Watson, Christopher

Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore; Coronation Mass / Kilsby, Kenyon, Watson, Borrett

1 CD / Delphian Records / 2012-04-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass no 15 for vocal soloists, chorus & orchestra in C major ("Coronation"), K. 317; Ave verum corpus; Laudate Dominum
Performers: Borrett, Christopher; Watson, Christopher
Conductors: Nicholas, Benjamin
Ensemble: Charivari Agréable

Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum and Charivari Agréable come together for the first time in vividly communicative interpretations of three of Mozart's sacred masterpieces. The forces...continue...
Recording information: Merton College Chapel, Oxford (07/12/2011-07/13/2011)....continue...

Handel: Esther / Bowman, Watson, Bickley

2 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Esther, oratorio, HWV 50b
Performers: Bickley, Susan; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Joshua, Rosemary; Osmond, Cecilia; Outram, Rebecca; Purves, Christopher; Smith, Angus; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor; Watson, Christopher
Conductors: Cummings, Laurence
Ensemble: London Handel Orchestra

Music for Henry V and the House of Lancaster / The Binchois Consort, Andrew Kirkman

1 CD / Hyperion / 2011-09-13

Works: R. Henry: Gloria, for chorus; Gregorian Chant: The Office for St John of Bridlington, antiphons & responsory; Asperges me, antiphon; Ave Regina caelorum, antiphon in Mode 6; Gloriosae Virginis Mariae...
Performers: Butler, Richard; Watson, Christopher
Conductors: Kirkman, Andrew

The Binchoi s Consort presents a disc that demonstrates the beauty and grandeur of the music performed daily in princely chapels of fifteenth-century England. It...continue...
Recording information: St Silas' Church, Kentish Town, London (05/11/2010-05/13/2010)....continue...

Dialogues Of Sorrow: Passions On The Death Of Prince Henry (1612)

1 CD / Signum UK / 2010-08-27

Works: Robert Ramsey: When David Heard; What Tears, Dear Prince; How Are the Mighty Fallen; Sleep fleshly birth; Thomas Ford: 'Tis Now Dead Night, for vocal ensemble & lute; William Cranford: Weep, Weep, Br...
Performers: Chambers, Mark; Crouch, Gabriel; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]; Long, Matthew [Vocals]; Moore, Amy; Watson, Christopher; Wilkinson, Clare
Conductors: Crouch, Gabriel

In 1612, Prince Henry Frederick, son of James I and heir to the thrones of England and Scotland, died from a suspected bout of typhoid...continue...
Recording information: St Michael's Church, Summertown, Oxford, England (01/01/2010-01/04/2010)....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...

J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion

2 CD / Orchid Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Performers: Birchall, James; Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Clifton-Griffith, Natalie; Davidson, Grace; Dougan, Eamonn; Skidmore, Greg; Watson, Christopher
Conductors: Skidmore, Jeffrey

Recording information: Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England (04/10/2009)....continue...

Hawes: Song of Songs / Elin Manahan Thomas, Roger Sayer, English Chamber Orchestra

1 CD / Signum UK / 2009-06-06

Works: Patrick Hawes: Song of Songs, for voice, chorus & orchestra; Perfect Love, for chorus; When Israel was a Child, for chorus & organ; The Lord's Prayer, for voice & chorus; O Lord Our Governor, for cho...
Performers: Coxwell, Janet; Liebeck, Jack; Sayer, Roger; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Watson, Christopher; Wilson, Suzanne
Conductors: Hawes, Patrick
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

The composer Patrick Hawes has established a reputation as one of the most popular contemporary English composers working today. This new disc of choral and...continue...

Verdelot: Madrigals for a Tudor King / Sayce, Alamire, et al

1 CD / Obsidian Records / 2009-04-28

Works: Philippe Verdelot: Italia mia bench'el parlar'; Con l'angelico riso, madrigal for 4 voices (also for voice & lute, arranged by Willaert); Quanto sia lieto il giorno, madrigal for 4 voices (also for v...
Performers: Sayce, Lynda; Watson, Christopher; Wilkinson, Clare

Philippe Verdelot was the most important composer of Italian madrigals in the early 16th century and recognized as the greatest innovator of the genre. A...continue...

