Stainer, John

Psalms and Motets for Reflection - Taverner, Stainer, Poulenc, Stanford, MacMillan

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: William Crotch: Psalm 47, for chorus; Johannes Eccard: Maria Wallt zum Heiligtum; James MacMillan: A New Song, for chorus & organ; Ivor Atkins: Psalm 2, for chorus; Psalm 96, for chorus; John Tavener...
Performers: Bloss, Michael
Conductors: Edison, Noel
Ensemble: ; Choir of St. John's Elora

Choral elements from Protestant, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and medieval traditions are included in this anthology of anthems and motets, many drawing inspiration from the Psalms....continue...
Recording information: St. John's Church, Elora, Ontario, Canada (04/29/2011-05/01/2011)....continue...

Celebrate Christmas - Britten, Willcocks, Pinel, Byram-Wigfield / The Choristers of St. Georges Chapel, WindsorÆs Castle

1 CD / Regent Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: Zither Carol (Czech); In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones); Il est né, le divin enfant (French); Hajej, nynej, Jez...
Performers: Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Pinel, Richard; Thomas Armstrong [Composer/Conductor]
Conductors: Byram-Wigfield, Timothy
Ensemble: ; The Choristers of St. Georges Chapel, WindsorÆs Castle

Recording information: Exeter College Chapel, Oxford, England (03/14/2011-03/15/2011); St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle (03/14/2011-03/15/2011); Exeter College Chapel, Oxford, England (07/21/2011); ...continue...

Choral Collection - Anniversary Series / Bach, Bernstein, Handel, Hawes, Tallis, et al.

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-11-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230; Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Francis Poulenc: Mass in G; Eric Whitacre: Lux Aurumque; Bob Chilcott: The lily and the rose, for chorus; Leona...
Performers: Millett, Robert; Morris, Greg [Organ]; Pryce, Sally; Swait, Andrew; Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors: ; Short, Nigel; Chilcott, Bob; Vivian, James; Cullen, Joseph; McCreesh, Paul; Dixon, Alistair; Nicholas, Benjamin; Skidmore, Jeffrey; Backhouse, Jeremy; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Al...
Ensemble: ; Ex Cathedra; Ex Cathedra Choir; Gabrieli Consort; Huddersfield Choral Society; King's Singers; Tenebrae; The Sirens (A Capella)

2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...continue...

The Complete Psalms of David, Series 2, Vol. 2 / Choir of Salisbury Cathedral; Daniel Cook, organ

1 CD / Priory / 2012-08-14

Works: Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Psalm 20, for chorus & organ; Philip Taylor: Psalm 21, for chorus & organ; Samuel Wesley: Psalm 22; John Stainer: Psalm 23, for chorus & organ; William Harris: Psalm 24, for ...
Performers: Cook, Daniel
Conductors: Halls, David
Ensemble: Choir of Salisbury Cathedral

This is volume 2 of the series on Priory Records devoted to The Complete Psalms of David. They are using previously unrecorded chants and the...continue...

A Year at Southwark / The Choir of Southwark Cathedral

1 CD / Regent Records / 2012-08-14

Works: Thomas Weelkes: Alleluia, I heard a voice; Philip Moore: All Wisdom Cometh from the Lord; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; William Byrd: Teach me, O Lord; Felix Mendelssohn: Hear my prayer; John Sta...
Performers: Ashby, Nicholas; Disley, Stephen; Hope, Jonathan; Little, Alastair; Tipple, Andrew; Wright, Peter [Conductor]
Conductors: Wright, Peter
Ensemble: Choir of Southwark Cathedral

This journey in music through a year at Southwark Cathedral charts some of the major festivals of the Church's year from Advent to Remembrance, and...continue...
Recording information: Southwark Cathedral, Longon, England (03/29/2011-03/30/2011); Southwark Cathedral, Longon, England (04/01/2011)....continue...

Heavenly Voices: Choral Music from St. John's College, Cambridge

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2012-07-10

Works: John Stainer: I saw the Lord; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Felix Mendelssohn: Hear my prayer; Thomas We...
Conductors: Guest, George

A Year at York / Robert Sharpe, Choir of York Minster

1 CD / Regent Records / 2012-05-08

Works: Edward Woodall Naylor: Vox Dicentis, motet for treble & tenor soloists & mixed voices; Paul Comeau: Audi coelum, for chorus; John Joubert: There Is No Rose, for chorus, Op. 14; Andrew Carter: The Mag...
Performers: Pipe, David

This journey in music through a year at York Minster features a number of works written for the Choir together with other well-loved music charting...continue...
Recording information: York Minster, York, North Yorkshire, England (1011-01-12_2011-01-13&2011-)....continue...

