McDonald, Basil

Ascribe Unto the Lord - Sacred Choral Works of Samuel Wesley / Choir of St. John's College

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2013-02-26

Works: Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Blessed be the God and Father; Wash me throughly from my wickedness; Ascribe Unto the Lord, for chorus & organ; Work(s); Magnificat anima mea; Nunc dimittis; The Wilderness a...
Performers: Brunt, Kieran [Tenor Vocal]; Challenger, John [Organ]; Clapham, Geoffrey; Cobb, Jason [Treble]; Gregory, Julian; Hicks, Peter [Vocals]; Imam, James; McDonald, Basil; Oladeinde, Sam; Simpson, Alexande...
Conductors: Nethsingha, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Choir of St. John's College Cambridge

The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge has selected some of the best-known choral works of Samuel Sebastian Wesley for inclusion on this disc, interspersing...continue...
Recording information: St John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (04/20/2012-04/22/2012)....continue...

Laudent Deum: Sacred Music by Orlande de Lassus / His Majesty's Sagbutts and Cornetts

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-03-29

Works: Orlande de Lassus: Ecce nunc benedicite, motet for 7 voices, M. xxi (S. xix/114); Veni in hortum meum, motet for 5 voices, M. ii (S. v/120); Quis sequitur me, motet for 2 voices, M. xi (S. i/3); Reso...
Performers: Gregory, Julian; Hambleton, Tristan; Langridge, Jonathan; McDonald, Basil; Ravalde, Tim; Smith, Bradley; Strong, Pablo; Tomita, Leo; Williams, Francis [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Nethsingha, Andrew
Ensemble: ; His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts

Orlande de Lassus was a prolific and versatile composer and the most famous musician of his day. By the age of twenty-one, he had been...continue...
Recording information: St John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (07/20/2010-07/22/2010)....continue...

Hear My Words: Choral Classics

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2010-11-16

Works: Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Edvard Grieg: Ave maris stella, EG 150; Arvo Pärt: Bogoroditse Devo; Sergey Rachmaninov: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37; Robert Parsons: Ave Maria; Giovanni Pierluigi da Pal...
Performers: De Minckwitz, Edward; Hambleton, Tristan; McDonald, Basil; Ravalde, Tim; Strong, Pablo; Tomita, Leo; Walker, Graham; Williams, Francis [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Nethsingha, Andrew

This new release of Choral Classics from St John's spans nearly 500 years of choral music. The earliest pieces date from the first half of...continue...
Recording information: St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (04/09/2010-04/11/2010)....continue...