Prices shown exclude VAT. (UK tax is not payable for deliveries to United States.) See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Carols by Candlelight
anon.: | Ninna nanna di Gesù bambino (arr. Grayston Ives) | Bach, J S: | Chorale Prelude BWV659 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland' Chorale Prelude BWV662 'Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr' | Britten: | A Hymn to the Virgin | Buxtehude: | Fantasia on 'Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern', BuxWV223 | Byrd: | An earthly tree | Gardner, J: | Tomorrow shall be my dancing day | Gregorian Chant: | Creator alme siderum | Guerrero: | Pastores loquebantur | Ives, G: | Sweet was the song | Mathias: | Sir Christèmas | Mendelssohn: | Hark! the herald angels sing | Palestrina: | I look from afar Rorate coeli | Reger: | Mariä Wiegenlied, Op. 76 No. 52 | Stainer: | How beautiful upon the mountains | trad.: | O come, o come, Emmanuel In Dulci Jubilo (arr. Pearsall) Of the Father's heart begotten | Vaughan Williams: | The truth sent from above The blessed Son of God | Warlock: | Benedicamus Domino | Wood, C: | View me, Lord |
Martin Ford (organ) The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Bill Ives Bill Ives leads the famed Choir of Magdalen College Choir in this selection of choral favorites for Advent and Christmas.The music on this recording ranges from quiet reflection and anticipation to the excitement and celebration of the birth of Jesus and the coming of the Wise Men. Magdalen College is one of the oldest choral foundations in England, with an unbroken tradition stretching back to 1480.The Choir retains much the same shape as it had in the 15th-century, with 16 boy Choristers (educated at Magdalen College School) and 12 adult Academical Clerks (undergraduates of the College). “Magdalen College's recital makes an attractive alternative to the annual broadcast from King's...Director Bill Ives has a good ear for contrasts” The Independent on Sunday, 20th December 2009 | 
| | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
|
|
| |  | In Terra PaxA Christmas Anthology
Julia Doyle (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone) & Mark Williams (organ and piano) City of London Choir & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Hilary Davan Wetton Performances of carols both ancient and modern have become central to the celebration of Christmas. The choral music on this disc includes Holst’s surprisingly neglected Christmas Day, as well as music by Leighton, Joubert, Mathias, Gardner and Rutter. The nostalgic mood of Howells’s evergreen carol anthems is echoed in Finzi’s In terra pax, which recalls the pealing of bells at midnight on a frosty Christmas Eve. The City of London Choir, which enjoys an enviable reputation as a “leader among non-professional choruses” (The Times), makes its Naxos début with this delightful recording. “The gem here is Finzi's In terra pax… From late in Finzi's life, it is suffused with English pastoral yearning, and baritone Roderick Williams sings beautifully in the outer sections.” BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2009 **** “...an outstanding account of one of the minor masterpieces of 20th-century English music.” The Guardian, 4th December 2009 **** | 
| | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
|
|
| |  | Joy in the morning
Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore “The best choir of its kind in Britain? Very possibly…” (Michael White) 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” Concert series. Christmas has always been a special time for Ex Cathedra and their roots are firmly established in the wonderful repertoire associated with this joyful time of year. This is the first recording which features both the Choir, Consort, and their Academy of Vocal Music. Featuring compositions and/or arrangements by Alec Roth, Benjamin Britten, John Gardner, John Joubert, Harold Darke, Naji hakim, Kenneth Leighton, Tomas Pascual, Felix Mendelssohn, Giovanni Gabrielli, Franz Xavier Gruber, Martin Bates, David Willcocks and Jeffrey Skidmore. The booklet contains full texts. From its home in Birmingham, Ex Cathedra has established an international reputation as a leading UK choir and Early Music ensemble. Under founder and Artistic Director Jeffrey Skidmore, Ex Cathedra is known for its vibrant performances and a passion for seeking out not only the best but the unfamiliar and the unexpected in the choral repertoire. Ex Cathedra celebrate their 40th Anniversary in 2009 and this will be highlighted in articles about them and interviews with Jeffrey Skidmore, in the music press | 
| | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
|
|
| |  | Christmas from York
