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The Britten Collection / Sioned Williams: harp; Ian Partridge: tenor; The Sixteen

3 CD / Coro / 2013-03-12

Works: Benjamin Britten: Hymn to the Virgin; A Hymn of Saint Columba; Hymn to St Peter, Op. 56a; Antiphon, Op. 56b; Te Deum in C major; Jubilate Deo; Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27; Festival Te Deum in E major,...
Performers: Berridge, Simon; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Crabtree, Libby; Daggett, Philip; Dean, Ruth; Hopkins, Jamie; Jenkin, Nicola [Soprano Vocals]; Lane, Carys; MacKenzie, Neil; Outram, Rebecca; ...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: ; Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral; The Sixteen

This superb collection, released in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Britten's birth, features all three of the The Sixteen's celebrated Britten recordings. Arguably the...continue...

Britten: The Sacred Choral Music / Choir of New College Oxford, Higginbottom

2 CD / Novum / 2013-02-26

Works: Benjamin Britten: Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27; A Wedding Anthem, for soprano, tenor, chorus & organ, Op. 46; The Company of Heaven; Te Deum in C major; Jubilate Deo, for chorus & organ in E flat major...
Performers: Bloor, Benjamin [Organ]; Cutting, Guy; Geidt, James; Grahl, Steven; Grainger, Emma; Pritchard, Nick; Saunderson, Duncan; Thain, Lawrence [Organ]
Conductors: Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: ; Choir of New College Oxford

Benjamin Britten's sacred music is among the most engaging and original music of its kind composed in the middle years of the 20th century. New...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of New College Oxford (2011-07-18_2011-07-20&2012-)....continue...

The Very Best of Benjamin Britten [3 CDs]

3 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Cello Symphony, Op. 68; Elegy for Viola solo; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); Quartet for Strings...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Blatchly, Mark; Booth, Claire; Bostridge, Ian; Coleman-Wright, Peter; Dean, Stafford; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Fullbrook, Charles; Gritton, Susan;...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Knussen, Oliver; Brown, Iona; Warren-Green, Christopher; Paavo, Järvi; Hickox, Richard; Willcocks, David; Brunelle, Philip; Haitink, Bernard; Harding, Daniel
Ensemble: ; Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble; Endymion Ensemble

Since his death in 1976 many musicians have looked at Benjamin Britten's scores anew - not simply the repertory Britten never recorded, but the many...continue...

Britten: A Ceremony of Carols; Bruckner: Motets; Gallus: Missa / Vienna Boys Choir

2 CD / Acanta / 2013-01-29

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; Anton Bruckner: Locus iste, gradual for chorus in C major, WAB 23; Virga Jesse, gradual for chorus in E minor, WAB 52; Os justi meditabitur sapientiam,...
Performers: Bayer, Elisabeth
Conductors: Neyder, Anton; Gillesberger, Hans
Ensemble: ; Vienna Boys Choir

The Vienna Boys choir is the most famous and best known boys' choir in the world. In their 500 year history, they have worked with...continue...
Recording information: Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria (1971-09-??&1971-11-??_1971-)....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...

Essential Britten / Over 2 hours of Britten's greatest masterworks

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations, Op. 18; Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Concerto for Violin Op. 15; Saint Nicolas, Op. 42; A Ceremony of Carols, O...
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Brightman, Sarah; Brown, Timothy; Carter, Roy [Oboe]; Clark, James [Tenor Vocal]; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Ellis, Osian; Godlee, Julian; Haendel, Ida; Harper, Heather; Lenehan, John [Pi...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Brown, Iona; Bedford, Steuart; Berglund, Paavo; Willcocks, David; Pesek, Libor; Whitfield, John; Tate, Jeffrey; Previn, Andre; Hickox, Richard; Rattle, Simon, Sir
Ensemble: ; Endymion Ensemble

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

Britten: A Ceremony of Carols; St. Nicolas / Holst Singers; Trinity College Choir. Stephen Layton

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-10-09

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; Saint Nicholas, cantata for tenor, treble, choruses & orchestra, Op. 42
Performers: Cole, Jeremy; Edwards, Catherine; Higgins, Jonathan; Price, Sally
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: ; Trinity College Choir, Cambridge

Stephen Layton leads the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge and the Holst Singers in two of Benjamin Britten's most popular choral works for Christmastide. The...continue...

