Dobell, Mark

Monteverdi: Selva Morale e Spirituale, Vol.3 / The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2013-04-09

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale; Iste confessor Domini sacratus (II), motet for 2 sopranos & 2 violins (from Selva morale e spiritual; Magnificat II, for 6 voices and organ (from Vesper...
Performers: Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Cornwell, Joseph; Davidson, Grace; Dobell, Mark; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Young, Stuart
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: ; The Sixteen

The third and final volume in The Sixteen' s acclaimed Selva morale e spirituale series! Included on this final volume are the eight-part Magnificat (Primo),...continue...
Recording information: St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London (05/2011/11/2011)....continue...

The Rose, the Lily & the Whortleberry - Medieval Gardens / Orlando Consort

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-10-09

Works: Guillaume de Machaut: Rose, liz, rondeau for 4 voices; Anonymous, Codex Bamberg: El mois de mai - De se debent - Kyrie; Anonymous, French: Hé marotele / En praerie / Aptat, motet; Soubz les bran...
Performers: Dobell, Mark; Greig, Donald; Harre-Jones, Robert; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Smith, Angus

Available again by popular demand, the Orlando Consort's The Rose, the Lily and the Whortleberry explores the inventiveness of European composers from the 13th -...continue...

Great European Choral Works / The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2012-06-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Dixit Dominus; Claudio Monteverdi: Beatus vir; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Assumpta est Maria; Tomás Luis de Victoria: Gaude, Maria virgo, motet for 5 voices; Diet...
Performers: Beckley, Lisa; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Cornwell, Joseph; Crabtree, Libby; Davidson, Grace; Dean, Ruth; Dobell, Mark; Dunkley, Sally; Evans, Robert; Jones, Tim [Vocals]; Macdonald, Rob...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

Since they were founded in 1979, Harry Christophers and The Sixteen have recorded over 100 discs of choral music spanning 600 years. On this new...continue...

Medieval Christmas / Orlando Consort

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-11-08

Works: Anonymous, Winchester Troper: Christe redemptor, 2-part kyrie; Quem lohannes, troped agnus from a Christmas Mass; Alleluia V. Dies sanctificatus, organum for 2 voices; Anonymous, Aquitanian Repertory...
Performers: Dobell, Mark; Greig, Donald; Harre-Jones, Robert; Smith, Angus
Conductors:
Ensemble: Orlando Consort

Recording information: St. Mary's Parish Church, Haddington, East Lothian, Sco (11/2005)....continue...

MacMillian: Miserere / Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2011-11-08

Works: James MacMillan: Miserere, for chorus; Strathclyde Motets, for chorus; O bone Jesu, for a cappella chorus; Tenebrae Responsories, for chorus
Performers: Dobell, Mark; Dougan, Eamonn; Evans, Robert; Osmond, Cecilia; Outram, Rebecca; Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

In November 2011, Harry Christophers and The Sixteen will release the premiere recording of James MacMillan's exquisite Miserere for the CORO label. Continuing their work...continue...

O Guiding Night: The Spanish Mystics

1 CD / Coro / 2011-05-10

Works: Tarik O'Regan: Fleeting, God, for choir; O vera digna hostia, for choir; Beloved, all things ceased, for choir; Ruth Byrchmore: The Dark Night, for choir; Prayer of St. Teresa of Avila, for choir; A ...
Performers: Davidson, Grace; Davies, Ben; Dobell, Mark
Conductors: Christophers, Harry

This year, Harry Christophers and The Sixteen embarked on their second new commissions project with The Genesis Foundation, the UK-based charity established in 2001 by...continue...
Recording information: St Giles, Cripplegate, London (01/2011)....continue...

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...

Handel: Dixit Dominus; Stefani: Stabat Mater

1 CD / Coro / 2009-10-13

Works: Agostino Steffani: Stabat Mater, for 6 voices & organ; George Frederick Handel: Dixit Dominus
Performers: Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Davidson, Grace; Dobell, Mark; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

The Sixteen adds to its stunning Handel collection with a brand new recording of Dixit Dominus set alongside a little-known treasure - Agostino Steffani's Stabat...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...

The Sixteen Edition - Bright Orb of Harmony - Purcell, MacMillan

1 CD / Coro / 2009-05-12

Works: Henry Purcell: Jehova, quam multi sunt, Z 135; Miserere Mei ("Canon 4 in 2"), canon for 4 voices, Z. 109; Remember not, Lord, our offences, Z 50; Beati omnes, hymn, for soprano, bass, chorus & contin...
Performers: Berridge, Simon; Davidson, Grace; Davies, Ben; Dobell, Mark; Dougan, Eamonn; Hopkins, Kirsty; Mobbs, Charlotte; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Young, Stuart
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

2009 is a year of anniversaries - the 350th anniversary of Henry Purcell's birth (1659), James MacMillan's 50th birthday (July 16), and The Sixteen's 30th...continue...

