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Art Song Collection - Anniversary Series / Beethoven, Britten, Gurney, Hawes, Poulenc, et al.

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-11-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge the wood's in trouble, song for tenor, piano & string quartet (or tenor & orchestra); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sechs Gesänge mit Begleitung des Pianoforte, O...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Asti, Eugene; Bickley, Susan; Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Crawford-Phillips, Simon; Evans, Rebecca; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Glynn, Christo...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Dante Quartet

2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...continue...

Choral Collection - Anniversary Series / Bach, Bernstein, Handel, Hawes, Tallis, et al.

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-11-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230; Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Francis Poulenc: Mass in G; Eric Whitacre: Lux Aurumque; Bob Chilcott: The lily and the rose, for chorus; Leona...
Performers: Millett, Robert; Morris, Greg [Organ]; Pryce, Sally; Swait, Andrew; Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors: ; Short, Nigel; Chilcott, Bob; Vivian, James; Cullen, Joseph; McCreesh, Paul; Dixon, Alistair; Nicholas, Benjamin; Skidmore, Jeffrey; Backhouse, Jeremy; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Al...
Ensemble: ; Ex Cathedra; Ex Cathedra Choir; Gabrieli Consort; Huddersfield Choral Society; King's Singers; Tenebrae; The Sirens (A Capella)

2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...continue...

Signum Classics Anniversary Series The Early Music Collection / Cordaria; The Clerks Group; Gabrieli Consort & Players; King's Singers; Voces8 et al.

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-10-06

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespers of the Blessed Virgin; Cantate Domino; Gregorio Strozzi: Mascara sonata e ballata da piú Cavalieri Napolitani nel Regio Palazzo, for organ; Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata no...
Performers: Carolin, Lucy [Harpsichord]; Devine, Steven; Hennessy, Gail; Kenedy, David; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]; Lyons, William; Murphy, Emma; Parle, Nicholas; Perillo, Linda; Reiter, Walter
Conductors:
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...continue...

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...

My Dancing Day: Choral Music by Richard Rodney Bennett / BBC Singers

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-08-03

Works: Richard Rodney Bennett: My Dancing Day, carol setting for chorus; Gloria, Gloria, carol setting for chorus; In the Bleak Midwinter, carol setting for chorus; New Year Carol, carol setting for chorus;...
Performers: Goater, Edward; Robinson, Olivia
Conductors: Brough, Paul
Ensemble: BBC Singers

As one of Britain's most respected and versatile musicians, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett has produced over two hundred works for the concert hall, and fifty...continue...
Recording information: Studio 1, Maida Vale, London, England (01/19/2012/01/20/2012)....continue...

Jonathan Dove: There was a Child / Joan Rodgers, soprano; Toby Spence, tenor

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-08-03

Works: Jonathan Dove: There Was a Child, oratorio for 2 soloists, triple chorus & orchestra
Performers: Rodgers, Joan; Spence, Toby
Conductors: Halsey, Simon
Ensemble: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.

Jonathan Dove wrote There Was a Child as a tribute to a friend's son who died tragically young. Filled with both joyous celebration and heartfelt...continue...
Recording information: Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England (06/18/2011)....continue...

Let The Bright Seraphim: works by J.S. Bach; Telemann; A. Scarlatti; Handel / Armonico Consort. Elin Manahan Thomas, soprano; Crispian Steele-Perkins, trumpet

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-08-03

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 51, "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen," BWV 51; Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Trumpet in D major, TV 51 no D 7; Alessandro Scarlatti: Su le sponde del Tebro, cha...
Performers: Steele-Perkins, Crispian [Trumpet]; Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors: Monks, Christopher
Ensemble: Armonico Consort

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
The music and the performances are all top shelf... The magic of the recording is provided by...continue...

Alec Roth, Vikram Seth: Shared Ground - Ex Cathedra; Philippe Honoré, violin

2 CD / Signum UK / 2012-01-01

Works: Alec Roth: Earthrise, for chorus; Hymn to Gaia, for chorus; Sol Justitiae, for chorus; Shared Ground, for chorus; Ponticelli, for solo violin; The Flower, for chorus
Performers: Boden, Samuel; Davidson, Grace; Honore, Philippe; McLorinan, Martha; Trethewey, Katie
Conductors: Skidmore, Jeffrey
Ensemble: ; Ex Cathedra

Shared Ground is a set of works by the British composer Alec Roth, featuring several poems and sung texts by the Indian writer Vikram Seth....continue...
Recording information: Hawkesyard Priory (06/29/2011-07/01/2011)....continue...