Britten: The Little Sweep; Cantata Academica

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2012-07-10

Works: Benjamin Britten: The Little Sweep, children's opera, Op. 45; Cantata academica, for voices, chorus & orchestra, Op. 62
Performers: Brannigan, Owen; Lester, Harold; Pears, Peter, Sir; Vyvyan, Jennifer
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin; Malcolm, George

American Record Guide, September / October 2012
Britten conducting his own music is always (well, almost always) the performance against which all others must be compared....continue...

Winter: An Evocation / Polyphony: Voices of New Mexico

1 CD / Raven Records / 2012-03-13

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; John Tavener: A Nativity Carol, for chorus; English Traditional: Down in Yon Forest, folk song; Andrew Ager: Winter - An Evocation, for chorus, harp & ...
Performers: DeVelder, Lynn Gorman; Hellbom, Rebecca; Thevenot, Maxine; Wilder, Meredith
Conductors: Thévenot, Maxine
Ensemble: Polyphony: Voices of New Mexico

The rich variety of the different experiences of winter is at the heart of this program, which celebrates winter from a variety of angles. Christmas...continue...
Recording information: 06/21/2011-06/23/2011....continue...

Ceremony of Carols / Etherea Vocal Ensemble, Grace Cloutier, harp

1 CD / Delos / 2011-11-15

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; Charles Gounod: Noël, for soprano, alto, female chorus & piano with organ ad lib.; Christmas Traditional: Gabriel's Message (Basque); In dulci jub...
Performers: Andemicael, Awet; Cloutier, Grace [Harp]; Greten-Harrison, Derek; Holst-Grubbe, Allison; Murchie, Alan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Etherea Vocal Ensemble

"Trebles in Paradise" + And vocal paradise is just where the sublime singing of Etherea Vocal Ensemble will take their listeners with their new holiday...continue...
Recording information: Marquand Chapel, Yale University, New Haven, CT (2011-04-29_2011-04-30&2011-)....continue...

So Sweet a Melody: Berlioz, Rheinberger, Liszt and Godar / Hildegard Choir

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-11-08

Works: Hector Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ; Joseph Rheinberger: Messe in A, Op. 126; Puer Natus in Bethlehem, for 2 voices & organ, Op. 118/6; Franz Liszt: Hymne de l'enfant à son réveil, for chor...
Performers: van Evera, Emily
Conductors: Ralston, Gulliver
Ensemble: Hildegard Choir

The debut CD of the Hildegard Choir, which has been delighting audiences of all ages since its founding in 1991! Features renowned American soprano Emily...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxfor (2009-08-28_2009-08-29&2009-)....continue...

Britten: Noye's Fludde / Wilks, Wilson, Wyn, BBC Concert

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Benjamin Britten: Noye's Fludde, children's opera, Op. 59; A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28
Performers: Alleyne, Susan; Anderson, Louisa; Ankier, Joanne; Barnett, Judy; Bate, Jennifer; Baylav, H. Cahit; Belas, Oliver; Berry, Christine; Blomiley, Nigel; Carson, Frank; Cass, Helen; Cinnamon, Emily; Clark...
Conductors: Wilks, Nicholas
Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra members; Finchley Children's Music Group

"This production has the benefit of very strong voices in Benjamin Luxon - resonant and impressive as 'The Voice of God' and David Wilson-Johnson as...continue...