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...

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...

Quietime: Peace on Earth / Eric Nordhoff

1 CD / Go Global Entertainment / 2011-10-11

Works: John Stainer: Come, thou long-expected Jesus (Tune; Christmas Traditional: Angels From the Realms Of Glory; Angels We Have Heard on High; What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); I Saw Three Ships, carol;...
Performers: Nordhoff, Eric

Recording information: Blair Masters Studio, Franklin, TN; GGE Studios, Franklin, TN; Helsinki South Studios, Franklin, TN....continue...

Great European Organs, Vol. 83 / Cooke, Harris, Alcock

1 CD / Priory / 2011-08-09

Works: Walter Alcock: Fantasia for organ; William Lloyd Webber: Benedictus; John Stainer: Prelude and Fughetta for organ in C major; Impromptu for organ; On a Bass, for organ; Arnold Cooke: Organ Sonata no ...
Performers: Cook, Daniel

The Father Willis Organ in St. Bees Priory is renowned throughout the world as one of the finest romantic organs ever constructed. Built in 1899,...continue...
Recording information: St. Bees Priory (07/21/2010/07/22/2010)....continue...

Gloria!

2 CD / Decca Import / 2011-05-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Messiah; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D, RV 589; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K. 427 "Grosse Messe"; Vesperae solennes de confessore in C, K. 33...
Performers: Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Farnes, Richard; Goode, David; Hopkinson, Thomas; Humphreys, George; Jones, Della; Pinnock, Trevor; Te ...
Conductors: Preston, Simon; Marriner, Sir Neville; Davis, Colin; Hill, David; Higginbottom, Edward; Layton, Stephen; Phillips, Daniel [Choral]; Darlington, Stephen; Cleobury, Stephen; Rutter, John; Lole, Simon; ...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Capricorn (Ensemble); The English Concert

I Was Glad

1 CD / Decca Import / 2011-05-03

Works: Hubert Parry: I was glad; Jerusalem; Songs (6) of Farewell; Charles Wood: O Thou, the central orb; Hail, gladdening light; William H. Harris: Faire Is the Heaven, for chorus; Charles Villiers Stanfor...
Performers: Christophers, Harry; Davies, Ben; Dobell, Mark; Quinney, Robert; Sixteen, The [Choir]; Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors: Christophers, Harry

Recording information: St. Peter's Italian Church, Clerkenwell, London, Englan (10/10/2008/10/13/2008)....continue...

A Choral Wedding

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-04-26

Works: Healey Willan: Rise Up, My Love, My Fair One, motet for chorus, HWC 314; Gerald Finzi: My lovely one, anthem; Anthems (3), Op. 27; Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Blessed be the God and Father; Maurice Duru...

A special musical compendium for brides and grooms planning a church wedding ceremony, complete with church choir. CD 1 is a selection of favorite anthems,...continue...

Music for Royal Weddings

3 CD / Decca Import / 2011-04-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" (Hunt) BWV 208; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; BWV 1068; George Frederick Handel: Water M...
Performers: Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Dilley, Harry; Farnes, Richard; Hurford, Peter; Palmer, Felicity; Pavarotti, Luciano; Price, Leontyne; Runnett, Brian; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Munchinger, Karl; Marriner, Sir Neville; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Karajan, Herbert von; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Rudel, Julius; Riddle, Nelson; Schreier, Peter; Hill, David; Guest, George; Page, Neil; ...

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...

Great British Anthems

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-02-22

Works: Hubert Parry: Blest Pair of Sirens for chorus & orchestra; Charles Villiers Stanford: Magnificat for chorus in B flat major, Op. 164; John Stainer: I saw the Lord; Edward Woodall Naylor: Vox Dicentis...
Performers: Angus, Andrew; Balzan, Nicola; Bernstein, Matt [Vocals]; Burges, Dan; Burges, Simon; de Ionno, Alysha; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Johnston, Caroline; Limb, Elizabeth; McWilliams, Fiona; Riley, Chris...
Conductors: Backhouse, Jeremy

One of the most popular and versatile chamber choirs in the UK, the Vasari Singers have thrived for over thirty years, delighting audiences and critics...continue...
Recording information: Tonbridge Chapel, Tonbridge, England (02/20/2009-02/22/2009)....continue...

