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“One of the attractions of this disc is the variety of the repertoire...Logical phrasing and clear articulation are among the virtues of this choir, and these serve the repertoire on this disc well, whether old or new. Some of the best-known carols for full choir are sung with vigour, but never exaggerated...The programme guarantees almost 80 minutes of exquisite singing.” MusicWeb International, January 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Noël! - Volume 2Choral Music for Christmas
Allain: | Coventry Carol | Gruber, F: | Silent Night (arr. David Hill) | Holst: | Lullay my liking, H129, Op. 34 No. 2 | Howells: | Long, Long Ago | Joubert: | Torches | Kirkpatrick: | Away in a Manger (arr. David Hill) | Leighton: | The Christ Child | Martin, M: | Adam lay ybounden | Niles: | I wonder as I wander (arr. Kevin Grafton) | Peacock, A: | Venite, Gaudete! | Praetorius, M: | Resonet in laudibus (à 6) (ed. David Hiley) | Tavener: | Rocking | trad.: | O come, o come, Emmanuel (arr. David Hill) In Dulci Jubilo (arr. Robert Pearsall) Angelus ad virginem (arr. Barry Rose) Ding dong! merrily on high (arr. Stuart Nicholson) | Wade: | O come, all ye faithful (arr. David Hill) | Warlock: | Bethlehem Down (arr. David Hill) | Whitacre: | Lux aurumque |
Volume 2 of David Hill’s Noël! series is an exciting new collection of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany music for mixed voice choirs. This recording captures the essence of the collection in a fine new recording by the stunning choir Ikon. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 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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| |  | Christmas From Cambridge
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| |  | Howells - Choral Works
The imaginative registration, choral tone, recorded sound and written presentation are all admirable features of a
highly recommendable disc’ (Gramophone) | | | (also available to download from $21.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Howells - Sacred Choral Music
“The St. Johns Choir has never sounded better, and the recorded sound is glorious: clear and clean, but with great warmth and a sense of space. The finely nuanced performances are impressively controlled. This disc is a must-have for connoisseurs of English cathedral music and a great introduction to Howells for the novice.” American Record Guide, May 2000 “Howells, probably more than any other composer, extended the cathedral repertoire in the 20th century. Here his music is performed by one of the best choirs. Under Christopher Robinson, St John's has preserved its distinctive character (the bright tone of its trebles a famous part of it) and, as this record demonstrates, has gained in vigour and clarity of purpose.
Immediately notable is the choice of relatively quick speeds. Howells sometimes appears to invite a relaxed style of performance which isn't to his advantage.
St John's tempo suits the acoustic. This applies to a similar comparison with the Choir of King's College in its more reverberant chapel, singing the Communion Service dedicated to it: the more opulent sound matches the broader tempo, St John's achieving (as in the Sanctus) clearer effects within a narrower spectrum. Their discs also have in common the Rhapsody No 3 for organ, and whereas the expansive performance at King's includes a murmurous pianissimo next-thing-tosilence, the quicker, more sharply defined one at St John's has a dramatic urgency.
The choice of programme is particularly happy, with one of the lesser-known Evening Services (the 'St Paul's') and one of the best known of Howells's anthems (Like as the hart).” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | (also available to download from $6.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | A Ceremony of Carols
Andrews: | Before Dawn | Bennett, R R: | Out of your sleep What Sweeter Music | Britten: | A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 | Carter, A: | There is no rose | Holst: | Old English Christmas Carols (4), H82, Op. 20b | Howells: | Long, Long Ago | Johnstone, H D: | I sing of a maiden | Joubert: | There Is No Rose Torches | Leighton: | Lully, lulla ('Coventry Carol'), Op. 25b | Warlock: | Bethlehem Down | Wishart, P: | Alleluya! A new work is come on hand |
Also available as part of the Christmastide box set, CRD5001. | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | ChristmastideCarols and Christmas Music from New College Oxford
