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Hope, Faith, Life, Love: Choral Music by Eric Whitacre / Junges Vokalensemble Hannover

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2013-01-29

Works: Eric Whitacre: Hope, Faith, Life, Love, for chorus; Hebrew Love Songs (5), for chorus & string quartet; Sleep; With a lily in your hand, for chorus (Three Flower Songs); Cloudburst; Alleluia, for cho...
Performers: Brakemeier, Mareile [Soprano Vocal]; Etzold, Simon; Etzold, Theresa [Percussion]; Immer, Michael [Tambourine, Percussion]; Kampe, Jurgen [Baritone Vocal]; Lewandowski, Dirk; Meynecke, Hartwig; Nickel...
Conductors: Etzold, Klaus-Jürgen
Ensemble: ; Junges Vokalensemble Hannover

Eric Whitacre has a sure instinct when it comes to writing music beyond any kind of avant-gardism in the 21st century: he is representative of...continue...
Recording information: Pauluskirche Hannover (2012-01-13_2012-01-15&2012-)....continue...

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...

Signum Classics Anniversary Series - A Cappella Collection / King's Singers; Swingle Singers; BBC Singers; Voces8; Coro Cervantes

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-10-06

Works: Walter Murphy: A Fifth of Beethoven; Imogen Heap: Hide and Seek, song; Bob Chilcott: Weather Report, for chorus; Swansongs Vol. 1, for chorus; Gabriel Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1;...
Performers: Bellatrix; Ed Lewis / Jon Hendricks / Dave Lambert; Gabrielle / Jonathan Shorten; Spitf'ya
Conductors: ; Chilcott, Bob; Short, Nigel; Aransay, Carlos Fernández
Ensemble: ; BBC Singers; King's Singers; London Quartet; Swingle Singers

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...

High Flight: Choral music by Chilcott, Lauridsen, Whitacre / King's Singers

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-11-03

Works: Bob Chilcott: Oculi omnium, for chorus; Even such is time; High Flight, for chorus; A Thanksgiving, for chorus; Morten Lauridsen: O nata lux, for chorus; O magnum mysterium; Eric Whitacre: Lux Aurumq...
Conductors: ; Clausen, René
Ensemble: Concordia Choir; King's Singers

A must-have for choral-aficionados everywhere that sees perhaps the world's finest a cappella ensemble The King's Singers join forces with The Concordia Choir - one...continue...
Recording information: St Joseph's Church, Quebec, Canada (05/10/2010)....continue...

Eric Whitacre: Cloudburst and Other Choral Works

1 CD / Hyperion / 2010-10-12

Works: Eric Whitacre: I thank You God for most this amazing day, for soprano & chorus; I hide myself, for chorus; Sleep; i will wade out, for chorus; Go, lovely Rose, for chorus; When David Heard; Hope, Fai...
Performers: Betteridge, Stephen; Fowler, Fran; Heath, Alice; Millett, Robert; Redman, Eva; Rennie, Suzanna
Conductors: Layton, Stephen

In celebration of their thirtieth birthday, Hyperion is re-issuing thirty landmark titles from the back catalogue at mid-price. These discs include benchmark recordings of great...continue...
Recording information: Temple Church, London (01/03/2005-01/05/2005)....continue...

Eric Whitacre: Choral Music

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-06-15

Works: Eric Whitacre: Her sacred spirit soars; A boy and a girl; Water Night (version for chorus); This Marriage; Lux Aurumque; little tree, for chorus & piano; When David Heard; Leonardo dreams of his flyi...
Performers: Bauman, Carol; De'Ath, Leslie
Conductors: Edison, Noel

Eric Whitacre's dedication to the beauty of sound, paired with exquisite texts, results in a poetic combination that creates a unique sonic experience. These works...continue...
Recording information: St. John's Church, Elora, Ontario, Canada (04/18/2009-04/20/2009)....continue...

Whitacre: Cloudburst, etc / Layton, Polyphony

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-02-14

Works: Eric Whitacre: Songs of Faith (3); Flower Songs (3); Sleep; When David Heard; Cloudburst; This Marriage; Water Night (version for chorus); A boy and a girl; Her sacred spirit soars; Lux Aurumque
Performers: Betteridge, Stephen; Fowler, Fran; Heath, Alice; Millett, Robert; Redman, Eva
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Lady Eleanor Holles School pupils; Polyphony

"This is the work of a significant composer whose artistic talent is genuine and whose success so far has come entirely from the quality, originality,...continue...