Westminster Cathedral Choir
-
For connoisseurs of choral music this is an essential buy. Outstanding performances of two rarely heard 20th-century masterpieces. —
Awards:
-
Building a Library, March 2005, Also Recommended
-
Gramophone Awards, 1998, Recording of the Year
-
Gramophone Awards, 1998, Winner - Choral
-
Penguin Guide, Rosette
-
-
Palestrina: Lamentation III (Book III)
The Choir of Westminster Cathedral, Martin Baker (The Master of Music)
Everything about this disc, from the captivating sound to the sleeve notes, is of the highest quality. A must for choral fans —
-
MacMillan: Tenebrae Responsories
& other choral works
Peter Stevens (organ), Alexander Hopkins (treble)
Westminster Cathedral Choir & London Brass, Martin Baker
MacMillan creates a magnificent effusion of sound, over which the trebles of the Westminster Cathedral Choir soar dramatically...[the Edinburgh Te Deum] is particularly valuable, further attesting... —
Awards:
-
Gramophone Magazine, August 2013, Editor's Choice
-
-
This is likely to become one of your most cherished discs. It's notable for its spacious depth of sound, volatile unpredictability of interpretation, and above all the soaring sostenuto of the... —
Awards:
-
Gramophone Awards, 1985, Winner - Early Music (Medieval and Renaissance)
-
Building a Library, June 2016, Also Recommended
-
Penguin Guide, Rosette
-
-
Baker here boldly claims Byrd's three Masses for the Westminster Cathedral Choir...Despite the choir's muscle and numbers this disc's mood is intimate...Some Byrd devotees may object to Baker's... —
Awards:
-
BBC Music Magazine, December 2014, Choral & Song Choice
-
-
Miserere
A sequence of music for Lent, St Joseph, and the Annunciation
Peter Stevens (organ), William Gaunt (bass) & Peter Stevens (organ)
Westminster Cathedral Choir, Martin Baker
This is a disc for those who love the acoustic, the atmosphere and the musical traditions of the Roman Catholic Cathedral in London...This is a large choir, very good at big effects. The pacing... —
-
Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli & Missa brevis
RecommendedChoir of Westminster Cathedral, David Hill (Master of Music)
Awards:
-
Building a Library, February 2001, First Choice
-
-
Victoria: Requiem 1605 'Officium defunctorum'
RecommendedChoir of Westminster Cathedral, David Hill (Master of the Music)
Awards:
-
Building a Library, October 2005, First Choice
-
-
Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
RecommendedJames O'Donnell (organ), Sioned Williams (harp)
Choir of Westminster Cathedral, David Hill
A Ceremony of Carols sets nine medieval and 16th-century poems between the 'Hodie' of the plainsong Vespers. The sole accompanying instrument is a harp, but given the right acoustic, sensitive... —
Awards:
-
Building a Library, December 2004, Also Recommended
-
-
Poulenc: Mass in G and other works
Iain Simcock (organ)
The Choir of Westminster Cathedral, James O'Donnell
