Hyperion's Choral Giants

Hyperion Streaming News 2nd October 2023

Stephen Layton Back in July, we at Presto (like much of the classical world) were excited to hear the news that the British label Hyperion had last entered the streaming world. Two hundred of the most critically-hailed recordings appeared on streaming services at the time, and the remainder - about two thousand all told - have been collected into ‘chapters’, each with a theme reflecting one particular aspect of Hyperion’s incredible musical vision, to be released fortnightly.

The latest chapter, ‘Choral Giants’, comprises the complete recordings of some of Britain’s foremost choirs and vocal consorts: Polyphony, the Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, the Gesualdo Six, the Holst Singers and the Corydon Singers. The performances range from evergreen cornerstones of the repertoire to explorations of neglected masterpieces. Here are just twenty of these fantastic recordings…

Rachel Ambrose Evans (soprano), Richard Bannan (bass), Polyphony, Stephen Layton

Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3

Judith Howarth, Janice Watson, Jean Rigby, John Mark Ainsley, José Van Dam, Corydon Singers & Orchestra, Matthew Best

Available Formats: FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3

Dominic Martelli (boy soprano), Rachel Masters (harp), Gary Kettel (percussion), Thomas Trotter (organ), with Catherine Denley (mezzo soprano), Corydon Singers, Matthew Best

Available Formats: CD, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3

Martyn Hill (tenor), Thelma Owen (harp), Shirley Minty (mezzo-soprano), Judith Pearce (flute), Holst Singers, Holst Orchestra, Hilary Davan Wetton

Available Formats: FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3

Philip Salmon (tenor), Graham Chambers, Jeremy Gough, Martin Kelly, Christopher Stearn (trombones), Thomas Trotter (organ), Corydon Singers, Matthew Best

Available Formats: CD, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3

Corydon Singers, Corydon Orchestra, Matthew Best

Available Formats: FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3

Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Polyphony & Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton

Available Formats: CD, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3

The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park

Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3

John Scott (organ), Thomas Trotter (organ), English Chamber Orchestra, Corydon Singers, Matthew Best

Available Formats: FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3

Trinity College Choir Cambridge, Stephen Layton

Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3

The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park

Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3

Mary Seers (soprano), Jonathan Best (bass), Michael Chance (counter-tenor), Philip Salmon (tenor), Thomas Trotter (organ), Janet Coxwell (soprano), Corydon Singers, Matthew Best

Available Formats: FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3

James Bowman (countertenor), Holst Singers, Stephen Layton

Available Formats: CD, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3

Jeremy Cole (organ), Andrew Kennedy (tenor), Trinity College Choir Cambridge, Stephen Layton

Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3

Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, Stephen Layton

Available Formats: CD, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3

Trinity College Cambridge, Stephen Layton

Available Formats: CD, Hi-Res+ FLAC/ALAC/WAV, Hi-Res FLAC/ALAC/WAV, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3

Polyphony, City of London Sinfonia & Wallace Collection, Stephen Layton

Available Formats: CD, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3

Rosa Mannion (soprano), Polyphony, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Stephen Layton

Available Formats: CD, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3

Polyphony, Stephen Layton

Available Formats: CD, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3

Holst Singers, Stephen Layton

Available Formats: CD, FLAC/ALAC/WAV, MP3

Hyperion's Choral Giants

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American Choral Music

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Finzi: Choral works

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Howells: Requiem & Vaughan Williams: Mass in G Minor

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Macmillan: Seven Last Words from the Cross

McDowall: Sacred Choral Music

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Tavener - New Choral Works

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