Simcock, Iain

Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee: Royal Music from Westminster Abbey

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2012-05-08

Works: Henry Purcell: Trumpet Tune (from "The Indian Queen (as Z. 630/4a")) for harpsichord in C major ZT 698; Christ is made the sure foundation; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; The Water Musi...
Performers: Baker, Martin [Choral Conductor]; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Crowley, Andrew [Trumpet]; Daniel, Nicholas; Harold, Matthew; Simcock, Iain; Wellington, Lawrence; Williams, Rodney
Conductors: Neary, Martin
Ensemble: ; London Brass

Recording information: Westminster Abbey, England (1993-1994); Westminster Abbey, England (1997); Westminster Abbey, England (1998)....continue...

John Tavener: Song for Athene; Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis; The Lamb et al.

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-02-07

Works: John Tavener: Song for Athene; The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?"; Funeral Ikos, for chorus; Away in a Manger, for chorus or treble & chorus; Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, for chorus; Lament of t...
Performers: Dunnett, David; Kendall, William; Kringelborn, Solveig; Simcock, Iain
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Hill, David
Ensemble: ; Choir of King's College Cambridge

Spanning over 20 years of his career, this anthology surveys some of John Tavener's most treasured choral works, exploring the contemplative, spiritual quality that has...continue...

Victoria: Missa Trahe Me Post Te / james O'Donnell / Choir of Westminster Cathedral

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-05-10

Works: Tomás Luis de Victoria: Trahe me post te, motet for 6 voices; Missa Trahe me post te, for 5 voices; Alma Redemptoris mater, antiphon for 5 voices; Ave regina coelorum, antiphon for 5 voices; Reg...
Performers: Simcock, Iain
Conductors: O'Donnell, James [Organ]
Ensemble: ; Choir of Westminster Cathedral

"A fervent sigh at the serenity and sheer beauty of it all" -Choir & Organ

"Stunning examples of Victoria's most expressive and dramatic writing ... having...continue...
Recording information: Westminster Cathedral (03/14/1994-03/18/1994)....continue...

Celebrations! (Royal and State) from Westminster Abbey

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-04-05

Works: Arthur Bliss: Royal Fanfares; Hubert Parry: I was glad; William Walton: Set me as a seal upon thine heart; Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Wash me throughly from my wickedness; Thou wilt keep him in perfect...
Performers: Aiken, Adam; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Crouch, Jo; Franks, Roderick; Neary, Martin; New, John; Simcock, Iain
Conductors: Neary, Martin
Ensemble: London Brass

A rousing collection of compositions from many royal occasions and state events at Westminster Abbey, including coronations and royal weddings! This recording includes sixteen works...continue...
Recording information: Westminster Abbey (1988)....continue...

Music for Royal Occasions

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Gustav Holst: I vow to thee, my country; William P. Rowlands: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Tune; Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Wash me throughly from my wickedness; John Hilton: Lord, for thy tender...
Performers: Baker, Martin [Choral Conductor]; Hoeg, Michael; Simcock, Iain
Conductors: ; Smith, Michael
Ensemble: London Brass; Welsh National Opera Brass

Masterpieces of Mexican Polyphony / Andrew Watts, Andrew Lawrence-King, Westminster Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-11-10

Works: Hernando Franco: Salve Regina; Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla: Deus in Auditorium; Mirabilia Testimonia, for 8 voices; Lamentation for Maundy Thursday; Salve Regina, for 8 voices; Francisco Lópe...
Performers: Lawrence-King, Andrew; Simcock, Iain; Watts, Andrew

The Westminster Cathedral Choir is well-known for performing and recording masterworks of Spanish, Portuguese, and Mexican sacred polyphony. This CD includes works by four of...continue...
Recording information: Westminster Cathedral (06/20/1989-06/22/1989)....continue...

Tavener: Thunder Entered Her, The Last Sleep of the Virgin, etc / David Hill, Winchester Cathedral Choir, Chilingirian String Quartet

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-05-19

Works: John Tavener: Angels; Annunciation; Lament of the Mother of God; Thunder Entered Her; Hymns of Paradise; God is with us; The Last Sleep of the Virgin; The Hidden Treasure; Arvo Pärt: Summa; Frat...
Performers: Cruft, Benedict; Dunnett, David; Kendall, William; Kiernan, Patrick; Kostecki, Boguslav; Kringelborn, Solveig; Rakowski, Maciej; Shave, Jacqueline; Simcock, Iain; Sweeney, Donald; Wright, Gavyn
Conductors: Hill, David
Ensemble: Winchester Cathedral Choir

"John Tavener, one of the most popular composers of the last century, has created some meditatively enduring works such as Lamentations & Praises, Lament for...continue...

20th Century Classics - Tavener: The Protecting Veil, Choral Music, etc / Hill, Isserlis, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-02-24

Works: John Tavener: The Protecting Veil; The Last Sleep of the Virgin; Angels; Annunciation; Lament of the Mother of God; Thunder Entered Her; Hymns of Paradise; God is with us
Performers: Cruft, Benedict; Dunnett, David; Isserlis, Steven; Kendall, William; Kiernan, Patrick; Kostecki, Boguslav; Kringelborn, Solveig; Rakowski, Maciej; Shave, Jacqueline; Simcock, Iain; Sweeney, Donald; W...
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; ; Hill, David; Dunnett, David
Ensemble: ; Chilingirian Quartet; Winchester Cathedral Choir

"EMI's release of this two-disc tribute to John Tavener is a collection of his greatest hits taken from performances in their archives. British cellist Steven...continue...

