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JOHN RUTTER
Rutter: Requiem and other Sacred Music Choir of Clare College, Cambridge / Timothy Brown (director) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Jun/2003 ] Rosette Recording (highest rating) Penguin Stereo Guide - "If your tooth inclines to the sweet, this is one for you." (Gramophone Magazine, May 2003) |
GERALD FINZI
Finzi: Choral Music (Including Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice & Magnificat) Choir of St John's College, Cambridge. Christopher Robinson (conductor) [ Naxos English Choral Music / CD - released 10/Jan/2003 ] "St. John's Choir has enjoyed a renaissance under its music director Christopher Robinson and received a major boost with its major contract with Naxos, something guaranteed to raise its profile." Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (Jan 2003) |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Requiem (Sussmayr edition) Gewandhaus Chamber Choir / Leipzig Chamber Orchestra / Morten Schuldt-Jensen (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Apr/2006 ] "An energetic, honest performance of the Requiem, but one that lacks the spark that might make it really special" (MusicWeb June 2006) |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Sacred Choral Music Jonathan Vaughn (organ) / St. John's College Choir, Cambridge / Christopher Robinson, conductor [ Naxos English Choral Music / CD - released 21/Jul/2004 ] "Consistently true to Elgar's spirit, a fine collection from a great choirmaster. Despite the fact that he was Catholic, he wrote extensively for the Anglican liturgy. This disc represents his writing for both denominations and is beautifully done by... |
LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: Mass Jubilant Sykes (baritone) / Morgan State University Choir / Peabody Children's Chorus / Baltimore Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop [ Naxos American Classics / 2 CD - released 15/Aug/2009 ] "It's all fabulously recorded with a glittering impact that never turns unduly aggressive. The multi-textural layering in the climactic Dona Nobis Pacem comes across as both musically and physically overwhelming." (10/10 ClassicsToday) |
ERIKS ESENVALDS
Ešenvalds: Translations Kate Ledington, Maeve Stier, Celine Clark, Juan Castaneda, Jonathan Roberts, etc / Portland State Chamber Choir, Ethan Sperry [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Apr/2020 ] "All the solo vocal contributions are magnificent...A stunning, timely triumph, therefore, full of ravishing, transformative and deeply touching music." Gramophone Editor's Choice May 2020 |
JOHN STAINER
Stainer: Crucifixion (The) Simon Bailey (bass) / Stephen Farr (organ) / James Gilchrist (tenor) / Clare College Choir, Cambridge / Tim Brown (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Jun/2005 ] "Lovers of English choral music will relish this highly attractive release" - MusicWeb June 2005 |
WILLIAM WALTON
Walton: Choral Music: Missa Brevis AEC Coronation Te Deum AEC Magnificat / etc St. Johh's Choir / Christopher Whitton (organ) / Christopher Robinson [ Naxos English Choral Music / CD - released 8/Mar/2002 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD NOMINATION 2002 - Choral |
PAVEL CHESNOKOV
Chesnokov: Sacred Choral Music St John's Voices, Cambridge University Chamber Choir, Graham Walker [ Naxos / CD - released 12/May/2023 ] "To my knowledge, this is the first recording dedicated exclusively to Chesnokov's work by British singers, and it provides an excellent showcase for his work, in chronological order." Gramophone Editor's Choice Gramophone July 2023 |
W.A MOZART
