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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) |
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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... |
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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 |
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Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson
What Did The Blackbird Say To The Crow (LP) [ Nonesuch Records / LP - released 18/Apr/2025 ] Rhiannon Giddens reunites with her former Carolina Chocolate Drops bandmate Justin Robinson on What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow, an album of North Carolina fiddle and banjo music. Produced by Giddens and Joseph "joebass" DeJarnette, the album... |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Arias Bernadette Greevy (contralto), Joan Sutherland (soprano), William Herbert (tenor), Hervey Alan (bass), Forbes Robinson (bass) [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 10/Dec/2017 ] "An earlier generation of superb Handelians, led by Joan Sutherland, Bernadette Greevy's opulent contralto, William Herbert's textured tenor and the refulgent basses of Hervey Alan and Forbes Robinson." BBC Music |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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HERBERT HOWELLS
Howells: Requiem / Magnificat and Nune dimittis Choir of St John's College, Cambridge / Christopher Robinson [ Naxos English Choral Music / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] "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 |
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Smokey Robinson
Icon [ Motown / CD - released 26/Aug/2010 ] |
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HUBERT PARRY
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Parry: Cathedral Music: Incls 'songs of Farewell' & 'Jerusalem' St George's Chapel Choir, Windsor / Christopher Robinson (cond) with Roger Judd (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 13/Apr/2006 ] "A stirring Jerusalem completes this enterprising recording, which brings the sound of a great building into our homes with absolute fidelity." Gramophone |
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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 |
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EDWARD ELGAR
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Elgar: From the Bavarian Highlands / O salutaris Hostia 1 - 3 / Light of the World Worcester Cathedral Choir, Christopher Robinson [ Chandos Collect / CD - released 28/Jul/1993 ] World premiere recording of "From The Bavarian Highlands" Op. 27 |
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Chris Robinson Brotherhood
Barefoot In The Head [ Megaforce / 2 LP - released 21/Jul/2017 ] |
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Chris Robinson Brotherhood
Betty's Self-Rising Southern Blends Vol. 3 [ Megaforce/Silver Arrow / 2 LP/CD - released 12/May/2017 ] |
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Chris Robinson Brotherhood
Phosphorescent Harvest - LP + 7" [ Silver Arrow / 2 LP - released 16/May/2014 ] The Chris Robinson Brotherhood are set to unveil their third studio album Phosphorescent Harvest on April 29 via Silver Arrow Records. The band-Chris Robinson (lead vocals, guitar), Neal Casal (guitar, vocals), Adam MacDougall (keys, vocals)... |
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Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson
What Did The Blackbird Say To The Crow [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 18/Apr/2025 ] Rhiannon Giddens reunites with her former Carolina Chocolate Drops bandmate Justin Robinson on What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow, an album of North Carolina fiddle and banjo music. Produced by Giddens and Joseph "joebass" DeJarnette, the album... |
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Tilman Robinson
Culturecide (LP) [ Bedroom Community / LP - released 21/May/2021 ] Tilman Robinson is an Australian composer and sound designer creating electro-acoustic music across a range of genres including classical minimalism, improvised, experimental, electronic, and ambient. CULTURECIDE is a rich sonic collage,... |
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Marvin Gaye, Joe Stubbs, The Temptations, The Contours, Johnny Earl, Smokey Robinson, etc
Hit & Run! More Motown Guys [ Kent Soul / Ace Records / CD - released 28/Mar/2025 ] In a history so rich, there's always more to know. Nothing illustrates the point better than this compilation of rare and previously unissued Motown recordings. It summons the work of artists, familiar and unfamiliar, committed to tape at the... |
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JOHN TAVENER
Sacred Music (Incls 'The Lamb') Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle / Christopher Robinson (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD ] ''The Lamb' alone is worth the price of this disc' (Fanfare, USA) |
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THOMAS TOMKINS
Cathedral Music Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor, Roger Judd (organ) Christopher Robinson [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 15/Oct/2001 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (pre 1700) - 'One of England's most accomplished and versatile Tudor composers to whose music the Windsor choir does full and pleasing justice' (Organists' Review) |
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MENDELSSOHN
Sacred choral music (Incls 'Ave Maria' & 'O for the wings of a dove') The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, David Hill (cond) with John Robinson (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/Jun/2006 ] Nowhere is Mendelssohn’s creative psyche more poignantly exposed than in his choral music. One of his most popular small-scale works, Hör mein Bitten (Hear my prayer) features on this disc along with the well-known ‘O for the wings of a dove’, in its... |
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Chris Robinson Brotherhood