Classic Album Collection

3 CD / HBDirect Import / 2010-11-23

Works: Leroy Robertson: The Lord's Prayer for chorus; Anonymous: Come, Come, Ye Saints, Mormon hymn; Johannes Brahms: Deutsche Requiem; James McGranahan: Oh, My Father; James McIntyre: How Great the Wisdom ...
Performers: Asper, Frank W.; Schreiner, Alexander
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Cornwall, J. Spencer; Condie, Richard P.

Sing Alleluia / Rochester Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Regent Records / 2010-10-12

Works: Hubert Parry: I was glad; Henry Purcell: O God, thou art my god, anthem for 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, bass, double chorus & organ, Z. 35; Barry Ferguson: I was in that train, for chorus & organ; Rober...
Performers: Sayer, Roger

Recording information: Rochester Cathedral, Rochester, England (06/15/2009-06/16/2009); Rochester Cathedral, Rochester, England (06/19/2009)....continue...

Favourite Hymns from Wells Cathedral

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Anonymous, German: All Creatures of Our God and King; Joachim Neander: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty; Hubert Parry: Judith, oratorio for soloists, chorus & orchestra; O praise ye the lord; Orlando...
Performers: Archer, Malcolm; Gough, Rupert
Conductors: Archer, Malcolm

Hymns from Hereford

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: John Goss: Hymn; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Cantata no 22, "Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe," BWV 22; Melchior Vulpius: The Strife is o'er; A...
Performers: Green, Robert
Conductors: Massey, Roy; Lloyd, Richard

Great Hymns from St. Paul's

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: John Darwall: Ye holy angels bright; John Stainer: Cross of Jesus, Cross of Sorrow (Cross of Jesus); John Goss: Hymn; John Bacchus Dykes: O strength and stay; Ralph Vaughan Williams: For All the Sain...
Performers: Williams, Huw [Organ]

S. S. Wesley: Let us lift up our heart, etc / Thurlow, et al

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Let Us Lift Up Our Heart With Our Hands, for chorus & organ; Cast Me Not Away, for chorus & organ; John Stainer: I saw the Lord; How Beautiful Upon the Mountain, anthem for c...
Performers: Boulter, Malcolm; Breeds, Christopher; Fox, Ian; Lees, John; Nixon, Anthony; Pearce, Michael; Robertson, Nicholas; Simmonds, Geoffrey; Suter, Jeremy

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...

Stainer: The Crucifixion

1 CD / Signum UK / 2010-03-11

Works: John Stainer: God so loved the world
Performers: Battiwalla, Darius; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor
Conductors: Cullen, Joseph

Founded in 1836, the Huddersfield Choral Society has long been a major part of the town's vibrant musical tradition. Under a succession of distinguished principal...continue...
Recording information: Huddersfield Town Hall, UK (06/13/2009-06/15/2009)....continue...

Historic Organs of Indiana

4 CD / Raven Records / 2009-12-08

Works: William Mathias: Organ Album; Robert Hebble: Palette Sketches (7) of Utrillo, for organ; Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasie and Fugue for Organ in C minor, BWV 537; Fantasie and Fugue in C minor, BWV 56...
Performers: Aylesworth, William; Balduf, MaryAnn Crugher; Cowan, Kenneth; Crowell, Gregory; Edwards, Carla; Ellis, Martin; Friesen, Michael [Organ]; Gifford, Mary; Gouwens, John; Herman, Mark [Organ]; Hobby, Rob...
Conductors: Fox, Jack L.

Recorded live in 2007 in conjunction with the national convention of the Organ Historical Society, this four-cd set features a variety of Baroque and Romantic...continue...
Recording information: Organ Historical Society National Convention, Indianapo (07/11/2007-07/17/2007)....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...

A New Heaven - Parry, Wood, etc / Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Decca / 2009-07-07

Works: Hubert Parry: I was glad; Jerusalem; Songs (6) of Farewell; Charles Wood: O Thou, the central orb; Hail, gladdening light; William H. Harris: Faire Is the Heaven, for chorus; Charles Villiers Stanfor...
Performers: Davies, Ben; Dobell, Mark; Quinney, Robert; Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

2009 release from Britain's best selling choir of the 21st Century and Brit-Award winners, The Sixteen. Features 14 tracks including 'The Lord Is My Shepherd',...continue...