The Complete Songs of Poulenc, Vol. 3 / Amanda Roocroft, soprano. Fiona Janes, mezzo, John Mark Ainsley, tenor, Neal Davies, baritone

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-12-03

Works: Francis Poulenc: Airs chantés, song cycle for voice & piano, FP 46; Colloque, for soprano, baritone & piano, FP 108; Les bijoux aux poitrines, mazurka for voice & piano (Mouvements du coeur), FP...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Anderson, Lorna; Fox, Sarah; Lemalu, Jonathan; Martineau, Malcolm; Milne, Lisa; Murray, Ann; Murray, Robert [Tenor Vocal]; Oliemans, Thomas
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Composing over 150 works for piano and voice over a period of 44 years, the songs of Francis Poulenc remain consistently popular to concert audiences...continue...
Recording information: Church of St Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford (2010-02-14_2010-02-20&2010-)....continue...

Set Me as a Seal Upon Your Heart: Chamber Music & Organ Works by Naji Hakim / Tawil, soprano

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-07-03

Works: Naji Hakim: Påskeblomst, for string quartet; Magnificat, for voice & organ; Variations on "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern", for violin & organ; Set Me As A Seal Upon Your Heart, for voi...
Performers: Hakim, Naji; Kuzma, Jean Philippe; Tawil, Rima
Conductors:
Ensemble: Quatuor De Chapell Royal

Naji Hakim has established himself as a performer and composer whose works are indelibly tied to his Christian faith. Recognized with a papal medal for...continue...
Recording information: The American Church, Paris, France (2009-06-??&2009-12-??&2010-)....continue...

The Complete Songs of Poulenc, Vol. 2 / Milne, Anderson, Murray and Lott

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-07-03

Works: Francis Poulenc: Toréador, song for voice & piano, FP 11; Trois poèmes de Louise Lalanne (3), for voice & piano, FP 57; Deux poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire, for voice & piano, FP 94; ...
Performers: Anderson, Lorna; Lemalu, Jonathan; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Maltman, Christopher; Martineau, Malcolm; Milne, Lisa; Murray, Robert [Tenor Vocal]

Composing over 150 works for piano and voice over a period of 44 years, the songs of Francis Poulenc remain consistently popular to concert audiences...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxfor (2010-02-14_2010-02-20&2010-)....continue...

The Complete Songs of Poulenc, Vol. 1

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-04-03

Works: Francis Poulenc: Cocardes, song cycle for voice & piano (or ensemble), FP 16; C'est ainsi que tu es (Métamorphoses, no 2); La belle Jeunesse (Chansons gaillardes, no 7); A sa guitare; Épi...
Performers: Anderson, Lorna; Lemalu, Jonathan; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Maltman, Christopher; Martineau, Malcolm; Milne, Lisa; Murray, Robert [Tenor Vocal]

This release marks the first in a new series charting the complete songs of Francis Poulenc, performed by some of the greatest singers of the...continue...
Recording information: St. Michael & All Angels Church, Summertown, Oxford (2010-02-14_2010-02-20&2010-)....continue...

An Irish Songbook / Ailish Tynan

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-04-03

Works: Thomas Dunhill: Cloths of Heaven for voice & piano, Op. 30/3; Samuel Barber: Solitary Hotel, song for voice & piano (Despite and Still), Op. 41/4; Hermit Songs, Op. 29; The Desire for Hermitage, song...
Performers: Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Tynan, Ailish

Iain Burside and Ailish Tynan return to Signum with their second disc of Irish Songs and arrangements - this time from a range of different...continue...
Recording information: St Paul's Church, Deptford, London (04/22/2009-04/24/2009)....continue...

