More By Artist: The Sixteen. Harry Christophers
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HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Royal Welcome Songs for Charles II The Sixteen Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 4/Sep/2020 ] Purcell's genius abounds throughout the latest volume of The Sixteen's celebrated exploration of his music for monarchy. Rarely recorded in recent years, Harry Christophers and his award-winning ensemble breathe fresh life into these exquisite works,... |
HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Royal Welcome Songs for King James II The Sixteen Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 22/Sep/2017 ] "Christophers coaxes virtuosic performances from eight members of the Sixteen, with a fine band of period instrumentalists revelling in the glories of Purcell's unique harmonic palette. Recommended." Observer |
FAYRFAX / HYGONS / TURGES / BROWNE / ANONYMOUS / CORMYSH
The Rose and The Ostrich Feather: Eton Choirbook Volume I The Sixteen. Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 16/Nov/2004 ] "wonderful music, wonderfully performed ... sit back and let these glorious sounds fill your ears and lift your spirits." GRAMOPHONE |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Delirio Amoroso: Italian Secular Cantatas Ann Murray (soprano) The Sixteen. Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 8/Apr/2005 ] " ... a dazzling revelation of (Handel's) melodic freshness and inventive touch...Ann Murray sings superlatively." |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Handel: Chandos Anthems Volume 4 Lynne Dawson (soprano), Ian Partridge (tenor) / The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra, Harry Christophers [ Chaconne / CD ] 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. |
FINZI / HOLST / MACONCHY / STANFORD / SULLIVAN / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Sirens' Song Harry Christophers & The Sixteen [ Coro / CD - released 1/Sep/2023 ] What would singing be without words? When you combine wonderful poetry with exquisite music, the result is magical. In a rare break from the sacred collections they are famed for, this album from The Sixteen features a whole programme of secular... |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel Choruses Michael Chance (counter-tenor), Simon Birchall, Lynda Russell, Mark Padmore (tenor) The Sixteen, The Sixteen Orchestra, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 26/Mar/2021 ] Is there another composer who can match Handel's genius for writing choruses? He is quite simply the master of chorus and on this compilation of tracks, taken from The Sixteen's award-winning Handel back-catalogue, there is much rejoicing. Revel in... |
GEORG FRIDERIC 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 |
MARCIN MIELCZEWSKI
Mielczewski: Deus, in nomine tuo, etc The Sixteen, Harry Christophers & Eamonn Dougan [ Coro / CD - released 20/Oct/2017 ] "Performances are of the standard one would expect from The Sixteen, the singers moving effortlessly between 'old' and 'new' styles, featuring some outstanding solo contributions in the concertato works." Gramophone |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
40: The Anniversary Collection. Album by The Sixteen The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / 2 CD - released 8/Nov/2019 ] '40 favourite recordings from the extensive catalogue. The personally-written introductions to each track are a thoughtful touch.' BBC Music Magazine ★★★★ |
JOHN SHEPPARD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sheppard - Church Music The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jan/2010 ] Penguin Guide - Rosette Recording 'Superb' (Classic CD) |
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: 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 |
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 Volume 9 The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 16/Jun/2023 ] Palestrina's music is exquisite and sumptuous- characterised by a richness of texture and purity of sound. From his sacred Masses to settings of the secular Song of Songs, The Sixteen brings this serene and delicate soundworld to sparkling life.... |
ALLEGRI / BYRD / TALLIS / PALESTRINA / etc
Sacred Music - An Easter Celebration The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ BBC / Coro DVD / DVD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] Simon Russell Beale presents a special concert for Easter from LSO St Luke's in London, performed by the award-winning choir The Sixteen, conducted by founder Harry Christophers. The music takes us on a journey of over six hundred years, from... |
BYRD / van WILDER / de MONTE / TABAKOVA / CLEMENTS
The Sixteen - A Watchful Gaze The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 3/Mar/2023 ] "Christophers's juxtapositions are always rewarding, and The Sixteen is on ravishing form. There's an unmannered generosity to the singing whose wide-eyed freshness enables Christophers to keep the counterpoint buoyant and uncongested." BBC Music |
FIRSOVA / KORVITS / CADCIOLINI / MARTIN / SCARLATTI / etc
Spirit, Strength & Sorrow: Settings of Stabat Mater The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 15/Dec/2014 ] "All three [new settings] are touching and effective: imaginative in their choral sonorities and colouring of the text, skilfully balancing a strong feeling for tradition with a distinctive individual voice" Editor's Choice Gramophone, January |
CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD
Stanford - Partsongs, Pastorals and Folksongs The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 6/Sep/2024 ] Celebrating Anglo-Irish composer Charles Villiers Stanford's centenary, this new album from The Sixteen includes 17 premiere recordings of Stanford's Irish Folksongs and Partsongs. |
J. S. BACH
The Six Motets The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Hyperion / CD - released 30/Oct/2014 ] "Splendid. A wonderful achievement, one that only renews our admiration for Bach. It has been six, maybe twelve months since I heard a record that impressed me as much as this one. Don't pass it by" (American Record Guide) |