Choral Songs in Honour of Her Majesty Queen Victoria - Elgar, Stanford, Bridge, etc / Oliver, et al

1 CD / Toccata / 2009-05-12

Works: Arthur M. Goodhart: Lady on the Silver Throne, for chorus; Arthur Somervell: With still increasing blessings, for chorus; Charles Harford Lloyd: A thousand years, by sea and land, for chorus; Edward ...

In celebration of Queen Victoria's 80th birthday, 13 leading composers and poets collaborated on a collection of part songs. Published in a limited edition of...continue...

Hymns Through the Ages / Foster, Phillips, All Saints' Choir et all

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-01-01

Works: Henry Purcell: Christ is made the sure foundation; Clement Cotterill Scholefield: Hymn; David Hurd: Christ, Mighty Savior (Mighty Savior); Ye Who Claim the Faith of Jesus (Julion); A Stable Lamp Is L...
Performers: Peterson, John; Phillips, Craig; Wood, William

My Spirit Rejoices / Christ Church Cathedral of Men & Boys

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-01-01

Works: Charles Wood: O Thou, the central orb; Philip Moore: Preces; Apostles Creed; Hubert Parry: O how amiable are thy dwellings; I was glad; Thomas Tomkins: When David heard; Herbert Howells: Magnificat a...
Performers: Burgomaster, Frederick; Woody, Thomas

British Composer Series Vol 3 - John Stainer: Magnificat, Anthems, etc / Nicholas, Tewkesbury Abbey School Choir

1 CD / Priory / 2008-10-14

Works: John Stainer: Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in B flat major; Love divine, all loves excelling; Lead kindly light; Chant Services (4); I am Alpha and Omega; Miserere mei, Deus; I saw the Lord; God so l...
Performers: Etherington, Carleton
Conductors: Nicholas, Benjamin
Ensemble: Tewkesbury Abbey School Choir

Sir John Stainer (b.1840) grew up amid music. He was admitted to the choir of St. Paul's Cathedral in 1849, studied at Oxford and served...continue...

Amazing Grace - Hymns of Faith and Praise / William Neil

2 CD / MSR Classics / 2008-09-09

Works: Thomas Helmore: O come, O come, Emmanuel (tune Veni Emmanuel) (New English Hymnal no 11); John Stainer: Come, thou long-expected Jesus (Tune; Johann Walter: Savior of the Nations, Come (Veni Redempto...
Performers: Neil, William [Organ]

William Neil, organist and harpsichordist of the National Symphony Orchestra and the National Philharmonic, is one of the most noted keyboard artists of the Nation's...continue...

Rejoice - A Vision of Christ through Music / Fasolis, Summerley, Pitts, Brown, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-18

Works: Dietrich Buxtehude: Membra Jesu nostri, BuxWV 75; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe des morts a 4 voix et symphonie, H 10; Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Antony Pitts: Hark, my soul!; Anonymous: De ...
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Balconi, Roberto; Balducci, Antonella; Cecchetti, Mario; Fasolis, Diego; Faulner, Julia; Gilchrist, James; Gonda, Anna; Invernizzi, Roberta; Labusch, Dorothee; Rausch, Ulrich; Thomas, ...
Conductors: ; Fasolis, Diego; Niquet, Hervé; Halász, Michael; Pitts, Antony; Schermerhorn, Kenneth; Summerly, Jeremy; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Edison, Noel; Brown, Timothy; Donath, Klaus; Yu...
Ensemble: Amici; Budapest Camerata; Choir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne; City of London Sinfonia; Clare College Choir; Cologne Cathedral Boys Choir; Cologne Chamber Orchestra; Dresden Chamber Cho...

Favourite Hymns

1 CD / BELART Import / 2007-11-27

Works: John Goss: Hymn; John Stainer: Come, thou long-expected Jesus (Tune; Charles Villiers Stanford: O for A Closer Walk With God, anthem, Op. 113/12; Anonymous: Behold the Great Creator; Let All Mortal F...
Performers: Runnett, Brian; St. John's College Choir, Cambridge; Watts, Andrew
Conductors: Guest, George

Ultimate Classics - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2006-11-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Der Messias; MEDLEY; Tolomeo, HWV 25; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Cantata no 208, "W...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bennett, William; Blyth, Bruce; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Boskovsky, Willi; Burrows, Stuart; Farnes, Richard; Flood, David; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruenberg, Erich; Howarth, Elgar; Jo...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonynge, Richard; Guest, George; Munchinger, Karl; Morris, Wyn; Gamba, Piero; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von; Previn, Andre; Gardelli, Lamberto; Solti, Sir Georg; Anserm...
Ensemble: ; Vienna Mozart Ensemble

Decca's Ultimate Classics is a five-CD box set that presents the best-known pieces of classical music in a straightforward, no-frills program. Most of the selections are quite famous, taken from large...continue...