The Sixteen Edition - Padre Pio Prayer - MacMillan, Panufnik, Todd

1 CD / Coro / 2009-05-12

Works: James MacMillan: Padre Pio's Prayer, for chorus & organ; The Lamb has come for us from the House of David, for chorus & organ; On the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin, for chorus; A New Song, for c...
Performers: Davidson, Grace; Dobell, Mark; Doyle, Julia; Massey, Ruth
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

A fascinating recording of three new commissions from James MacMillan, Roxanna Panufnik, and Will Todd, accompanied by a number of other works by each of...continue...

Mary and Elizabeth at Westminster Abbey / James O'Donnell, Westminster Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-10-14

Works: Christopher Tye: Omnes gentes, plaudite manibus, motet for 5 voices; William Mundy: Vox patris caelestis; Thomas Tallis: Videte miraculum; John Sheppard: Libera nos, salve nos (I), for 7 voices; The ...
Performers: Balkwill, William; Brett, Francis; Dobell, Mark; Empitt, Julian; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Nixon, Leigh; Quinney, Robert; Stocker, Julian; Young, Stuart

'Mary & Elizabeth at Westminster Abbey' tells the story of the religious and political turmoil that engulfed England in the sixteenth century, and from which...continue...

A Cello Christmas /Geoffrey Simon, London Cello Sound, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Daryl Runswick: Introit; Christmas in America Medley; An Olde English Christmas Medley; Christmas Traditional: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English); Gaudete (Swedish); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (...
Performers: Colwell, Cathy; Cox, Allan; Cullington, Paul; Dall'Olio, Gabriella; Dixon, Chris; Dobell, Mark; Elms, Roderick; Feile, Matthias; Gledhil, Rachel; Hibbert, Fiona; Knussen, Kenneth; Sinclair, Cameron; ...
Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey
Ensemble: Clare College Choir; London Cello Sound members; London Philharmonic Cellos

Christmas favorites presented with an amazing blend of velvet and virtuosity! Conductor Geoffrey Simon and arranger Daryl Runswick combine Cala's "London Sound" series concept with...continue...
Personnel: Mark Dobell (tenor); Fiona Hibbert (harp); Chris Vanderspar, Paul Watkins (cello); Roderick Elms (celesta); Paul Cullington (double bass); Allan Cox (drums); Rachel Gledhill (percussion)....continue...

Streams of Tears - Padilla / Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Coro / 2008-05-13

Works: Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla: Deus in Auditorium; Mirabilia Testimonia, for 8 voices; Stabat Mater; Transfige, dulcissime Domine, for mixed chorus; Lamentations of Jeremiah; Tristis est anima mea, ...
Performers: Cooper, Julie; Davies, Ben; Dobell, Mark; Dougan, Eamonn
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

A brand new recording from one of the world's leading choirs -exquisite choral music from a "Golden Age" of New World composition. The music of...continue...

The Feast of the Ascension at Westminster Abbey / O'Donnell, Quinney, The Choir of Westminster Abbey

1 CD / Hyperion / 2008-05-13

Works: Charles Villiers Stanford: Motets (3), Op. 38; Bernard Rose: Preces and Responses; Responses and Dismissal; Joseph Barnby: The earth is the Lord's; Benjamin Britten: Festival Te Deum in E major, Op. ...
Performers: Brett, Francis; Dobell, Mark; Empitt, Julian; Grote, Ashley; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Quinney, Robert; Stocker, Julian; Trevelyan-Jones, Warren; Wallington, Lawrence
Conductors: O'Donnell, James [Organ]
Ensemble: Westminster Abbey Choir

"The first thing that hits you about the singing is the celebratory tone. The boys might be singing Stanford's Caelos ascendit hodie, but they could...continue...

O'Regan: Scattered Rhymes; et al / Hillier, Orlando Consort, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-04-08

Works: Tarik O'Regan: Scattered Rhymes, for soloists & unaccampanied chorus; Douce dame jolie, virelai for vocal ensemble; Guillaume de Machaut: Messe de Nostre Dame; Douce dame jolie, pour Dieu; Guillaume ...
Performers: Dobell, Mark; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]

On this fascinating recording, Paul Hillier leads the Orlando Consort and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir in the world premiere recording of "Scattered Rhymes" -...continue...

Coro Live - Faure: Requiem; Mozart: Vespers / Christophers, et al

1 CD / Coro / 2008-03-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Laudate Dominum; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48
Performers: Dobell, Mark; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

This is the first recording with The Sixteen and The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and looks set to become the benchmark recording...continue...

