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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | One Day Fine - Choral Music from Ireland
One Day Fine is a sonic journey through the breadth of Irish choral music. This is a recording of compositions from very different eras, cultures and politics, all unified under the direction of the National Chamber Choir of Ireland's internationally acclaimed director, Paul Hillier. The earliest work on the CD Laeta lux est hodierna comes from the 14th century, while the most recent is the witty Everything Is Ridiculous by young Irish composer Andrew Hamilton. Joining Hamilton in testament to the state of contemporary choral music in Ireland are adopted citizen Kevin Volans whose eponymous One Day Fine draws on the exuberant clicking vocal techniques of his native South Africa, and Ian Wilson. The latter's work The Beloved and her Lover uses traditional Irish sean-nós singing with soloist Iara Ó Lionáird and is as an intriguing counterpoint to Percy Grainger's wordless arrangement of The Derry Air. The early twentieth century is represented by compositions from a trio of Anglo-Irish composers with the controlled, angular lament of This world's joie by Arnold Bax contrasting with the pastoral beauty of Moeran's Songs of Springtime and Stanford's Blue Bird. One Day Fine marks the first recording collaboration between RTÉ lyric fm and the National Chamber Choir of Ireland. This CD is presented with funding from the Music Network/Arts Council Music Recording Scheme. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Best of the Glasgow Orpheus Choir
anon.: | The Dashing White Sergeant Ellan Vannin | Bach, J S: | Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben': Jesu, bleibet meine Freude | Boughton: | Midir's 'Faery Song' from The Immortal Hour, Act II | Brahms: | In stiller Nacht, WoO 34 No. 8 | Burns, Robert: | Ae fond kiss Ca The Yowes | Campbell, J: | Orlington | Gardiner, W: | By Cool Siloam's Shady Rill (Belmont) | Irvine, Jessie: | The Lord's My Shepherd (Crimond) (arr. David Grant) | Lasso: | Ola, O che bon eccho English words 'Hark, hark! the Echo falling' by W G Rothery | Roberton: | All in the April evening White Waves On the Water The Old Woman Kedron | Stanford: | The Blue Bird, Op. 119 No. 3 | Stevens, H: | The Cloud-Capp'd Towers | Thoman: | Go Lovely Rose | trad.: | Peat-fire Smooring Prayer (collected and arranged by Marjory Kennedy-Fraser & Kenneth Macleod) Bonnie Dundee An Eriskay Love Lilt Londonderry Air O can ye sew cushions? (arr. Bantock) Iona Boat Song Mice and Men set to the psalm tune 'Desert' All through the night |
Glasgow Orpheus Choir, Sir Hugh Roberton Recordings from towards the end (in 1951) of the choir's career. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | A Bride’s Guide To Wedding Music For Civil Ceremonies
Bach, J S: | Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV1067: Badinerie Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air ('Air on a G String') Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV1007: Prelude | Beethoven: | Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor, WoO59) | Bizet: | Carmen: Entr'acte to Act III (Intermezzo) | Boccherini: | Minuet in A major from String Quintet Op. 11 No. 5, G275 | Clarke, Jeremiah: | Trumpet Voluntary 'Prince of Denmark's March' | Debussy: | Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque) Arabesque No. 1 | Elgar: | Salut d'amour, Op. 12 | Fauré: | Pavane, Op. 50 Sicilienne, Op. 78 | Gluck: | Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice): Dance of the Blessed Spirits | Gossec: | Tambourin | Grieg: | Lyric Pieces Op. 65: No. 6 - Wedding Day at Troldhaugen | Handel: | Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351: Overture Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351: La Rejouissance Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Solomon) Water Music: Hornpipe Water Music: Air | Massenet: | Méditation (from Thaïs) | Mendelssohn: | A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2 | Mozart: | Le nozze di Figaro, K492: Overture Serenade No. 13 in G major, K525 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik' | Mussorgsky: | Promenade | Pachelbel: | Canon | Purcell: | Trumpet Tune | Saint-Saëns: | Le carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne | Satie: | Gymnopédie No. 1 | Stanford: | The Blue Bird, Op. 119 No. 3 | Vivaldi: | The Four Seasons: Spring, RV269 The Four Seasons: Winter, RV297 | Wagner: | Bridal Chorus 'Treulich geführt' (from Lohengrin) | Walton: | Crown Imperial | Widor: | Toccata from Organ Symphony No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42 No. 1 |
The music on the two CDs has been selected with four key stages of a wedding ceremony in mind. CD 1 is a selection of popular music for the entry of the bride and music for the exit of the bride and groom. CD 2 includes music for setting the scene and suggestions for the signing of the register. | | | (also available to download from $10.75) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | English Choral Favourites
