John Scott
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Fauré - Requiem
Recommendedand other sacred music
Caroline Ashton (soprano), Stephen Varcoe (baritone), John Scott (organ) & Simon Standage (violin)
The Cambridge Singers & Members of the City of London Sinfonia, John Rutter (director)
The medium-scale 1893 version of Fauré's spiritual masterpiece finds a loving advocate in John Rutter, with excellent soloists and a lucid-toned choir. —
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Gramophone Awards, 1985, Winner - Choral
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The World of Sacred Music
Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral, John Scott (organ), The St. Anthony Singers, Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Semple (treble), Jonathan Chinchen (treble), Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge, Peter White (organ), Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, Academy...
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Fauré: Requiem and other choral music
Mary Seers (soprano), Isabelle Poulenard (soprano), Michael George (baritone)
Corydon Singers, English Chamber Orchestra, Matthew Best
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Praise to the Lord
Favourite hymns from St Paul's Cathedral
John Scott (organ)
St Paul's Cathedral Choir, The English Brass Ensemble
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Rachmaninoff: Vespers, Op. 37
Ory Brown mezzo (soprano) & David Vanderwal (tenor)
Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, John Scott
‘Blagoslovi, dushe moya’ [is] daringly slow; Scott knew the capabilities of his singers, however, and it works superbly, with Ory Brown the excellent soloist...It is a magnificent rendition,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2016, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Shortlisted - Choral
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The organ of St Paul's Cathedral might not be the most idiomatic of instruments for this generous compilation, but John Scott produces entrancing colours to complement the authority of his awesomely... —
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Dancing Day: Music for Christmas
Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York, Sara Cutler, Stephen Buzard, Benjamin Sheen
John Scott
[Scott's] sudden death earlier this year makes Dancing Day perhaps the most poignant of discs and bears testament to his phenomenal musicianship and taste. The choir is absolutely secure from... —
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2015, Editor's Choice
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