Ikons: Choral Music of John Tavener

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: John Tavener: Thunder Entered Her; The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?"; The Tyger, for chorus; A Hymn to the Mother of God; Responsorium in memoriam Annon Lee Silver, for 2 mezzo-sopranos, 2 flute...
Performers: Andrews, Joanne; Bowers-Broadbent, Christopher; Feaviour, Margaret; Harris, Judith; Kirk, Vernon; MacKenzie, Neil; Simcock, Iain

Masterpieces of Portugese Polyphony Vol 2/ Westminster Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-08-14

Works: Manuel Cardoso: Non mortui, motet; Sitivit anima mea, motet; Mulier quae erat, motet; Tulerunt lapides, motet; Nos autem gloriari, motet; Lamentations for Maundy Thursday; Joao Lourenco Rebelo: Panis...
Performers: Harper, Celia; Jackson, Sally [winds]; Simcock, Iain

"In these beautifully sculpted and richly textured performances by the Choir of Westminster Cathedral under Master of Music James O'Donnell, there is a clarity, a...continue...

Festal Sacred Music of Bavaria / O'Donnell, Westminster

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-10-11

Works: Hans Leo Hassler: Canzon Duodecmi Toni à 8; Cantate Domino Canticum Novum à 12; Sacri concentus; Canzon noni toni; O Sacrum Convivium; Domine Dominus noster à 5; Christian Erbach...
Performers: Carwood, Andrew; Roberts, Timothy [Keyboardist/Conductor]; Schollhorn, Iris; Simcock, Iain; Vine, Matthew
Conductors:
Ensemble: His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts

"Lassus's Mass gets the grandest of reconstructions with vivid interpolations by Hassler and Erback-and performances to match. Unimpeachable pomp with celestial circumstance." -Paul Riley, BBC...continue...

Twentieth Century British Choral Music / Darlington, et al

5 CD / Nimbus Records / 2001-10-30

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor; Valiant for Truth, motet for chorus (with piano or organ ad lib); The Blessed Son of God, for chorus (arranged from "Hodie," Christmas cantata); Hodie (This D...
Performers: Anderson, John; Ashton, Graham; Barratt, Ian; Best, Roger; Copley, Michael [Recorder/Flute]; Cornes, Jeremy; Farr, Stephen; Freeman-Attwood, Jonathan; Gritton, Peter; Hamburger, Peter; Hodges, Mauric...
Conductors: Darlington, Stephen
Ensemble: English String Orchestra

Vierne: Complete Organ Symphonies Vol 4 / Iain Simcock

1 CD / Priory / 1999-05-01

Works: Louis Vierne: Symphony for Organ no 4 in G minor, Op. 32; Symphony for Organ no 6 in B minor, Op. 59
Performers: Simcock, Iain

A Portrait of Vaughan Williams

4 CD / Nimbus Records / 1999-02-23

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: The wasps; The lark ascending; Fantasia on Greensleeves; Concerto for Oboe in A minor; Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Variants (5) of 'Dives and Lazarus'; Mass in G min...
Performers: Barratt, Ian; Best, Roger; Bochmann, Michael; Bourgue, Maurice; Campbell, Margareth; Douglas, Audrey; Freeman-Attwood, Jonathan; Gritton, Peter; Joubert, Pierre; Lilley, Colin; Lynn, Susan; Martin, P...
Conductors: Boughton, William; Darlington, Stephen
Ensemble: Christ Church Cathedral Choir; English String Orchestra

This extensive collection of Vaughan Williams' works offers an illuminating insight into the life and music of this great British composer. The accompanying booklet includes...continue...

Duruflé: Requiem, Mass "Cum Jubilo", etc / O'Donnell

1 CD / Hyperion / 1995-04-01

Works: Maurice Duruflé: Requiem; Motets (4) on Gregorian themes, Op. 10; Notre Père, Op. 14; Missa "Cum Jubilo", for baritone, baritone chorus, orchestra & organ, Op. 11
Performers: Clein, Natalie; Keenlyside, Simon; Simcock, Iain; Webber, Aaron

'The Westminster Cathedral boys and men carry the lyricism and harmonic luxuriance to an ethereal plane. The choral singing is superb ... helping one to...continue...

Panis Angelicus'. Favorite Motets. Westminster Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 1994-01-01

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sacred Pieces (3), Op. 23; Symphony no 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang"; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cé...
Performers: Simcock, Iain

'A beautiful disc of sacred motets from one of this country's finest choirs' (Classic FM Magazine)

'What can one say? A feast beyond all dreams....continue...

Adeste Fidelis / O'Donnell, Westminster Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Hyperion / 1993-10-01

Works: John Francis Wade: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles); Christmas Traditional: Gabriel's Message (Basque); O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; Ding Dong! Merrily on High (Fre...
Performers: Choir of Westminster Abbey; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Simcock, Iain

'A model of its kind' (The Times)

'Celestial' (The San Francisco Examiner)

'An extremely well-sung traditional carol collection. The concert makes a great appeal by...continue...
Personnel: Emma Kirkby (soprano); Catherine King (mezzo soprano); Matthew Vine, Nicholas Keay, Clifford Lister, Andrew Carwood, John Bowen, Leigh Nixon, Tom Raskin (tenor); Andrew Wickens, Michael Lee...continue...