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Choral Music of Gabriel Jackson: A Ship with Unfurled Sails / State Choir Latvija

1 CD / Hyperion / 2013-01-08

Works: Gabriel Jackson: The Voice of the Bard, for chorus; Now I have known, O Lord [Al-Junaid], for chorus & organ; O Doctor optime, for chorus; Missa Triueriensis, for chorus & organ; Thomas, Jewel of Can...
Performers: Fiskovics, Eduards; Lielauss, Didzis; Lineja, Laila; Lisovska, Inga; Mengelis, Ugis [Bass Vocal]; Puke, Agris; Romancane, Inese; Tomsons, Valdis; Zemitis, Kaspars [Guitar (Electric)]; Zilberte, Zane
Conductors: Sirmais, Máris
Ensemble: ; Latvija State Choir

The Latvian choral tradition is admired worldwide. Not only are the country's many choirs known for their striking vocal prowess, Latvian composers for this genre...continue...
Recording information: St. John's Church, Riga, Latvia (2010-03-11_2010-03-12&2010-)....continue...

Giovanni Gabrieli: Sacred Symphonies / Jeffrey Skidmore, Ex Cathedra

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-11-13

Works: Giovanni Gabrieli: Vox Domini, motet for 10 voices; Symphoniae sacrae, Book 2; Sacrae symphoniae, Book 1; O Jesu mi dulcissime, motet for 8 voices (1597); Omnes gentes plaudite manibus; Maria virgo, ...
Performers: Boden, Samuel; Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Davidson, Grace; Skidmore, Greg; Venner, Matthew
Conductors: Skidmore, Jeffrey
Ensemble: Ex Cathedra Consort

Ex Cathedra's exuberant recordings of Baroque music from around the world have made them one of the best-loved ensembles of today. This latest release presents...continue...
Recording information: All Hallows' Church, Gospel Oak, London (05/27/2012-05/29/2012)....continue...

Conductus, Vol. 1 - Music & Poetry from Thirteenth-Century France / John Potter, tenor; Christopher OÆGorman, tenor; Rogers Covey-Crump, tenor

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-09-12

Works: Anonymous, French: Quo vadis, quo progrederis?; Genitus divinitus, for 2 voices; Quod promisit ab eterno, for 2 voices; Artium dignitas, for 2 voices; Relegentur ab area, for 3 voices; Qui servare pu...
Performers: Covey-Crump, Rogers; O'Gorman, Christopher; Potter, John [Tenor Vocal]

Hyperion has long been a champion of music from the Medieval era. Combining the highest levels of scholarship with brilliant musicianship and award-winning recordings, Hyperion...continue...
Recording information: The National Centre for Early Music, St. Margaret's Chu (10/26/2011-10/28/2011)....continue...

Jean Richafort: Requiem - works by Josquin Des Préz, Benedictus Appenzeller, Jheronimus Vinders, Nicolas Gombert / Cinquecento

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-08-14

Works: Josquin Desprez: Nymphes, nappés/Circumdederunt me, song for 6 parts; Faulte d'argent, canonic chanson for 5 voices; Nymphes des bois/Requiem aeternam/Deploration de la Mort de Jehan Ockeghem,...
Performers: Mason, Colin Scott
Conductors:
Ensemble: Cinquecento

This release presents music associated with the renaissance master Josquin Des Prez, a composer who towers above all others in the first part of the...continue...
Recording information: Kloster Pernegg, Waldviertel, Austria (07/30/2010-08/01/2010)....continue...

The Earliest Songbook in England / Gothic Voices

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-01-10

Works: Christmas Traditional: Verbum patris humanatur (conduit); Ad cantus leticie, conductus (12th c., English); Anonymous: In hoc ortus occidente; Regis cuius potentia; Magno gaudens gaudio; Rerum deus co...
Performers: Charlesworth, Stephen; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Daniels, Charles; Harold, Steve [Arranger]; Nixon, Leigh
Conductors: Page, Christopher
Ensemble: ; Gothic Voices

Probably copied around 1200, this songbook was discarded within a generation or so and used as flyleaves for another book. It was poorly written, decayed...continue...
Recording information: 12/02/1999-12/04/1999....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...

Arvo Pärt: Triodion / Stephen Layton

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-10-12

Works: Arvo Pärt: Dopo la vittoria, little cantata for chorus; Nunc dimittis, for chorus; ... which was the son of..., for chorus; I am the True Vine; Littlemore Tractus, for chorus & organ; Triodion, ...
Performers: Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; James, David
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, England (01/02/2003-01/05/2003)....continue...

