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PALESTRINA
Missa Hodie Christus natus est & & other music for Christmas Westminster Cathedral Choir, Martin Baker [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Jan/2015 ] "This is a thrilling recording of Palestrina's music for the Christmas season" (The Guardian) |
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PALESTRINA
Third Book of Lamentations Westminster Cathedral Choir / Martin Baker [ Hyperion / CD - released 19/Apr/2007 ] Palestrina composed four sets of Lamentations, the third of which is recorded here. Throughout the centuries composers of sacred music have aspired to do justice to this most dramatic of texts and Palestrina’s settings rank amongst the finest. The... |
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WILLIAM BYRD
The Three Masses Westminster Cathedral Choir, Martin Baker [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Sep/2014 ] BBC Music Magazine Award Nomination 2015 - Choral |
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BYRD / CROCE / GUERRERO / MALCOLM / MAWBY / PALESTRINA / TALLIS / PARSONS, R / DEVAN, D
Miserere Westminster Cathedral Choir, Martin Baker / Peter Stevens (organ) / William Gaunt (bass) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] This release from the admired Westminster Cathedral Choir demonstrates the splendours of the liturgy in the at-once solemn and joyful period of Lent. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Christmas Vespers at Westminster Cathedral Westminster Cathedral Choir / Martin Baker / with Matthew Martin (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Oct/2006 ] "Here Westminster Cathedral Choir and Martin Baker give us a rich evocation of the complete service of Vespers at the Cathedral as it is currently sung. If you close your eyes you can almost smell the incense." (MusicWeb Nov 2006) |
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VICTORIA
Ave Regina caelorum Westminster Cathedral Choir Robert Quinney (organ & continuo) Martin Baker (master of music) [ Hyperion / CD - released 24/Nov/2004 ] The Choir of Westminster Cathedral continues its survey of the music of Tomás Luis de Victoria with this new recording of the Missa Ave Regina caelorum, an opulent double-choir setting based on Victoria's two eponymous motets. |
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PETER MAXWELL DAVIES
Sacred Choral Music Westminster Cathedral Choir / Robert Quinney (with Robert Houssart), organ Martin Baker, director [ Hyperion / CD - released 7/Jun/2004 ] "A challenging Mass with magical effects crowns an outstanding disc from this choir" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine July 2004 |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Wind Concertos William Bennett (flute/piccolo) Martin Gatt (bassoon) Neil Black (oboe) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca Ovation / CD - released 20/Jul/1989 ] The many recordings Neville Marriner made with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and originally released on the ARGO label include several albums of Vivaldi. Here is a selection of wind concertos. |
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TRADITIONAL
Christmas with the Academy Academy & Chorus of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] The story of the birth of Jesus more than two thousand years ago has been the source of inspiration for countless poets and musicians, as well as practitioners of other forms of art. The infant, born of a virgin in a lowly cattle shed, because there... |
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MOZART
Mozart Pour Mon Bebe Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields [ Bayard Musique / 2 CD - released 21/Mar/2016 ] |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Symphonies Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 15 CD Box Set - released 22/Jan/2021 ] With the delightful original LP cover illustrations, this 'original jackets' presentation collects together for the first time the 33 Haydn Symphonies recorded by Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. |
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GRAINGER
Volume 18: Works for Unaccompanied Chorus Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus / Richard Hickox [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 16/Jul/2002 ] This is Volume 18 of the Chandos Grainger Edition |
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GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: Overtures (Incl. Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Il Signor Bruschino; La scala di seta) Academy of St Martin in the Fields. conducted by :Sir Neville Marriner [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 12/Apr/2005 ] All Penatone SACDs are 5.1 stereo sound. Playable on all Compact Disc players |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Academy of St Martin in the Fields - 60th Anniversary Edition Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conducted by Sir Neville Marriner, Iona Brown & Joshua Bell, with Alan Loveday (violin) [ Decca Collectors Edition / 60 CD Box Set - released 10/May/2019 ] This new Edition, an exciting new collaboration between Decca and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, celebrates the Academy's international reputation for its distinctive, polished and refined sound through a selection of 60 recordings from... |
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GEORG FRIEDRICH HANDEL
Händel: Concerti Grossi Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown [ Hanssler Classic / 4 CD - released 7/Aug/2020 ] The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and the music by Handel, intrinsically tied to each other with the revival of "ancient music". Founded in 1959 by Neville Marriner and a group of London musicians, the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields has... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 4 & 7 Academy of St Martin In The Fields, Joshua Bell [ Sony Classical / CD - released 20/Feb/2013 ] "These are splendidly alert performances, responding to every nuance in the music, and they made me listen to Beethoven with fresh ears. Particularly impressive is the pianissimo playing Bell obtains from the orchestra...This recording is a real plea |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Overtures & Tone Poems Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2019 ] 'an outstanding version of the Scherzo capriccioso - considered the finest available in its day' Penguin Guide to CDs |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel - Marriner: The Decca Legacy Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 19 CD Box Set - released 22/Mar/2024 ] A unique collection of L'Oiseau-Lyre, Argo, Decca and Philips albums in original covers, showcasing both the genius of Handel and the musicianship of the classic ASMF/Marriner pairing at its most stylish. |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Serenades & Divertimenti Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner [ Philips Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Aug/2011 ] "This reissue … tends to sweep the board. The playing is marvellous, and Marriner's choice of tempi is equally apt. The Argo recording, rich in texture and detail, sounds admirably fresh here. […] The sparkle of this music-making is irresistible."... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Youth Symphonies (Vol 2) Nos 20, 45-47, 51 Academy of St Martin in the fields / Neville Marriner [ Pentatone SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Sep/2005 ] "There's something to enjoy here at nearly every turn." (10/10 for performance and sound quality ClassicsToday.com Aug 2005) |