Andrews: | Before Dawn | Bennett, R R: | Out of your sleep What Sweeter Music | Britten: | A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 | Byrd: | O magnum mysterium | Carter, A: | There is no rose | Daquin: | Noël No. 10 Grand jeu et Duo Martin Hallows (organ) | Darke: | In the Bleak Midwinter | Gauntlett: | Once in Royal David's city | Gruber, F: | Silent Night | Handel: | Messiah: For unto us a child is born | Holst: | Old English Christmas Carols (4), H82, Op. 20b | Howells: | A Spotless Rose Here is the Little Door Long, Long Ago | Johnston, O: | Lute-book lullaby | Johnstone, H D: | I sing of a maiden | Joubert: | There Is No Rose Torches | Lasso: | Videntes stellam | Leighton: | Lully, lulla ('Coventry Carol'), Op. 25b | Mathias: | A babe is born Wassail Carol | Mendelssohn: | Hark! the herald angels sing | Niles: | I wonder as I wander (arr. Andrew Carter) | Ord: | Adam lay y-bounden | Poulenc: | Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël | Scheidt: | Puer natus in Bethlehem | Schein: | Quem vidistis pastores | Schütz: | Hodie Christus natus est, SWV315 | trad.: | Gabriel's Message ('The angel Gabriel from heaven came') (arr. Edgar Pettman) Ding dong! merrily on high The Holly and the Ivy (arr. Walford Davies) Sussex Carol A Virgin most pure In Dulci Jubilo (arr. Pearsall) Rocking Angelus ad virginem (arr. Andrew Carter) The Infant King (Sing Lullaby) (arr. Pettman) Of the Father's heart begotten | Vaughan Williams: | The truth sent from above | Wade: | O come, all ye faithful | Warlock: | Bethlehem Down | Wishart, P: | Alleluya! A new work is come on hand |
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| |  | English Choral Music of the 20th Century
Berkeley, L: | Crux fidelis, Op. 43 No. 1 Missa Brevis, Op. 57 Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, Op. 99 Three Latin Motets, Op. 83, No. 1 The Lord is my Shepherd, Op. 91 No. 1 Mass for Five Voices, Op. 64 Look up, sweet babe, Op. 43 No. 2 A Festival Anthem, Op. 21, No. 2 Three Pieces for organ, Op. 72, No. 1: Toccata | Britten: | Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30 Te Deum in C Jubilate Deo in C major (1961) Antiphon, Op. 56b A Hymn to the Virgin Festival Te Deum in E, Op. 32 Missa Brevis in D major, Op. 63 Hymn to St. Peter, Op. 56a A Hymn of Saint Columba Prelude & Fugue on a Theme of Vittoria Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27 | Elgar: | Give unto the Lord (Psalm XXIX), Op. 74 Ave verum corpus, Op. 2 No. 1 Ave Maria, Op. 2 No. 2 Ave maris stella, Op. 2 No. 3 O hearken Thou, Op. 64 Te Deum laudamus, Op. 34, No. 1 Benedictus, Op. 34 No. 2 O Salutaris Hostia Great is the Lord (Psalm XLVIII), Op. 67 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me (from The Apostles) Go, song of mine, Op. 57 Seek Him that Maketh the Seven Stars Light of the World | Finzi: | God is gone up, Op. 27 No. 2 Magnificat, Op. 36 My lovely one, Op. 27 No. 1 Welcome Sweet and Sacred Feast, Op. 27 No. 3 Thou didst delight my eyes, Op. 32 Let us now praise famous men, Op. 35 Seven Poems of Robert Bridges, Op. 17 Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice, Op. 26 | Howells: | Magnificat & Nunc dimittis (St Paul's, 1951) Like as the Hart Paean Requiem Long, Long Ago Office of Holy Communion (Collegium Regale) Rhapsody for Organ No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 17 No. 3 Take him, earth, for cherishing | Leighton: | Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis (Collegium Magdalenae Oxonienses) Give me the wings of faith An Easter Sequence Veni creator spiritus What love is this of thine? Crucifixus pro nobis, Op. 38 Chorale Prelude on Rockingham Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis (Second Service), Op. 62 | Rubbra: | Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in A flat major, Op. 65 Missa in honorem Sancti Dominici, Op. 66 Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Cyril Scott, Op. 69 Tenebrae Motets, Op. 72: First, Second & Third Nocturns Meditation for Organ, Op. 79 Missa Cantuariensis, Op. 59 | Stanford: | Morning, Evening and Communion Services in C Op. 115 Three Latin Motets, Op. 38 Prelude in G major, Op. 105 No. 3 Evening Service (Magnificat & Nunc dimittis) in G major, Op. 81 Postlude in D minor, Op. 105 No. 6 For lo, I raise up, Op. 145 | Tavener: | God is With Us (A Christmas Proclamation) Song for Athene The Lamb The Tiger Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis (Collegium Regale) Funeral Ikos Two Hymns to the Mother of God Love bade me welcome As one who has slept The Lord's Prayer Svyati 'O Holy One' | Walton: | Coronation Te Deum A Litany 'Drop, drop slow tears' Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis Where does the uttered music go? Jubilate Deo Passacaglia - Death of Falstaff and Touch her soft lips from Henry V Cantico del Sole The Twelve Set me as a seal upon thine heart Antiphon Missa Brevis |
A slimline 10 CD box set for the Christmas gift market, featuring the ten titles in the award-winning series from St. John’s College, Cambridge: - Lennox BERKELEY Sacred Choral Music 8557277 - BRITTEN Rejoice in the Lamb, Hymn to St Cecilia 8554791 - ELGAR Sacred Choral Music 8557288 - FINZI Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice and other choral works 8555792 - Herbert HOWELLS Requiem and other choral works 8554659 - LEIGHTON Sacred Choral Music 8555795 - RUBBRA Nine Tenebrae Motets 8555255 - STANFORD Anthems and Services 8555794 - TAVENER Song for Athene, Svyati and other choral works 8555256 - WALTON The Twelve, Coronation Te Deum, Missa Brevis 8555793 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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