PARSONS / TYRE / WHITE
Treasures Of Tudor England The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 1/Apr/2008 ] "The Sixteen are on fine form in a repertory that often sees them at their most confident: Parson's Ave Maria, the best-known work here, is despatched with considerable polish, and White's five-part Lamentations are equally fluent (and what wonderful |
TOMAS LUIS de VICTORIA
The Victoria Collection [4 CD set] The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Coro / 4 CD Box Set - released 5/May/2011 ] "Harry Christophers's love of Victoria suffuses this sumptuous recording...the seamless plainsong, searing climaxes, subtle dynamic shading and responsiveness to text is captivating." (BBC Music May 2011 Five Stars) |
DAVY / MUNDY / SHEPPARD
The Voice of the Turtle Dove The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 25/Feb/2014 ] In 2014 The Sixteen returns to its grass roots for the repertoire of the 14th Choral Pilgrimage tour as it revisits the golden age of Renaissance polyphony in England. In this new programme The Sixteen presents a stunning selection of music by John... |
JOHN TAVERNER
Taverner: The Western Wynde Mass / O Splendor gloriae / Te Deum The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 11/Nov/2005 ] "The only reason not to buy this excellent CD is that it will make you want the five other recordings in the series" (MusicWeb Bargain of the Month Feb 2008) |
HUMFREY / COOKE / BLOW
Music from the Chapel Royal: The King's Musick The Sixteen / Harry Christophers (with Walter Reiter, Miles Golding, violins & David Miller, theorbo) [ Coro / CD - released 11/Nov/2006 ] It was largely through the efforts of ‘Captain’ Henry Cooke (c.1615-1672) that the choir of the Chapel Royal was successfully restored at the Restoration in 1660. |
ETON CHOIRBOOK
The Flower of all Virginity - Eton Choirbook Vol IV The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 25/Oct/2003 ] "Vibrant performances...The Sixteen continues to explore the astonishing riches of the Eton Choirbook with undiminished enthusiasm and imagination." GRAMOPHONE |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Israel in Egypt (complete oratorio based on the first published edition) The Sixteen / The Symphony of Harmony and Invention, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 14/Jul/2003 ] "As time goes by, I find Harry Christophers' music-making more and more captivating ." BBC Radio 3, CD Review Nov 2002 |
HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Love's Goddess sure was Blind (Includes The Complete Funeral Music for Queen Mary) The Sixteen / The Symphony of Harmony and Invention / Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 28/Nov/2004 ] "… breaks new ground in scholarship, matching it with performances of the highest order ..." BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE |
MONTEVERDI
Selva Morale e Spirituale Volume 3 The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 1/Apr/2013 ] The last of three volumes of The Sixteen's series devoted to Monteverdi's Selva morale e spirituale. Without doubt, Monteverdi was the greatest of the early baroque European composers. He revolutionised the music of the theatre and the church by... |
PALESTRINA
Palestrina: Vol. 3 The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 28/Jan/2013 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Early Music |
BRITTEN / MacMILLAN / BYRD / TALLIS / TIPPETT
An Immortal Legacy The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 29/Apr/2013 ] 16th-century England was a place of much religious change. It was a dangerous and confusing time and it is testament to their incredible skill and musical mastery that composers like Tallis and Byrd were able to produce such magnificent works in such... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
A Christmas History / A Choral Christmas The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Coro DVD / DVD - released 3/Oct/2011 ] Harry Christophers and The Sixteen join Simon Russell Beale for two special Christmas programmes that look beyond the familiar carols and festive songs to reveal two millennia of music and texts from across Europe. |
GUERRERO
Missa de la batalla escoutez (with Janequin - La Guerre) The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] This brand new recording by Harry Christophers and The Sixteen is dedicated to the works of Spanish Renaissance composer Francisco Guerrero and includes his exquisite Missa de la Batalla Escoutez. The Mass is a parody on Janeuqin's famous chanson 'La... |
PALESTRINA
Salve Regina / Missa Assumpta est Maria / Assumpta est Maria / etc. The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro Palestrina Edition Volume 1 / CD - released 2/May/2011 ] On this new disc The Sixteen has recorded some of the sumptuous music he wrote for the Assumption including his Missa Assumpta est Maria and Salve Regina. Without doubt, Palestrina was the great master of all Papal composers and his spiritual craft... |