JAMES MacMILLAN / WILL TODD / ANNA SEMPLE / EOGHAN DESMOND / LISA ROBERTSON / EDWARD ELGAR
A Meditation The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 3/Jun/2022 ] The five new choral works on this album - by James MacMillan, Will Todd, Anna Semple, Eoghan Desmond and Lisa Robertson - all grew from a meditation by St John Henry Newman. Newman was a theologian of towering stature and broad influence. Canonised... |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Messa a Quattro voci et salmi of 1650 Vol I The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 1/Apr/2016 ] "The Sixteen's complete recording of the Selva morale collection has been praised in these pages, and the qualities of ensemble are certainly worth noting here also. They are heard to best effect in the more richly scored pieces: the five-voice Laeta |
ALLEGRI / LOTTI / PALESTRINA
Allegri: Miserere The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 20/Oct/2009 ] 1001 Classical Recordings you must hear before you die (Pre 1700) - "Christophers draws brilliant performances from his singers, both technically assured and vividly impassioned." - The Guardian. |
JOHN TAVERNER
Missa Corona Spinea The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 11/Nov/2005 ] 'A superb disc and an astonishing bargain' (Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
JOHN TAVERNER
Missa Gloria tibi Trinitas The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Feb/2006 ] 'An issue of the first importance. It unquestionably merits a place in every serious record collection' (Gramophone) |
JOHN TAVERNER
Missa Mater Christi Sanctissima The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 11/Nov/2005 ] 'For the most important English composer of his generation, this series of Masses is long overdue, and we are fortunate that it is being completed with such a high level of success' (Fanfare, USA) |
JOHN TAVERNER
Missa O Michael The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 11/Nov/2005 ] 'There are so many special moments that if you are a Taverner fan all I can do is to recommend strongly that you sample this CD' (CDReview) |
JOHN TAVERNER
Missa Sancti Wilhelmi The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 11/Nov/2005 ] 'A splendid introduction for those who have yet to discover the riches of early Tudor music' (CDReview) |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi in Mantua: the Genius of the Vespers The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ BBC / Coro DVD / DVD - released 10/Jul/2016 ] The BBC's 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 and beautiful collections of music |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Mess a quattro voci et salmi of 1650 Vol II The Sixteen & Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 13/Apr/2018 ] "..it is the chamber/consort music that really delights here: the Confitebor, flexibly sung by Elin Manahan Thomas, the bass duo (Stuart Young, Jimmy Holliday), and the Laetatus Sum for five instruments and six voices." Sunday Times |
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
Monteverdi: Selva Morale e Spirituale Volume 1 - 3 The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / 3 CD Box Set - released 20/Sep/2017 ] "these are some of the most spirited and individual performances of this repertory available" Five Stars BBC Music Magazine |
ALLEGRI / ANERIO / PALESTINA / MARENZIO
Music From the Sistine Chapel The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 20/Apr/2007 ] "Roman double-bill on wich Palestrina himself gets a run for his money" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine May 2007 |
BRITTEN / CARVER / GIBBONS / HANDEL / TALLIS / TURGES
Music of the Kingdom The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 28/Mar/2014 ] This new compilation from The Sixteen brings together some of the finest works written for, and in celebration of, Monarchs and the Kingdom. From Turges in the 1400s to Britten in the 20th century, whether for magnificent state occasions or private... |
HEINERICH SCHUTZ
Musikalsiche Exequien The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 13/Apr/2006 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (pre 1700) - "Outstanding recording presence… heavenly singing." CLASSIC CD |
PARRY / CAMPION / MCDOWALL
An Old Belief The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 4/Mar/2022 ] 'This is a magical recording...Hats off to The Sixteen, and I look forward to the possibility of more recordings of English Romantic repertoire.' Gramophone Editor's Choice June 2022 |
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI da PALESTRINA
Palestrina: Vol. 4 The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro Palestrina Edition / CD - released 20/Sep/2013 ] This album features a selection of Palestrina's music for Christmas including his largely unknown masterpiece, the Missa O magnum mysterium. Also presented are several unusual hymn settings amongst them A solis ortu cardine-a setting of a chant hymn... |
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI da PALESTRINA
Palestrina: Vol. 5 The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro Palestrina Edition / CD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] "The energy that The Sixeen bring to their Palestrina is admirable, though I continue to hope for a surprise in the format to keep the series on its toes." (Gramophone) |
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI da PALESTRINA
Palestrina: Vol. 6 The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro Palestrina Edition / CD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] 'Christophers artfully moulds and heightens the contours of the polyphonic lines, which ebb and flow in a liquid tapestry of sound.' (BBC Choral & Song Choice - Oct 2015) |
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI da PALESTRINA
Palestrina: Volume 7 The Sixteen Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 22/Sep/2017 ] Palestrina is perhaps the most famous of all Renaissance composers, certainly by name. By the time of his death his reputation outshone all others. His musical legacy is prodigious even by the standards of the time-he wrote over 100 masses-and he was... |
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI da PALESTRINA
Palestrina Volume 8 The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 6/Dec/2019 ] The Sixteen continues its exploration of Palestrina's great art with the eagerly anticipated eighth album in the series which includes the Missa Fratres ego enim accepi. Palestrina had a vast impact on the development of music. Hugely famous in... |