Gardner, John Linton

Journey Into Light - Music for the Festivals of Advent, Christmas, Epiphany and Candlemas by E.Poston; W.McKie; Patrick Hadley; Judith Weir; Britten et al. / Choir of Jesus College Cambridge

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-09-09

Works: Elizabeth Poston: Jesus Christ the Apple Tree; William McKie: We Wait for Thy Loving Kindness, O God, for chorus & organ; Patrick Hadley: I sing of a maiden; Judith Weir: Advent Prose, for chorus; Jo...
Performers: Austin, Alasdair [Treble]; Beetschen, Alexander; Bryan, Nico [Treble]; Crawshaw, Rebecca; Dixon, Robert; Hetherington, Olympia; Lambourn, Timothy; Leach, Edward; Senanayake, Jaliya; Smith, Matthew [B...
Conductors: Williams, Mark
Ensemble: ; Choir of Jesus College Cambridge

A new festive release from the Choir of Jesus College Cambridge under their director Mark Williams - with additional performances from organists Robert Dixon and...continue...

Carols by Candlelight / Bill Ives, Magdalen College Choir

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-11-08

Works: Gregorian Chant: Conditor alme siderum, hymn, mode 4; Ralph Vaughan Williams: Traditional English Carols (8); The Blessed Son of God, for chorus (arranged from "Hodie," Christmas cantata); William By...
Performers: Ford, Martin
Conductors: Ives, Bill
Ensemble: ; Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford

Recording information: Magdalen College, Oxford (07/2008)....continue...

Christmas From Winchester / Winchester Cathedral Choir, Simon Bell

1 CD / Regent Records / 2011-08-09

Works: Christmas Traditional: Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); The Holly and the Ivy (English); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came (Birjina gaztettobat zegoen, B...
Performers: Bell, Simon [Organ]; De Silva, Andrew; Gallear, Simon; Halbert, Zoe; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Kendall, William; Picton-Turbervill, James; Springham, Anna-Lisa; Upfold, Jonathan
Conductors: Lumsden, Andrew
Ensemble: Winchester Cathedral Choir

This recording presents a selection from the wide range of music that is heard in services at Winchester Cathedral during the Christmas period....continue...
Recording information: Winchester Cathedral, London, England (05/26/2010-05/28/2010)....continue...

John Gardner: Music for Brass and Organ

1 CD / Toccata / 2011-03-08

Works: John Gardner: Flourish for a Wedding, for organ & ensemble, Op. 162; Easter Fantasy, for ensemble & organ, Op. 232; Sonata Secolare, for trumpet, ensemble & organ, Op. 117; John Linton Gardner: Theme...
Performers: Archibald, Paul; King, Stephen [Organ]; Sanger, Helen
Conductors: Gardner, Chris;
Ensemble: Cosmopolitan Brass

British composer John Gardner (b. 1917) has been astonishingly prolific, writing 249 opus numbers in his 60-year career as composer, conductor, and teacher. His music—basically...continue...
Recording information: Brentwood Cathedral....continue...

Animal Parade / William Saunders plays the Organ of Brentwood Cathedral

1 CD / Regent Records / 2011-03-08

Works: Christopher Steel: Changing Moods, suite for organ, Op. 59; John Linton Gardner: Dances (5), for organ, Op. 179; William Mathias: Recessional for organ, Op. 96/4; Dobrinka Tabakova: Diptych, for orga...
Performers: Saunders, William

Organist William Saunders is deputy organist of St. Edmundsbury Cathedral and assistant director of music at Ipswich School. The organ on which he performs is...continue...
Recording information: Brentwood Cathedral (04/13/2010-04/14/2010)....continue...

Diversions / The Fairer Sax

1 CD / Saydisc / 2011-01-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Pierre Max Dubois: Quartet for saxophones; Michael Praetorius: Bransle Gentil; Work(s); William Byrd: Pavan and Galliards (2) in A minor no 2, MB 15 "The Earl of Sal...

Joy In The Morning

1 CD / Orchid Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Alec Roth: Unborn; The Traveller; Christmas Traditional: The Wexford Carol ("Good People All, This Christmastime") (Enniscorthy Carol) (Irish); Trois Noëls; Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); ...
Performers: Boden, Samuel; Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Fletcher, Andrew; Gaunt, William; Jones, Sara; Skidmore, Greg; Vango, Susannah; Vocal], Amy Wood [Sorprano; Watson, Christopher
Conductors: Skidmore, Jeffrey

For their second release on Orchid Classics, Ex Cathedra present a brand new recording of Christmas repertoire based upon their highly successful "Christmas by Candlelight"...continue...
Recording information: St. Paul's Church, Birmingham, England (07/10/2009-07/11/2009)....continue...

