John Rutter
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John Rutter: A Song in Season
RecommendedNew sacred choral music by John Rutter
Cambridge Singers & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Rutter
The Wells Jubilate is typical Rutter - brightly melodic, immediately communicative, and well calculated to bring executive satisfaction to the performers...With Rutter himself conducting his... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th November 2010
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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 Celebration Overture (2023) opens with an orchestral peeling of bells evocative, dare I say it, of a certain season breezy and in the long tradition of British light music. More weighty... —
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Rutter - A Christmas Festival
RecommendedMelanie Marshall, Clara Sanabras & Elin Manahan Thomas
Cambridge Singers, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Farnham Youth Choir, John Rutter
The sparkling fanfare introducing 'O come, all ye faithful' gives a typical flavour, Rutter gleefully using the full resources of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to light the soundstage up... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th December 2008
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Hard to believe, but this is the first CD devoted solely to Sir Richard Rodney Bennett's extensive choral output. That it's a richly rewarding body of work is nowhere better exemplified than... —
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2005, Editor's Choice
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There is Sweet Music
20 English part-songs and folk-song arrangements
The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter
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Handel: Messiah
Joanne Lunn, Melanie Marshall, James Gilchrist & Christopher Purves
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter
Not surprisingly, John Rutter's is essentially a traditional performance, but with lively tempi and no lack of expressive feeling; and it is very well recorded indeed...Altogether a fine set... —
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Gloria - The Sacred Music of John Rutter
The Cambridge Singers, The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble & The City of London Sinfonia, John Rutter