Circles Of Motion: Works by Vivaldi, Britten, Rutter / Spivey Hall Children's Choir

1 CD / ACA Digital / 2011-08-09

Works: Ruth Watson Henderson: Cantate Domino, for chorus, trumpet & piano; David L. Brunner: O Music, for chorus; On Christmas Morn, for chorus & piano; Bob Chilcott: The Truth is Great, for chorus & piano;...
Performers: Hayes, Adam [Trumpet]; Murphy, Elizabeth
Conductors: Shaw, Martha
Ensemble: Spivey Hall Children's Choir

The Spivey Hall Children's Choir led by Martha Shaw gives a program that is a celebration of music throughout the performing year and is a...continue...
Recording information: Spivey Hall, Clayton State College, Morrow, GA (06/21/2010-06/23/2010)....continue...

Christmas From Winchester / Winchester Cathedral Choir, Simon Bell

1 CD / Regent Records / 2011-08-09

Works: Christmas Traditional: Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); The Holly and the Ivy (English); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came (Birjina gaztettobat zegoen, B...
Performers: Bell, Simon [Organ]; De Silva, Andrew; Gallear, Simon; Halbert, Zoe; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Kendall, William; Picton-Turbervill, James; Springham, Anna-Lisa; Upfold, Jonathan
Conductors: Lumsden, Andrew
Ensemble: Winchester Cathedral Choir

This recording presents a selection from the wide range of music that is heard in services at Winchester Cathedral during the Christmas period....continue...
Recording information: Winchester Cathedral, London, England (05/26/2010-05/28/2010)....continue...

Britten: Phaedra; A Charm of Lullabies; Lachrymae / Sarah Connolly

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-05-31

Works: Benjamin Britten: Phaedra, Op. 93; A Charm of Lullabies, song cycle for mezzo-soprano & piano, Op. 41; Lachrymae, reflections on a song of Dowland, for viola & string orchestra, Op. 48a; Two Portrait...
Performers: Burley, Elizabeth; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Monks, Susan; Rysanov, Maxim
Conductors: Gardner, Edward
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

The repertoire on this CD is written across a period of more than 45 years, beginning the year Britten entered the Royal College of Music...continue...
Recording information: Maida Vale Stodio No. 1, London, England (09/23/2010-09/25/2010)....continue...

British Composers: A Celebration / EMI

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-03

Works: Edward Elgar: Wand of Youth Suite no 1, Op. 1a no 4; Symphony no 1 in A flat, Op. 55; Ave Maria, Op. 2 no 2; Quartet for Strings in E minor, Op. 83; Ave verum corpus, Op. 2 no 1; Falstaff; Dream Chil...
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bowen, John; Bramma, Harry; Brown, Wilfred; Dilkes, Neville; Donohoe, Pete...
Conductors: Collingwood, Lawrance; Willcocks, David; Boult, Adrian; Walton, William; Harding, Daniel; Robinson, Christopher; Wordsworth, Barry; Finzi, Christopher; Bliss, Sir Arthur; Goodall, Reginald; Davies, M...
Ensemble: ; Birmingham Contemporary Music Group; Britten String Quartet; London Music Group; The Band of the Royal Military School of Music Kne

Taking a panoramic view of British music between the ends of the 19th and 20th centuries, this fascinating collection features some 30 composers. From the...continue...

Chez Nous: Christmas with Elektra

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2010-12-07

Works: Michael Praetorius: Musae Sioniae; Edward Henderson: Star Song, for chorus & jazz ensemble; Christmas Traditional: Joys Seven (Joshua Himes's Millennial Harp, 1842); We've been a while a-wandering, c...
Performers: Blackburn, Fiona; Ching, Stephanie; Costanzi, Rita; Elektra Women's Choir; Ferreras, Sal; Goheen, Katherine; Henderson, Edward; Hominick, Eric; Kennedy, Holly; Kleer, Marianne de; Macaulay, Marlis; P...
Conductors: Edmundson, Morna; Loomer, Diane

Recording information: Ryerson United Church, Vancouver....continue...