The Salisbury Sound

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Edward Elgar: Imperial March, Op. 32; Herbert Howells: Rhapsodies (3) for Organ, Op. 17; Frederick Delius: Pieces (2) for Small Orchestra; Marcel Dupré: Symphonie-Passion, for organ, Op. 23; Joh...
Performers: Halls, David

Love Came Down at Christmas

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; Gustav Holst: In the bleak mid-winter; Michael Praetorius: Musae Sioniae; Peter Cornelius: The Three Kings; C...
Performers: English, John [Australia]; Jackson, Oliver; Jones, Timothy; Kelly, Duncan; Oxenham, Martin; St. Paul's Cathedral Choir; Williams, Huw [Organ]

Malcolm Archer`s own carol gives its title to this inspiring new collection from the wonderful acoustic of this world famous Cathedral. Included also is his...continue...
Personnel: Jon English (tenor); Timothy Jones (bass voice); Oliver Jackson (treble); Huw Williams (organ).

Recording information: St. Paul's Cathedral....continue...

One Thing Have I Desired

1 CD / Regent Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Herbert Howells: One Thing Have I Desired, motet for chorus & organ; Coventry Antiphon, for chorus; Hubert Parry: Songs of Farewell; William H. Harris: Behold, the tabernacle of God, for chorus; Brin...
Performers: Gilday, Victoria [Soprano Vocal]; Hales, Joshua; Kolb, Paul; Moe, Katharine; Moore, Richard [Organ]; Rees, Rebecca; Smith, Harry [Vocals]

Recording information: Chapel of Exeter College, Oxford, England (06/24/2009-06/26/2009)....continue...

In Terra Pax - A Christmas Anthem - Finzi, Holst, Vaughan Williams, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-11-17

Works: Gustav Holst: Christmas Day, for chorus & orchestra, H. 109; John Joubert: There Is No Rose, for chorus, Op. 14; William Mathias: Sir Christèmas; A babe is born, Op. 55; Herbert Howells: Here ...
Performers: Davies, Julian [Tenor]; Doyle, Julia; Glassberg, Ben; Oberst, Simon; Williams, Mark; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Wetton, Hilary Davan

Performances of carols both ancient and modern have become central to the celebration of Christmas. The choral music on this disc includes Holst's surprisingly neglected...continue...

Carols by Candlelight / Ives, Magdalen College

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-11-10

Works: Gregorian Chant: Creator alme siderum, hymn (Advent 1); Ralph Vaughan Williams: Traditional English Carols (8); The Blessed Son of God, for chorus (arranged from "Hodie," Christmas cantata); William ...
Performers: Ford, Martin

Bill Ives leads the famed Choir of Magdalen College in this selection of choral favorites for Advent and Christmas. The music on this recording ranges...continue...

I Saw Three Ships / Nethsingha, Gloucester Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Avie Records / 2009-04-01

Works: Jean Mouton: Nesciens Mater Virgo Virum, for 8 voices; Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria; Paul Manz: E'en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come; Herbert Howells: Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; Tryste Noel, for cho...
Performers: Atherton, James; Burton, Russell; Field, Sebastian; Houssart, Robert; Keeling, Lawrence; Skidmore, Greg; Walshe, Ciaran

Sunday Times
Under Nethsingha's directions, Gloucester Cathedral Choir sing with confidence and refinement
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Christmas with the Dale Warland Singers / Kienzle, Van, etc

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-01-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: Il est né, le divin enfant (French); Susani (German); Work(s); Fum, Fum, Fum (Catalan); Joseph, lieber Joseph mein (Joseph, Dearest Joseph Mine), carol (German); Carol of ...
Performers: Bigler, Dwight; Dymit, Marie Spar; Johnson, Jay; Kienzle, Kathy; Kremer, Brian; Robinson, Kathleen; Steele, Brian; Van, Jeffrey; Warland, Dale

A Gothic Records best-selling CD! The Dale Warland Singers made their debut on Gothic with this beautiful Christmas CD, featuring imaginative arrangements of carols from...continue...
Personnel: Sara Dick, Beth Althof, Margaret Burton, Deborah Osgood, Marie Spar Dymit (soprano); Lawrence Bach, Joel C. Fischer, Jared Anderson (tenor); Brian Kremer (bass voice, percussion); Matthew C...continue...

