David Thomas
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Havergal Brian: Symphony No. 1 'The Gothic'
Jane Manning, Shirley Minty, John Mitchinson, David Thomas,
London Symphony Orchestra, various choirs, Ole Schmidt
Ole Schmidt successfully drives the 718 performers through its demanding and immersive score, but at times, particularly in the Te Deum, vocal performances sacrifice clarity for drama —
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2026, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
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Handel: Messiah
RecommendedRemastered 2014
Judith Nelson, Emma Kirkby, Carolyn Watkinson, Paul Elliott & David Thomas
Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford & The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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Building A Library, April 2022, Also Recommended
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Special offer. Bach, J S: Mass in B minor, BWV232
RecommendedEmma Kirkby (soprano I), Emily Van Evera (soprano II), Panito Iconomou (alto), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), David Thomas (bass)
Solisten Des Tölzer Knabenchors, Taverner Consort & Players, Andrew Parrott
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Building a Library, April 2000, First Choice
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Building a Library, May 2010, First Choice
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Building a Library, February 2017, Also Recommended
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JS Bach: Cantatas Nos. 82, 202 & 208
Emma Kirkby (soprano), David Thomas (bass), Jennifer Smith (soprano), Simon Davis (tenor), Michael George (bass)
The Parley of Instruments, The Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott, Roy Goodman
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Sacred Vocal Music of Claudio Monteverdi
RecommendedEmma Kirkby (soprano), Ian Partridge (tenor) & David Thomas (bass)
Parley of Instruments, Roy Goodman, Peter Holman
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Special offer. Monteverdi: Vespro della beata Vergine (1610) & Selva morale e spirituale
Taverner Consort, Andrew Parrott
The first recording to engage fully with the scholarly debates regarding the form, purpose and pitch of the work, this 1984 version is a comprehensive and radical attempt to reconstruct a festal... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Best-kept Secrets
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Special offer. Handel: Israel in Egypt, HWV54
RecommendedNancy Argenta, Emily Van Evera, Timothy Wilson, Anthony Rolfe, David Thomas, Jeremy White
Taverner Choir & Players, Andrew Parrott
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Building a Library, June 2019, Recommended Recording
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British Music Collection - Henry Purcell
Emma Kirkby, Catherine Bott, John Mark Ainsley, David Thomas, Gerald Finley, Tommy Williams
Academy of Ancient Music Chorus & Orchestra, Christopher Hogwood
Christopher Hogwood makes us realise that for all the constraints, this score isn't inherently small-scale and warrants all the subtlety of colour that can be achieved using 12 soloists and... —
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Monteverdi: Lamento d'Arianna & Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda
Jaap Ter Linden (cello), Henk Bouman (harpsichord), Hajo Bäß (violin), Karlheinz Steeb (viola), Jonathan Cable (violone), Hopkinson Smith (guitar), Carolyn Watkinson (alto), Patrizia Kwella (soprano), Nigel Rogers (tenor), David Thomas (bass)
Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel
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Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K626
RecommendedEmma Kirkby, Carolyn Watkinson, Anthony Rolfe-Johnson & David Thomas
Chorus and Orchestra of The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood
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Building a Library, February 2016, Also Recommended
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