Elizabeth Atherton (soprano), Matthew Best (bass) & Thomas Trotter (organ) City Of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, Simon Halsey (director) “…this latest album from the City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus mostly consists of the secular side of the post-Victorian English choral tradition, interspersed with several organ solos which are rousingly played by Thomas Trotter. …the singing is still distinguished by a high degree of accuracy in tuning, attack and unanimity of dynamic. These qualities are shown to their best advantage in the quasi-symphonic drama of Elgar's Great is the Lord, undoubtedly the highlight of the programme...” BBC Music Magazine, August 2006 *** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | A Bride's Guide to Wedding Music
Bach, J S: | Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben': Jesu, bleibet meine Freude Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air ('Air on a G String') Sheep May Safely Graze, from Cantata BWV208 | Boccherini: | Minuet in A major from String Quintet Op. 11 No. 5, G275 | Britten: | Jubilate Deo in C major (1961) | Charpentier, M-A: | Te Deum, H146: Prélude | Clarke, Jeremiah: | Trumpet Voluntary 'Prince of Denmark's March' | Fauré: | Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 Requiem: Pie Jesu Sicilienne, Op. 78 | Franck, C: | Panis Angelicus | Gluck: | Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice): Dance of the Blessed Spirits | Goss, J: | Praise my soul, the King of Heaven | Handel: | Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351: Overture Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV258 'Zadok the Priest' Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Solomon) Samson: Let the bright seraphim Water Music: Air & Hornpipe Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus | Massenet: | Méditation (from Thaïs) | Mendelssohn: | A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March | Mozart: | Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K339: Laudate Dominum Ave verum corpus, K618 | Mussorgsky: | Promenade | Pachelbel: | Canon | Parry: | Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (Repton) | Poston: | Jesus Christ the Apple Tree | Purcell: | Trumpet Tune | Satie: | Gymnopédie No. 1 | Schubert: | Ave Maria, D839 | Stanford: | The Blue Bird, Op. 119 No. 3 | trad.: | Immortal, invisible, God only wise (St Denio) | Vivaldi: | The Four Seasons: Winter - Largo The Four Seasons: Spring - Allegro | Wagner: | Bridal Chorus 'Treulich geführt' (from Lohengrin) | Walton: | Crown Imperial | Widor: | Toccata from Organ Symphony No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42 No. 1 |
“Philippe Quint is a wonderfully accomplished soloist.” Gramophone Magazine | | | (also available to download from $10.75) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | 50 Best Smooth Classics
Albinoni: | Concerto Op. 9 No. 3 for two oboes & strings in F major: Adagio | Allegri: | Miserere mei, Deus | Bach, J S: | Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043: Largo ma non tanto Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air ('Air on a G String') | Barber, S: | Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 | Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight': Adagio sostenuto | Brahms: | Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (Lullaby) (arr. P. Nagy) | Canteloube: | Songs of the Auvergne: Baïlèro | Chopin: | Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 in D flat major ‘Raindrop' (two versions) | Debussy: | Claire de lune (song) Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Arabesque No. 1 | Delibes: | Coppelia - Waltz of the Doll Lakmé: Dôme épais (Flower Duet) | Dvorak: | Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' - Largo | Elgar: | Nimrod (from Enigma Variations) Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20 - Allegretto | Fauré: | Pavane, Op. 50 Requiem: Pie Jesu Dolly Suite, Op. 56: No. 5, Tendresse (orch. H. Rabaud) | Finzi: | Eclogue, Op. 10 | Giazotto: | The Albinoni Adagio | Gluck: | Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice): Dance of the Blessed Spirits | Grieg: | Våren, elegiac melody for strings, Op. 34 No. 2 Peer Gynt: Morning | Handel: | Ombra mai fu (from Serse) | Holst: | Venus, the Bringer of Peace (The Planets) | Howells: | Salvator mundi | Lauridsen: | O magnum mysterium | Mahler: | Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor - Adagietto | Mascagni: | Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo | Mendelssohn: | A Midsummer Night's Dream: Nocturne | Mozart: | Flute & Harp Concerto in C major, K299 - Andantino Ave verum corpus, K618 | Puccini: | Humming Chorus (from Madama Butterfly) | Rachmaninov: | Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - Variation 18 Bogorodice Devo Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: 2 - Adagio sostenuto | Saint-Saëns: | Le carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne | Satie: | Gymnopédie No. 1 (version for guitar and orchestra) | Shostakovich: | Romance (from The Gadfly) Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102 - Andante | Stanford: | The Blue Bird, Op. 119 No. 3 | Tárrega: | Recuerdos de la Alhambra | Tavener: | Song for Athene | Tchaikovsky: | Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique' - Allegro con grazia | Vaughan Williams: | The Lark Ascending Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis | Whitacre: | Sleep |