Monteverdi: Vespers / Howarth

2 CD / Signum UK / 2011-04-03

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespers of the Blessed Virgin; Dixit Dominus, motet for 6 voices and 6 strings (from Vespers), SV 206/2; Nigra sum sed formosa, antiphon for tenor (from Vespers), SV 206/3; Laudat...
Performers: Boden, Sam; Bury, Alison; Clegg, David; Davidson, Grace; Dougan, Eamonn; Gaunt, William; Hopkins, Kirsty; Long, Matthew [Vocals]; Mulroy, Nicholas; Travers-Brown, Timothy; Young, Stuart
Conductors: Howarth, Robert

This disc represents a new partnership between Signum Records and The Orchestra of the Age of the Enlightenment, one of London's and the world's leading...continue...
Recording information: Hall One, Kings Place, London, England (08/30/2010)....continue...

For You

2 CD / Signum UK / 2010-09-06

Works: Michael Berkeley: For You, opera
Performers: Cook, Allison; Lemmings, Christopher; Nicholas, Rachel; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Williams, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Williams, Jeremy Huw
Conductors: Rafferty, Michael

For You is a new opera that brings together the music of composer and BBC Radio 3 presenter Michael Berkeley and Booker-prize winning author Ian...continue...
Recording information: Linbury Studio Theatre (2008-10-28&2008-10-30&2008-)....continue...

Dialogues Of Sorrow: Passions On The Death Of Prince Henry (1612)

1 CD / Signum UK / 2010-08-27

Works: Robert Ramsey: When David Heard; What Tears, Dear Prince; How Are the Mighty Fallen; Sleep fleshly birth; Thomas Ford: 'Tis Now Dead Night, for vocal ensemble & lute; William Cranford: Weep, Weep, Br...
Performers: Chambers, Mark; Crouch, Gabriel; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]; Long, Matthew [Vocals]; Moore, Amy; Watson, Christopher; Wilkinson, Clare
Conductors: Crouch, Gabriel

In 1612, Prince Henry Frederick, son of James I and heir to the thrones of England and Scotland, died from a suspected bout of typhoid...continue...
Recording information: St Michael's Church, Summertown, Oxford, England (01/01/2010-01/04/2010)....continue...

Figure Humaine: Choral Works by Francis Poulenc

1 CD / Signum UK / 2010-06-08

Works: Francis Poulenc: Mass in G; Litanies à la vierge noire de Rocamadour; Salve Regina; Un soir de neige, chamber cantata for 6 voices (or chorus), FP 126; Figure humaine; Petites prières (...
Performers: Clifton-Griffith, Natalie

Francis Poulenc is now considered to be among the most important composers of choral music of the 20th Century. Yet his early career reveals no...continue...
Recording information: St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield, London, Eng (06/22/2009-06/24/2009)....continue...

London Chamber Orchestra: Rossini, Mozart, Beethoven

1 CD / Signum UK / 2010-06-08

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La scala di seta; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 1 in E flat major, K 16; Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492; Adagio and Fugue for Strings in C minor, K 546; Ludwig van Beethoven: Ah...
Performers: Gritton, Susan
Conductors: Warren-Green, Christopher; Furniss, Rosemary

Signum's third disc with the London Chamber orchestra captures more of their thrilling live concerts from their residence of St John's, Smith Square, London. The...continue...
Recording information: St. John's, Smith Square, London....continue...

Verdi: Requiem

2 CD / Signum UK / 2010-02-05

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass
Performers: Colombara, Carlo; Giannattasio, Carmen; Simeoni, Veronica; Timchenko, Alexander
Conductors: Temirkanov, Yuri

Signum Records are proud to present the first release in a new series of live orchestral recordings featuring the illustrious St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, led...continue...
Recording information: Great Philharmonic Hall, St. Petersburg (03/02/2009)....continue...

Liszt Abroad

1 CD / Signum UK / 2009-11-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Buch der Lieder, Volume 2; Gastibelza (Bolero), song for voice & piano, S. 286 (LW N27); Comment, disaient-ils, S 276 no 2 (2nd version); Im Rhein, im schönen Strome, S 272; Die Lor...
Performers: Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Evans, Rebecca; Rose, Matthew; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor

"The recording is excellent and with a playing time of almost 80 minutes we are offered a lot of music for our money. Signum can...continue...
Recording information: Warehouse, London, England....continue...