Lullabies & Carols for Christmas / Monica Whicher, soprano; Judy Loman, harp

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-11-16

Works: Christmas Traditional: The Garden of Jesus (Dutch); Balulalow ("I come from hevin to tell") (Scottish); Lullay My Liking, carol (English); Coventry Carol (2); Noël nouvelet, carol (French); Avec...
Performers: Loman, Judy; Whicher, Monica

The richly fascinating history of the Christmas carol spans some nine centuries, from the 12th Century until today, bringing together courtly and popular words and...continue...
Recording information: St. John Chrysostom Church, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada (05/27/2010-05/30/2010)....continue...

Choirboys from Heaven

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-11-09

Works: César Franck: Panis angelicus; Dextera Domini, Choeur de Pâques; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 2 'Lobgesang'; Elijah; Giuseppe Verdi: Sacred Pieces (4), for chorus & orchestra; Maurice Gre...
Performers: Connery, Liam; Cully, Tom; Day, Edward; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Grote, Ashley; Horncastle, Michael; Madine, Joshua; Payne, Callum; Schwinghammer, Matthew; Webber, Geoffrey
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Willcocks, David; Litton, John; Schwinghammer, Matthew; Muti, Riccardo

This 2-CD set contains an extremely wide range of music for boys' choirs, from the early polyphony of Allegri's Misere to the present-day popular songs...continue...

Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony Of Carols; Elizabeth Poston: An English Day-Book

1 CD / Signum UK / 2010-11-04

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; Elizabeth Poston: An English Day-Book, for chorus; Oliver Eredale Searle: On a Summer Night, for chorus; Stephen Deazley: The Ears of Mr. Tuer, for cho...
Performers: Jones, Claire [Harp]
Conductors: Bell, Christopher

Another highlight of Scotland's musical life comes from the National Youth Choir of Scotland (NYCoS) National Girls Choir. Joined by Claire Jones, the official harpist...continue...
Recording information: Caird Hall, Dundee (05/02/2010-05/03/2010)....continue...

Hodie: Advent to Christmas

1 CD / Regent Records / 2010-10-12

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols; Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; Johannes Brahms: Chorale Preludes (11) for Organ, Op. 122; David Willcocks: Resonemus laudibus, f...
Performers: Castle, George; Cooper, Ben [Baritone]; Jefferis, Joanne; Shellard, Stephen; White, Catherine

Recorded in the historic Worcester Cathedral, this collection of Christmas music draws on some of the best-known composers in 20th century music....continue...
Recording information: Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, England (06/17/2009-06/18/2009); Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, England (07/09/2009)....continue...

A Family Christmas

1 CD / Signum UK / 2010-08-07

Works: Leroy Anderson: A Christmas Festival; Sleigh Ride, popular song (with lyrics by Mitchell Parrish); Buddy Kaye: Christmas Alphabet, song; Traditional: Ah! Vous dirai-je, maman; Katherine K. Davis: The...
Performers: Aitken, Julie; Docherty, Niall; Mansfield, Roshni; McKechnie, Charlotte
Conductors: Bell, Christopher

Eton College Chapel Choir perform an enchanting selection of 20th Century French Choral and Organ music. As well as music by composers who were at...continue...
Recording information: RSNO Centre, Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow (09/14/2009-09/15/2009)....continue...

Joy In The Morning

1 CD / Orchid Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Alec Roth: Unborn; The Traveller; Christmas Traditional: The Wexford Carol ("Good People All, This Christmastime") (Enniscorthy Carol) (Irish); Trois Noëls; Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night"); ...
Performers: Boden, Samuel; Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Fletcher, Andrew; Gaunt, William; Jones, Sara; Skidmore, Greg; Vango, Susannah; Vocal], Amy Wood [Sorprano; Watson, Christopher
Conductors: Skidmore, Jeffrey

For their second release on Orchid Classics, Ex Cathedra present a brand new recording of Christmas repertoire based upon their highly successful "Christmas by Candlelight"...continue...
Recording information: St. Paul's Church, Birmingham, England (07/10/2009-07/11/2009)....continue...

