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A Year at Winchester - Wood, Byrd, Purcell, Bell et al. / Choir of Winchester Cathedral

1 CD / Regent Records / 2012-08-14

Works: Charles Wood: Hail, gladdening light; John Tavener: God is with us; Jonathan Dove: The Three Kings, for chorus; William Byrd: Senex puerum portabat; Henry Purcell: Hear my prayer, O Lord; Anton Bruck...
Performers: Bell, Simon [Organ]; Gallear, Simon; Irwin, Simon; McVeigh, Richard [Synthesizer]; Normand, Philip; Robinson, Angus
Conductors: Lumsden, Andrew; Bell, Simon [Organ]
Ensemble: ; Choir of Winchester Cathedral

Music that would be heard at choral services at Winchester Cathedral at Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Candlemas, Lent, Annunciation, Palm Sunday, Easter, Ascension, Pentecost, Trinity and...continue...
Recording information: Winchester Cathedral, London, England (02/14/2011-02/16/2011)....continue...

John Tavener: Song for Athene; Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis; The Lamb et al.

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: John Tavener: Song for Athene; The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?"; Funeral Ikos, for chorus; Away in a Manger, for chorus or treble & chorus; Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, for chorus; Lament of t...
Performers: Dunnett, David; Kendall, William; Kringelborn, Solveig; Simcock, Iain
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Hill, David
Ensemble: ; Choir of King's College Cambridge

Spanning over 20 years of his career, this anthology surveys some of John Tavener's most treasured choral works, exploring the contemplative, spiritual quality that has...continue...

Tidings / Choir Of Wellington Cathedral / Howells, Coker, Hill

1 CD / Raven Records / 2011-08-09

Works: Peter Aston: Tidings, tidings that be true, for chorus & organ; Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came (Birjina gaztettobat...
Performers: Apperley, Richard; Beaglehole, John; Gaynor, Thomas; Hill, David; McElwee, William; Szabo, Claire; Wesseling, Lisette
Conductors: Fulcher, Michael
Ensemble: Choir Of Wellington Cathedral

This disc offers perennial carol favorites interspersed with works by 20th-century British, American and New Zealand choral masters. Fabulous cathedral acoustics compliment the organ and...continue...
Recording information: Wellington Cathedral of St. Paul (09/12/2010-09/14/2010)....continue...

Dove: The Three Kings; Howells, Bax, Tavener, Reger, etc / Nicholas, et al

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2010-11-09

Works: Gabriel Jackson: The Magi, for chorus; Thou Whose Birth, for chorus; Eric Whitacre: Lux Aurumque; Arnold Bax: Lullay, Dear Jesus, for chorus; Philip Wilby: The word made flesh; Peter Cornelius: The T...
Performers: Etherington, Carleton

Personnel: Carleton Etherington (organ).

Recording information: Tewkesbury Abbey (03/05/2007-03/07/2007)....continue...

Tavener: Thunder Entered Her, The Last Sleep of the Virgin, etc / David Hill, Winchester Cathedral Choir, Chilingirian String Quartet

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-05-19

Works: John Tavener: Angels; Annunciation; Lament of the Mother of God; Thunder Entered Her; Hymns of Paradise; God is with us; The Last Sleep of the Virgin; The Hidden Treasure; Arvo Pärt: Summa; Frat...
Performers: Cruft, Benedict; Dunnett, David; Kendall, William; Kiernan, Patrick; Kostecki, Boguslav; Kringelborn, Solveig; Rakowski, Maciej; Shave, Jacqueline; Simcock, Iain; Sweeney, Donald; Wright, Gavyn
Conductors: Hill, David
Ensemble: Winchester Cathedral Choir

"John Tavener, one of the most popular composers of the last century, has created some meditatively enduring works such as Lamentations & Praises, Lament for...continue...

20th Century Classics - Tavener: The Protecting Veil, Choral Music, etc / Hill, Isserlis, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: John Tavener: The Protecting Veil; The Last Sleep of the Virgin; Angels; Annunciation; Lament of the Mother of God; Thunder Entered Her; Hymns of Paradise; God is with us
Performers: Cruft, Benedict; Dunnett, David; Isserlis, Steven; Kendall, William; Kiernan, Patrick; Kostecki, Boguslav; Kringelborn, Solveig; Rakowski, Maciej; Shave, Jacqueline; Simcock, Iain; Sweeney, Donald; W...
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; ; Hill, David; Dunnett, David
Ensemble: ; Chilingirian Quartet; Winchester Cathedral Choir

"EMI's release of this two-disc tribute to John Tavener is a collection of his greatest hits taken from performances in their archives. British cellist Steven...continue...

