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Britten: War Requiem
RecommendedHeather Harper (soprano), Philip Langridge (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), Martyn Hill (tenor)
Choristers of St Paul`s Cathedral, London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Richard Hickox
Britten's War Requiem is the composer's most public statement of his pacifism.
The work is cast in six movements and calls for massive forces: full chorus, soprano soloist and full orchestra... — More…Awards:
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Choral
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Engineering
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Building a Library, June 2017, Also Recommended
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Britten: War Requiem
RecommendedHeather Harper (soprano). Philip Langridge (tenor), Martyn Hill (tenor), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone), Roderick Elms (organ)
London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral, Richard Hickox
'Drawing on a disciplined and dedicated response from his London Symphony forces, Hickox masterminds a stirring display (ideally balanced by the Couzens production team) that scales genuine... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Choral
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Winner - Engineering
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Vaughan Williams - Choral Works
Recommendedfrom CDA66420, CDA66655, CDA66511 & CDA66569
Elizabeth Connell (soprano), Amanda Roocroft (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Martyn Hill (tenor), Maldwyn Davies (tenor), Anne Dawson (soprano), Linda Kitchen (soprano), Alan Opie (baritone), Gwynne Howell (bass), Thomas Allen (baritone), Nobuko Imai (viola), Judith Howarth (soprano), Matthew...
Best has a fine sense of VW as a dramatic composer, bringing tremendous urgency to Dona Nobis Pacem and real passion to the Five Mystical Songs. Best's Serenade to Music is the original, not... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th July 2008
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Building a Library, July 2017, First Choice
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Grainger Edition, Vol. 7: Songs for Tenor
Martyn Hill (tenor), Penelope Thwaites (piano), John Lavender (piano)
Thwaites is on terrific form. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Editor's Choice
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Bax - Orchestral Works Volume 6
Martyn Hill (tenor), Margaret Fingerhut (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bryden Thomson
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Schoenberg: Gurrelieder
Stephen O’Mara (tenor), Melanie Diener (sopano), Jennifer Lane (mezzo-soprano), David Wilson-Johnson (bass), Martyn Hill (tenor), Ernst Haefliger
Simon Joly Chorale, Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft
On the evidence of this superb performance we've quite clearly been underestimating Robert Craft. Precision and finely moulded detail are evident throughout, at least as clearly as in Chailly's... — More…
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Elizabethan lute songs & Purcell: Birthday Odes for Queen Mary
James Bowman, Robert Spencer, Dennis Nesbitt, Oliver Brookes, Norma Burrowes, Charles Brett & Robert Lloyd
The Early Music Consort of London, David Munrow
Pleasant 1970s accounts, though James Bowman’s countertenor voice has been overshadowed by recent, more flexible, rivals, and the perky but sedate speeds of the Birthday Odes now seem cautious. — More…
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War's Embers: English Songs of World War 1 Clifford Benson (piano), Stephen Varcoe (baritone), Michael George (bass (vocal)), Martyn Hill (tenor)
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Lili Boulanger: Songs (Hyperion French Song Edition) Andrew Ball (piano), Martyn Hill (tenor), Amanda Pitt (soprano), Jeanette Ager (mezzo-soprano), Ian Townsend (piano), Peter Johnson (bass (vocal))
New London Chamber Choir, James Wood
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