Schoenberg: Gurrelieder / Esa-Pekka Salonen, Philharmonia Orchestra

2 Super Audio CD / Signum UK / 2009-10-03

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Gurrelieder
Performers: Andersen, Stig Fogh; Conrad, Andreas; Groop, Monica; Isokoski, Soile; Lukas, Ralf
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Hawes: Song of Songs / Elin Manahan Thomas, Roger Sayer, English Chamber Orchestra

1 CD / Signum UK / 2009-06-06

Works: Patrick Hawes: Song of Songs, for voice, chorus & orchestra; Perfect Love, for chorus; When Israel was a Child, for chorus & organ; The Lord's Prayer, for voice & chorus; O Lord Our Governor, for cho...
Performers: Coxwell, Janet; Liebeck, Jack; Sayer, Roger; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Watson, Christopher; Wilson, Suzanne
Conductors: Hawes, Patrick
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

The composer Patrick Hawes has established a reputation as one of the most popular contemporary English composers working today. This new disc of choral and...continue...

Brian Knowles: Poetry Serenade / James Morgan, R'SVP Voices, et al

1 CD / Signum UK / 2009-06-06

Works: Brian Knowles: Written in March, for voice & orchestra; Lord of the Winds, for voice, chorus & orchestra; He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven, for voice & orchestra; I Remember, I Remember, for voice ...
Performers: Christos, Jon; Garrett, Nicholas; Pochin, Juliette; Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors: Morgan, James
Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra; R'SVP Voices

'Poetry Serenade' brings together four top British singers to perform the newest masterpieces from Brian Knowles, based on the work of poets including William Wordsworth,...continue...

Yanomami: Music for Choir and Guitar / Cor Cervantes

1 CD / Signum UK / 2009-06-06

Works: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Romancero gitano, for mixed choir & guitar, Op. 152; Carlos Surinach: Sonatina for guitar; Via Crucis, cycle of 15 saetas for chorus & guitar; Fernando Moruja: Sacred Piece...
Performers: Cull, Karen; Fadrique, Jagoba; Fredrick, April; Hawgood, Anthony; Jiwey, Susan; Stocker, Julian; Widdowson, Alan; Zanon, Fabio
Conductors: Aransay, Carlos Fernández

Coro Cervantes is a unique professional chamber choir. Through its performances and recordings it aims to bring the music of Iberia and Latin America to...continue...

Emilia / Graham Dalby, Esterházy Orchestra

1 CD / Signum UK / 2009-05-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Ennio Morricone: Nella fantasia, for voice & orchestra; Nicholas Brodszky: I'll Walk with God, song for voice & piano (or orchestra); English Traditional: Over the H...
Performers: Busher, Andrew; Dalby, Emilia; Whyman, Pete
Conductors: Dalby, Graham; Lamb, Ben

Emilia Dalby was born in London in 1995 but migrated to Wiltshire after winning a choral scholarship to Salisbury Cathedral, where she sang for four...continue...
Recording information: Olympic Studios, London....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...

Britten Abroad / Grittom, Padmore, Burnside

1 CD / Signum UK / 2008-06-06

Works: Benjamin Britten: Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22; The Poet's Echo, song cycle for high voice & piano, Op. 76; Folksongs (8), Volume 2; Um Mitternacht, song for high voice & pi...
Performers: Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Gritton, Susan; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]

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...

Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610 / Alwood, et al

2 CD / Signum UK / 2008-01-01

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine; Dixit Dominus, motet for 6 voices and 6 strings (from Vespers), SV 206/2; Nigra sum sed formosa, antiphon for tenor (from Vespers), SV 206/3; Laudate, ...
Performers: Bates, David; Cooper, Julie; Goode, David; Mulroy, Nicholas; Oldfield, James; Rice, Robert W.; Vale, Nathan; Wall, Simon
Conductors: Allwood, Ralph
Ensemble: English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble; Southern Sinfonia

Music of the seventeenth century was little known to the concert going or record-buying public, up until fifty or so years ago when Monteverdi's Vespers...continue...

A Purse of Gold - Hughes: Irish Songs / Tynan, Burnside

1 CD / Signum UK / 2007-11-03

Works: Herbert Hughes: Reynardine ("If by chance you look for me"), for voice & piano; The Fanaid Grove ("Twas on a winter's ev'ning"), for voice & piano; The Leprehaun ("In a shady nook one moonlit night")...
Performers: Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Tynan, Ailish

Belfast-born Herbert Hughes set about collecting and distributing Irish airs. From there he began arranging the melodies for voice and piano, but at a lecture...continue...

