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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Edward Elgar: Go, song of minePart-Songs and Choral Works
Drawn from across the composer's lengthy career, this collection of Part-Songs and Choral-Works explores the great variety and range within Elgar's work for choir and voices. Along with more well-known works such as 'Love' and 'Deep in my Soul' there are early pieces such as 'O Salutaris hostia' (composed for small amateur choirs) that give hints of his later mature style, through to the 1928 piece 'I sing the Birth' – a work that shows Elgar's ability to adapt to more contemporary styles of 20th-century choral composition. The Rodolfus Choir have established themselves as one of the leading youth choirs in Britain, made up of singers aged from 16 to 25 who have been chosen from past and present members of the Eton Choral Courses for prospective choral scholars. Many members of the Choir are choral scholars, some are at music college, and most hope to make a career in music. The Rodolfus Choir and Ralph Allwood are well-known for imaginative programming, and for presenting new music. The Rodolfus Choir’s recent CD recordings with Signum include music as diverse as Howells, Monteverdi, Grier, Tallis and the German Romantics. “The strength and major appeal of this disc will surely be the opportunity it presents to discover just how much Elgar could be an explorer … Elgarians and others tempted by the works assembled in this new collection can be assured that it is on a par with the best of them” International Record Review, March 2013 “The Rodolfus Choir shine strongly in these well-loved Elgar part-songs choral works.” MusicWeb International, April 2013 “The delicacy (and occasional fragility) of the Rodolfus's young voices make the effect [in 'Owls'] even more poignant...[Give unto the Lord] rounds off this hugely enjoyable disc with aplomb.” Gramophone Magazine, April 2013 “The combination of Ralph Allwood and the Rodolfus Choir usually means quality. It does again here in this excellently sung recital of Elgar choral pieces. It's hard, in fact, to imagine 'Go, song of mine', the opening item, done better...When simplicity of utterance is necessary, the Rodolfus deliver it unfussily.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2013 **** | 
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| |  | A Choral Christmas
A leading light in the world of youth choral music, the Rodolfus Choir is made up of choristers from ages 16-25 who are past and present participants of the Eton Choral Courses, begun by the choir's director Ralph Allwood in 1980. This new Christmas programme mixes the familiar with pieces not usually heard in carol services – such as Tomas Luis de Victoria's stunning eight-part 'Ave Maria' (from an edition prepared by John Rutter), and more recent works like Chris Chivers' 'Ecce Puer' and Eric Whitacre's 'Lux Aurumque'. Such a programme is well-suited to a group with the versatility and enthusiasm of the Rodolfus choir. “The freshness of attack you get with younger voices is put to incisive use by conductor Ralph Allwood...Some of the emotional deepening which comes with vocal maturity is occasionally missing, but there are many qualities here that compensate.” BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2012 **** “From start to finish this is a superb recital and I’m delighted it is available widely to the public. The test of a good CD is wanting to play it again immediately and this is certainly one. A Christmas record to be delighted to give or receive!” MusicWeb International, November 2012 “For smooth, refined, effortless and warmly communicative singing this Christmas, you probably need look no further than this disc of somewhat less than mainstream Christmas music from the ever-impressive Rodolfus Choir.” International Record Review, December 2012 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Choral Music by Herbert Howells
A true master and exponent of the British choral music tradition, Herbert Howells compositions and settings are brought to life in this collection of his secular and sacred works. Performances come from the youthful talents of The Rodolfus Choir, led by their director Ralph Allwood. The Rodolfus Choir is made up of singers aged from 16 to 25 who have been chosen from past and present members of Eton College's summer choral courses for prospective choral scholars. Many members of the choir are choral scholars, some are at music college and most hope to make a career in music. Ralph Allwood founded the choir in 1984, and has been Precentor and Director of Music at Eton since 1985. Signum have previously released two very well received discs with the choir - choral arrangements by Clytus Gottwald and the Monteverdi Vespers. “these youthful singers...sing with the sensitivity and precision you would expect of the next generation of choral scholars. They give some lovely accounts in this interesting collection, particularly "One thing I desire" and the great canticle settings” The Observer, 16th May 2010 “Their expertise is obvious...It's not just technical quality that is on offer here...The supple account of 'A Spotless Rose' is full of expressivity...Put simply, this disc has quality stamped all over it.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2010 ***** “I could listen to the young singers of The Rodolfus Choir all day without tiring or losing my appetite for their collective musicianship and accomplished choral artistry.” Classic FM Magazine, September 2010 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Nicholas Jackson - Choral Works
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| |  | Choral Arrangements by Clytus Gottwald
“Gottwald's awesome technical demands put much of this music way beyond the scope of most choirs, and it is greatly to Ralph Allwood's credit that the Rodolfus Choir, most of whom are students and all of
whom are under 25, have not only tackled this music at all but have done so with considerable distinction ... there is a collective enthusiasm for the music and for art of choral singing” Gramophone Magazine | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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“…performed by a large choir of young voices… Some of these pieces have clearly been worked at in detail: the dynamic shading in Sancte Deus is subtle and apt and the majestic harmonic waves of O Sacrum Convivium are exploited to the full.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2005 *** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Thomas Tallis - Latin & English Motets & Anthems
“The variety of Tallis's music is amply demonstrated in this issue… This breadth of range allows the choir to show off a correspondingly wide range of expressive and interpretative skills.” Gramophone Magazine, March 2006 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Abendlied19th century Romantic German part-songs and motets
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| |  | Among the Leaves so GreenEnglish and Scottish Folk-songs
| | Among the leaves so green, O Bushes and briars Greensleeves The three ravens O waly waly Early one morning The keel row Swansea Town Strawberry Fair Bobby Shaftoe Afton Water The oak and the ask Dashing away with the smoothing iron The turtle dove I love my love The sailor and young Nancy Yarmouth Fair |
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| |  | A Sequence for the Ascension
Recorded August 1992 at Leominster Priory | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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