ecce quam bonum; Missa "Ecce quam bonum"; Accesserunt ad Jesum; Nobilis illa inter septenas; Veni electa mea à 5; Pascha nostrum; Carole magnus eras
Performers: Carpenter, Josie; Gaunt, William; King, Thomas [countertenor]; Marsh, Dana; Sanderson, Gregory; Skelton, Kevin
Conductors: Rice, Stephen
Ensemble: Brabant Ensemble