Senfl: Missa paschalis, etc / Lawrence-King, Watson, MacDonald, et al

1 CD / Obsidian Records / 2009-04-28

Works: Ludwig Senfl: Missa paschalis, for 5 voices; So ich sie dann freundlich grüeß, for voice & harp; Carmen in re; Im Maien, im Maien hört man die Hahnen kraien, song for voice & ensemble...
Performers: MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Watson, Christopher
Conductors: Skinner, David; Lawrence-King, Andrew
Ensemble: QuintEssential

Following on the success of their Tomkins CD 'These Distracted Times' the Choir of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, teams up with the cornett and sackbut...continue...

Robert Hugill: Testament of Dr. Cranmer & Other works / Brough, Chameleon Arts Orchestra

1 CD / Divine Art / 2008-02-19

Works: Robert Hugill: The Lord Bless Thee, for tenor and strings; Faith, Hope and Charity, for solo violin and strings; What Is Man?, for tenor & strings (or organ); Tempus per Annum, for unaccompanied choi...
Performers: Ayres, Paul; Baggs, Simon; Watson, Christopher
Conductors: Brough, Paul
Ensemble: Strings of the Chameleon Arts Orchestra

Robert Hugill is mainly self-taught as a composer and is based in London. Christopher Watson studied music at Exeter University, and after spending a number...continue...

Macmillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross / Polyphony

1 Super Audio CD / Hyperion / 2005-11-08

Works: James MacMillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross, cantata for choir and string orchestra; On the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin, for chorus; Te Deum
Performers: Davidson, Grace; Haworth, Amy; Peacock, Adrian; Thomas, Elin Manahan; Underwood, Giles; Vivian, James; Wall, Simon; Watson, Christopher
Conductors: Layton, Stephen
Ensemble: Britten Sinfonia

Baroque Music from Latin America 2 - Moon, Sun & All Things

1 Super Audio CD / Hyperion / 2005-10-11

Works: Anonymous, Peruvian: Hanacpachap cussicuinin (God, Joy of the Universe), hymn; Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla: Deus in Auditorium; Juan de Araujo: Dixit Dominus, for 11 voices; Aquí, aquí, ...
Performers: Clifton-Griffith, Natalie; Cragg, Elizabeth; Davidson, Grace; Dougan, Eamonn; Gribbin, Alice; Perfect, Nicholas; Watson, Christopher
Conductors: Skidmore, Jeffrey
Ensemble: Ex Cathedra Baroque Ensemble; Quintessential Sackbut & Cornett Ensemble

Ex Cathedra and Jeffrey Skidmore unearth more fascinating treasures with this latest anthology of Latin American music from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The works...continue...

Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor; Bingham / Baker, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2005-06-14

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Te Deum for chorus & organ (or orchestra) in G; Mass in G minor; O Vos Omnes ("Is it Nothing to You?"), motet for alto & chorus; Valiant for Truth, motet for chorus (with pian...
Performers: Aitkenhead, Ian; Alder, Stephen; Campbell, Colin; Carwood, Andrew; Clapham, Geoffrey; Keay, Nicholas; Lister, Clifford; Phillips, Ewan; Quinney, Robert; Titus, Graham; Watson, Christopher

"As is only to be expected from its past record, the Choir of Westminster Cathedral brings tonal richness and a superb musicality to its performances...continue...

A Marriage of England and Burgundy / Binchois Consort

1 CD / Hyperion / 2000-11-01

Works: Walter Frye: Missa Sine nomine; Salve virgo mater pya; Antoine Busnois: Regina caeli (i), antiphon for 4 voices; Regina caeli (ii), antiphon for 4 voices; Work(s)
Performers: Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; O'Keeffe, Damian; Watson, Christopher
Conductors: Kirkman, Andrew
Ensemble: Binchois Consort

"...The singing here is refined and skillful. One appreciates the effort of the musicians even more when one considers the demands that the composers make...continue...