Essential Hymns

2 CD / Decca Import / 2006-10-09

Works: John Goss: Hymn; John Stainer: Love Divine, all loves excelling; Come, thou long-expected Jesus (Tune; William Henry Monk: Abide with me; All things bright and beautiful; Hubert Parry: Dear Lord and ...
Performers: Anderson, Alexander; Bowen, John; Brown, Wilfred; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Farnes, Richard; How, Martin; MacDonald, Charles; Mackie, Neil; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Roberts, Roland...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Rutter, John; Morris, Wyn; Dakers, Lionel; Hill, David; McPhee, George; Willcocks, David; Layton, Stephen; Guest, George; Smart, Charles; Vinden, Maurice; Gardiner, John Eliot; War...

Trinity Sunday at Westminster Abbey / O'Donnell, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-12-13

Works: Recorded Sound: Church Bells; Thomas Tomkins: Work(s); George Elvey: Psalm 115 ("Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory"), for chorus & organ; Benjamin Britten: Te Deum in C major;...
Performers: Brett, Francis; Empitt, Julian; Nixon, Leigh; Quinney, Robert; Stocker, Julian; Trevelyan-Jones, Warren; Wallington, Lawrence
Conductors: O'Donnell, James [Organ]
Ensemble: Westminster Abbey Choir

This disc presents a sequence of music such as might be heard in the Abbey on Trinity Sunday. Full documentation is provided, including a history...continue...

Stainer: The Crucifixion / Gilchrist, Bailey, Brown, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-05-17

Works: John Stainer: God so loved the world
Performers: Bailey, Simon; Farr, Stephen; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Brown, Timothy
Ensemble: Clare College Choir

Modeled on the great passion settings of J.S. Bach, Stainer's 'Crucifixion' is amongst the most popular of all English choral works and vividly portrays the...continue...

English Anthem Vol 8 / Scott, St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-02-08

Works: Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Praise the Lord, O My Soul, anthem; Stanley Vann: Behold, how good and joyful a thing it is; Percy Whitlock: Glorious in Heaven, for chorus & organ; Christopher Dearnley: Jub...
Performers: Dalton, Charles; Edmund-Jones, Guy; Payne, Sebastian; Thompson, Howard; Williams, Huw [Organ]
Conductors: Music], John Scott [Choral

'If this is Scott's swan song with the St Paul's Choir, it is a brilliant one. The choral tone and discipline are outstanding ... The...continue...

Bear Essentials - Remembrance Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-11-09

Works: Eric Coates: The Dam Busters, march for the film score; William Walton: Prelude and Fugue "Spitfire"; A Wartime Sketchbook, for orchestra (arranged by C.Palmer from film scores); Coronation March "Cr...
Performers: Addinall, Patrick; Austin, Michael [Organ]; Bott, Paula; Collins, Anne; Crabtree, Libby; Elms, Roderick; Scott, John; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: ; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gamba, Rumon; Willcocks, David; Newsome, Roy; Brand, Geoffrey; Evans, Alex; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Stobart, James; Hickox, Richard; Bamert, Matthias; Tortelier, Yan Pascal
Ensemble: ; Besses O' Th' Barn Band; Black Dyke Band; Cranwell Royal Air Force College Band; Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guards

Through the Storm

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2004-07-20

Works: N/A: Amazing Grace; America the Beautiful; Lift Ev'ry Voice; You'll Never Walk Alone; John Stafford Smith: The Star-spangled Banner; Samuel F. Smith: My Country Tis of Thee; Ludwig van Beethoven: Cre...
Performers: Kim, Kathryn

The Essential Wedding - Wedding favorites by Bach, Handel, Stainer, Pachelbel, Wagner

2 CD / Decca / 2004-05-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" (Hunt) BWV 208; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Dilley, Harry; Farnes, Richard; Hurford, Peter; King's College Choir, Cambridge; Michael Laird Brass Ensemble; National ...
Conductors: Munchinger, Karl; Marriner, Sir Neville; Cleobury, Stephen; ; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Karajan, Herbert von; Morris, Wyn; Guest, George; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Page, Neil; Rudel, Julius; Ingman, Nick...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Choir of Uppingham School; English Sinfonia; Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra; Huddersfield Choral Society; King's College Choir of Cambridge; Michael Laird Bras...