Chill With Mozart Kosice Teachers' Choir, Concentus Hungaricus [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2008 ] Artists Priti Coles (soprano), Jenö Jandó (piano), Jean Claude Gerard (flute), Janos Fehervari (viola), Magdalena Hajossyova (soprano), Peter Mikulas (bass), Jaroslava Horska (contralto), Jozef Kundlak (tenor), Jiri Valek (flute), Hana Mullerova... |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Ricciardo e Zoraide (complete opera) Alessandra Marianelli, Silvia Beltrami, Maxim Mironov, Randall Bills / Camerata Bach Choir, Poznań, Virtuosi Brunensis, José Miguel Pérez-Sierra [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2018 ] "High standards of florid singing allow this performance to take flight and remain in the air: in fact..it's a vocal feast. Conductor José Miguel Pérez- Sierra shows considerable expertise" Opera, June 2018 |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Complete Piano Music Péchés de vieillesse (Sins of Old Age) Alessandro Marangoni (piano), with Giuseppina Bridelli (mezzo-soprano), Ars Cantica Choir & others [ Naxos / 13 CD Box Set - released 26/Nov/2021 ] Rossini drew a line under his hugely successful operatic career at the age of 37 and wrote little until his final years in Paris, where he became renowned for his musical salons. For these he wrote numerous short piano pieces. |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Torvaldo e Dorliska (complete opera) Anna Rita Gemmabella, Huw Rhys-Evans, Paola Cigna / ARS Brunensis Chamber Choir / Czech Chamber Soloists / Alessandro de Marchi [ Naxos Opera / 2 CD - released 14/Sep/2006 ] Torvaldo e Dorliska belongs to the category, stemming from France, of rescue opera, so called from the basic pattern of plot that is common to these pieces, among them Rossini's La gazza ladra as well as Beethoven's Fidelio. |
SAMUEL BARBER
Barber: Choral Music (Incl. Agnus Dei, vocal arr. for Adagio for Strings) Ben Dickson / Deborah Kayser / Grantley McDonald / Len Vorster / Ormond College Choir / Douglas Lawrence (Conductor) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 14/Sep/2006 ] "Barber's growing band of supporters will relish this well sung Naxos release which is certainly worth exploring" (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
HERBERT HOWELLS
Howells: Stabat Mater / Sine Nomine, Op. 37 / Te Deum Benjamin Hulett (tenor) Alison Hill (soprano) / The Bach Choir & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, David Hill [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2014 ] "The Bach Choir has a palpable vibrancy in its range and layers of dynamics which are complemented by the extensive and highly sensitive palette of Howells's orchestra...and the incisive solo tenor role of Benjamin Hulett." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb / Te Deum in C / Jubilate Deo / Antiphon / etc Choir of St John's College, Cambridge / Christopher Robinson [ Naxos English Choral Music / CD - released 30/May/2009 ] "This disc will make an excellent introduction to Britten's choral music-and will satisfy Britten aficionados who just can't resist adding another top drawer compilation to their collection." - Classics Today |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Part-Songs Cambridge University Chamber Choir / Christopher Robinson / with Iain Farrington (piano) [ Naxos English Choral Music / CD - released 10/Apr/2008 ] "Highly recommended!" (ClassicsToday.com 9/9 April 2008) |
EDMUND RUBBRA
Rubbra: English Choral Music: Nine Tenebrae Motets Choir Of St John's College, Cambridge, Christopher Robinson [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Apr/2006 ] "Another winner from the Naxos/St. John's Cambridge stable-nourishing repertoire, captivated and captivating performances....a bargain of the first order." Gramophone Editor's Choice |
PSALMS FOR THE SOUL
Psalms For The Soul Choir of St John's, Elora / Noel Edison [ Naxos / CD - released 17/Nov/2007 ] "The well-balanced, luminous sound gives all the immediacy and presence the music requires." - Classics Today (10/10) |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Sacred Choral Music: A Vision of Aeroplanes / Mass in G minor / The Voice out of the Whirlwind Clare College Choir, Cambridge, Timothy Brown [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Mar/2010 ] "There's no doubt [Vaughan Williams] would have doffed his boater to the latest recording…from Clare College…the sweeping energy and rich detail of Tim, Brown's interpretation draw out the best from his young singers, in matters musical and... |
