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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...

Serenity: The Beauty of Arvo Pärt

2 CD / Decca / 2012-08-21

Works: Arvo Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel; Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, for string orchestra & bell; Für Alina; My Heart's in the Highlands, for chorus (or alto or countertenor) & organ; Canta...
Performers: Anderson, Mark; Anthony, Adele; Bax, Alessio [Piano]; Benedetti, Nicola; Carlsson, Roger; Grynyuk, Alexei; Kremer, Gidon; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Owens, Matthew; Risberg, Erik; Shaham, Gil; W...
Conductors: Short, Nigel; Järvi, Neeme; Owens, Matthew; Christophers, Harry; Pitts, Anthony

An album of peace and tranquility that will set you in complete bliss. 9 beautiful and relaxing tracks that will compliment the perfect day or...continue...

Pärt & Palestrina: Choral Works / Risto Joost, Netherlands Chamber Choir

1 CD / Globe / 2012-01-10

Works: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Gloria; Arvo Pärt: The Woman with the Alabaster Box; Tribute to Caesar, for chorus; I am the True Vine; Most Holy Mother of God, for male voices
Conductors: Joost, Risto
Ensemble: ; Netherlands Chamber Choir

The first release of the world-famous Netherlands Chamber Choir with their new Chief Conductor, Risto Joost. This young Estonian prodigy has worked with such prolific...continue...
Recording information: Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam (10/2010)....continue...

Boy Whose Father Was God / A musical re-telling of the life of one of the most influential figures in history, Jesus of Nazareth

1 CD / Chanticleer/Naxos / 2011-11-15

Works: Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Lullabies (3), Op. 49; Roxanna Panufnik: Let Me In, for chorus; Mason Bates: The Book of Matthew, for chorus (from Sirens); Zoltán Kodály: Jézus és a ...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Chanticleer

In "The Boy Whose Father Was God," Music Director Matthew Oltman conceived a journey through the life of the man who was Jesus, from the...continue...
Recording information: Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA (04/01/2011)....continue...

Stillness: Music of Calm in a Changing World

2 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-07-13

Works: John Tavener: Song for Athene; Lament for Jerusalem; Song of Angel; Ross Edwards: Veni Creator Spiritus (Come, O Creator Spirit); Dance Mantras, for voices and drum; Yanada, for oboe; Symphony no 1 '...
Performers: Cislowska, Tamara Anna; Cleworth, Ian; Doherty, Diana; Doyle, Matthew; Franklin, Jim; Kenny, Yvonne; Lacey, Genevieve; Leske, Clemens; Lukin, Brendon; Maer, Sally; McDonald, Anna; McGuire, Marshall; ...
Conductors: Walker, Antony; Mills, Richard; Woods, Thomas; Rudner, Ola; ; Weymark, Brett; Williams, Lyn; Yuasa, Takuo; Stanhope, David; Fürst, Jànos; Porcelijn, David
Ensemble: ; Cantillation; Synergy

Sonic Rebellion - An Alternative Classical Collection [B&N exclusive]

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-08-25

Works: John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra; Philip Glass: Concerto for Violin; Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Symphony no 3, Op. 36 ("Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"); George Antheil:...
Performers: Anthony, Adele; Berman, Boris; Crawford, Peter; Jones, Angharad Gruffydd; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Mikkola, Laura; Nowacki, Piotr; Rehlis, Agnieszka; Zdunikowski, Adam
Conductors: Alsop, Marin; Yuasa, Takuo; Wit, Antoni; Spalding, Daniel; Edison, Noel; Summerly, Jeremy; ; Milanov, Rossen
Ensemble: ; Amici Ensemble; Forestare

Eternal Pärt

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-01-27

Works: Arvo Pärt: Summa; Tabula Rasa; The Woman with the Alabaster Box; Berliner Messe; Collage sur B-A-C-H for Strings, Oboe, Harpsichord and Piano; Passio Domini nostri Jesu Christi secundum Joannem;...

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...

The Silence of Being - The Music of Arvo Pärt

6 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-25

Works: Arvo Pärt: Fratres; Festina lente; Fratres, for cello & piano; Summa, for string orchestra; Fratres, for wind octet & percussion; Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, for string orchestra & bel...
Performers: Ambrus, Karoly; Anderson, Mark; Arato, Peter; Banhegyi, Geza; Berman, Boris; Castets, Maryse; Domonkos, Judit Kis; Eisrich, Antal; Eros, Jozsef; Faludi, Judit; Falvay, Sandor; Fodor, Agnes; Gunn, Nat...
Conductors: Benedek, Tamás; Yuasa, Takuo; ; Edison, Noel; Alsop, Marin; Wit, Antoni; Zender, Hans; Hillier, Paul; Lyndon-Gee, Christopher; Kent, Fuat; Lintu, Hannu
Ensemble: ; Albert Schweitzer Quintet; Art Nouveau Ensemble; Continuum; Tonus Peregrinus

An elegant 6 CD package containing the complete Naxos recordings of Arvo Part including: Fratres, Tabula Rasa, Collage uber Bach, Symphony No. 3, Berliner Messe,...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

Pärt: Triodion, Ode VII, etc / Elora Festival SIngers

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-09-26

Works: Arvo Pärt: Triodion, for chorus; Tribute to Caesar, for chorus; Nunc dimittis, for chorus; Kanon Pokajanen; I am the True Vine; The Woman with the Alabaster Box; Dopo la vittoria, little cantata...
Conductors: Edison, Noel
Ensemble: Elora Festival Singers

"In the crowded field of Part choral recordings Naxos has consistently made a mark, despite being ranged against top-class contenders like Polyphony (Hyperion) and Paul...continue...

Ikon / Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Decca / 2006-06-13

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria; Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 31; John Tavener: Song for Athene; Exhortation and Kohima, for chorus; Arvo Pärt: De profundis; The Woman with the Alabaster Box...
Performers: Cooper, Julie; Davidson, Grace; Dobell, Mark; Fullbrook, Charles; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Williams, Huw [Organ]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

"There are 29 singers listed in the booklet, giving a rather bigger and more unfettered sound than usual from this group. Not surprising, perhaps, given...continue...

Arvo Pärt - A Tribute / Hillier, Theatre of Voices, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2005-08-09

Works: Arvo Pärt: Dopo la vittoria, little cantata for chorus; The Woman with the Alabaster Box; Berliner Messe, for SATB chorus or soloists & organ; Solfeggio; Magnificat; Bogoroditse Devo; I am the T...
Performers: Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Engan, Elizabeth
Conductors: Hillier, Paul
Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Theatre of Voices

In celebration of composer Arvo Part's 70th birthday on September 11th, Harmonia Mundi offers this special selection of recordings, conducte by his long-time collaborator and...continue...

Pärt: I Am the True Vine / Hillier, Theatre of Voices, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2000-03-01

Works: Arvo Pärt: Bogoroditse Devo; I am the True Vine; Kanon Pokajanen; The Woman with the Alabaster Box; Tribute to Caesar, for chorus; Berliner Messe, for SATB chorus or soloists & organ
Performers: Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher

"As always with Hillier, his performances are exquisite, and Harmonia Mundi has backed them with lovely, appropriately atmospheric sound." - Fanfare...continue...