ETON CHOIRBOOK
More Divine Than Human The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Stephen Darlington [ Avie / CD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] "The Eton Choirbook ranks among the most difficult music composed to be sung by children… The trebles here excel, both as soloists and, just as remarkably, when several sing together on the same line." Gramophone Awards 2010 Finalist - Early Music |
VARIOUS
Silent Night at Saint Thomas The Choir of Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Ave, New York [ CD - released 30/Sep/2007 ] |
HOIBY / SOWERBY / NESWICK / ROREM / FRIEDELL / DIRKSEN
Great Cathedral Anthems Vol.11 The Choir of St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York, USA / Judith Hancock [ Priory / CD - released 21/Aug/2006 ] The Choir of St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue |
CHESNOKOV
Chesnokov: Liturgy of St.John Chrysostom Op.42 Choir of the Church of the Nativity of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, Arkadi Leontiev (tenor) / Nikolai Georgievsky (cond) [ Alto / CD ] "Chesnokov represents a late flowering of Russian Orthodox traditions in the years before the Revolution … composers sought to renew the style by returning it to its roots in Medieval Slavic chant. Chesnokov excelled in this style, and in his many... |
TAVENER / GORECKI / HOWELLS / RUTTER / etc
Fear and Rejoice, O People: Music for Advent and Christmas Christ Church Cathedral Choir [ Nimbus / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] The magnificent Tavener piece headlines a collection of choral works which will make the ideal musical companion to anyone's Advent and Christmas. |
HOLST / WALTON
Make We Joy: Christmas Music Christ Church Cathedral Choir [ Nimbus / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "'Musts' for Yuletide music in the air ..." San Fransisco Chronicle |
FRANCESCO DURANTE
Durante: Requiem / Organ Concerto Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford Baroque, Soloists from The Sixteen [ Coro / CD - released 18/Nov/2016 ] "he soloists are uniformly excellent, and the string playing as crisp and alert as the fresh young voices of the Christ Church trebles" (Observer) |
DOMENICO SCARLATTI
Stabat Mater Christ Church Cathedral Choir Oxford / Francis Grier (organ) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 7/Jun/2004 ] 'I feel no hesitation in awarding this performance, and recording, full marks' - Hi Fi News |
JANACEK
The Lord's Prayer: choral & organ music Christ Church Cathedral Choir Oxford / Stephen Darlington [ Griifin / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] "In this recording Stephen Darlington draws refined singing from his choir, very English in timbre with fluting trebles...is most moving and original...this is a most refreshing issue." Edward Greenfield - Gramophone, 15/03/2004 |
TRADITIONAL
Evensong From Oxford Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford, Stephen Darlington, with Clive Driskill-Smith (organ) [ Alto / CD - released 10/Jul/2017 ] "Nothing is overstated or outlandish, and the singing has a very pleasing polished and bright sound. Highly recommended" (Music Web International) |
MATHIAS
Church and Choral Music Christ Church Cathedral Choir / Stephen Darlington [ Nimbus / CD - released 12/May/2000 ] Another superb choral recording from Christ Church, Oxford! |
HOWARD GOODALL
Goodall: Invictus: A Passion Kirsty Hopkins (soprano) Mark Dobell (tenor) / Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Stephen Darlington [ Coro / CD - released 31/Aug/2018 ] Christ Church Cathedral Choir and Stephen Darlington join forces with Soloists from The Sixteen and a stellar group of instrumentalists on this premiere recording. |
FRANK MARTIN
Mass for Double Choir (coupled with Poulenc's Mass in G, Salve Regina) Christ Church Cathedral Choir / Stephen Darlington [ Nimbus / CD - released 12/May/2000 ] "everything here is sung with total security and artistic finish." Lionel Salter, Gramophone |
WILLIAM BYRD
The Three Masses for three, four & five voices Christ Church Cathedral Choir / Stephen Darlington [ Portrait Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2009 ] 'The performances are in the traditional English cathedral manner but are of high quality, the music's flowing lines bringing poise and serenity' (Penguin Guide) |
LASSUS
Masses and Motets (rec 1988) Christ Church Cathedral Choir / Stephen Darlington, director [ Nimbus / CD - released 20/Jul/2005 ] "the singing emphatically suggests that Christ Church may well be our best choir for sixteenth-century polyphony." David Fallows, Gramophone |
JOHN TAVERNER
Taverner: Missa Gloria tibi Trinitas / Cantus Firmus / etc Christ Church Cathedral Choir / Stephen Darlington (director) [ Avie / CD - released 20/Sep/2007 ] "There are special reasons for welcoming performances from Christ Church Cathedral Choir … vigour and freshness." - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine October 2007 |
SIR MICHAEL TIPPETT
Tippett: Concerto for Double String Orchestra and other orchestral and choral works Christ Church Cathedral Choir / The Choir of St. John's College / English String Orchestra; William Boughton (conductor) [ Nimbus / CD - released 25/Oct/2003 ] "This release contains temptations that put it well ahead of its rivals." - Nicholas Williams, BBC Music Magazine |
LOUIS-CLAUDE DAQUIN
Daquin: Nouveau livre de Noels Christopher Herrick at the organ of the Church of St Remy de Dieppe, France [ Hyperion / CD - released 5/Jun/2005 ] "An irresistible CD of organ music based on traditional French Christmas tunes, excellently performed and recorded. Another winning and generous reissue on the bargain Helios label" (MusicWeb Oct 2007) |
Church Of Misery
Houses Of The Unholy [ Rise Above / 2 LP - released 13/Sep/2010 ] |
Church of Misery
Master of Brutality (Vinyl Edition) [ Rise Above / 2 LP - released 8/Jun/2012 ] Limited edition vinyl reissue. |