A Mother's Love - Music for Mary / Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Edvard Grieg: Ave maris stella, EG 150; William Cornysh: Ave Maria mater Dei; Josquin Desprez: Gaude virgo, mater Christi, motet for 4 parts; Anton Bruckner: Tota pulchra es, WAB 46; Camille Saint-Sa...
Performers: Arnold, Jonathan; Berridge, Simon; Cooper, Julie; Davidson, Grace; Dobell, Mark; Dougan, Eamonn; Dunkley, Sally; Jones, Timothy; Outram, Rebecca; Roy, David; Unwin, William
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

Britain’s best-selling choir of the 21st Century, The Sixteen, releases a new album of music inspired by the Virgin Mary. Harry Christophers, the most prolific...continue...

The Feast of St. Michael and All Angels at Westminster Abbey

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-09-11

Works: Richard Dering: Factum est Silentium for 6 voices & continuo; Kenneth Leighton: Preces and Responses no 1, for cantor, chorus & organ; Preces and Responses no 2, for cantor, chorus & organ; Charles V...
Performers: Brett, Francis; Dobell, Mark; Empitt, Julian; Ewens, Jacob; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Quinney, Robert; Stocker, Julian; Trapp, Nicholas
Conductors: O'Donnell, James [Organ]
Ensemble: Westminster Abbey Choir

The latest CD from the Choir of Westminster Abbey, led by its director James O'Donnell, again draws on the rich repertoire of the liturgy in...continue...

All in the April Evening /Temple, Philharmonic Chamber Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-12-12

Works: Hugh S. Roberton: All in the April evening, partsong; The Banks o'Doon; Eriskay love lilt; Dream Angus; The Wee Cooper o' Fife; Drink to me only with thine eyes, English partsong for men's voices; Al...
Performers: Davies, Robert; Dobell, Mark; Lang, Bryony; Mobbs, Charlotte
Conductors: Brewer, Michael

"Bright, youthful choir timbre, affectionate yet staunch renditions, and superior sound from the Hyperion engineers. Recommend you buy on sight. Repeat, buy on sight." -American...continue...

The Sixteen Edition - The King's Musick - Chapel Royal

1 CD / Coro / 2006-10-10

Works: Pelham Humfrey: O Lord My God for 4 voices, strings & organ; Lord! I have sinned; O the sad day, for vocal ensemble; By the waters of Babylon, for vocal ensemble; Sleep downy sleep come close mine ey...
Performers: Arnold, Jonathan; Berridge, Simon; Cooper, Julie; Dobell, Mark; Jones, Timothy; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony & Invention

Brand new recording from The Sixteen (recorded in 2006) features new editions and world premiere recordings. It was largely through the efforts of "Captain" Henry...continue...
Includes i will always give thanks (the 'club' anthem), for by various composers....continue...

Ikon / Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

1 CD / Decca / 2006-06-13

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Ave Maria; Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 31; John Tavener: Song for Athene; Exhortation and Kohima, for chorus; Arvo Pärt: De profundis; The Woman with the Alabaster Box...
Performers: Cooper, Julie; Davidson, Grace; Dobell, Mark; Fullbrook, Charles; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Williams, Huw [Organ]
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

"There are 29 singers listed in the booklet, giving a rather bigger and more unfettered sound than usual from this group. Not surprising, perhaps, given...continue...

What Sweeter Music / Barbieri

1 CD / Deux Elles / 2004-10-01

Works: William Walton: Christmas Carols (4) for chorus; John Rutter: What sweeter music; Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Boris Ord: Adam lay ybounden; Andrew Carter: Mary's Magnific...
Performers: Barbieri, Edward; Consortium; Dobell, Mark; Downs, Melanie; Price, Gareth; Price, Ray; Semmens, Richard; Swift, Helen
Conductors:
Ensemble: Consortium

Recording information: Saint Alban the Martyr, Holborn, London, England (05/02/1998-05/03/1998)....continue...

O Crux - Spanish Choral Music / Aransay, Coro Cervantes, etc

1 CD / Guild / 2002-11-01

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Salmo sexto del oficio de defuntos, funeral psalm for chorus; Enriqué Granados: Salve regina, for 4 voices & organ; L'Herba de amor, for chorus & organ, H. 66; Manuel de Fall...
Performers: Castledine, Tansy; Crowe, Lucy; Dobell, Mark; Hawgood, Anthony; Skeen, Debra
Conductors:
Ensemble: Coro Cervantes

"There are several surprises on this recording, beginning with the repertoire--19th century Spanish sacred music, much of which is recorded here for the first time...continue...