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The English Anthem Collection, Vol. 1 / Harper - Magdalen College Choir Oxford

4 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-01-17

Works: William Byrd: Liber primus sacrarum cantionum; Teach me, O Lord; Exalt thyself, O God, anthem for 6 voices; Sing joyfully unto God our strength; Thomas Morley: Out of the deep I, anthem for 6 voices;...
Conductors: Harper, John
Ensemble: ; Magdalen College Choir Oxford

A superb collection of English liturgical music spanning 450 years of Anthems, from Tallis, Byrd, and Gibbons to the present day. 67 magnificent tracks, totaling...continue...
Recording information: Magdalen College Chapel....continue...

Choral Classics: Choral Classics from Cambridge / Corydon Singers

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Stabat Mater; Super flumina Babylonis; Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Robert Ramsey: How Are the Mighty Fallen; Thomas Weelkes: When David heard; Thomas Tallis: Lamenta...
Performers: Brown, Jonathan [Organ]; Carter, William; Dexter, Keri; English, John; Kenny, Liz; Manze, Andrew; Marcus, Marshall; Masters, Rachel; Pearce, Richard; Quinney, Robert; Schlapp, Jan; Vivian, James; War...
Conductors: Brown, Timothy; Cleobury, Stephen; Robinson, Christopher
Ensemble: ; Wallace Collection (Brass Ensemble)

This 5 disc set showcases the celebrated choral music tradition of Cambridge's Clare College, King's College and St John's College. Featuring a collection of popular...continue...

Parry: Songs of Farewell / Nigel Short, Tenebrae

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-10-03

Works: Gustav Holst: The Evening-watch, for chorus, Op. 43/1, H. 159; Richard Rodney Bennett: A Good-Night, for chorus; Herbert Howells: Take him, earth, for cherishing; John Tavener: Funeral Ikos, for chor...
Performers: Crouch, Gabriel; Gaunt, William; Long, Matthew [Vocals]
Conductors: Short, Nigel

Following a string of five-star reviews for their previous discs of 20th-century French choral music (Poulenc's Figure Humaine ) and Renaissance polyphony (Victoria's Requiem), the...continue...

Treasure of English Church Music / Rutter, Cambridge Singers

2 CD / Collegium / 2011-08-30

Works: Robert Parsons: Ave Maria; Thomas Tallis: Loquebantur variis linguis; If ye love me; In manus tuas; William Byrd: Cantiones sacrae, Book 2; Liber secundus sacrarum cantionum; Ave verum corpus; Civita...
Conductors: Rutter, John

This deluxe 2-CD set brings together two classic Collegium recordings of English church music to offer over two hours of glorious music for unaccompanied choir....continue...

English Anthems from Oxford: Byrd to Britten

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-04-05

Works: William Byrd: Sing joyfully unto God our strength; Thomas Tallis: I call and cry to thee; Richard Farrant: Hide Not Thou Thy Face for chorus; Thomas Weelkes: Hosanna to the Son of David; Orlando Gibb...
Performers: Brough, Paul; Webber, Geoffrey; Williamson, Magnus
Conductors: Harper, John

A collection of seventeen favorite hymns from England ranging over five centuries, from Byrd, Tallis and Gibbons to Charles Villiers Stanford and Benjamin Britten....continue...

Relaxing Classics: The Healing Power of the Voice

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-10-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Zaide; Henry Purcell: Oedipus; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Cantata no 208; Cantata no 170; Cantata BWV...
Performers: Anderson, Richard; Bradley, Jonathan; Campbell, Fiona; Greene, Andrew; Kenny, Yvonne; Kerrigan, Annalisa; Kimmorley, Sharolyn; Macliver, Sara; Martineau, Malcolm; McMahon, Paul; Montgomery, Belinda; ...
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Weymark, Brett; Noble, Guy; Kelly, Brett; Lang-Lessing, Sebastian; Stanhope, Paul; Milton, Nicholas; Chu, Philip;
Ensemble: ; Cantillation; Ensemble Battistin

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...

An Oxford Evening - Parry, Watson, etc / Darlington, et al

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Hubert Parry: Chorale prelude for organ ("Christe, Redemptor omnium") (from Set 1); Evening service in D major "Great"; Sydney Watson: How Sweet the Name of Jesus, for chorus & organ; Bernard Rose: V...
Performers: Driskill-Smith, Clive

Includes prayer(s) by Spoken Word....continue...

Serenity: Beautiful Choral Music [Box Set]

5 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2008-07-29

Works: Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Josquin Desprez: Ave Maria... virgo serena, motet for 4 parts; William Byrd: Ave verum corpus; Robert Parsons: Ave Maria; Guillaume Dufay: Nuper rosarum flores, isorhythmi...
Performers: Black, Richard; Bone, Corin; Costa, Neal Peres da; Donnelly, Mark; Drury, David; Duck-Chong, Jenny; Everingham, Craig; Fraser, Anna; Greco, David; Harvey, Ray; Lang, Genevieve; Macliver, Sara; McMaho...
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Weymark, Brett; Stanhope, Paul
Ensemble: ; Sirius String Quartet

With reviews describing cantillation as 'heaven on a stick' and 'an elegant and highly responsive group of singers' you cannot go past this ultimate collection...continue...

Prayer for Peace: Sacred Choral Music in the Modern Age

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2008-01-29

Works: Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; John Tavener: Song for Athene; Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria; James MacMillan: Christus vincit, for treble, chorus & organ; Olivier Messiaen: O sacrum convivium!; Arvo P...
Performers: McMahon, Paul; Sheldon, Jane
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Weymark, Brett

The Road to Paradise

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2007-06-05

Works: Thomas Tallis: Miserere nostri, motet for 7 voices, P. 207; Gregorian Chant: Work(s); In paradisum, antiphon; Robert Parsons: Ave Maria; Benjamin Britten: Hymn to the Virgin; William Byrd: Christe qu...
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul

Recording information: Church of St. Alban the Martyr, Holborn, England (07/2006)....continue...

Harris: Anthems / Byram-Wigfield, Judd, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-12-12

Works: William H. Harris: O Hearken Thou, for chorus & organ; Strengthen Ye the Weak Hands, for chorus; Faire Is the Heaven, for chorus; Love of Love and Light of Light, for chorus; King of Glory, King of p...
Performers: Alden, Ben; Busfield, Ronan; Judd, Roger

"Fans of English cathedral music of the 1920s, '30s, and '40s will find much to savor on this fine recording from the illustrious Choir of...continue...

Album of 19 Favorites

1 CD / Regis Records / 2002-05-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Insanae et Vanae Curae, motet for chorus & orchestra, Becker-Glauch B/8 (adapted from "Il Ritornio d; Gabriel Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Samuel Sebastian Wesley:...

Salisbury Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Metronome / 2001-07-30

Works: Hubert Parry: I was glad; Songs (6) of Farewell; William Byrd: Sing joyfully unto God our strength; Felix Mendelssohn: Hear my prayer; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat un...
Performers: Halls, David

Metronome presents an overview of the glorious English choral tradition from one of Britain's finest choirs. The Boys Choristers and the Lay Vicars make up...continue...

Hail, gladdening Light / John Rutter, Cambridge Singers

1 CD / Collegium / 1991-06-01

Works: Anonymous, English: Rejoice in the Lord Always, for chorus; Henry Purcell: Remember not, Lord, our offences, Z 50; John Amner: Come, Let's Rejoice for chorus; Thomas Tomkins: When David heard; Edward...
Performers: Cambridge Singers