Jonathan Dove: Choral Music

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-09-14

Works: Jonathan Dove: Bless the Lord, O my soul [vv. from Psalm 104], for chorus & organ; Missa brevis, for chorus & organ; I am the Day, for chorus; Wellcome, all wonders in one sight!, for chorus; The Sta...
Performers: Gallagher, Sophie; Lapido, Folasade Nelleke; Vaughn, Jonathan
Conductors: Owens, Matthew

Jonathan Dove's beautiful choral works have made him into a household name among professional and amateur singers alike. His writing is eminently approachable yet highly...continue...
Recording information: Cathedral Church of St. Andrew in Wells, Somerset, Engl (2009-06-03_2009-06-04&2009-)....continue...

Cesti: Le Disgrazie D'amore

2 CD / Hyperion / 2010-01-12

Works: Antonio Cesti: Le disgrazie d'Amore, opera in a prologue & 3 acts; Johann Heinrich Schmelzer: Balletto dei Ciclopi, for orchestra; Arias (2), for orchestra; Ballo delle Scimmie, for orchestra; Fine B...
Performers: Fedi, Elena Cecchi; Natale, Carlos; Oro, Martin
Conductors: Ipata, Carlo

Cesti was one of the most illustrious representatives of the seventeenth-century Venetian school of opera composers. He had an eventful and successful life and, like...continue...
Recording information: Villa Agostini della Seta, Corliano, San Giuliano Terme (02/09/2009-02/15/2009)....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...

Rachmaninov: The Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom / Best, Scorer, Corydon Singers

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-11-11

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 31
Performers: Scorer, Peter
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Singers

"Impeccable, their sense of timing just right - leisurely, tender and reverential." -BBC Music Magazine...continue...

Porpora: Or sì m'avveggio, oh Amore, Credimi pur che t'amo, etc / Fedi, Ipata, Auser Musici

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-09-09

Works: Nicola Porpora: Or sì m'avveggio, oh Amore, cantata for voice, cello & orchestra; Credimi pur che t'amo, cantata for voice & orchestra; Già la notte s'avvicina (La pesca), cantata for voice...
Performers: Fedi, Elena Cecchi; Ipata, Carlo; Palmeri, Alessandro
Conductors: Ipata, Carlo
Ensemble: Auser Musici

Nicola Porpora is best known for his open rivalry with Handel on the London operatic scene and is remembered more for the ferocious controversies that...continue...

Lancaster and Valois - French & English Music c1350-1420 / Christopher Page, Gothic Voices

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-07-08

Works: Guillaume de Machaut: Donnez, signeurs; Quant je ne voy ma dame; Riches d'amour et mendians; Pas de tor en thies païs; Anonymous: Puis qu'autrement ne puis voir; Soit tart, tempre, main ou soir;...
Performers: Charlesworth, Stephen; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Daniels, Charles; Greig, Donald; Nixon, Leigh; Tusa, Andrew
Conductors: Page, Christopher
Ensemble: Gothic Voices

"Pianist Andrew Russo sure knows how to put on a good show!... This isn't repertoire that calls for much subtlety or delicacy, and Russo's playing...continue...

The Medieval Romantics / Christopher Page, Gothic Voices

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-02-12

Works: Anonymous, French: Quiconques Veut d'Amours Joïr, rondeaux for 4 voices; Je languis d'amere mort, virelai for 3 voices; Solage: Joieux de cuer en seumellant estoye, ballade for 4 voices; Adam de...
Performers: Covey-Crump, Rogers; Daniels, Charles; Nixon, Leigh; Tusa, Andrew
Conductors: Page, Christopher
Ensemble: Gothic Voices

'The beauty of this once-so-remote music is all immaculately tuned and articulated: what else do you expect from Gothic Voices? ... I hope those who...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 Songs of Robert Schumann Vol 10 / Royal, Johnson

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-11-13

Works: Robert Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39; Schön Hedwig, Op. 106; Balladen (2), melodramas for voice & piano, Op. 122; Songs (3) for solo voices & piano, Op. 29; Die Nonne ("Im Garten steht die Nonne...
Performers: Barlow, Edith; Gruett, Marcus; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Kargl, Lukas; Lang, Melanie; Lehner, Daniela; Loges, Stephan; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Murray, Ann; Royal, Kate; Spence, Nicky; Ward, Ad...

Graham Johnson's acclaimed series of Schumann songs for Hyperion has reached its penultimate volume with this program headlined by soprano Kate Royal. Still at the...continue...