Big Moon Ritual - Double LP [ Silver Arrow / 2 LP - released 4/Jun/2012 ] Double vinyl LP pressing. 2012 solo release from the Black Crowes frontman and his new gang of musical brothers. In 2011, what began as an experiment without expectations turned into a 118-show journey for Robinson (lead vocals, guitar), Neal Casal... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Golden Age of Light Music: Buried Treasures Robert Farnon, George Melachrino, Sidney Torch, Charles Williams, Wally Stott, Stanford Robinson, etc [ Guild / CD - released 20/Jun/2016 ] Sometimes commercial recordings are quickly deleted from record companies' catalogues long before they come to the attention of would-be purchasers. Other music is recorded for use purely within the worlds of broadcasting and films, and it is never... |
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Sharon Robinson
Caffeine [ Sharon Robinson Songs / CD - released 23/Apr/2016 ] Caffeine is the follow up to the debut album Everybody Knows by Leonard Cohen's long-time collaborator, producer, co-song writer and backing singer Sharon Robinson. This album is an all original collection of new songs written by Sharon, while the... |
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Sharon Robinson
Everybody Knows [ Freeworld / CD - released 3/Jun/2008 ] Endowed with a rich, soulful alto - landing somewhere between Roberta Flack, Cassandra Wilson, and Sade Adu - Robinson breathes immeasurable levels of misty-eyed longing and downhearted reflection into her songs, thus delivering far more than... |
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Tom Robinson Band
Anthology 1977-1979 (+ Dvd) [ EMI / 3 CD - released 1/Jul/2013 ] |
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MAHLER
Symphony No 8 Twyla Robinson, Erin Wall, Adriane Queiroz, Robert Holl / Cor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin / Staatskapelle Berlin / Pierre Boulez [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 26/Jan/2008 ] "I enjoyed the experience...Firstly, the presentation...soloists, orchestra and choruses...is top-drawer. The collective weight and momentum of these massive forces are well contained by DG's engineers, wave upon wave of exultant sound" Gramophone... |
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DONIZETTI / PUCCINI / VERDI / MASCAGNI / BIZET
Gigli: London, Milan and Rio de Janeiro Recordings (1949, 1951) Beniamino Gigli / Dusolina Giannini / Rina Gigli / Milan Symphony Orchestra / Philharmonia Orchestra / Stanford Robinson (Conductor) [ Naxos Historical Gigli Edition Vol 14 / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] By the time the tracks on this penultimate volume of The Naxos Gigli Edition were cut, Gigli had been singing professionally for thirty-five years. |
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KENNETH LEIGHTON
Leighton: Sacred Choral Music Benjamin Durrant (treble) Gareth Jones (baritone) James Oxley (tenor) Christopher Robinson (choirmaster) with Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet) [ Naxos English Choral Music / CD - released 24/Feb/2004 ] "A thrilling, soul-affirming experience" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine (March 2004) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Ave Verum: Sacred Choral Favourites Choir of St John's College, Cambridge / Christopher Robinson [ Brilliant Classics Musica Sacra / CD - released 20/Sep/2009 ] A collection of everyone's favourite sacred choral music, including Mozart's Ave verum corpus, Faure's Cantique de Jean Racine and Franck's Panis angelicus. |
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EDMUND RUBBRA
Nine Tenebrae Motets / Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis / etc Choir of St John's College, Cambridge / Christopher Robinson (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Sep/2001 ] 2001 GRAMOPHONE FINALIST - Choral |
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TRADITIONAL
Advent Carols from St John's The choir of St John's College, Cambridge / Christopher Robinson [ Nimbus / CD - released 25/Nov/2009 ] "As a winter-warming and haunting introduction to the Christmas season, recordings come no better than this, especially when sung with the heartfelt sincerity of the St. John's Choristers." (MusicWeb Nov 2009) |
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Chris Robinson Brotherhood
Barefoot In The Head [ Megaforce / CD - released 21/Jul/2017 ] |
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Chris Robinson Brotherhood
Betty's Self-Rising Southern Blends Vol. 3 [ Megaforce/Silver Arrow / 2 CD - released 12/May/2017 ] |
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Chris Robinson Brotherhood
Phosphorescent Harvest [ Silver Arrow / CD - released 16/May/2014 ] The Chris Robinson Brotherhood are set to unveil their third studio album Phosphorescent Harvest on April 29 via Silver Arrow Records. The band-Chris Robinson (lead vocals, guitar), Neal Casal (guitar, vocals), Adam MacDougall (keys, vocals)... |
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The Chris Robinson Brotherhood
Betty's Blends S.F. [ Silver Arrow / 4 LP - released 22/Nov/2013 ] Chris Robinson Brotherhood releases Betty's Blends San Francisco. Betty's Blends is a collection of songs and performances personally curated by Betty Cantor-Jackson. The record was recorded on December, 11, 12, 14, 15 and 16 of 2012. Betty... |
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MOZART / GLUCK / WAGNER / BRITTEN / BEETHOVEN / etc
Great Operatic Arias Vol. 2 Christine Brewer (soprano) with Judith Howarth (soprano) Timothy Robinson (tenor) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Mar/2009 ] "Hats off, gentlemen. A diva. The real, rare, wondrous thing. Her name is Christine Brewer." Evening Standard |
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ROBIN HOLLOWAY
Holloway: The Lover's Well Clare Lloyd-Griffiths (soprano), Kate Symonds-Joy (mezzo-soprano), James Robinson (tenor) [ Delphian / CD - released 16/Nov/2018 ] Released on the day of his 75th birthday, six stellar performers associated with Gonville & Caius College Cambridge join together to showcase British composer Robin Holloway, in a celebration of the lyrical and dramatic qualities of his abundant... |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Cypresses Timothy Robinson (tenor), Graham Johnson (piano) / Delme String Quartet [ Somm / CD - released 11/Oct/2004 ] Sung in impeccable Czech - a lovely recording. |