Since you are interested in The Victoria Collection [4 CD set], here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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 |
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... |
HANDEL
Samson (Complete oratorio) Thomas Randle (tenor) Mark Padmore (tenor) Lynda Russell (soprano), Lynne Dawson (Alto) Sixteen / Symphony of Harmony and Invention / Christophers [ Coro / 3 CD - released 14/Jul/2003 ] "Powerful choral singing from The Sixteen and alert playing by the period-instrument band make this the most pleasurable Samson yet recorded." - Sunday Times |