WILLIAM BYRD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mass for Four & Five Voices Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, George Guest [ EMI Eminence / 2 CD - released 23/Feb/1986 ] Recorded in St John's College Chapel, Cambridge, March 1986 |
HOWELLS / SWAYNE / WATSON / WALTON / BERKELEY / PART / etc
Magnificat Vol. 2 Glen Dempsey (organ) Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha [ Signum / CD - released 16/Apr/2021 ] 'This project is shaping up to become the most significant recording project ever in the field of choir-and-organ English church music.' Editor's Choice Gramophone June 2021 |
LASSUS
Laudent Deum - Sacred Music by Orlande de Lassus His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts / Choir of St John’s College Cambridge / Andrew Nethsingha [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Mar/2011 ] The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, an exclusive Chandos artist, here presents its third release on the label. Established in the 1670s, the choir has a long and distinguished tradition of performing religious music and here offers... |
PURCELL / HUMFREY
My Beloved Spake : Anthems by Henry Purcell & Pelham Humfrey Iestyn Davies, James Gilchrist, David Stout & Neal Davies / Choir of St John's College, Cambridge & St John's Sinfonia, Andrew Nethsingha [ Chandos / CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] "Nethsingha juxtaposes such relatively unfamiliar fare with masterpieces including O Sing unto the Lord. He is a committed custodian of the Oxbridge choral tradition, as are his fine soloists" (Sunday Times) |
HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Music for the Chapel Royal - Verse Anthems Inia Te Wiata, Robert Tear, Charles Brett, Paul Esswood / Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge, George Guest / Academy of St Martin in the Fields [ Decca / London Serenata / CD - released 20/Sep/1995 ] Purcell wrote so much in so many different spheres of musical activity that it is easy to forget that one of his main tasks was to be a royal composer, to provide music for the occasions of State in Westminster Abbey, just as the Gabrielis had done... |
GERALD FINZI
Best of Finzi (Incls music from the Cello Concerto & Clarinet Concerto) John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Peter Donohoe (piano) Tim Hugh (cello) Robert Plane (clarinet) / Northern Sinfonia / St. John's College Choir, Cambridge [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] Gerald Finzi made an important contribution to British twentieth-century song, choral and orchestral repertoire. His acute awareness of the frailty of existence found its musical expression not only in his song settings, but in the Cello Concerto,... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
An Evening Hymn: Music For Solo Treble Oliver Lepage-Dean (Treble) / The Choir Of St John'S College Cambridge / Christopher Whitton (Organ) / Christopher Robinson (Director & Piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Sep/2007 ] "His [Oliver Lepage-Dean] voice is well recorded: firm and even, true in pitch, pure in quality. In two items he sings, as soloist, with the choir: Stanford's G Major Magnificat (the treble's violin concerto) and Mendelssohn's Geistliches Lied... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Top 100 Favourite Classical Melodies [5 CD set] Royal Philharmonic, London Baroque Ensemble, Choir of St. John's College Cambridge, Consort of London and others [ Brilliant Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/2010 ] This set is newly compiled, choosing the 100 very best tracks in the best available performances, including London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Carl Davis, London Baroque Ensemble, Choir of St. John's College Cambridge,... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Eastertide Evensong St John's College Choir Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha (conductor), with James Anderson-Besant & Glen Dempsey (organ) [ Signum / CD - released 15/Apr/2022 ] St John's first live Evensong album, Ash Wednesday, marked the period of Lent and reflected the tradition of the organ remaining silent. Now with Eastertide Evensong, organists rejoin choir in a blaze of rejoicing. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Psalms St John's College Choir Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha (conductor) [ Signum / CD - released 26/Aug/2022 ] The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge is considered to be one of the finest collegiate choirs in the world. It is part of the English cathedral tradition, having been founded to sing the daily liturgy in the College Chapel, though it is set apart... |
BACH / MENDELSSOHN / STAINER / WEELKES / etc
Heavenly Voices The Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge, George Guest [ Heritage / CD - released 23/Jan/2012 ] Heavenly Voices celebrates the tradition of music making at St. John's College Cambridge. The varied repertoire featured on this Heritage disc not only showcases their versatility but confirms their reputation as one of the UK's finest cathedral choirs. |
CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
Stanford: Anthems And Services Choir of St. John's College Cambridge, Christopher Robinson, with Christopher Whitton (organ) [ Naxos English Choral Music / CD - released 1/Jun/2011 ] "Even in the best-stocked collection this would prove a welcome addition, and for those who have as yet nothing of the master, it should provide a lively introduction." (Gramophone Classical Music Guide) |
JOHN TAVENER
The Essential John Tavener on Naxos [5 CD set] Stefan Berkieta (bar) Maria Kliegel (cello), Eileen Hulse (sop) Ralph van Raat (piano) / Clare College Choir, Cambridge / St. John's College Choir [ Naxos / 5 CD Box Set - released 10/Apr/2014 ] "Strongly recommended - but you may need to persevere. It's well removed from the cosy Christmas of renaissance art or of chestnuts roasting by the fire, though there's a place for those, too." (MusicWeb on the Clare College Recording) |
STANFORD / FINZI / WALTON / BRITTEN / TAVENER / etc
English Choral Music (Incls the Coronation te Deum & Song for Athene) Choir of St John's College, Cambridge / Christopher Robinson [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] "At Naxos's bargain price these performances should be snapped up and relished. Better still, get yourself to Cambridge during Advent or Easter and hear the choir for yourself...All texts are provided." -- Gary Higginson, MusicWeb |
HANDEL
Handel Jubilee set Various artists incls Academy of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Lynne Dawson, John Mark Ainsley, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Brandenburg Consort [ Brilliant Classics Masterworks / 10 CD - released 16/Dec/2006 ] Handel highlights must contain the Music for the Royal Fireworks, and the Water Music. In this set a large helping of concerti grossi (3 CD’s) and some flute concertos are added. The oratorio Israel in Egypt is combined with the Messiah and the... |
GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Requiem Op 48 / Messe Basse / Motets Westminster Cathedral Choir, David Hill, St John's College, Cambridge, Robinson [ ALTO / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] Top recordings at a special price |
W.A. MOZART
Requiem Mass, K.626 Yvonne Kenny (sop) Sarah Walker (mezzo) William Kendall (tenor) / Choir of St John's College, Cambridge / English Chamber Orchestra/ George Guest [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 20/Oct/2008 ] 'George Guests new recording is distinguished by its deliberate tempos but also its very powerful rhythmic momentum and an expressive intensity of a kind one might not expect from a conductor and choir who belong to the English cathedral tradition.... |