ZOLTAN KODALY / LEOS JANACEK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kodaly/Janacek: Masses Choir of Westminster Cathedral, James O'Donnell (director) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Feb/2010 ] GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE -- GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE - RADIO 3 DISC OF THE WEEK -- CRITICS' CHOICE INTERNATIONAL RECORD REVIEW |
FRANK MARTIN
Martin: Mass for Double Choir (with Pizzetti - Messa di Requiem) Westminster Cathedral Choir, James O'Donnell [ Hyperion / CD - released 19/Sep/2003 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER / RECORD OF THE YEAR Rosette (Highest Rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Panis angelicus - Sacred Music from Westminster Cathedral Westminster Cathedral Choir, Iain Simcock (organ) James O'Donnell [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] 'What can one say? A feast beyond all dreams. Guaranteed to please' (Organists' Review) 'A beautiful disc of sacred motets from one of this country's finest choirs' (Classic FM Magazine) |
GIOVANNI FRANCESCO ANERIO / FELICE ANERIO
Requiem / Motets Westminster Cathedral Choir / James O'Donnell [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 15/Apr/2006 ] "This is a fascinating disc of music in fine performances. Music by the Anerio brothers is still pretty rare on disc. In performances as committed and as passionate as their works make pretty riveting listening" (MusicWeb May 2006) |
ALLEGRI / PALESTRINA / LOTTI / VICTORIA / MONTEVERDI / CAVALLI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Allegri: Miserere Westminster Cathedral Choir / King's College Choir, Stephen Cleobury [ Decca Eclipse / CD - released 21/Aug/1996 ] Original recordings from 1983, and 1984 |
JAMES MacMILLAN
Tenebrae Responsories & other works Westminster Cathedral Choir, London Brass, Martin Baker (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jun/2013 ] Westminster Cathedral Choir returns to acclaimed Scottish composer James MacMillan, whose powerful, passionate and luminous music has made him one of the best-loved choral composers of today. Included on this recording is a dramatic setting of the... |
JOHN SHEPPARD
John Sheppard: Media vita & other sacred music Westminster Cathedral Choir, Martin Baker [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Jul/2017 ] Even by the standards of a time and place-Tudor England-in which masterpieces of choral polyphony appear to have been virtually an everyday occurrence, there is something uniquely and intensely compelling about the surviving works of John Sheppard.... |
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI da PALESTRINA
PalestrinaL Missa Dum Complerentur Westminster Cathedral Choir / Martin Baker [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 4/Feb/2014 ] "Baker and the Westminster choir communicate a clear sense of the structural logic … the singers are excellent … virtually flawless … shut your eyes and you can almost smell the incense. Very warmly recommended" BBC Music |
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI da PALESTRINA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Palestrina: Music for Advent and Christmas Westminster Cathedral Choir, Martin Baker [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Oct/2003 ] What better way to encapsulate the spirit of Christmas than with works of such devotional beauty, all sung with Westminster Cathedral Choir's customary finesse and atmospheric reverence |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Treasury of English Church Music: 1100-1965 Ambrosian Singers, Westminster Abbey Choir, Chichester Cathedral Choir, Guildford Cathedral Choir, St Pauls Cathedral Choir, Temple Church Choi [ Erato / Warner Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 20/Feb/2010 ] Here for the first time on CD are the celebrated five LPs of the HMV Treasury of English Church Music. Prefaced by the introductory speech Herbert Howells gave at the launch, and boasting more than 30 bonus tracks, this set offers a uniquely... |
TOMAS LUIS DE VICTORIA
Missa Vidi Speciosam / Ave maris Stella / etc Choir of Westminster Cathedral / David Hill [ Hyperion / CD - released 14/Sep/2007 ] GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE 'Splendid music, splendidly performed' (Gramophone) |
GUERRERO / LOBO / de VIVANCO
Treasures of the Spanish Renaissance Choir of Westminster Cathedral, David Hill [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Feb/2015 ] 'A record that should be on the shelves of every lover of Renaissance music' (The Musical Times) |
PRAETORIUS
Christmas Music Westminster Cathedral Choir, The Parley of Instruments, David Hill (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Oct/2011 ] 'My favourite ever Christmas recording. Lovely music, done with affection and great sympathy' (Hi-Fi News) |
JEAN LANGLAIS
Missa Salve regina / Messe solennelle Choir of Westminster Cathedral, David Hill (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 30/Aug/2013 ] 'It was a real joy for me to hear how perfect was the sound and also the playing and singing of the interpreters' (Jean Langlais) |
VICTORIA
O Quam Gloriosum & Ave Maris Stella Choir of Westminster Cathedral / David Hill (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 19/Sep/2003 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER PENGUIN GUIDE ROSETTE |
VICTORIA
Requiem Mass Choir of Westminster Cathedral / David Hill (Master of the Music) [ Hyperion / CD - released 22/May/2005 ] 'Glorious. A rich, luminous acoustic halo seems to surround the music as it soars ever upward. Under David Hill's expert direction this choir has achieved a depth and body of tone totally appropriate to this full-blooded Iberian music' - The Good CD... |
TOMAS LUIS DE VICTORIA
Victoria: Requiem Mass Choir of Westminster Cathedral / David Hill (Master of the Music) [ Hyperion 30 / CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] 'Glorious. A rich, luminous acoustic halo seems to surround the music as it soars ever upward. Under David Hill's expert direction this choir has achieved a depth and body of tone totally appropriate to this full-blooded Iberian music' |
PALESTRINA
Missa Ecce ego Johannes Choir of Westminster Cathedral, James O'Donnell [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] "Even among the Westminster Cathedral Choir's superb records this disc stands out. Perfect chording and ensemble, natural and musical phrasing, spot-on intonation and a glorious tonal blend, make this issue one to treasure" (Penguin Guide) |
CHRISTOPHER TYE
Tye: Missa Euge bone / Peccavimus / Western Wynde Mass Choir of Westminster Cathedral, James O'Donnell [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Apr/2012 ] 'Immediately one is introduced to Tye's extraordinary sound-world of unusual cadences and rigorous alternation of high and low voices to achieve impressive effects. All of these are carefully allowed to speak for themeselves thanks to the judicious... |
TOMAS LUIS DE VICTORIA
Missa trahe me post te / Magnificat / etc Choir of Westminster Cathedral / James O'Donnell [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] "Stunning examples of Victoria's most expressive and dramatic writing … having just listened to this recording again my ears are ringing and my heart is uplifted: a perfect tonic for the bleaker part of winter" (Gramophone) |