Noël

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; John Rutter: Dancing Day, cycle of Christmas carols; Adrian Lucas: Noël, carols for chorus & harp
Performers: Phillips, Daniel [Organ]

The traditional sound of boys' voices with harp & organ, sing a refreshing mix of modern English Christmas music by three composers, John Rutter, Benjamin...continue...

A Ceremony of Carols

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2009-12-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; Hugo Distler: Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen; Herbert Howells: Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; Trond Kverno: Ave maris stella, for choir; John Tavener: The...
Performers: Gabrielsen, Stephen; Kohler, Jason [Tenor Vocal]; Sanford, Skye [Soprano Vocal]; Strom, William [Vocals]
Conductors: Rossin, Thomas D.

Ceremonyes of Carolles / Nancy Hadden

1 CD / CRD Records / 2009-10-13

Works: Plainchant: Hodie Christus natus est, antiphon; Christmas Traditional: Wolcume Yole, carol (English); There Is No Rose of Such Virtue (English); Balulalow ("I come from hevin to tell") (Scottish); Ad...
Performers: Hadden, Nancy; Holden, Poppy; Lester, Vicky; Levin, Esther; Murai, Kyoko

Benjamin Britten's 'A Ceremony of Carols' is heard here along with the original poems and music from Medieval and Renaissance England on which Britten's work...continue...
Includes work(s): behold a silly tender babe / the irish ho by various composers.

Includes work(s): that yonge childe / lully lullay by various composers....continue...

Winter Solstice: Beautiful Music for Solitude and Reflection

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2009-06-23

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55; Alexander Glazunov: The Seasons, Op. 67; Franz Liszt: Transcendental Etudes (12) for Piano, S 139; Benj...
Performers: Biber, Kristy; Drury, David; Gifford, Duncan; Gilby, Barbara Jane; Grigoryan, Slava; Kenny, Yvonne; Kenyon, Clare; Macliver, Sara; McCallum, Stephanie; McGuire, Marshall; Sheldon, Jane; Spina, Rosari...
Conductors: Stanhope, David; Kamirski, Wlodzimierz; Lehmann, Wilfred; Measham, David; Walker, Antony; Mould, Stephen; Westlake, Nigel; Rudner, Ola; Caetani, Oleg;
Ensemble: ; Guitar Trek

Wrap yourself in music this winter! Composers across the ages have been inspired by this season of fresh stillness, dancing snowflakes, mighty storms and sleeping...continue...

Britten: Ceremony of Carols / Kelly, Choir of New College Oxford

1 CD / CRD Records / 2009-05-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; Herbert Howells: Long, long ago; Richard Rodney Bennett: Out of your sleep; What sweeter music can we bring, for chorus; Gustav Holst: Old English Caro...
Performers: Bowes, Tim; Cave, Philip; Finnis, Jerome; Hallchurch, Philip; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Lochmann, Daniel; McLusky, Fergus; Saunderson, Duncan; Witcomb, Nicholas

Christmastide

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2008-11-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Ave Maria; Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night"); César Franck: Panis angelicus; Max Reger: M...
Performers: Appleman, Abraham; Capalbo, Michele; Drake, Victoria; Fader, Oren; Heiss, David; Lionti, Vincent; Mason, Eric; Miller, Dan; Mortimore, Stephanie; Yajima, Mineko
Conductors: Contino, Fiora

Benjamin Britten - The Collector's Edition

37 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-11-24

Works: Benjamin Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Peter Grimes; Passacaglia, for orchestra, Op. 33b (from "Peter Grimes"); The Young person's guide to the orchestra; Canadian Carnival, for orchestra, Op...
Performers: Adey, John; Allen, Benjamin; Allen, Thomas; Alley, John [Piano]; Allison, Richard; Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Armstrong, Sheila [Soprano Vocal]; Bailey, Norman; Ballard, Jerem...
Conductors: Pesek, Libor; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Paavo, Järvi; Berglund, Paavo; Brown, Iona; Yuasa, Takuo; Hickox, Richard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Harding, Daniel; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Bedford, Steuart; Knu...
Ensemble: ; Endymion Ensemble

Benjamin Britten was without question one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. This 37-CD set features all of his most beloved works, giving...continue...

