Howells: Requiem

This page lists all recordings of Requiem, by Herbert Norman Howells (1892-1983) on CD. Generally, more recent CDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock.

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Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor, etc.

Howells:

Requiem

Janet Coxwell (soprano), Michael Chance (countertenor), Philip Salmon (tenor) & Jonathan Best (baritone)

Take him, earth, for cherishing

Vaughan Williams:

Mass in G minor

Mary Seers (soprano), Michael Chance (countertenor), Philip Salmon (tenor) & Jonathan Best (baritone)

Te Deum in G


Corydon Singers, Matthew Best

‘A moving and impressive addition to the a cappella repertoire’ (The Daily Telegraph)

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Howells: Requiem, etc.

Britten:

A Hymn to the Virgin

Sarah Whitworth, Deborah Lewis, Michael Lewis, Chris Moore-Bick

Te Deum in C

Sarah Bosworth

Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30

Howells:

Requiem

Psalm 23

Psalm 21


Julian Collings (organ), Rhiannon Evans, Deborah Lewis & Michael Lewis

David Rowland

"...truly excellent performances...the recordings are beautifully accomplished....This is a fine disc, well worth the attention of all lovers of twentieth-century English choral music" International Record Review

Regent - REGCD169

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Howells - Choral Works

Howells - Choral Works


Howells:

A Sequence for St Michael

The House of the Mind

Requiem

Mass in the Dorian Mode

Te Deum (St Mary Redcliffe)

O salutaris Hostia

Sweetest of sweets

Come, my soul

Antiphon

Nunc dimittis

Regina caeli

Two Madrigals

Long, Long Ago

Thee will I love

Blessed are the dead

Even such is time

Inheritance

God is gone up

The Summer is coming

Three Carol Anthems

The Scribe

Haec dies

Salve Regina


Harry Bicket (organ) & Andrew Lumsden (organ)

The Finzi Singers, Paul Spicer

The imaginative registration, choral tone, recorded sound and written presentation are all admirable features of a highly recommendable disc’ (Gramophone)

Chandos 241 - CHAN241-34

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Requiem Aeternam

Requiem Aeternam


Howells:

Requiem

Take him, earth, for cherishing

Martin, F:

Mass for Double Choir


Vasari Singers, Jeremy Backhouse

"one of the most accomplished small choral groups of our time" Gramophone

Signum - SIGCD503

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I will lift up mine eyes

I will lift up mine eyes

Sacred Music by Stanford and Howells


Howells:

Magnificat (Gloucester, 1946)

Like as the Hart

The fear of the Lord

Requiem

Long, Long Ago

All my hope on God is founded

Stanford:

Magnificat in G

Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in B flat

O for a closer walk with God, Op. 113 No. 6

I heard a voice from heaven

When Mary thro' the garden went

Te Deum in C


Wayne Marshall (organ)

The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter

Collegium - COLCD118

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English Choral Music

English Choral Music


Bedford, D:

The Golden Wine is Drunk

Britten:

Five Flower Songs, Op. 47

Holst:

Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 26 - 3rd Group

Howells:

Requiem

Vaughan Williams:

Three Shakespeare Songs


Manja Smits (harp [Holst])

Netherlands Chamber Choir, John Alldis

Globe - GLO5170

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Howells - Sacred Choral Music

Howells - Sacred Choral Music


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


Iain Farrington (organ)

St. John's College Choir, Cambridge, Christopher Robinson

“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

Building a Library

First Choice - November 2008

Naxos English Choral Music - 8554659

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The Sound of St Johns

The Sound of St Johns


Hoddinott:

Three Advent Carols

Howells:

A Sequence for St Michael

Requiem

Evening Service for Voices in Unison

Langlais:

Psalm 111 - Beatus vir

Orr, R:

Songs of Zion

Tippett:

Evening Canticles


Andrew Carwood (tenor), Alexander Martin (organ)

The Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge, George Guest

"... much to enjoy and admire especially in the piece pieces by Alun Hoddinott and Guest's immediate predecessor at St John's, Robin Orr ... something special." Marc Rochester, Gramophone

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English Choral Music of the 20th Century

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 and 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

The Light of Life, Op. 29 'Lux Christi' (excerpts)

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 Partsongs, 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 Madgalenae Oxonienses)

Give me the wings of faith

An Easter Sequence

Veni creator spiritus

What love is this of thine?

Crucifixus pro nobis, Op. 38

Rockingham: Chorale Prelude on 'When I survey the wondrous Cross'

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 Service in C major, Op. 115

Three Latin Motets, Op. 38

Evening Service in C major, Op. 115

Communion Service in C major, Op. 115

Prelude for Organ in G minor

Evening Service in G major, Op. 81

Postlude for Organ in D minor

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

Henry V: Touch her soft lips and part

Cantico del Sole

Henry V: Passacaglia "Death of Falstaff"

The Twelve

Set me as a seal upon thine heart

Antiphon

Missa Brevis


Choir of St. John’s College, Cambridge, Christopher Robinson

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