Francois-Joel Thiollier (piano), Takako Nishizaki (violin), Alexander Jablokov (violin), Adriana Kohutkova (soprano), Denisa Slepkovska (mezzo-soprano), Bernd Glemser (piano), Peter Nagy (piano), Veronique Gens (soprano), Mats Bergstrom (guitar), Anthony Camden (oboe), Peter Donohoe (piano), Irina Zaritzkaya (piano), Klara Kormendi (piano), Idil Biret (piano), David Greed (violin), Jeno Jando (piano), Lisa Beckley (soprano), Colm Carey (organ), Carys-Anne Lane (soprano), Jiri Valek (flute), Hana Mullerova (harp), Michael Houstoun (piano), Jozef Cejka (oboe), Gerald Garcia (guitar) Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, St. John's College Choir, Cambridge, Capella Istropolitana, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Lille National Orchestra, London Virtuosi, Northern Sinfonia, F, Andrew Mogrelia, Marin Alsop, Christopher Robinson, Oliver Dohnanyi, Johannes Wildner, Gyorgy Lehel, James DePreist, Jean-Claude Casadesus, Richard Edlinger, Keith Clark, John Georgiadis, Howard Griffiths, Eric-Olof Soderstrom, Anthony Bramall, Alexander | |
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| |  | Rise HeartRomantic English Choral Works by Elgar, Parry, Stanford and Vaughan Williams
Worcester Cathedral Chamber Choir, Stephen Shellard The second release on Regent from Worcester Cathedral Chamber Choir. Released to celebrate the centenary of the first performance of Five Mystical Songs in the 1911 Three Choirs Festival at Worcester. This disc frames that well-loved masterpiece by Vaughan Williams with works by Elgar, Parry, and Stanford, with some rarities including Elgar’s Memorial Ode for Queen Alexandra, and three settings of O salutaris hostia. “Elgar's Memorial Ode for Queen Alexandra of 1932, practically unknown until its recent revival, emerges under Shellard's direction as much more than an exercise in nostalgia. Choir, conductor and organist also tease out turbulent emotions from below the elegiac surface of the same composer's The Spirit of the Lord is upon me.” Classic FM Magazine, November 2011 *** | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Gloria!The Nation’s Favourite Choral Classics
The definitive sound of British Choral music will be sure to resonate through the Nation this forthcoming May bank holiday. This stunning 2CD compilation is filled with some of the most evocative and iconic British music ever composed. Drawn from the catalogues of Decca Classics, Deutsche Grammophon and Decca Records, this TV advertised compilation includes performances from a variety of the world's leading choirs and ensembles: Westminster Abbey Choir, Christ Church Cathedral Choir under Stephen Darlington, New College Choir under Edward Higginbottom, and with such orchestras as the London Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Star performances come from Kiri Te Kanawa, All Angels, and many more. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Music For A Summer AfternoonFavourites for drifting and dreaming
Coates, E: | Summer Days Suite The New Queen's Hall Light Orchestra, Eric Coates Miniature Suite The Light Symphony Orchestra, Clarence Raybould | Debussy: | Petite Suite: En bateau James Gregory (flute), Martin Souter (piano) Préludes - Book 2: No. 5, Bruyères Martin Souter (piano) | Delius: | Summer night on the river Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham | Fauré: | Sicilienne, Op. 78 James Gregory (flute), Martin Souter (piano) | Grainger: | Country Gardens (arr. by Martin Souter) Martin Souter (piano) | Mendelssohn: | Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 1 in E major 'Sweet Remembrance' Martin Souter (piano) | Quilter: | June (Nora Hopper) (1905) Penelope Martin-Smith (soprano), Martin Souter (piano) | Schumann: | Blumenstück, Op. 19 Martin Souter (piano) | Stanford: | The Blue Bird, Op. 119 No. 3 The Cherwell Singers, Julia Craig-McFeely | trad.: | How pleasant and delightful Ian Giles (vocals) The Lark in the Clear Air Ian Giles (vocals) |
The perfect programme of relaxing music for a lazy summer afternoon, wherever it is spent, indoors or out, in the garden or on the river. What could be more fitting than Coates' 'Summer Days' Suite' and Stanford's 'The Bluebird'. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Best of BritishA 2-CD Set of Stirring Music by the Best of British Composers
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