Christus Natus Est

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2008-11-04

Works: Guillaume Dufay: Gloria ad modum tubae, for 4 voices; Anonymous: Verbum caro (Piæ Cantiones); Christmas Traditional: Verbum patris humanatur (conduit); Quem pastores laudavere (Hohenfurth Manus...
Performers: Borden, Scott Wesley; Hershey, Callie; Howlett, Christine; Knickerbocker, Glenn; Lundergan, Carol; Majestic, Laura; Michels, Bryan; Saunders, Michael

Royal Mezzo - Barber: Andromache's Farewell; Britten: Phaedra; Ravel, Berlioz / Kalmar, et al

1 CD / Cedille / 2008-06-01

Works: Samuel Barber: Andromache's Farewell, Op. 39; Hector Berlioz: La Mort de Cléopâtre, for soprano & orchestra, H.36; Maurice Ravel: Shéhérazade, poems (3) for soprano (or ten...
Performers: Larmore, Jennifer
Conductors: Kalmar, Carlos
Ensemble: Grant Park Orchestra

A tour de force showcasing the power and poise of one of America’s leading opera stars. Jennifer Larmore is a major international opera star familiar...continue...

In the Bleak Mid-Winter

1 CD / Swedish Society Discofil / 2007-11-14

Works: Christmas Traditional: Deck the Halls (Welsh); I Saw Three Ships, carol; Angelus ad virginem (English); Anonymous, Swedish: Bereden väg för Herran (Prepare the Way for the Lord), hymn; Emmy...

Britten: A Boy was Born, Wedding Anthem, etc / Best, Corydon

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-10-09

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Boy was Born, Op. 3; Festival Te Deum in E major, Op. 32; Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30; Wedding Anthem, Op. 46
Performers: Chance, Michael; Coxwell, Janet; Hayes, Quentin; Salmon, Philip; Seers, Mary; Trotter, Thomas; Unwin, Roderick
Conductors: Best, Matthew
Ensemble: Corydon Singers; Westminster Cathedral Choir

'This beautifully made record deserves the widest circulation. The sound these choirs make is of great beauty, and is captured in a flawless recording full...continue...

Britten: Cello Symphony, Sinfonia da Requiem, etc / Britten

1 CD / Decca Import / 2007-09-04

Works: Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Cantata misericordium, for tenor, baritone, chorus, string quartet, strings, piano, harp & tympani,
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Pears, Peter, Sir; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin

Recording information: Kingsway Hall, London (1963-1964)....continue...

The Christmas Collection

3 CD / Coro / 2007-09-04

Works: William Walton: Make we joy now in this Fest, carol arrangement for chorus (Christmas Carols no 1); Kenneth Leighton: Carols (3), Op. 25; Peter Racine Fricker: A Babe Is Born; Edmund Rubbra: The Virg...
Performers: Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Burrows, Peter; Carwood, Andrew; Clarke, Fiona; Crabtree, Libby; Dean, Ruth; Dunkley, Sally; Forbes, Patricia; Hodges, Christopher; Hoffnung, Benedict; Jeffrey...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: ; The Sixteen (Choir)

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Performed with every virtue and every grace including fresh, firm tone, uncanny precision and the finest possible control of grades and shades of volume.
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Discover - Choral Music

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-08-28

Works: Gregorian Chant: Crux fidelis, inter omnes, hymn (GR 182); Josquin Desprez: Ave Maria... virgo serena, motet for 4 parts; John Taverner: Missa "Gloria tibi Trinitas"; Christe Jesu, pastor bone; Thoma...
Performers: Bentch, Timothy; Cooper, Gary [Keyboardist]; Drabowicz, Wojciech; Kubiak, Barbara; Laurence Cummings [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Nowacki, Piotr
Conductors: Helbich, Wolfgang; Antal, Mátyás; Oberfrank, Géza; Christophers, Harry; Halász, Michael; Drahos, Béla; Spering, Andreas; Rilling, Helmuth; Rahbari, Alexander; Talmi, Yoav; Wi...
Ensemble: ; Alsfeld Vocal Ensemble; I Febiarmonici (Baroque Orchestra); The Sixteen

Discover Choral Music surveys and explains the development of choral music from medieval plainchant to contemporary favorites like John Rutter and Arvo Part, via Renaissance...continue...

