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An Immortal Legacy - Choral works by Tallis, Morley, Gibbons, Byrd, MacMillan, Tippett, Britten, Chilcott / The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2013-05-14

Works: Thomas Tallis: Psalm Tunes (9) for Mister Parker; Absterge Domine; In manus tuas; I call and cry to thee; Loquebantur variis linguis; Thomas Morley: Aprill is in my mistris face, madrigal for 4 voice...
Performers: Evans, Robert; Lane, Carys; MacKenzie, Neil; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: ; The Sixteen

Sixteenth-century England was a place of much religious change. It was a dangerous and confusing time, and it is testament to their incredible skill and...continue...

The Britten Collection / Sioned Williams: harp; Ian Partridge: tenor; The Sixteen

3 CD / Coro / 2013-03-12

Works: Benjamin Britten: Hymn to the Virgin; A Hymn of Saint Columba; Hymn to St Peter, Op. 56a; Antiphon, Op. 56b; Te Deum in C major; Jubilate Deo; Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27; Festival Te Deum in E major,...
Performers: Berridge, Simon; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Crabtree, Libby; Daggett, Philip; Dean, Ruth; Hopkins, Jamie; Jenkin, Nicola [Soprano Vocals]; Lane, Carys; MacKenzie, Neil; Outram, Rebecca; ...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: ; Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral; The Sixteen

This superb collection, released in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Britten's birth, features all three of the The Sixteen's celebrated Britten recordings. Arguably the...continue...

Royal Rhymes and Rounds - works by Cornysh, Gibbons, Mundy, Dowland, Parry, Elgar, Britten / The King's Singers

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-06-23

Works: Henry VIII, King of England: Pastyme with Good Companye for 3 voices; It Is to Me a Ryght Gret Joy for 3 voices; William Cornysh: Ah Robyn, gentle Robyn; Blow thi horne hunter; Anonymous, English: He...
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Ensemble: King's Singers

On a new disc to celebrate the 2012 Diamond Jubilee, The King's Singers present a selection of works from the past 500 years written in...continue...
Recording information: St Mary's Church, Harrow, UK (07/04/2011-07/06/2011)....continue...

This is the Day: Music on Royal Occasions by Cambridge Singers - Rutter

1 CD / Collegium / 2012-04-24

Works: John Rutter: This is the day which the Lord hath made, anthem for chorus; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339; Franz Schubert: Psalm 23, D 706/Op. 132; Johannes Brahms: Ge...
Performers: Alden, Ben; Cox, Simon; Davidson, Grace; Hill, Alison; Lucas, Andrew; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Wall, Simon
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: Cambridge Singers

Music on royal occasions. Includes John Rutter's anthem, written for the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton...continue...

Fen and Meadow - Britten: Choral Vol 3 / Christophers

1 CD / Coro / 2006-06-13

Works: Benjamin Britten: Choral Dances (6) from Gloriana, for chorus (or tenor, chorus & harpsichord), Op. 53; Advance Democracy, for double chorus; Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard; A Wedding Ant...
Performers: Dean, Ruth; MacKenzie, Neil; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]

The works on this album show some of the breadth and range of Benjamin Britten's choral writing, embracing the masque from his opera 'Gloriana,' his...continue...

Britten: Choral Dances; Bliss, Holst / Wetton, Hill, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2001-10-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Choral Dances (6) from Gloriana, for chorus (or tenor, chorus & harpsichord), Op. 53; Gustav Holst: Choral Hymns (4 groups) from the Rig Veda, for chorus & orchestra, Op. 26, H. 97-...
Performers: Minty, Shirley; Owen, Thelma; Pearce, Judith
Conductors: Wetton, Hilary Davan
Ensemble: Holst Orchestra; Holst Singers

"From 1885, comes this reissue of three less than obvious English choral works. Notable throughout are the gentleness and delicacy of Wetton's interpretations. Never tentative...continue...

Britten the performer 9 - Handel, Britten / Harper, Pears

1 CD / BBC Legends Import / 1999-08-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: A Song for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76; Benjamin Britten: Hankin Booby, folk dance for wind & drums; Choral Dances (6) from Gloriana, for chorus (or tenor, chorus & harpsichord)...
Performers: Adeney, Richard; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Ellis, Osian; Harper, Heather; Harvey, Keith; Jones, Philip; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Pears, Peter, Sir
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin
Ensemble: Ambrosian Singers; English Chamber Orchestra

Britten: Choral Edition Vol 1 / Spicer, The Finzi Singers

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1997-02-18

Works: Benjamin Britten: Hymn to St Peter, Op. 56a; A Hymn of Saint Columba; Hymn to the Virgin; Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27; Rejoice in the Lamb, festival cantata for trumpet, ATB soloists, chorus & organ, ...
Performers: Carwood, Andrew; Cooper, Julie; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Lane, Carys-Anne; Lumsden, Andrew; Milhofer, Mark; Preece, Simon; Singers, Finzi; Vocal], Matthew Brook [Bass-Baritone; Yates, Belinda