The Garden of Zephirus - Courtly Songs / Page, Gothic Voices

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-07-10

Works: Guillaume Dufay: J'atendray tant qu'il vous playra, rondeau for 3 voices; Mon cuer me fait tous dis penser, rondeau for 4 voices; Adieu ces bons vins de Lannoys, rondeau for 3 voices; Anonymous: N'a ...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Covey-Crump, Rogers; King, Andrew [Tenor]; Nixon, Leigh; Ross, Gill

"Christopher Page and the Gothic Voices' 1985 release "The Garden of Zephyrus: Courtly Songs of the Early Fifteenth Century" was the follow-up to their career-making...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...

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...

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...

Bella Domna - The Medieval Woman / Stevie Wishart, Sinfonye

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-05-09

Works: Martin Codax: Cantigas (7) de Amigo, song cycle for voice and accompaniment (music missing from 1 cantiga); Anonymous, Troubadour: Domna, pos vos ay chausida; Anonymous, Manuscrit du Roi: La Tierche ...
Performers: Denley, Jim; Kiek, Mara; Lawrence-King, Andrew
Conductors: Wishart, Stevie
Ensemble: Sinfonye

'Surely one of the most memorable and touching recitals of the decade' (The Independent)

'Like so much that has been good, innovative and dangerous in recent...continue...

Hyperion Schubert Edition - Songs by Schubert's Friends

3 CD / Hyperion / 2006-04-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Der Greis, part song for 4 voices & keyboard, H. 25c/5; Johann Friedrich Reichardt: Sehnsucht, for 2 voices & piano; Rastlose Liebe, for voice & piano (1st setting) (Lyrische Gedi...
Performers: Comberti, Sebastian; Doufexis, Stella; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gritton, Susan; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Murray, Ann; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Thorsen, Marianne

These three generously filled discs were included as a 'bonus' in Hyperion's landmark forty-disc boxed set 'The Complete Songs by Franz Schubert,' released in November...continue...

Sidney Jones: The Geisha / Corp, New London Light Opera

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-03-14

Works: Sidney Jones: The Geisha, operetta
Performers: Ashman, Magdalen; Bott, Paula; Fitchew, Michael; Gamble, Joanna; Koc, Jozik; Maltman, Christopher; Nicoll, Harry; Parfitt, Paul; Suart, Richard; Vivian, Sarah; Walker, Sarah; Watson, Lillian
Conductors: Corp, Ronald [Composer]
Ensemble: New London Orchestra

'The recording that has given me the most joy during the year. A work I have waited fully 40 years to find on LP or...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...

Hyperion French Song Edition - Fauré: Complete Songs Vol 4

2 CD / Hyperion / 2005-12-13

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Le Papillon et la Fleur, song for voice & piano in C major, Op. 1/1; Rêve d'amour, Op. 5 no 2; Dans les ruines d'une abbaye, song for voice & piano in A major, Op. 2/1; L'aur...
Performers: Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; McGreevy, Geraldine; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]

This fourth and final volume in Hyperion's Faure's song series takes as its title a line from 'La Chanson d'Eve' - the matchless cycle which...continue...

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...

Hyperion French Song Edition - Fauré: Complete Songs Vol 3

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-08-09

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Puisque j'ai mis ma lèvre, song for voice & piano in C major; Tristesse d'Olympio, song for voice & piano; Hymne, song for voice & piano in G major, Op. 7/2; Sylvie, for voic...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Maltman, Christopher; O'Hora, Ronan [Piano]; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone V...

This third installment in Hyperion's series, encompassing all Faure's songs, takes its title from the famous Silvestre setting 'Chanson d'amour' and guides the listener on...continue...

Hyperion French Song Edition - Fauré: Complete Songs Vol 2

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-05-10

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Mai, Op. 1 no 2; Puisqu'ici-Bas, for 2 voices & piano, Op. 10/1; Dans les ruines d'une abbaye, song for voice & piano in A major, Op. 2/1; Lydia, Op. 4 no 2; L'absent, Op. 5 no 3;...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Doufexis, Stella; Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Maltman, Christopher; McGreevy, Geraldine; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Varcoe, Ste...

"The discreet but authoritative Graham Johnson has masterminded a pleasing sequence of more than two dozen songs shared eight singers." - The Independent...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

The King's Consort Collection

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-04-12

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Laetatus sum; Deus tuorum militum sors et corona, motet for alto, tenor, bass & 2 violins (from Selva morale et sp; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Oboes, Bassoon, 2 Horns and Vio...
Performers: Bellamy, Alexandra; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Clark, Andrew; Daniels, Charles; Evans, Robert; Fullbrook, Charles; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Hellg...
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

Released to celebrate the group's 25th anniversary, this wonderfully varied selection of music (which opens with a thrilling 'taster' of delights to come in the...continue...