John Scott Whiteley (organ) The Choir of York Minster, Robert Sharpe (director) A varied programme of Christmas music, including familiar and some unfamiliar items, recorded in the largest mediaeval church in Northern Europe with its spectacular acoustic. First recordings of new carols by Richard Shephard and John Scott Whiteley. Robert Sharpe’s first recording with the Minster Choir since taking up the appointment of Director of Music at the Minster in September 2008. “Rutter's 'Shepherd's pipe carol' and Poulenc's 'Hodie Christus natus est' show the Minster choir at its extrovert best.” BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2009 *** | 
| | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
|
|
| |  | Maw - Sinfonia
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble “Maw’s Sinfonia (1966) is a superb half-hour essay, scored for small orchestra but big in every other way. Its inspiration seems to be the gently rocking motif used by Britten to link movements in his vocal-orchestral Nocturne. Maw’s equivalent is a more complex source of unity in a discourse that is at once opulent and incisive. Of three enjoyable brass pieces, Stephen Dodgson’s Sonata for Brass Quintet (1963) stands out, a concise, compelling structure to which I find myself often returning. And how beautifully this celebrated ensemble played.” Sunday Times, 3rd August 2008 *** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
|
|
| |  | The Christmas CollectionChristmas carols from medieval times to the present day, both familiar and unfamiliar
anon.: | Salutation Carol Hail Mary, full of grace There is no rose Ave rex Nowell, sing we Make we joy Nowell, Out of your sleep Nowell, the boares head Nowell, Dieu vous garde Sweet was the song the Virgin sang Drive the cold winter away The old year now has passed away ('Greensleeves') Angelus ad virginem Gaudete | Britten: | A Hymn to the Virgin A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 | Byrd: | Lullaby, my sweet little baby | Fricker: | A babe is born | Gardner, J: | Tomorrow shall be my dancing day | Gauntlett: | Once in Royal David's city | Goss, J: | See amid the winter's snow | Gregorian Chant: | Verbum caro factum est | Grüber, F: | Silent Night | Hayward: | Lute book lullaby | Holst: | In the Bleak Mid-winter (Cranham) | Howells: | Sing Lullaby A Spotless Rose | Kirkpatrick: | Away in a Manger | Leighton: | Coventry Carol | Mendelssohn: | Hark! the herald angels sing | Pygott: | Quid petis, O fili? | Ravenscroft, T: | Remember O thou Man | Rubbra: | The Virgin's Cradle Song | Sheppard, J: | Gloria in excelsis Verbum caro factum est | Tavener: | The Lamb | trad.: | The First Nowell Sussex Carol While Shepherds Watched I saw three ships Angels from the Realms Of Glory O little town of Bethlehem Rocking In Dulci Jubilo Ding dong! merrily on high Good King Wenceslas Deck the Hall The Holly and the Ivy God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Coventry Carol | Wade: | O come, all ye faithful | Walton: | Make we joy now in this fest | Warlock: | Corpus Christi Balulalow Benedicamus Domino |
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers A set containing The Sixteen's three Christmas CDs: Christus Natus Est - An Early English Christmas Hodie - An English Christmas Collection A Traditional Christmas Carol Collection - Well-known and well-loved arrangements “Performed with every virtue and every grace including fresh, firm tone, uncanny precision and the finest possible control of grades and shades of volume.” Gramophone Magazine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
|
|
| |  | British Piano Concertos - John Gardner
Peter Donohoe (piano) Royal Scottish National Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones “These fine, dedicated performances are undoubtedly a fitting gift to the composer on his 90th birthday.” BBC Music Magazine, February 2008 **** “The First Piano Concerto (1967) offers a contrasted idiom in its percussive echoes of the Bartók concertos, suiting Peter Donohoe's strong style admirably in a performance brilliantly backed by David Lloyd-Jones and the RSNO. The disc is dazzlingly rounded off with a rumbustious comedy overture. Midsummer Ale, which I hope will bring renewed attention to the composer's most attractive music.” Gramophone Magazine, November 2007 “A victim of late ’50s Darmstadtism, Gardner’s music is making a welcome comeback” Gramophone Magazine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
|
|
| |  | My EnglandA collection of timeless English concertos
| | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
|
|
| |  | HodieAn English Christmas Collection
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
|
|
| |  | One thing have I desiredChoral Music from Exeter College, Oxford
Richard Moore & Joshua Hales (organ) The Chapel Choir of Exeter College, Oxford, Alistair Reid (director) Released to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the magnificent George Gilbert Scott chapel at Exeter College, Oxford. A wide range of twentieth- and twenty-first-century sacred choral works, including first recordings of works by John Gardner and Jackson Hill and a new commission for the anniversary celebrations from renowned composer Jonathan Dove. The first commercial release from this superb Oxbridge choir. | 
| | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
|
|
| |
|