Glorious Splendor - Christmas with the Washington Chorus

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-01-01

Works: John Linton Gardner: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, for chorus, Op. 75/2; Hugo Distler: Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen; Richard Wayne Dirksen: Welcome All Wonders, for soprano, chorus & organ; Rober...
Performers: Lewis, Laura; Skevington, Paul; Walker, Rhea; Washington Chorus
Conductors: Shafer, Robert
Ensemble: National Capital Brass and Percussion; National Capital Brass and Percussion Ensemble; Washington Chorus

"For shoppers desiring something a bit more in the Christmas vein, one can't do better than 'Glorious Splendor'...features new arrangements of some old favorites but...continue...
Recording information: Saint Luke Catholic Church, McLean, VA....continue...

Noël nouvelet - Mendelssohn, Rutter, Leighton, Lauridsen, Hakim, etc / Backhouse, Filsell, Vasari Singers

1 CD / Guild / 2008-10-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Anthems (6), Op. 79; Michael Head: The Little Road to Bethlehem; Bob Chilcott: Shepherd's Carol; Christmas Traditional: Quem pastores laudavere (Hohenfurth Manuscript, 1410); Ding ...
Performers: Balzan, Nicola; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; McWilliams, Fiona; Stansfield, Jess; Wood, Matthew
Conductors: Backhouse, Jeremy
Ensemble: Vasari Singers

The title of this recording translates as new, novel or novelty, so we have a Christmas disc that is traditional but with a fresh, modern...continue...

Maw: Sinfonia; Gardner, Addison, Dodgson / Del Mar, English Chamber Orchestra, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

1 CD / Lyrita / 2008-08-12

Works: Nicholas Maw: Sinfonia for orchestra; John Addison: Divertimento for brass quartet, Op. 9; John Linton Gardner: Theme and Variations, for brass quartet, Op. 7; Stephen Dodgson: Sonata for brass quint...
Conductors: del Mar, Norman

Christmas Escapes

1 CD / Koch International / 2007-10-09

Works: Christmas Traditional: Les anges dans nos campagnes (French), carol (AKA Angels We Have Heard On High); Nowell, Nowell, Tidings True, carol ("Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, this is the salutation"); Hayl Ma...
Performers: Aureole; Gramercy Brass; Hesperus; Lamoreaux, Rosa; Lionheart; St. Thomas Men and Boy's Choir Of Men & Boys
Conductors:
Ensemble: Aureole Trio; Hesperus; Lionheart

Traditional Christmas holiday music, mixed between choir and brass versions. Perfect for getting into the traditional holiday spirit....continue...

Gardner: Piano Concerto, Symphony no 1, etc / Donohoe

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-25

Works: John Linton Gardner: Midsummer Ale, overture for orchestra, Op. 73; Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat major, Op. 34; Symphony no 1 in D minor, Op. 2
Performers: Donohoe, Peter
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David
Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

"Without making extravagant claims for Gardner's importance, I have to say that his symphony and, especially, his piano concerto are consistently engaging and satisfying. There...continue...

The Christmas Collection

3 CD / Coro / 2007-09-04

Works: William Walton: Make we joy now in this Fest, carol arrangement for chorus (Christmas Carols no 1); Kenneth Leighton: Carols (3), Op. 25; Peter Racine Fricker: A Babe Is Born; Edmund Rubbra: The Virg...
Performers: Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Burrows, Peter; Carwood, Andrew; Clarke, Fiona; Crabtree, Libby; Dean, Ruth; Dunkley, Sally; Forbes, Patricia; Hodges, Christopher; Hoffnung, Benedict; Jeffrey...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: ; The Sixteen (Choir)

Gramophone Magazine
Performed with every virtue and every grace including fresh, firm tone, uncanny precision and the finest possible control of grades and shades of volume.
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Speck: The Morning Trumpet; Friedman, etc / Tunnell, et al

1 CD / Centaur / 2006-07-01

Works: Frederick Speck: The Morning Trumpet, for trumpet & organ; Stanley Friedman: Sonata for trumpet & piano; Einojuhani Rautavaara: Hymnus, for trumpet & organ; Marc Satterwhite: Sorrow is almost violet,...
Performers: Land, Reese; Tunnell, Meme; Tunnell, Michael; Wagner, David J.

The Sixteen Edition - Hodie / Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Works: William Walton: Make we joy now in this Fest, carol arrangement for chorus (Christmas Carols no 1); Kenneth Leighton: Carols (3), Op. 25; Peter Racine Fricker: A Babe Is Born; Edmund Rubbra: The Virg...
Performers: Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Crabtree, Libby; Dean, Ruth; Dunkley, Sally; Forbes, Patricia; Hoffnung, Benedict; Jeffrey, Robin; Jenkin, Nicola [Soprano Vocals]; Lockhart, William; MacKenzi...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

"Outstanding, irrespective of the season." -Gramophone...continue...

