FRANCIS POULENC
Francis Poulenc Harry Christophers & The Sixteen [ Coro / CD - released 24/Feb/2017 ] Francis Poulenc is considered one of the greatest melodists of the 20th century but it is his individual and immediately recognisable harmonic language that makes his music so distinctive. Often overlooked in his lifetime and in the years after his... |
HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Royal Welcome Songs for King Charles II Harry Christophers & The Sixteen [ Coro / CD - released 18/May/2018 ] Charles II's formal Restoration in 1660 marked both an end and a beginning: the end of England's republican experiment and the beginning of a long process of monarchical reconstruction; and with a politically accident-prone king on the throne,... |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN / WILLIAM CORNYSH
Sacred And Profane: Music By Benjamin Britten & William Cornysh Harry Christophers & The Sixteen [ Coro / CD - released 23/Mar/2018 ] William Cornysh and Benjamin Britten were prolific writers of both sacred and secular music. Cornysh is actually two people, quite possibly father and son. Both were court musicians who excelled at writing complex and adventurous antiphons for the... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Song of the Nativity Harry Christophers & The Sixteen [ Coro / CD - released 15/Nov/2016 ] "The Sixteen give a masterclass in the art of unaccompanied singing, and in close emotional engagement with the pieces chosen" BBC Music |
VIVALDI / BACH
Vivaldi: Gloria / J.S. Bach: Mass in G Major Harry Christophers & The Sixteen [ Coro / CD - released 23/Feb/2018 ] Vivaldi's Gloria is one of sacred music's most uplifting choral works and a joyful hymn of praise with moments ranging from festive brilliance to profound sadness. Composed in Venice, probably in 1715, for the choir of the Ospedale della Pietà, its... |
JAMES MacMILLAN
James MacMillan: Stabat Mater Harry Christophers, The Sixteen, Britten Sinfonia [ Coro / CD - released 17/Mar/2017 ] "MacMillan's Stabat Mater radiates out of every moment of this compelling performance…the Britten Sinfonia have tremendously incisve rhythmic bite." Gramophobne Disc of the Month May 2017 |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Choral Works Vol 3 Ian Partridge (tenor) / The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] "Britten's mastery of writing for unaccompanied chorus is here demonstrated in fine performances of works written between 1938 and 1975." (Five Stars BBC Music) |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Weihnachts Oratorium (Christmas Oratorio) (sung in German) Lynda Russell, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mark Padmore, Michael George, The Sixteen, The Symphony of Harmony and Invention, Harry Christophers [ Coro / 2 CD - released 25/Oct/2003 ] The Sixteen is one of the jewels in the musical crown of Britain. Internationally recognised as one of the finest choirs of our time, it is admired for performances combining clarity and precision with beauty and dramatic intensity |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Chandos Anthems - complete Lynne Dawson (soprano), Ian Partridge (tenor) Patrizia Kwella (soprano) James Bowman (alto) / The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra, Harry Christophers [ Chandos Chaconne / 4 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/1994 ] The Sixteen are a United Kingdom-based choir and period instrument orchestra; founded by Harry Christophers, they started as an unnamed group of sixteen friends in 1977, giving their first billed concert in 1979. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Great British Choral Works Michael Chance, Michael George & Mark Padmore / The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 20/Oct/2011 ] Since they were founded in 1979 Harry Christophers and The Sixteen have recorded over 100 discs of choral music spanning 600 years. On this new collection, CORO presents a selection of their most celebrated recordings of music by British composers. |
HANDEL
Handel-Alexander's Feast (complete oratorio) Nancy Argenta, Ian Partridge, Michael George. The Sixteen. The Symphony of Harmony and Invention. Harry Christophers [ Coro / 2 CD - released 7/Jul/2005 ] "A remarkable recording is welcomed to the catalogue." Repertoire, France |
BUXTEHUDE
Membra Jesu Nostri The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 21/Sep/2010 ] "Inspired music matched by intensely heartfelt one-to-a-part performance." Five Stars BBC Music |
JAMES MacMILLAN
Miserere Robert Farley (trumpet) / The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 10/Dec/2011 ] "James MacMillan has always shown a flair for dramatic portrayals of spiritual conflict: light against dark, anxiety and despair against consolation...The Sixteen surmount them all [technical demands] triumphantly, and make a sound of impassioned... |
BYRCHMORE / O'REGAN / WILLIAMS / RODERICK
O Guiding Night: The Spanish Mystics Robert Quinney (organ / piano) / The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 20/Aug/2011 ] "Each composer has set the same three texts and much of the satisfaction of this programme derives from comparing their differing word-setting approaches." (Editor's Choice Gramophone Sept 2011) |
HANDEL
The Handel Collection: Incls 'Coronation Anthems', 'Alexander's Feast' & 'Samson' [12 CDs special price] Sarah Connolly (soprano) / The Sixteen / The Symphony of Harmony and Invention. Harry Christophers [ Coro The Sixteen Edition / 12 CD Box Set - released 1/Mar/2010 ] Eight of The Sixteen's celebrated Handel recordings in one beautiful boxed set edition. |
BRITTEN / HOWELLS / RAMSEY / RUBBRA / TIPPETT / TOMKINS
Poetry in Music The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 1/Nov/2015 ] "The Sixteen so consistently perform at the highest level that it's easy to take them for granted; this exploration of English settings of poetry is very beautiful indeed." Editor's Choice Gramophone Nov 2015 |
MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi in Mantua (Special Edition with 2 CD recording of the Vespers of 1610) Simon Russell Beale (presenter) / The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ BBC / Coro DVD / 2 DVD/CD - released 1/Sep/2015 ] Single DVD / 2CD Set The BBC's celebrated Sacred Music journey continues with Monteverdi in Mantua - the story of a Renaissance duke and the composer who worked for him and how their volatile relationship would create one of the most revolutionary... |
TOMAS LUIS de VICTORIA
God's Composer: Sacred music Simon Russell Beale / The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ BBC / Coro DVD / DVD - released 10/May/2012 ] |
IVES / TIPPETT / POULENC / BARBER / STRAVINSKY
A la Gloire de Dieu The Sixteen / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 14/Jul/2003 ] BEST VERSION EVER OF THE "SYMPHONY OF PSALMS" "The Sixteen give a deeply committed and technically brilliant reading of this extremely difficult repertoire." - Gramophone. |
JAMES MACMILLAN
MacMillan: Symphony No. 5, 'Le grand Inconnu' / The Sun Danced The Sixteen, Genesis Sixteen, Britten Sinfonia, Mary Bevan, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 3/Apr/2020 ] "In 24-bit sound this sounds remarkably first-rate. If you haven't yet encountered MacMillan's Stabat Mater, that should be your first priority. The new release may (be) well worth obtaining." MuscWeb |