City of London Sinfonia
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John Rutter: Requiem
RecommendedNicolas Rimmer (organ), Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano)
Choir of Clare College Cambridge, City of London Sinfonia, Timothy Brown
Naxos continues its conquest of Cambridge's college choirs and finds that from Clare College on excellent form. I suspect this will be one of those Naxos recordings that sells by the ten thousand... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2003, Editor's Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Fauré - Requiem
Recommendedand other sacred music
Caroline Ashton (soprano), Stephen Varcoe (baritone), John Scott (organ) & Simon Standage (violin)
The Cambridge Singers & Members of the City of London Sinfonia, John Rutter (director)
The medium-scale 1893 version of Fauré's spiritual masterpiece finds a loving advocate in John Rutter, with excellent soloists and a lucid-toned choir. — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1985, Winner - Choral
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Rutter: Gloria & Other Sacred Music
Polyphony, City of London Sinfonia & Wallace Collection, Stephen Layton
This superb disc contains a balanced cross- section of Rutter's sacred choral music, spanning over a quarter century and featuring several first recordings. Rutter's stylistic hallmarks are... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2001, Editor's Choice
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You either love or hate Rutter's Christmas music, but for me, Christmas is John Rutter. Complete with sublime melodies, choir-friendly textures and just the right amount of frivolity, this... — More…
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Britten: A Ceremony of Carols & St Nicolas
RecommendedSally Pryce (harp), Katherine Watson (soprano) & Zoë Brown (soprano), Allan Clayton (tenor)
Trinity College Choir Cambridge, City of London Sinfonia, Holst Singers & Temple Church Choristers, Stephen Layton
The clear-toned adult voices of the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, highlight qualities in the work often missed when performed by the more usual boys' choir...Perhaps Trinity sound too... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd December 2012
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2012, Editor's Choice
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Rossini: Stabat Mater
RecommendedHelen Field (soprano), Della Jones (contralto), Arthur Davies (tenor), Roderick Earle (bass)
London Symphony Chorus, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
Hickox rightly presents Rossini's Stabat Mater warmly and with gutsy strength...All four soloists here are first rate, not Italianate of tone but full and warm, and the London Symphony Chorus... — More…
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An introduction to Percy Grainger
RecommendedStephen Varcoe (baritone) / David Archer (trumpet) / Andrew Watkinson (violin) / Jonathan Scott (harmonium) / Penelope Thwaites (piano)
Joyful Company of Singers / BBC Philharmonic / BBC Philharmonic / City of London Sinfonia / Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra, Richard Hickox,...
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Presto Recording of the Week, 31st January 2011
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Rubbra: Inscape, Op. 122, etc.
RecommendedStephen Varcoe (baritone)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
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John Rutter: A Song in Season
RecommendedNew sacred choral music by John Rutter
Cambridge Singers & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Rutter
The Wells Jubilate is typical Rutter - brightly melodic, immediately communicative, and well calculated to bring executive satisfaction to the performers...With Rutter himself conducting his... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th November 2010
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Holst: The Cloud Messenger, A Choral Fantasia, 7 Partsongs & other choral works
Della Jones (mezzo-soprano), Susanna Spicer (alto), Mark Milhofer (tenor), Patricia Rozario (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Finzi Singers, Joyful Company of Singers, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox, Paul Spicer
The Cloud Messenger is a 43-minute work of considerableimaginative power. Before its previoussingle-issue release it had been virtually forgottensince its disastrous premiere under Holst'sbaton... — More…
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