Choral, Magnificat & Nunc dimittis settings, Walton (composer)
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Trinity Sunday at Westminster Abbey
A sequence of music as might be heard in the Abbey on Trinity Sunday
Robert Quinney (organ)
The Choir of Westminster Abbey, James O’Donnell
James O'Donnell proves himself master of two Westminster traditions: the Collegiate Abbey style is as assured as his former 'continental' Cathedral persona. Best of the persuasively-layered... —
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2014, Editor's Choice
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Nethsingha asks a lot of his 33 singers in terms of nuance and dynamic contrast – far more than most collegiate choirs are capable of – and their corporate virtuosity is palpable in a thrillingly... —
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2021, Editor's Choice
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Walton: The Twelve, Coronation Te Deum, Missa Brevis, Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis
St. John's College Choir, Cambridge, Christopher Robinson
This latest addition to Naxos's English Church Music series isn't just a first-rate bargain but provides a distinctive alternative to the Finzi Singers in the Chandos Walton Edition, in its... —
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the Christ Church Choir sing with devotion and exquisite tonal blending. Ensuring careful regard for the sacred texts the reverential singing of the trebles radiates considerable vocal character.... —
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'Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring' - favourite Choral works
St. John’s College Choir, Cambridge, George Guest
Purists might dislike the slightly heavy old-fashioned approach but there are plenty of spine-tingling, grand moments in this attractive programme from St John’s College Choir. Slightly woolly... —
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this selection of arrangements for eight voices shows the group's undoubted vocal pedigree —
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The Feast of the Ascension at Westminster Abbey
Robert Quinney (organ)
The Choir of Westminster Abbey, James O’Donnell
The boys might be singing Stanford's Caelos ascendit hodie, but they could just as easily be trilling ''Woohoo! It's Ascension Day!'' I love such musical joie de vivre, and not every choir is... —
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The Feast of St Peter at Westminster Abbey
Robert Quinney (organ), Julian Empett (bass), Raphael Taylor-Davies (treble), William Rowland (treble), Ben Turner (countertenor), Julian Stocker (tenor) & Robert Quinney (organ)
Westminster Abbey Choir, James O'Donnell
The musicians of Westminster Abbey are in top form. Crisp phrasing, firm control of line and lumionous colours create many fine moments, notably in the Palestrina and in Byrd's Gloria. Under... —