God be in my Head - Lallouette, etc / Freddy de Rivaz

1 CD / Guild / 2007-03-01

Works: Henry Walford Davies: God Be in My Head; Richard Rodney Bennett: Aviary, for voice & piano; Jean-François Lallouette: O Mysterium Ineffabile, motet; Richard Shepherd: Let Him Who Seeks, anthem f...
Performers: Davy, James; Johnson, Simon; Robinson, Nicholas

Freddy de Rivaz was born in St. Albans, England in 1991. His musical talents were evident at an early age on the drums where his...continue...

Britten Conducts Britten Vol 4

7 CD / Decca / 2007-02-13

Works: Benjamin Britten: Concerto for Piano in D major, Op. 13; Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 15; Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Cantata misericordium, for tenor, bar...
Performers: Blyth, Denis; Britten, Benjamin; de Peyer, Gervase; Ellis, Osian; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Katchen, Julius; Lubotsky, Mark; Murray, Alexander; Pears, Peter, Sir; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, ...
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin

This is the fourth volume in the Collector Editions series, devoted to the music of English composer Benjamin Britten. It features authoritative performances by the...continue...

Choral Favourites from King's / Ledger, Willcocks, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-01-23

Works: Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Thomas Tallis: If ye love me; Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; John Tavener...
Performers: Andrew Davis [Conductor/Organ]; Beasley-Murray, Timothy; Ellis, Osian; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Grier, Francis; Hare, Ian; Harper, Heather; Hayes, Nicholas; King, Andrew [Tenor]; Layton...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Cambridge Classical Players; City of London Sinfonia

Banjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2006-09-26

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; Missa Brevis, for boys' chorus & organ in D major, Op. 63; Prelude & Fugue on a theme of Vittoria, for organ; Chorale on an Old French Carol, for doubl...
Performers: Biggers, Barbara Ann; Schucker, John Charles
Conductors: Metallo, Vincent

The Sixteen Edition - Hodie / Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Works: William Walton: Make we joy now in this Fest, carol arrangement for chorus (Christmas Carols no 1); Kenneth Leighton: Carols (3), Op. 25; Peter Racine Fricker: A Babe Is Born; Edmund Rubbra: The Virg...
Performers: Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Crabtree, Libby; Dean, Ruth; Dunkley, Sally; Forbes, Patricia; Hoffnung, Benedict; Jeffrey, Robin; Jenkin, Nicola [Soprano Vocals]; Lockhart, William; MacKenzi...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

"Outstanding, irrespective of the season." -Gramophone...continue...

The Sixteen Edition - Britten: A Ceremony of Carols

1 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28; A Shepherd's Carol; The Sycamore Tree, carol for chorus; Sweet was the Song, carol for SSAA chorus; Missa Brevis, for boys' chorus & organ in D major, ...
Performers: Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Crabtree, Libby; Dunkley, Sally; Hopkins, Jamie; Lane, Carys-Anne; MacKenzie, Neil; Margaret Phillips, Margaret [Organ]; Outram, Rebecca; Williams, Sioned

"A disc of exceptional quality, reinforcing The Sixteen's reputation as one of the finest choirs of our day." -Gramophone...continue...

