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GEOFFREY BURGON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Burgon: Choral Music (Incls Short Mass & Nunc dimittis) Wells Cathedral Choir, Matthew Owens, with David Bednall (organ) & Alan Thomas (trumpet) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Feb/2013 ] 'The national soundtrack for the past three decades...[Burgon] shows what can be done with some simple ideas and a top-flight cathedral choir' (Album of the Week - The Independent) |
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HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Royal Odes Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor), Charles Daniels (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass), The King's Consort, Robert King [ Vivat / CD - released 26/Feb/2021 ] GRAMOPHONE Award Nomination 2021 - Choral |
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Matthew Dear
Asa Breed (CD) [ Ghostly / CD - released 31/Oct/2016 ] |
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Matthew Dear
Beams (CD) [ Ghostly / CD - released 31/Oct/2016 ] |
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Matthew Dear
Black City (CD) [ Ghostly / CD - released 31/Oct/2016 ] |
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Matthew Dear
Slowdance (CD) [ Ghostly / CD - released 31/Oct/2016 ] |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Messiah (complete oratorio Live from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge 2009) Ailish Tynan, Alice Coote, Allan Clayton & Matthew Rose / Choir of King's College, Academy of Ancient Music, Stephen Cleobury [ Warner Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 10/Mar/2010 ] "The first choral concert transmitted live to 85 cinemas, Stephen Cleobury's interpretation ticks all the boxes, with choir and orchestra impeccably balanced, and soloists glowing." The Independent, 24th April 2009 **** |
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Matthew Shipp
I've Been to Many Places [ Thirsty Ear / CD - released 5/Dec/2014 ] This recording is meant as a reflection on where I have been in the music so I visit and revisit or should I say re-interpret many of the houses I have occupied. Of course this being a solo CD, the main focus is to make the piano come alive and to be... |
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FAURE / DURUFLE
Requiem Ann Murray & Mary Seers (sopranos) Thomas Allen & Michael George (baritones) / Corydon Singers & English Chamber Orchestra / Matthew Best [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/May/2007 ] 'Superb' (Fanfare, USA) |
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
St Nicolas / Hymn to St Cecilia Anthony Rolf Johnson (tenor) Corydon Singers, English Chamber Orchestra, Matthew Best (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Nov/2009 ] "A fresh and atmospheric account of Britten's colourful cantata" Penguin Guide |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Dona Nobis Pacem & Towards the Unknown Region Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Corydon Singers, Matthew Best [ Hyperion / CD - released 19/Jul/1993 ] |
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J S BACH
Christmas Oratorio, BWV248 Katherine Watson (soprano), Iestyn Davies (countertenor), James Gilchrist (tenor) & Matthew Brook (bass) Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment [ Hyperion / CD - released 11/Oct/2013 ] "The acoustic of the Trinity College Chapel has been used most sympathetically and the recording combines ambience and clarity in a most pleasing way. Nicholas Anderson's booklet essay is first rate." (Recording of the Month - MusicWeb November 2013) |
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ROBERT SIMPSON
Symphony 11 / Variations on a theme by Nielsen City of London Sinfonia Matthew Taylor, conductor [ Hyperion / CD - released 7/Aug/2004 ] "This release, appropriately dedicated to the late Ted Perry, is up to Hyperion's best. Performances and production are simply magnificent, so that this splendid disc is warmly and unreservedly recommended." Recording of the Month MusicWeb (Sept 2004) |
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ROBERT SIMPSON
Complete Choral and Organ Music Corydon Singers Corydon Brass Ensemble Matthew Best (conductor) with Iain Quinn (organ of Winchester Cathedral) [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Jan/2000 ] 'enthusiasts for the organ and choral music of our century have every reason to make its acquaintance'- Hi Fi News |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music / Five Mystical Songs / Flos Campi / etc Corydon Singers / English Chamber Orchestra, Matthew Best [ Hyperion 30 / CD - released 1/Sep/2010 ] 'Profoundly moving' (Gramophone) |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Liturgy of St John Chrysostom Corydon Singers, Matthew Best [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 15/Feb/2013 ] "I would go so far as to say that this recording carries more musical conviction than any of its rivals" ClassicCD |
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HERBERT HOWELLS
Howells: Requiem (with Vaughan Williams-Mass & Te Deum) Corydon Singers / Matthew Best [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 25/Mar/2008 ] 'One of the most luminous and touching of 20th-century Requiem settings' (Tower@classical music) |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom Corydon Singers, Matthew Best [ Hyperion / CD - released 22/May/2005 ] 'I would go so far as to say that this recording carries more musical conviction than any of its rivals' - Classic CD |
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VILLA-LOBOS
Missa São Sebastião & other sacred choral music Corydon Singers & Orchestra, Matthew Best [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] "The whole disc is a bright feather in the Corydon cap" Organist's Review |
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FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Missa Choralis & Via Crucis Corydon Singers, Thomas Trotter, organ, Matthew Best [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Nov/2000 ] 'I find the Corydon singers' performance of 'Via Crucis' utterly compelling and truly memorable…an essential Passiontide recording'(Organists'Review) |