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Britten: The Sacred Choral Music / Choir of New College Oxford, Higginbottom

2 CD / Novum / 2013-02-26

Works: Benjamin Britten: Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27; A Wedding Anthem, for soprano, tenor, chorus & organ, Op. 46; The Company of Heaven; Te Deum in C major; Jubilate Deo, for chorus & organ in E flat major...
Performers: Bloor, Benjamin [Organ]; Cutting, Guy; Geidt, James; Grahl, Steven; Grainger, Emma; Pritchard, Nick; Saunderson, Duncan; Thain, Lawrence [Organ]
Conductors: Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: ; Choir of New College Oxford

Benjamin Britten's sacred music is among the most engaging and original music of its kind composed in the middle years of the 20th century. New...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of New College Oxford (2011-07-18_2011-07-20&2012-)....continue...

Couperin: Exultent Superi; Motets Choisis / Edward Higginbottom

1 CD / Novum / 2012-01-31

Works: François Couperin: Resonent organa, motet for St. Cécile, 3 voices, 2 violins & continuo; Tantum ergo sacramentum, motet for 3 voices & continuo; Ornate aras, motet for voice(s), 2 violins ...
Performers: Coltart, George; Cutting, Guy; Edwards, Tom; Higginbottom, Edward; Pritchard, Nick; Saunderson, Duncan
Conductors: Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: ; Collegium Novum

From the foreword by Edward Higginbottom: When I wrote the entry on François Couperin for the New Grove Dictionary of Music, I read through every...continue...
Recording information: St Michael's Church, Summertown, Oxford, England (03/21/2011-03/24/2011)....continue...

The Art of the Chorister: works by Alain, Bach, Couperin, Hewstone and Jenkinson

1 CD / Novum / 2011-08-30

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Laudate pueri ("O praise the Lord"), motet for female chorus & organ in E flat major, Op. 39/2; Veni Domine ("Hear my prayer, O Lord"), motet for female chorus & organ in G minor,...
Performers: Brooks, Robert; Hewstone, William; Jenkinson, Henry; Jones, Otta; Newsholme, David; Wearne, Nicholas
Conductors: Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: Choir Of New College Oxford

The English 'cathedral' tradition is defined by the sound and musicianship of choristers: in New College's case, boys aged between 9 and 13. A mixture...continue...
Recording information: New College Chapel (03/19/2006-03/20/2006); New College Chapel (07/10/2006)....continue...

Evensong / Higginbottom, Choir Of New College Oxford

1 CD / Novum / 2011-08-30

Works: William H. Harris: Faire Is the Heaven, for chorus; Spoken Word: Scripture Reading, Bible; J. Coward: Psalm 84, for chorus & organ; George Clement Martin: Psalm 85, for chorus & organ; Thomas Tallis:...
Performers: Patterson, Robert; Wearne, Nicholas
Conductors: Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: Choir of New College Oxford

Evensong, sung day after day in the collegiate chapels and cathedrals of Great Britain, is an irreplaceable jewel in our cultural landscape. For centuries it...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of New College, Oxford (07/14/2003)....continue...

Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine / Choir of New College, Oxford

2 CD / Novum / 2011-08-30

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine
Performers: Hobbs, Thomas; Ng, Kah-Ming
Conductors: Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: Choir of New College Oxford

The '1610 Vespers' is an iconic choral work, often performed, often recorded. What distinguishes this recorded version is the fact that it uses boys voices...continue...
Recording information: St. Michael's Church, Summertown, Oxford, England (07/13/2009-07/16/2009); St. Michael's Church, Summertown, Oxford, England (07/22/2009-07/23/2009)....continue...

A Bach Christmas / Koopman, Harnoncourt, Leonhardt, Higginbottom et al.

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-11-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat in D major, BWV 243; Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, BWV 733; Cantata BWV 10 "Meine Seel' erhebt den Herren!"; Orgelbüchlein; Cantata BWV 1 "Wie schön leuch...
Performers: Bratschke, Detlef; Equiluz, Kurt [Tenor Vocal]; Frangoulis, Stefan; Gardow, Helrun; Hampton, Thomas; Heichele, Hildegard; Hennig, Sebastian; Huber, Markus; Hughes, Christopher; Jelosits, Peter; Koopm...
Conductors: Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Leonhardt, Gustav; Koopman, Ton; Wolff, Hugh; Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: ; Concentus Musicus Wien; Leonhardt Consort

Howells: Choral Works / Higginbottom, Birchall, New College

1 CD / CRD Records / 2009-05-01

Works: Herbert Howells: Behold, O God our defender; Missa aedis Christi; Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; Where wast thou?; Psalm-Preludes (3) for Organ, Set 1, Op. 32; Pieces (6) for Organ
Performers: Birchall, David
Conductors: Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: New College Choir, Oxford

The English Orpheus Vol 3 - Locke: Anthems, Motets, etc

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: Matthew Locke: Descende caelo cincta sororibus regina, for 4 voices, 3 viols & continuo ("Oxford Ode"); How Doth the City Sit Solitary, verse anthem for 5 voices & continuo; Super flumina Babylonis, ...
Performers: Holman, Peter
Conductors: Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: Parley of Instruments

'Stylishly performed and intelligently directed' (Early Music)

'La interpretación es excelente' (Scherzo, Spain)...continue...

Purcell: Sacred Music / Higginbottom, Müller, et al

1 CD / Meridian / 2001-03-06

Works: Henry Purcell: Blow up the trumpet in Sion, Z 10; The Lord is King, be the people never so impatient, Z 53; Lord, what is man?, Z 192; Let mine eyes run down with tears, Z 24; Jehova, quam multi sunt...
Performers: Cox, Jeremy; Cryer, Geoffrey; Cunningham, Sarah; Goldsworthy, Philip; Johnston, Daniel; L'Estrange, Alexander; Müller, Rufus; Moody, Howard; Morton, Michael; Robinson, Timothy; Sillman, Justin; ...
Conductors: Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: New College Choir, Oxford

"For such transcendent music to succeed, it has to be performed with sufficient technical prowess. This the New College choir commands, and they add to...continue...

The English Orpheus - A Series of English Discoveries

1 CD / Hyperion / 1994-11-01

Works: Matthew Locke: Curtain Tune, for string orchestra, in C major; Jesu auctor clementie, motet for 3 voices, 4 strings & continuo; Turlough O'Carolan: O'Carolan's Favorite Jig (a.k.a. "Mary O'Neill"); R...
Performers: Burden, Andrew; Byrd, Red; Cave, Philip; Gooding, Julia; Holman, Peter; Holton, Ruth; Jackson, Sally [winds]; Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Johnston, Oliver; Jones, Timothy; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Kirkby, ...
Conductors: Holman, Peter; Music], John Scott [Choral; Scott, John [Organ]; Goodman, Roy; Nicholson, Paul; Hill, David; ; Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: Locatelli Trio; Opera Restor'd; Parley of Instruments