MAXIMILIAN STEINBERG
Steinberg: Passion Week (1923) The Clarion Choir, Steven Fox [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Dec/2016 ] Best Choral Performance - Grammy Nomination 2017 |
LEOPOLD KOZELUCH
Koželuch: Joseph der Menschheit Segen (Masonic Cantata) Siegfried Gohritz (speaker), Simona Eisinger (soprano) Czech Boys Choir Boni Pueri [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Oct/2019 ] Joseph der Menschheit Segen (Joseph, Mankinds Blessing) is a powerful Masonic cantata that unusually includes Melodrama, where spoken text is followed by instrumental passages. The two sacred arias are masterful compositions . |
TRADITIONAL
Spirituals Barbara Conrad (mezzo) / Convent Avenue Concert Choir, New England Symphonic Ensemble, Gregory Hopkins [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Apr/1997 ] When asked to personalize an introduction to this recording, the soloist, Barbara Conrad reflected: Imagine a small southwestern rural black community, rich-red soil, beautiful fields of cotton, corn, potatoes, and such clear blue skies, and hot sun. |
EDVARD GRIEG
Grieg: Complete Piano Music Einar Steen-Nøkleberg (piano), Norwegian State Institute of Music Chamber Choir [ Naxos / 14 CD Box Set - released 14/Jun/2019 ] "Steen-Nøkleberg is entirely inside this music. He manages to make the familiar pieces sound fresh, and the less familiar... are most imaginatively played" Gramophone |
JOHN RUTTER
Rutter: Psalmfest Elizabeth Cragg (soprano), Pascal Charbonneau (tenor) / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, St Albans Cathedral Choir and Abbey Girls Choir, Andrew Lucas [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2016 ] The psalms of David have been a source of inspiration to composers for centuries, each text forming a poetic shape the equivalent of a gothic arch, and expressing a broad range of timeless emotions. Recorded here for the first time in its complete... |
PALESTRINA /GABRIELI / BANCHIERI / MONTEVERDI / etc
Caravaggio: Music Of His Time Scola Cantorium of Oxford, Choir of Radio Svizzera, Lugano, London SO Brass, The Scolars Baroque Ensemble, etc [ Naxos Arts and Music / CD - released 3/Jun/2002 ] Includes 20 page booklet with notes and chronology |
MAURICE RAVEL
Ravel: L'Enfant et les sortileges (complete opera) / Sheherazade Julie Boulianne / Genevieve Despres / Kirsten Gunlogson / Chattanooga Boys Choir / Nashville Symphony Orchestra / Alastair Willis [ Naxos Opera Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] "raucous humour with heartfelt tenderness... Julie Boulianne's child has wide-eyed wonder... She can be heard in grown-up, and decidedly seductive mode in the accompanying Shéhérazade." BBC Music |
PURCELL / MENDELSSOHN / FAURE / FINZI / ELGAR / FRANCK
Hear My Prayer-Hymns and Anthems Karina Gauvin (Soprano), Matthew Larkin (Organ) / St. John's Choir, Elora / Noel Edison (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/May/2006 ] "The first class performances demonstrate tremendous technical accomplishment. I wonder if I will hear a finer release of sacred choral music this year." (MusicWeb June 2006) |
HENRYK GORECKI
Gorecki: Symphony No.2 'Copernican' / Beatus Vir Zofia Kilanowicz, soprano / Andrzej Dobber, baritone / Polish Radio Choir / Silesian Phil Choi [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2001 ] " Antoni Wit has an admirable track record with Naxos, and this recording is another win for him. The sound is excellent: very focused and rich." (10/9 ClassicsToday 2001) |
LENNOX BERKELEY
Berkeley: Sacred Choral Music Choir of St. John's College Cambridge, Christopher Robinson [ Naxos English Choral Music / CD - released 17/Aug/2003 ] "This is an impressive collection which merits repeated hearings. The choir sounds well and boasts fine soloists." Gramophone |
JOHN IRELAND
Ireland: My Song is Love Unknown Lincoln Cathedral Choir, Aric Prentice [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Dec/2012 ] "Here's an excellent idea: a whole CD of John Ireland's church music, which tends to be scattered piecemeal in anthologies. The impression it makes is very positive...the tutti singing is convincingly uninhibited." (BBC Music) |