Ikons: Choral Music of John Tavener

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: John Tavener: Thunder Entered Her; The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?"; The Tyger, for chorus; A Hymn to the Mother of God; Responsorium in memoriam Annon Lee Silver, for 2 mezzo-sopranos, 2 flute...
Performers: Andrews, Joanne; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Feaviour, Margaret; Harris, Judith; Kirk, Vernon; MacKenzie, Neil; Simcock, Iain

The Very Best of Christmas

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

Works: Lowell Mason: Joy to the World; Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe de minuit pour Noël, H9; F...
Performers: Andjaparidze, Eteri; Bloss, Michael; Bungard, Jonathan; Davidson, Angus; Evanson, John; Houssart, Robert; Johnston, Raymond; Kertesi, Ingrid; Langridge, Philip; Lewis, J. Reilly; Mukk, József;...
Conductors: Hunt, Donald; ; Mallon, Kevin; Edison, Noel; Scribner, Norman; Rossiter, Grace; Sackett, Andrew; Robinson, Christopher; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Oberfrank, Géza; Krcek, Jaroslav; Schuldt-Jensen,...
Ensemble: Aradia Baroque Ensemble; Capella Istropolitana; Elora Festival Singers; Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Finchley Children's Music Group; Hungarian Radio Chamber Choir; Leipzig Chamber Orchestra; Moscow Sy...

"Naxos' double-disc compilation, The Very Best of Christmas, presents an agreeable and balanced assortment of holiday favorites, with vocal and choral numbers assigned to the...continue...

Best of Sir John Tavener

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: John Tavener: Funeral Ikos, for chorus; The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?"; A Hymn to the Mother of God; The Protecting Veil; Angels; Lament of the Mother of God; Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, fo...
Performers: Dunnett, David; Isserlis, Steven
Conductors: Backhouse, Jeremy; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Hill, David; Cleobury, Stephen

In Excelsis / E. Higginbottom, Choir of New College Oxford

1 CD / Erato / 2002-08-06

Works: Giles Swayne: Magnificat for chorus; Richard Pygott: Quid Petis, O Fili?, carol for 4 voices; John Tavener: The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?"; A Hymn to the Mother of God; God is with us; The Ty...
Performers: Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Linton, Benedict; Martin, Matthew; Stuart, David; Unwin, William

Noël! - A Selection of Carols and Anthems / Hill, Johnston

1 CD / Priory / 2001-11-01

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Peter Warlock: Balulalow; William James Kirkpatrick: Away in a manger; Arthur Sullivan: Noel (or It came upon the midnight clear), hymn fo...
Performers: Bach Choir; Johnston, Robert; Watts, Jane [Organ]
Conductors: Hill, David
Ensemble: Bach Choir; Wallace Collection (Brass Ensemble); Winchester Cathedral Choir

Personnel: Robert Johnston (tenor); Roy Bilham, Robert Farley, John Wallace (trumpet); Simon Gunton, Michael Lloyd (trombone); Jane Watts (organ); Robert Ball (percussion).

Recording informa...continue...

John Tavener: Song for Athene, Svyati, etc / Robinson, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2001-02-01

Works: John Tavener: God is with us; Song for Athene; The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?"; The Tyger, for chorus; Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, for chorus; Funeral Ikos, for chorus; A Hymn to the Mother ...
Performers: Hugh, Timothy
Conductors: Robinson, Christopher
Ensemble: St. John's College Choir, Cambridge

"How am I not supposed to recommend this? Tavener has become an important composer in recent years, and this is a generous helping of his...continue...

Gabriel's Message - One Thousand Years of Carols

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-10-01

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David City; Harold Edwin Darke: In the bleak mid-winter; Traditional: In dulci jubilo; Lully, lulla, thow littel tyne child "Coventry Carol"; Good King Wenceslas; ...
Performers: Stringer, Robert
Conductors: Hunt, Donald; Sackett, Andrew; Edison, Noel

Drawn from a wonderful catalog of choral music for Christmas comes this new compilation from Naxos that features some beautiful and intimate singing! This album...continue...

The Mystery of Christmas

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-10-28

Works: Christmas Traditional: The Huron Indian Carol ("'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime"), carol (Quebecois); King Jesus Hath A Garden (Dutch); Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); Ding Dong! Merrily ...
Performers: Bloss, Michael

Magic of Christmas / Rutter, Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir

1 CD / CBC Records / 1998-10-20

Works: John Francis Wade: Adeste fideles; Boris Ord: Adam lay ybounden; Michael Praetorious: Musae Sioniae; Traditional: Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; Gabriel's message; Still, still, still; I saw a mai...
Performers: Braun, Russell; Gardiner, James; Laughton, Stuart; Loman, Judy; Moroney, Edward; Samuel Stevens, Marion
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: Hannaford Street Silver Band; Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir

"A winner on all counts. The repertoire is gloriously evocative of what the Christmas season is supposed to be about...The choir is terrific, led by...continue...