Beauty and the Beatbox / Swingle Singers, Shlomo, et al

1 CD / Signum UK / 2007-10-01

Works: Walter Murphy: A Fifth of Beethoven; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Orchestra no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Performers: Goldsmith, Joanna; Shlomo
Conductors:
Ensemble: The Swingle Singers; Vocal Orchestra

With a stunning selection of brand new arrangements, the Swingles’ return to disc promises some of their best and most memorable performances to date. The...continue...

Moonstruck -Songs of Francis George Scott

1 CD / Signum UK / 2007-07-08

Works: Francis George Scott: Milkwort and Bog-Cotton, song; Crowdieknowe, song; Moonstruck, song; The Eemis Stane, song; The Sauchs in the Reuch Heuch Hauch, song; Ay Waukin, O!, song; Amang the Trees, song...
Performers: Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Milne, Lisa; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]

Francis George Scott is a key figure in Scotland's musical history. Often referred to as Scotland's Hugo Wolf, his poetic settings draw on material from...continue...

Tippett - Choral Images / Cleobury, BBC Singers

1 CD / Signum UK / 2007-03-06

Works: Michael Tippett: Dance, Clarion Air, madrigal for chorus; Plebs angelica, motet for double chorus; The Weeping Babe, motet for soprano & chorus; Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis (Evening Canticles), for ch...
Performers: Adams-Barbaro, Jennifer; Charlesworth, Stephen; Farrington, Iain; Feaviour, Margaret; Fox, Jacqueline; Johnston, Robert; MacIntyre, Stuart; Menna, Siân; Murgatroyd, Andrew
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: BBC Singers

When Sir Michael Tippett first worked with the BBC Singers in 1944, the experience was such that he recalled nearly 50 years later that "It...continue...

Weir: On buying a horse, etc / Bickley, Kennedy, et al

1 CD / Signum UK / 2007-01-05

Works: Judith Weir: On buying a horse; Ox Mountain was covered by trees; Songs from the Exotic, for soprano & piano; Scotch Minstrelsy, Songs (5) for voice & piano; The Voice of Desire; A Spanish Liederbook...
Performers: Bickley, Susan; Burnside, Iain [Piano]; Tynan, Ailish; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor

Much loved mezzo-soprano, Susan Bickley, and fast-rising stars Ailish Tynan and Andrew Kennedy perform songs written by one of Britain's leading composers, Judith Weir. With...continue...

Will Todd: Mass in Blue, etc / Backhouse, Halliday, et al

1 CD / Signum UK / 2006-10-01

Works: Will Todd: Mass in Blue (Jazz Mass), for soprano solo, chorus & piano, Op. 28; Christus est stella, for chorus & piano; The Christ-Child, for chorus & piano; Ave verum corpus, for chorus & piano; Non...
Performers: Castle, Ben; Davies, Gareth Huw; Fleeman, Jim; Glover, Dominic; Halliday, Bethany; Hartley, Patrick; Henry, Richard [Trombone]; Revell, Adrian; Smith, Mike; Storr, Chris; Todd, Will; Turner, Matthew;...
Conductors: Todd, Will; Backhouse, Jeremy
Ensemble: Vasari Singers

This central work is complemented by beautiful musical settings of religious texts, infused with a highly individual and melodic style, bringing the composer's life-long love...continue...

Mediations & Remembrances - Pott / Martin, Russcher, et al

1 CD / Signum UK / 2006-07-02

Works: Francis Pott: A Meditation; Turn our Captivity; Mass in Five Parts; Jesu dulcis memoria, for soprano solo & chorus; Introduction, Toccata & Fugue, for organ; A Remembrance, anthem for chorus & organ;...
Performers: Apalaghie, Dan; Gannon, Judith; Mulvey, Aine; Russcher, Tristan
Conductors: Russcher, Tristan
Ensemble: Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin

Talbot: Path of Miracles / Short, Tenebrae

1 Super Audio CD / Signum UK / 2006-06-02

Works: Joby Talbot: Path of Miracles, for a cappella choir
Performers: Badley, Paul; Bowley, John; Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Busher, Andrew; Butler, Richard; Cullen, Joseph [Choral Conductor/Organ]; Davidson, Grace; Dougan, Eamonn; Doyle, Julia; Forbes, Joanna; Fraser, Jul...
Conductors: Short, Nigel
Ensemble: Tenebrae (Vocal Ensemble)

'Path of Miracles', for a cappella choir, was commissioned by Tenebrae from Joby Talbot and premiered last year. The work is based on the most...continue...
Personnel: Joanna Forbes, Grace Davidson (soprano); Paul Badley, John Bowley, Richard Butler, Jeremy Budd , Andrew Busher (tenor); Joseph Cullen , William Gaunt , Guthrie Thomas, Adrian Peacock, Simon...continue...

