Choral, Masses, Poulenc (composer)
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Durufle: Requiem & Poulenc: Lenten Motets
Harrison Cole (organ), The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, Stephen Layton
The choir is magnificent, emerging through former Trinity organ scholar Harrison Cole’s adroitly chosen organ textures in the Introit, yet producing searing radiance in the climax of the Sanctus.... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Choral
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Honegger: Symphony No. 3
RecommendedLuba Orgonásová (soprano)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, The Netherlands Radio Choir, Mariss Jansons
The Netherlands Radio Choir is impressively well-drilled… The Slovakian soprano Luba Orgonásová soars majestically over the whole, alternately creating serenity and high drama as required.... —
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Building a Library, March 2008, First Choice
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Building a Library, November 2010, First Choice
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Building a Library, February 2020, Recommended Recording
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Forbidden, yet seldom forbidding, Appl’s exquisitely cultivated fruits are ripe for plucking, and deserve to be consumed with unalloyed relish! —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2015, Nominated - Vocal Music
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2023
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Special offer. Poulenc: Mass in G and other works
Iain Simcock (organ)
The Choir of Westminster Cathedral, James O'Donnell
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Tenebrae is equal to every challenge. The tuning is impeccable, the phrasing intelligent and never forced, the balance always adjusted to the demands of Poulenc's textures...Not least, the sopranos... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2011, Choral Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2010, Choral & Song Choice
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Record Review, December 2010, Critics' Disc of the Year
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Poulenc - Gloria and Motets
RecommendedSusan Gritton
Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia, The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, Stephen Layton
Stephen Layton's tight control of his forces, both choral and orchestral, lends impeccable ensemble and heart-thumping excitement - has the opening tutti ever had such punch? Soprano Susan... —
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Gramophone Awards, 2008, Finalist - Choral
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2008, Editor's Choice
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Building a Library, February 2020, Also Recommended
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Poulenc: Gloria & Stabat Mater
Françoise Pollet (soprano)
R.T.F. Choeur De Radio France, R.T.F. Maitrise De Radio France, Orchestre National De France, Charles Dutoit
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Arvo Pärt; Francis Poulenc; Igor Stravinsky: Choral and Orchestral Works
Genia Kühmeier, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons
One can hardly imagine these three pieces...put together with more coherence and authority than in this version by Mariss Jansons. —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Choral Music
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Though the Consort brings together acclaimed international opera singers with cousins or siblings for whom singing is merely a hobby, the ensemble is consistently faultless: attention to blend... —
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2025, Choral & Song Choice
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