Personnel: Felicity Palmer, Leontyne Price, Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Luciano Pavarotti (tenor); Anthony Way (treble); Harry Dilley (trumpet); Stephen Cleobury , Richard Farnes, Peter...continue...

Hallelujah - 35 Great Sacred Choruses

2 CD / EMI Distribution (USA) / 2004-03-23

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Laudate Dominum; ...
Performers: Augér, Arleen; Bayl, Benjamin; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Dale, Laurence; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Gedda, Nicolai; Grier, Francis; Hayes, Nicholas; King, Andrew [Tenor]; Lancelot, ...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Muti, Riccardo; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Wangenheim, Volker; Willcocks, David; Handford, Maurice; Tennstedt, Klaus; Cleobury, Stephen; Forster, Karl...
Ensemble: ; Wallace Collection (Brass Ensemble)

This selection features both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Gerald Finley (cantor); Michael Cockerham, Doris Soffel (alto); Andrew King (tenor); Timothy Beasley-Murray (treble); Keith Lew...continue...

The Complete New English Hymnal Vol 14 / Sarah MacDonald

1 CD / Priory / 2004-03-02

Works: Orlando Gibbons: Hymnes and Songs; Traditional: Southwold; Thomas Tallis: Psalm Tunes (9) for Mister Parker; A. Gregory Murray: My soul is a thirst for God; William Horsley: Belgrave; Anonymous: Jesu...
Performers: Clark, Daveth; Herbert, Charlotte; Jones, Oliver [Jazz]; Morgan, Ann; Morgan, Timothy; Tomalin, Marcus
Conductors: MacDonald, Sarah
Ensemble: Selwyn College Choir

The Complete New English Hymnal Vol 13 / Neil Taylor, et al

1 CD / Priory / 2003-11-01

Works: Martin Luther: Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott; Christopher Dearnley: Lord of the boundless curves of space "Konomichi"; Arthur Sullivan: Hark a thrilling voice is sounding "Lux Eoi"; A. Gregory Murra...
Performers: Heginbotham, Peter; Mercer, Susie; Young, Andrew
Conductors: Taylor, Neil
Ensemble: Sheffield Cathedral Choir

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...

Tha Psalms of David - Complete St. Paul's Psalter / J. Scott

12 CD / Hyperion / 2002-10-01

Works: Edward Elgar: Work(s); Robert Ashfield: Quare fremuerunt gentes?; Edward Hopkins: Psalm 03 "Domine, Quid Multiplicati?"; Psalm 28 for chorus & organ "Unto thee will I cry"; Pslam 57 "Miserere mei, De...
Performers: Lucas, Andrew

'All Old Testament life is here ... how useful to be able to hold such a big chunk of English culture in a box five...continue...
Includes psalm 10 "ut quid, domine?" verses 1-12 (attwood) by various composers.

Includes psalm 105 "confitemini domino" verses 1-15 & 36-en by various composers.

Includes psalm 108 "par...continue...

The English Hymn Vol 3 - Hills of the North, Rejoice

1 CD / Hyperion / 2002-10-01

Works: Martin Shaw: Little Cornard; Anonymous, German: On Jordans's bank the Baptist's cry; Christmas Traditional: Of the Father's heart begotten (A Christmas Procession); Henry Walford Davies: O Little Tow...
Performers: Gough, Rupert

"The whole record is a delight, and if, out of the many hymn collections coming our way in recent months, one alone is to be...continue...

All Things Bright & Beautiful - A collection of favourite hymns / Sarah Tenant-Flowers, The Victoria Singers

1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2002-02-01

Works: Anonymous: Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven; Now Thank We All Our God; Eternal Father, Strong To Save; Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us; The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended; Holy, Holy, Holy; O P...
Performers: Atherton, Diane; Ayres, Paul; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Parker, Helen; Rayfield, Benjamin

A collection of favourite hymns. Favourite English hymns from Sunday school days, taken from Victorian hymn books. A traditional choice of hymns including many which...continue...