CHARLES IVES
Ives: Orchestral Sets Nos. 1-3 Malmo Chamber Choir / Malmo Symphony Orchestra / James Sinclair [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Jun/2008 ] Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine October 2008 |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Abide With Me And Other Favourite Hymns Marlowe Brass Ensemble / The Choir Of St George'S Chapel Windsor Castle / Tim Byram-Wigfield [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Sep/2007 ] Vernacular hymns, etymologically songs of praise, are a particular feature of the worship of the Protestant Reformation, assuming various forms over the centuries, as Christian beliefs and practices have undergone changes. The German hymns of Martin... |
IGOR MARKEVITCH
Markevitch: Complete Orchestral Works Volume 7 - Piano Concerto / Cantate / Icare Martyn van den Hoek (piano) / Nienke Oostenrijk (soprano) / Netherlands Concert Choir / Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra / Christopher Lyndon-Gee [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Mar/2011 ] "Icare is arguably Markevitch's masterpiece, one of the great ballets of the 20th century. If you don't know Markevitch the composer, this is probably the best place to start." (ClassicsToday 10/10 Jan 2011) |
ROSSINI
Otello (complete opera) Michael Spyres / Jessica Pratt / Ugo Gagliardo / Cluj Transilvania Philharmonic Choir / Virtuosi Brunensis / Antonino Fogliani [ Naxos Opera Classics / 2 CD - released 11/May/2010 ] "Powerful American tenor Michael Spyres is in lower tessitura and sings Otello characterfully and flawlessly. English soprano Jessica Pratt, is strong and heartfelt in the role of Desdemona. All supporting roles are equally fine." (TheWholeNote.com) |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berioz: Cantatas: Herminie, La Mort de Sardanapale, La Mort d'Orphee Michele Lagrange (soprano) Beatrice Uria-Monzon (mezzo) Daniel Galvez-Vallejo (tenor) / Pas-de-Calais North Regional Choir / Jean-Claude Casadesus [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Sep/2006 ] "Berlioz's youthful Cantatas are brimful with wild passion and energy that shaped his larger-than-life adventures in his early days as struggling composer. Jean-Claude Casadesus and dramatic soprano Michele Lagrange give a suitably full blooded... |
J. S. BACH
Bach: St.Matthew Passion Jozef Mukk, Istvan Gati, Judit Nemeth, Ibolya Verebits / Hungarian Festival Choir, Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra, Gerza Oberfrank [ Naxos / 3 CD Box Set ] "A refreshingly lithe and young sounding Evangelist, Jósef Mukk, leads a team of Hungarian soloists with fresh clear voices" Penguin Guide |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
A Ceremony Of Carols / Friday Afternoons / Three Two-part songs New London Children's Choir, Ronald Corp [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2012 ] "Ronald Corp directs bright, refreshing performances of a delightful collection of Britten choral pieces... A splendid bargain." - The Penguin Guide |
GEORGES BIZET
Bizet: Carmen (Complete Opera recorded in June 2009) BLU-RAY Opéra Comique, Paris / Anna Caterina Antonacci, Andrew Richards, Nicolas Cavallier, Monteverdi Choir / John Eliot Gardiner (cond) [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 14/May/2021 ] On 3 June 1975, the day after the 33rd performance of Carmen - indicating limited success as the receipts were meagre - he died from a heart attack, at the age of 36, like Mozart. |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Symphonies, Nos. 2 'To October' & 15 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2012 ] These two hugely contrasting symphonies come from the opposite ends of Shostakovich's life and career. The Second Symphony was written to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Bolshevik October Revolution. Its advanced idiom of experimental... |
