Hallé Choir
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Special offer. Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38
RecommendedPaul Groves (Gerontius), Alice Coote (Angel), Bryn Terfel (Priest/Angel of the Agony)
Halle, Hallé Choir, Hallé Youth Choir, Sir Mark Elder
Paul Groves's sophisticated, elegant tenor is not ideally the sort that should be essaying this role. With Bryn Terfel… sounding a little frayed, Alice Coote makes the biggest impact. It's... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Gramophone Awards, 2009, Winner - Choral
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Building a Library, December 2017, Also Recommended
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Special offer. Mahler: Symphony No. 2, 'Resurrection'
RecommendedMasabane Cecilia Rangwanasha (soprano), Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)
Hallé Orchestra, Hallé Choir, Hallé Youth Choir, Kahchun Wong
Wong's interpretation is at its best in the 'Resurrection' Symphony's two outer movements...Wong links the music's tumultuous sequence of ideas in a way that's impressive and convincing. —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2025, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Delius: Sea Drift & Cynara
Roderick Williams (baritone)
Hallé & Hallé Choir & Hallé Youth Choir, Hallé Choir, Sir Mark Elder
The Halle plays with precise attacks and perfect blending, and Mark Elder directs with sure control of the episodic structure...Williams is an outstanding soloists, with well focused tone throughout... —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2013, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2014, Shortlisted - Choral
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Emily Howard: The Anvil
RecommendedKate Royal, Claire Booth (sopranos), Hugh Cutting (countertenor), Christopher Purves (bass-baritone), BBC Philharmonic, BBC Singers, Hallé Choir, Ben Gernon, Vimbayi Kaziboni
it’s an immersive and emotional experience...Visceral and brilliant. —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023, Shortlisted - World Premiere Recording (New Work)
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2025, Shortlisted - Premiere
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Special offer. Elgar: A Self-Portrait
Jane Irwin (mezzo soprano)
Hallé Orchestra, Hallé Chorus, Mark Elder
…Elder maintains a tension and sense of belief that The Music Makers very seldom receives. Beautifully balanced and superbly paced, this deeply sympathetic and intensely-felt reading is perhaps... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2005, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. English Landscapes
RecommendedLyn Fletcher (violin)
Hallé Orchestra & Choir, Mark Elder
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Building a Library, December 2006, First Choice
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Special offer. Vaughan Williams: The Wasps
Henry Goodman (narrator)
Hallé Orchestra & Chorus, Mark Elder
This recording has just about everything: robust comedy, sharp wit, sensuous delight, emotional uplift and food for thought all in one package. —
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Record Review, December 2006, Critics Disc of the Year
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Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius
Allan Clayton (Gerontius), Jamie Barton (Angel), James Platt (Priest/Angel of the Agony), London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, Hallé Choir, Edward Gardner
The choirs of the London Philharmonic and Hallé orchestras combine impressively...the sound is not ideally sharp and transparent. But the impact of Edward Gardner's cogent, understanding interpretation... —
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Special offer. Elgar: Oratorios
The Dream of Gerontius, The Apostles & The Kingdom
Hallé, Sir Mark Elder
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Special offer. For the fallen: Elgar & Bax
Rachel Nicholls (soprano), Joshua Ellicott (narrator), Jennifer France (soprano), Madeleine Shaw (mezzo)
Hallé Orchestra, Hallé Choir, Sir Mark Elder
Elgar’s beautifully imagined score [of A Voice in the Wilderness] is graced with two very fine performances, from Joshua Ellicott’s narrator (his delivery and accent are pitched exactly right),... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Shortlisted - Choral
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