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Hope, Faith, Life, Love: Choral Music by Eric Whitacre / Junges Vokalensemble Hannover

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2013-01-29

Works: Eric Whitacre: Hope, Faith, Life, Love, for chorus; Hebrew Love Songs (5), for chorus & string quartet; Sleep; With a lily in your hand, for chorus (Three Flower Songs); Cloudburst; Alleluia, for cho...
Performers: Brakemeier, Mareile [Soprano Vocal]; Etzold, Simon; Etzold, Theresa [Percussion]; Immer, Michael [Tambourine, Percussion]; Kampe, Jurgen [Baritone Vocal]; Lewandowski, Dirk; Meynecke, Hartwig; Nickel...
Conductors: Etzold, Klaus-Jürgen
Ensemble: ; Junges Vokalensemble Hannover

Eric Whitacre has a sure instinct when it comes to writing music beyond any kind of avant-gardism in the 21st century: he is representative of...continue...
Recording information: Pauluskirche Hannover (2012-01-13_2012-01-15&2012-)....continue...

Modern Choral Masters - Choral works by Arvo Part; Lauridsen and Whitacre / Elora Festival Singers

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30

Works: Morten Lauridsen: O nata lux, for chorus; Madrigali, 6 Fire Songs on Italian Renaissance poems, for chorus; Les chansons des roses; Mid-Winter Songs (5); O magnum mysterium; Eric Whitacre: Her sacred...
Performers: Bauman, Carol; De'Ath, Leslie
Conductors: Edison, Noel

"If I were Morten Lauridsen and my work was in the artistic care of a choir like the Elora Festival Singers I would feel that...continue...

Spirales: Snapshots of Contemporary Classical Music

10 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2011-08-30

Works: Vagn Holmboe: Fanfare, for 3 trumpets & timpani, Op. 121; Notturno, Op. 19; Notater for tre basuner og tuba, Op.140; Quartetto Medico, for flute, oboe, clarinet & piano, Op. 70; Concerto for Brass, O...
Performers: Andersen, Ole; Andersen, Philip Sandholt; Andresen, Mogens; Beck, Inge; Bendsen, Mads; Bjors, Tobias; Brydenfeldt, Michael; Buchert, Mads; Castello, Piet; Eskjaer, Emilie; Falkencrone, Jan; Friis-Han...
Conductors: Andresen, Mogens; ; Windekilde, Flemming
Ensemble: ; Duo Takemitsu (Duo); Jalina Trio; Musica Mirabilis

This 10 CD compilation features a tremendous selection of contemporary music, selected with the intent of helping music lovers lose any misgivings or reservations about...continue...

Eric Whitacre: Light & Gold

1 CD / Decca / 2011-04-05

Works: Eric Whitacre: Lux Aurumque; Hebrew Love Songs (5), for chorus & string quartet; The Seal Lullaby, for chorus & piano; A boy and a girl; Leonardo dreams of his flying machine; Songs of Faith (3); The...
Performers: Glynn, Christopher; Lovenest, Gary; Lumsdaine, Scott; Plitmann, Hila; Williams, Owain
Conductors: Whitacre, Eric
Ensemble: ; Pavao Quartet

An accomplished composer, conductor and lecturer, Eric Whitacre has quickly become one of the most popular and performed composers of his generation. To date, Whitacre's...continue...
Recording information: St. Silas Church, Kentish Town, London, England (08/2010)....continue...

Eric Whitacre: Cloudburst and Other Choral Works

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-10-12

Works: Eric Whitacre: I thank You God for most this amazing day, for soprano & chorus; I hide myself, for chorus; Sleep; i will wade out, for chorus; Go, lovely Rose, for chorus; When David Heard; Hope, Fai...
Performers: Betteridge, Stephen; Fowler, Fran; Heath, Alice; Millett, Robert; Redman, Eva; Rennie, Suzanna
Conductors: Layton, Stephen

In celebration of their thirtieth birthday, Hyperion is re-issuing thirty landmark titles from the back catalogue at mid-price. These discs include benchmark recordings of great...continue...
Recording information: Temple Church, London (01/03/2005-01/05/2005)....continue...

American Choir Music [Hybrid SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions Import / 2010-07-27

Works: Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Aaron Copland: Motets (4), for chorus; Eric Whitacre: Lux Aurumque; Cloudburst; Water Night (version for chorus); Paul J. Christiansen: My Song in the Night, for chorus; Mor...
Performers: Delemarre-Werner, Isabel; Dressler, Marianne; Haas, Moshe; Kroger, Nicolas; Langguth, Lara; Navarro, Jose; Schmitt, Christian [Organ]; Stabler, Anja; Youth Percussion Ensemble Albrecht Volz, Renningen

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Eric Whitacre: Choral Music

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-06-15

Works: Eric Whitacre: Her sacred spirit soars; A boy and a girl; Water Night (version for chorus); This Marriage; Lux Aurumque; little tree, for chorus & piano; When David Heard; Leonardo dreams of his flyi...
Performers: Bauman, Carol; De'Ath, Leslie
Conductors: Edison, Noel

Eric Whitacre's dedication to the beauty of sound, paired with exquisite texts, results in a poetic combination that creates a unique sonic experience. These works...continue...
Recording information: St. John's Church, Elora, Ontario, Canada (04/18/2009-04/20/2009)....continue...

A Company of Voices - Conspirare in Concert / Johnson, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-05-12

Works: Morten Lauridsen: Nocturnes (3) for Chorus and Piano; Soneto de la Noche, for chorus; Carly Simon: Let The River Run; American Traditional: The Water Is Wide (after O Waly, Waly); Traditional Spiritu...
Performers: Burritt, Tom; Davidson, Ian; Tsang, Bion
Conductors: Hella-Johnson, Craig

This CD captures the exquisite sound of the American choral group Conspirare, as heard and seen on a nationally televised, one hour concert airing nationally...continue...
Includes work(s): collage: wayfarin' stranger / you're no g by various composers.

Includes work(s): i love you / what a wonderful world by various composers.

Includes work(s): when i fal...continue...

Whitacre: Cloudburst, etc / Layton, Polyphony

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-02-14

Works: Eric Whitacre: Songs of Faith (3); Flower Songs (3); Sleep; When David Heard; Cloudburst; This Marriage; Water Night (version for chorus); A boy and a girl; Her sacred spirit soars; Lux Aurumque
Performers: Betteridge, Stephen; Fowler, Fran; Heath, Alice; Millett, Robert; Redman, Eva
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Lady Eleanor Holles School pupils; Polyphony

"This is the work of a significant composer whose artistic talent is genuine and whose success so far has come entirely from the quality, originality,...continue...