Cavalli: Messa Concertata, etc / Holman, Seicento, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-04-12

Works: Francesco Cavalli: Messa concertata, for 8 voices & instrumental ensemble; Canzona à 6 (from Musiche Sacre); O quam suavis et decora; Canzona à 4 (from Musiche Sacre); O bone Jesu O Jesu am...
Performers: Addison, Susan; Druce, Duncan; Hyde, Philippa; Jackman, Patrick; Jones, Trevor [Viol]; Lane, Carys-Anne; Pozo, Rodrigo del; Roberts, Timothy [Keyboardist/Conductor]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Parley of Instruments

Courts of Love - Music from the Time of Eleanor of Aquitaine

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-02-08

Works: Gui d'Ussel: Si Be-m Partetz, Mala Domna de Vos; Raimbaut de Vaqeiras: Calenda maya; Anonymous, French: L'on dit q'amors est dolce choser; Bernart de Ventadorn: Era-m cosselhatz, senhor (Advise me no...
Performers: Denley, Jim; Kiek, Mara; Wishart, Stevie
Conductors: Wishart, Stevie
Ensemble: Sinfonye

"One of the most persuasively entertaining records of this music I have ever heard." - CD Review (UK)...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...

Monteverdi: Sacred Music Vol 2 / Robert King, King's Consort

1 Super Audio CD / Hyperion / 2004-11-09

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Exultent caeli et gaudeant angeli, motet for 5 voices, SV 304; Venite siccientes ad acquas Domini; Currite populi, psallite timpanis, motet for tenor, SV 297; Ego dormio et cor me...
Performers: Covey-Crump, Rogers; Daniels, Charles; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Outram, Rebecca; Sampson, Carolyn
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

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

Rameau: Règne Amour / Sampson, Skidmore, Ex Cathedra

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-06-01

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Indes galantes, opéra-ballet; Les Paladins, comédie lyrique; Platée ou Junon jalouse, opera; Zoroastre, tragédie en musique; Dardanus, trag&eacut...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Sampson, Carolyn; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Skidmore, Jeffrey
Ensemble: Ex Cathedra Choir and Baroque Orchestra

"Skidmore has been making a name for himself in both Renaissance and baroque literature, and here he leads a splendid show. He marshals a period-instrument...continue...

Monteverdi: Sacred Music Vol 2 / Robert King, King's Consort

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-05-01

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Exultent caeli et gaudeant angeli, motet for 5 voices, SV 304; Venite siccientes ad acquas Domini; Currite populi, psallite timpanis, motet for tenor, SV 297; Ego dormio et cor me...
Performers: Cooper, Gary [Keyboardist]; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Daniels, Charles; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Harvey, Peter Harvey; King's Consort; King's Consort Choir; King, Robert; Outram, Rebecca; Quinteiro...
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort; King's Consort Choir

"As we expect from Robert King, the performances are beautifully polished and refined. The vocal soloists, all of them accomplished early-music singers, make the dauntingly...continue...
Personnel: Paul Tindall, Andrew Tortise, Roy Rashbrook, Mark Dobell, Daniel Auchincloss, Tom Phillips , Rogers Covey-Crump, Charles Daniels, James Gilchrist , Angus Smith (tenor); Stephen Carter , Rob...continue...

Boulanger: Clairières dans le Ciel / Wood, Hill, Ball, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-05-01

Works: Lili Boulanger: Clairières dans le ciel (13), for voice & piano; Les Sirènes for mezzo-soprano, chorus & piano; Renouveau; Hymne Au Soleil for alto, chorus & piano; Pour les Funéraille...
Performers: Ager, Jeanette; Ball, Andrew; Hill, Martyn; Johnson, Peter [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Pitt, Amanda; Townsend, Ian
Conductors: Wood, James

'Truly one of the great French song cycles of the first quarter of this century' (Fanfare, USA)

'Utterly seductive music with depth, sensitively performed. Highly recommended'...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

Purcell: Complete Secular Solo Songs / King's Consort, et al

3 CD / Hyperion / 2004-01-01

Works: Henry Purcell: Draw near, you lovers, song for soprano & bass, Z. 462; While Thirsis, wrapt in downy sleep, song, Z. 437; Love, thou canst hear, tho' thou art blind, song, Z. 396; I loved fair Celia,...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Daniels, Charles; David Miller [Lute/Baroque Guitar]; George, Michael; Gritton, Susan; King, Robert
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

