Taverner Choir

Vivaldi: Gloria; Magnificat / Van Evera, Argenta. Andrew Parrott

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Gregorian Chant: Kyrie; Ave Maris stella, hymn for the Assumption of Mary in mode 1 (Liber Cantualis no 73); Salve Regina, antiphon in mode 1; Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for S...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Taverner Choir

Without exception, the second edition in the RED LINE series feature absolute classics from the EMI catalog. These fantastic pieces range from Chopin to Beethoven...continue...
Recording information: St Augustine's Church, Kilburn, London (09/1992)....continue...

Christmas Carols / Andrew Parrott, The Taverner Consort

4 CD / Virgin Classics / 2007-11-06

Works: William Billings: Methinks I See a Heavenly Host; A Virgin Unspotted; John Foster: While shepherds watched their flocks by night (A 2nd Collection of Sacred Music. York, ca. 1820); Joan Cererols: Mar...
Performers: Ardagh-Walter, Patrick; Blackadder, David; Bonner, Tessa; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Carolan, Lucy; Carroll, Paul; Charlesworth, Stephen; Consort, Taverner; Cooper, Peter [violin]; Daniels, C...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: Taverner Choir; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

100 Best Film Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626; Divertimento for violin, viola & cello in E f...
Performers: Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baltsa, Agnes; Barrueco, Manuel; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Bell, David [Organ]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Blanc, Ernest; Blaze, Robin; Bloch...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Abel, David [Violin]; Abel, David; Raine, Nic; Love, Geoff; Dervaux, Pierre; Muti, Riccardo; Bateman, Paul; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; ...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Brussels National Opera Chorus; Brussels National Opera Orchestra; Came...

This collection features music from Hollywood blockbusters such as 'Harry Potter', 'Titanic', 'The Lord of the Rings', 'Death in Venice', 'American Beauty', and many others....continue...
There's no way to put all the great music that has appeared in over a century of films into one set, but this collection from EMI Classics collects enough famous pieces to make most cinephiles smile. ...continue...

Best Baroque 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthems (4); Solomon, HWV 67; Messiah, HWV 56; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Dixit Dominus, HWV 232; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Alcina, HWV 34; Jeremiah ...
Performers: André, Maurice [trumpet]; Andre, Maurice; Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Augér, Arleen; Auger, Arleen; Banchini, Chiara; Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Blyt...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; ; Parrott, Andrew; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Leonhardt, Gustav; Norrington, Roger; Nelson, John; Rooley, Anthony; Rees, Jonathan; McCreesh, Pau...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Boston Early Music Festival Choir; Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra; Capella Ag...

Best Baroque 100

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2006-06-26

Performers: André, Maurice [trumpet]; Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Augér, Arleen; Banchini, Chiara; Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark; Blythe, Stephanie; Boothby, Richard; Bowman, James; Brosse, ...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; ; Parrott, Andrew; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Leonhardt, Gustav; Norrington, Roger; Nelson, John; Rooley, Anthony; Rees, Jonathan; McCreesh, Paul; Kraemer, Nicholas; S...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of London; Boston Early Music Festival Choir; Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra; Capella Agostino Steffani; Choir of the Age of Enlightenment; City of London Bar...

EMI's collection 100 Best Baroque includes a generous 460 minutes of some of the most familiar works or movements from works written during the Baroque era. There is a good mix of genres, including wo...continue...

The Ultimate Classical Christmas Album of All Time

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-10-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Magnificat in D major, BWV 243; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Adolphe-Charles Adam: Minuit, Chrétiens "O holy night"; Felix Mend...
Performers: Biggs, E. Power; Blegen, Judith; Carolan, Lucy; Deutsch, Helmut; Domingo, Placido; Farrell, Eileen; Finucane, Tom; Hadda, Natanja; Horne, Marilyn; Kirchschlager, Angelika; Kirkby, Emma; Lagoya, Alexa...
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Mercurio, Steven; Rilling, Helmuth; Ottley, Jerold; Condie, Richard P.; ; Radu, Valentin; Parrott, Andrew; Bernstein, Leonard; Zukerman, Pinchas; Bernius, Frieder; Newman, Anthony; M...
Ensemble: Ama Deus Ensemble; Ambrosian Singers; American Boychoir; Canadian Brass; Chestnut Brass Company; Choral Guild of Atlanta Brass Ensemble; Christmas Concert Choir; Cleveland Orchestra Brass Ensemble; C...

Veritas - Vivaldi: Gloria, Magnificat / Taverner Players

1 CD / Virgin Classics Import / 2000-11-14

Works: Gregorian Chant: Cum Jubilo, kyrie; Ave Maris stella, hymn for the Assumption of Mary in mode 1 (Liber Cantualis no 73); Salve Regina, mater misericordiae, antiphon; Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" fr...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; King, Catherine; Place, Alison; van Evera, Emily
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: Taverner Choir; Taverner Choir, Consort & Players; Taverner Players

Out of the Night - Pärt: Magnificat; Tavener: Threnos, etc

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2000-01-11

Works: Arvo Pärt: Magnificat; Magnificat Antiphons (7), for chorus; Fratres; John Tavener: Out of the Night (Alleluia), for viola; Canticle of the Mother of God, for soprano & chorus; Thrinos, for cell...
Performers: Atkins, Jane; Blayden, Alastair; McFadden, Claron; Nixon, Leigh; Stirling, Michael; Welsh, Moray
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: Taverner Choir

"Tavener and Part are so often grouped together that one would assume their music was interchangeable. This disc pits two extremes of the composers' styles...continue...