Britten: Phaedra, Lachrymae, etc / Friend, Nash Ensemble

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-02-14

Works: Benjamin Britten: Phaedra, Op. 93; Lachrymae, reflections on a song of Dowland, for viola & string orchestra, Op. 48a; Sinfonietta, for chamber orchestra, Op. 1; The Sword in the Stone, music for a 6...
Performers: Chase, Roger; Rigby, Jean
Conductors: Friend, Lionel
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble

"... The Nash Ensemble performances are brilliant and brilliantly recorded. There is a clarity and urgency to the performances that reveals much of the inner...continue...

Dankworth: Light of the World; Mozart, etc / Nicholas

1 CD / Signum UK / 2006-01-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74; How beautiful are the feet of them (His Anthem on the Peace) (Peace Anthem), anthem, HWV 266; Walter Alcock: Sanctus; Geoffrey Bur...
Performers: Etherington, Carleton; Fox, Ian; Hewlett, Tom; Martin, Allison; Nicholas, Benjamin; Ooi, Thomas; Swait, Andrew; Wells, Gavin
Conductors: Nicholas, Benjamin
Ensemble: Corelli Ensemble; Tewkesbury Abbey School Choir

The English choral tradition isnt just unique, its vital. It allows the rest of us to understand and express faith and feelings in a way...continue...

Singphonic Christmas / Die Singphoniker

1 CD / CPO / 2005-11-15

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Christmas Traditional: Il est né, le divin enfant (French); Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming) (Alte geistlich...
Performers: Gorzawski, Irmgard; Hamberger, Thomas; Pirzer, Willi; Schmidt, Christian; Thomas, Ludwig; Vocals], Alfons Brandl [Tenor

Singphoniker is an internationally sought-after vocal ensemble; often compared to the famous Kings Singers. This vocal sextet now presents a recording of European Christmas songs...continue...

Harp Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2005-09-13

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; George Frederick Handel: Concerto for Harp in B flat major, Op. 4 no 6/H...
Performers: Challan, Annie; Ellis, Osian; Henson-Conant, Deborah; Hermanjat, Jean-Claude; Holliger, Heinz; Holliger, Ursula; Jellinek, Hubert; Jucker, Rama; Kremer, Gidon; Michel, Catherine [Harp]; Pepin, Andre;...
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; ; Couraud, Marcel; Almeida, Antonio de; Bonynge, Richard; Brown, Iona
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Antiqua Musica; I Musici; London Symphony Orchestra; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Britten Conducts Britten Operas Vol 2

10 CD / Decca / 2005-03-15

Works: Benjamin Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64; Phaedra, Op. 93; The Rape of Lucretia; Turn of the Screw, chamber opera, Op. 54; Death in Venice, opera, Op. 88; Gloriana, opera, Op. 53
Performers: Adams, Stephen James; Ainsley, John Mark; Alder, Eric; Bainbridge, Elisabeth; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barstow, Josephine; Bates, Angela Vernon; Bauer, Michael; Bowen, Kenneth; Bowma...
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin; Bedford, Steuart; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; Welsh National Opera Chorus

These recordings of the remaining five Britten operas in the Decca catalog are conducted by mixture of the composer and two colleagues, Steuart Bedford and...continue...

Britten: Serenade for Tenor, etc / Bedford, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-02-22

Works: Benjamin Britten: Serenade, for tenor, horn & strings, Op. 31; Nocturne, Op. 60; Phaedra, Op. 93
Performers: Fearon, Alan; Francomb, Peter; Haslam, David; Langridge, Philip; Lloyd, Frank [horn]; Murray, Ann; Plane, Robert; Reay, Stephen; Rhys, Christina
Conductors: Bedford, Steuart
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra; Northern Sinfonia

This second volume of Britten orchestral songs features his two arguably best-known works in the genre, together with a major vocal work from the very...continue...

Britten: Saint Nicholas Cantata / Tucker, Griffiths

1 CD / Claves / 2004-12-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10; Saint Nicolas, Op. 42
Performers: Tucker, Mark
Conductors: Griffiths, Howard
Ensemble: Zurich Boys' Choir; Zurich Chamber Orchestra