'...Barbara Bonney verse charme sur charme, et cette parade émotive, tantôt sucrée tantôt salée, tantôt rustique tantôt savante, tantôt d'amour tant&...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Hugh the Drover / Best, Bottone, Evans

2 CD / Hyperion / 2004-01-01

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Hugh the Drover
Performers: Atkinson, Lynton; Bottone, Bonaventura; Coote, Alice; Evans, Rebecca; Evans, Wynford; Gooding, Julia; Hulton, Adrian; Jenkins, Neil; Nicoll, Harry; Opie, Alan [Baritone Vocals]; Poulton, Robert; Saun...
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Orchestra

'Enchanting, heartwarming' (Fanfare, USA)

'This sparkling recording makes it clear that 'Hugh the Drover' is a work that deserves to be staged professionally at regular intervals....continue...

Pärt: Triodion / Stephen Layton, Polyphony

1 CD / Hyperion / 2003-10-01

Works: Arvo Pärt: Dopo la vittoria, little cantata for chorus; Nunc dimittis, for chorus; ... which was the son of..., for chorus; I am the True Vine; Littlemore Tractus, for chorus & organ; Triodion, ...
Performers: Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; James, David; Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Polyphony

"Polyphony find a warmth and colour in Part that even his admirers may be surprised by." - Gramophone...continue...

The Songs of Robert Schumann Vol 8 / Maltman, Lemalu, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2003-10-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Sehnsucht ("Sterne der blauen"), song for voice & piano, WoO 21/1; Die Weinende ("Ich sah dich weinen!"), song for voice & piano, WoO 21/2; Der Fischer ("Das Wasser rauscht, das Wass...
Performers: Consort, Members of Ex Cathedra; Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lemalu, Jonathan; Maltman, Christopher; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]

'This probing, absorbing account of Schumann's op.24 Liederkreis is as good as any you're ever likely to hear' (Fanfare USA)

'Recorded sound is impeccable and Johnson's...continue...

The English Hymn Vol 4 - All Things Bright and Beautiful

1 CD / Hyperion / 2003-07-01

Works: William Henry Monk: All things bright and beautiful; Christmas Traditional: Little Jesus Sweetly Sleep; From Out of a Wood Did a Cuckoo Fly (Czech); Anonymous, English: Morning Has Broken, song (Tune...
Performers: Gough, Robert; Henderson, Rosemary; Hughes, Emilia; Marshall, Naomi; Wells Cathedral Choir; White, Kierun

'The boy and girl descants are on fine form' (Classic FM Magazine)

'If you love English Hymns, this will be another essential addition to the library...continue...

La Senna festeggiante, Gloria e Imeneo / King's Consort

2 CD / Hyperion / 2002-12-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: La Senna festeggiante, serenata à tre for chorus & continuo, RV 693; La Gloria e Himeneo, "Dall'eccelsa mia reggia", wedding cantata for 2 voices & continuo, RV 687
Performers: Daniels, Charles; Foster-Williams, Andrew; Sampson, Carolyn; Semmingsen, Tuva
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

"King directs strong performances of both works, with all the familiar virtues of his sacred music series in evidence, from its bright energy to its...continue...

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...

Handel: The Choice of Hercules / King, Gritton, Blaze, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2002-05-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Choice of Hercules, oratorio, HWV 69; Maurice Greene: Hearken Unto Me, Ye Holy Children, anthem for soloists, chorus & ensemble
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Coote, Alice; Daniels, Charles; Gritton, Susan; Harvey, Peter Harvey
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

"First of all, let's escape the trap into which so many catalog listings fall: 'The Choice of Hercules' is NOT the same as 'Hercules'. King...continue...

The Songs of Chausson / Lott, Murray, Trakas, Johnson, et al

2 CD / Hyperion / 2001-04-01

Works: Ernest Chausson: Mélodies (7), Op. 2; Mélodies (7), for voice & piano, Op. 2; Le Charme, for voice & piano, Op. 2/2; Sérénade Italienne, for voice & piano, Op. 2/5; Le rideau de...
Performers: Johnson, Graham [Piano]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; McGreevy, Geraldine; Murray, Ann; Trakas, Chris Pedro
Conductors:
Ensemble: Chilingirian Quartet

"Older collectors will recall the decades between tantalizing, tiny handfuls of Chausson's 'melodies'... When, at last, an 'integrale' turned up for review several years ago,...continue...