Christmas on Fifth Avenue / Choir of St. Thomas Church, NYC

1 CD / Pro Organo / 2005-11-01

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Christmas Traditional: Up! Good Christian Folk, and Listen (Piae cantiones); Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); Quelle est cette odeur a...
Performers: Bruns, Jeremy S.; Bynum, Woodrow Bynum; Carder, Gregg M.; Fletcher, Nathan; Fletcher, Zachary; Jarrett, Richard; Register, Brian; Streetman, Curtis
Conductors: Music], John Scott [Choral

The Daniel Trio - Rossini, Woolrich, Destenay, Gardner, etc

1 CD / Leman Classics / 2004-12-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; John Woolrich: Favola in Music, for oboe, clarinet & piano (after Monteverdi); Eduard Louis Bernard Destenay: Trio for oboe, clarinet & piano in B minor, O...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Daniel Trio

Our Dancing Day / The Memphis Boy Choir & Chamber Choir

1 CD / Pro Organo / 2004-09-01

Works: Michael Praetorius: Psallite unigenito; Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Edgar Pettman: A Carol of Adoration, for chorus; John Rutter: Shepherd's Pipe Carol; Benjamin Britten:...
Performers: Austin, Libby; Compton, William; Guest, George; Happ, Alexander; Kreitner, Mona; Krieger, William; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Lensch, Kristin; Memphis Boychoir; Nelson, Randall; Peyronnin, Addie; Simmons, ...
Conductors: Ayer, John
Ensemble: ; Memphis Brass Ensemble

Personnel: Kristin Lensch (soprano, organ); Mona Kreitner, Addie Peyronnin, Libby Austin, Deborah Smith, Betty Page (soprano); William Compton, James Peebles, Adrian Killebrew, James Brinson, Gannon W...continue...

Silent Night - Christmas from Wellington Cathedral

1 CD / Herald / 1999-11-09

Works: Michael Praetorius: Come, Thou Redeemer of the Earth; Jack Body: People, look East; Peter Warlock: Adam Lay Ybounden; William Byrd: Laetentur coeli; Christmas Traditional: O come, o come, Emmanuel (V...

A Christmas Carol - Carols and Readings for Christmas

1 CD / Herald / 1999-10-01

Works: John Linton Gardner: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, for chorus, Op. 75/2; Herbert Howells: Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; Christmas Traditional: Of the Father's heart begotten (A Christmas Processi...
Performers: Whitehead, William

Fear and Rejoice, O People - Music for Advent and Christmas

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1999-09-01

Works: Herbert Howells: Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; Here is the little door; John Tavener: Fear and rejoice o people, for chorus; A Hymn to the Mother of God; Christopher Robinson: Unto us is born a son, ...
Performers: Farrington, Iain; St. John's College Choir, Cambridge
Conductors: Robinson, Christopher
Ensemble: St. John's College Choir, Cambridge

"The magnificent choral sound of the Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge, is well documented in their numerous recordings...The sound is homogenous, controlled, and a...continue...
This collection of Christmas music, sung by the St. John's College Choir, Cambridge, conducted by Christopher Robinson, consists largely of modern British works. Totus tuus, by Henryk Górecki, is...continue...

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day / Calabrese, et al

1 CD / ACA Digital / 1998-09-01

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming) (Alte geistliche ...
Performers: Albrecht, Timothy; Flynn, Jane; Rigel, Nella
Conductors: Calabrese, Alfred

Christmas From Lichfield / Lumsden, Sharpe

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1997-10-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); Noël nouvelet, carol (French); Peter Warlock: Bethlehem Down; Gerald Hendrie: There Is No Rose; John Linton Gardner: Tomorrow Shall Be...
Performers: Choir of Lichfield Cathedral; Lichfield Cathedral Choir; Lumsden, Andrew; Sharpe, Robert [Organ/Choral Conductor]
Conductors: Lumsden, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Lichfield Cathedral Choir

Presents an attractively representative collection of music for an English Christmas service by one of Britains finest choirs, accompanied by the world renowned Lichfield organ....continue...
Personnel: Andrew Lumsden (organ).

Recording information: Lichfield Cathedral, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England....continue...

Swedish Christmas Music - Dagen Är Kommen / Göteborg Gosskör

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-09-01

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Christmas Traditional: Når Juldags morgon glimmar; Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen; Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); Gladelig vi nu ...
Performers: Kjellson, Magnus; Persson, Olle
Conductors: Phipps, Simon