More By Artist: M R James
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MONTEVERDI
The Sacred Music Vol. 2 Carolyn Sampson, Rebecca Outram (sops) Rogers Covey-Crump (high tenor) Charles Daniels, James Gilchrist (ten) Peter Harvey (bass) / King's Consort [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/May/2004 ] This second volume of Hyperion's project to record all of Monteverdi's sacred music focuses on works to be found in the 1650 publication Messa a quattro voci e salmi and includes a glorious Mass-setting, Litany of Loreto and the five-part Exultent caeli. |
MICHAEL HAYDN
Haydn, (M.): Requiem & Mass Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Hilary Summers (alto) James Gilchrist (tenor) Peter Harvey (bass) / King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion / 2 CD - released 13/Apr/2005 ] "King and his forces give the Mass a satisfyingly spirited performance, but these discs are memorable for their fine recording of Michael Haydn's astonishing Requiem. This must be one of my records of the year and I do urge you to buy it." -... |
HANDEL
An Ode for St Cecilia's Day Carolyn Sampson (soprano) James Gilchrist (tenor) / Choir of the King's Consort, The King's Consort Robert King, director [ Hyperion SACD / SACD - released 3/Nov/2004 ] MAGAZINE CD OF THE MONTH/EDITOR'S CHOICE |
JAN DISMAS ZELENKA
Sacred Music Carolyn Sampson (soprano) Rebecca Outram (soprano) Robin Blaze (countertenor) James Gilchrist (tenor) Michael Georgr (bass) / King's Consort [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] "Constantly fascinating to listen to. Especially when performed as beautifully and with such evident care and affection as it is on Robert King's new CD … Zelenka's curious music could scarcely have better advocacy" (Gramophone) |
Casey Foubert / James McAlister
Library Catalog Music Series: Music for Drums [ Asthmatic Kitty / CD - released 4/Oct/2010 ] "Music For Drums" is the first in a series of records conceived by Casey Foubert and James McAlister using drums, percussion, and user designed software effects as the sole sound source. Foubert and McAlister drew from both improvised drumming and... |
Casey Foubert / James McAlister
Library Catalog Music Series: Music for Drums (LP) [ Asthmatic Kitty / LP - released 4/Oct/2010 ] "Music For Drums" is the first in a series of records conceived by Casey Foubert and James McAlister using drums, percussion, and user designed software effects as the sole sound source. Foubert and McAlister drew from both improvised drumming and... |
J.S. BACH
Mass in B minor BWV232 Catherine Dubose, John Mark Ainsley, James Bowman / The Sixteen. Christophers [ Coro / 2 CD - released 12/Sep/2006 ] "a fresh direct performance, marked with well-chosen speeds, and bright choral singing." - Penguin Stereo guide |
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Cee Cee James
Low Down Where the Snakes Crawl [ CD ] |
JOHN DOWLAND
Dowland: A Pleasing Melancholy Chelys Consort of Viols, Emma Kirkby (soprano),James Akers, lute [ BIS / CD - released 1/Sep/2017 ] "This now becomes my top recommendation for a recording of Lachrimæ." MusicWeb recording of the Month Sept 2017 |
VERDI
La Traviata (Complete Opera recorded in 1992) Cheryl Studer, Luciano Pavarotti, Juan Pons / Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra, James Levine [ Deutsche Grammophon Grand Opera / 2 CD - released 20/Jun/2012 ] "Here is Cheryl Studer...The voice is full-blooded and warm, yet flexible enough to encompass the difficulties of Act 1...beautifully focused in the succeeding aria, with a nicely differentiated treatment of the second verse (happily included)."... |
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MENDELSSOHN
A Midsummer Night's Dream (incidental music) [with Schubert - Incidental music to Rosamunde, D797] Chicago Symphony Orchestra, James Levine [ Deutche Grammophon Virtuoso / CD - released 1/Dec/2014 ] |
Chip Taylor (James Wesley Voight)
A Song I Can Live With [ Trainwreck Records / CD - released 17/Feb/2017 ] Songwriters Hall of Fame 2016 inductee Chip Taylor has been writing and performing for nearly 60 years and shows no sign of slowing down. The New York Times says it best , "If you only know him as the as the guy who wrote 'Wild Thing' and 'Angel... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Requiem Realisations Elin Manahan Thomas (sop) Christine Rice (mezzo) James Gilchrist (tenor) Christopher Purves (bass) / Choir Of Kings College Cambridge, Academy of Anci [ Kings College Cambridge / 2 Hybrid SACD - released 8/Apr/2013 ] "The standard of the performance is high, so long as you want a liturgical version, one that might be used at a service...This is an educative set, and it is interesting to listen to the alternative versions." (BBC Music) |
JOHN BLOW
Blow: Symphony Anthems Choir of New College Oxford & St James' Baroque (on period instruments) [ Novum / CD - released 20/Mar/2017 ] "All the works are given splendid performances which not only remind us that there is more to Blow than merely being Purcell's mentor but also confirm that New College's famous choir is in very good hands." Gramophone Award Nomination 2017 |
THOMAS TOMKINS
When David Heard Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha, with Freddie James (organ) [ Chandos Chaconne / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] Thomas Tomkins, born in 1572, was one of the most accomplished and versatile English composers of his era. A total mastery of contrapuntal technique and expressive intensity are hallmarks of his style. Here the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge,... |
TRADITIONAL
Adeste fideles: Christmas music from Westminster Cathedral The Choir of Westminster Abbey / James O'Donnell (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] |
DURUFLE / STANFORD / BYRD / PALESTRINA / CROTCH / etc
The Feast of Saint Peter the Apostle at Westminster Abbey The Choir of Westminster Abbey / James O'Donnell (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Dec/2010 ] "A sumptuous banquet of choral delight awaits the hungry listener, laid out in three carefully balanced courses, to be savoured slowly, the whole programme sung (and played) with superlative skill" (Gramophone) |
TOMKINS / GIBBONS / RAMSAY
Music from the reign of King James I The Choir of Westminster Abbey / James O'Donnell (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Feb/2011 ] "The laments by Tomkins and Ramsey,and Gibbons's "O Lord, in thy wrath", all sung unaccompanied, are moving in their intensity...this recording should be snapped up by all lovers of the period." Gramophone Magazine, April 2011 |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Feast of St Michael and All Angels The Choir of Westminster Abbey / James O'Donnell [ Hyperion / CD - released 6/Oct/2007 ] Hyperion is delighted to present this latest CD from The Choir of Westminster Abbey. The texts for Michaelmas are uniquely dramatic and visionary, and have inspired musicians throughout the centuries to create settings of thrilling immediacy. This... |
FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Mass in G / Quatre Petites Prieres de Saint Francois d'Assise / etc The Choir of Westminster Abbey, James O'Donnell [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 30/Sep/2013 ] 'The Westminster boys display an uncanny empathy with these miniature masterpieces. Their musicianship shines through every carefully measured phrase and dynamic' (BBC Music Magazine Top 1000 CDs Guide) |