Music for the Virgin Mary / Concerto delle Donne

1 CD / Signum UK / 2006-03-02

Works: Nicolas-Antoine Lebègue: Prélude du premiere ton; Tierce en taille du deuxième ton, for organ in G minor; Oú s'en vont ces gays bergers?, noël for organ; Plein Jeu du huiti&#...
Performers: Cassidy, Jennie; Deam, Donna; Newton, Faye; Ross, Alastair; Ross, Gill

Recorded in the beautiful church of Notre Dame, Rozay-en-Brie, by Concerto delle Donne, this CD celebrates 300 years of Marc-Atoine Charpentier, whose works range from...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...

Anthems for the 21st Century / Backhouse, Filsell, et al

1 CD / Signum UK / 2005-06-04

Works: Jonathan Dove: Bless the Lord, O my soul [vv. from Psalm 104], for chorus & organ; Jonathan Rathbone: Absalom, my son [2 Samuel 18, v. 33], for chorus & organ; Will Todd: Angel Song II, for chorus & ...
Performers: Angus, Andrew; Balzan, Nicola; Burges, Dan; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Jackson, David; McWilliams, Fiona; Wood, Matthew
Conductors: Backhouse, Jeremy
Ensemble: Vasari Singers

"Will Todd's wordless Angel Song II...where a soothing melody intones over weirdly rippling aleatoric incantations. James MacMillan's Chosen, adding to his increasingly compelling body of...continue...

Red Leaves / Brunel Ensemble, Christopher Austin

1 CD / Signum UK / 2005-02-06

Works: Robert Saxton: Birthday Piece for Richard Rodney Bennett, for string orchestra; Elijah's Violin, for orchestra; Elisabeth Lutyens: Bagatelles (6) for chamber ensemble, Op. 113; O saisons, o châ...
Performers: Cahill, Teresa
Conductors: Austin, Christopher
Ensemble: Brunel Ensemble

Tallis - Complete Works / Dixon, Charivari Agréable

10 CD / Signum UK / 2005-01-03

Works: Thomas Tallis: Ave Dei patris filia; Ave rosa sine spinis; Alleluia, Ora pro nobis; Euge caeli porta; Mass "Salve intemerata", for 5 voices, P. 3; Salve intemerata virgo; Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis...
Performers: Anderson, Mark; Arnold, Jonathan; Barclay, David; Beckley, Lisa; Benson-Wilson, Andrew; Brough, Paul; Brown, Andrea; Carroll, Alicia; Charrier, Paul; Clifton-Griffith, Natalie; Davis, Ben; Empitt, Ju...
Conductors: Dixon, Alistair;
Ensemble: Chapelle du Roi; Chapelle du Roi (Chorus); Charivari Agréable

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

The Dream of Herod / Nigel Short, Tenebrae

1 CD / Signum UK / 2003-11-07

Works: Peter Wishart: Carols (3), Op. 17; Anonymous: O Radix Jesse; Rorate caeli desuper; Ave Maria, gratia plena; Puer natus est nobis; O come, all ye faithful; Herbert Howells: Carol-Anthems (3) for Choru...
Performers: Badley, Paul; Brook, Matthew; Busher, Andrew; Campbell, Colin; Carter, Stephen; Crookes, Anna; Gritton, Peter [Countertenor]; Thomas, David Porter
Conductors: Short, Nigel
Ensemble: Tenebrae

A Soul in Love / Linda Perillo, Walter Reiter, Cordaria

1 CD / Signum UK / 2003-04-05

Works: Samuel Capricornus: Surrexit pastor bonus, cantata for soprano, violin & continuo; Tarquinio Merula: Cantate Jubilate, cantata for soprano, violin & continuo (from Il primo libro de motetti..., Op. 6...
Performers: Perillo, Linda
Conductors: Reiter, Walter
Ensemble: Cordaria