Choral, Hymns, Warlock (composer)
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This superior seasonal disc, chiefly of carols (some with organ played by Luke Bond), is satisfyingly divided into three parts: Advent, Christmas and Epiphany. Each starts with a plainchant,... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2019, Christmas Choice
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Harvey's bright, characterful mezzo and easy, unaffected way with text give constant pleasure in this lovely recital showcasing the breadth of Warlock's style, from the almost Straussian 'Autumn... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2022
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News of Great Joy: Christmas From St John's College, Oxford
The Choir of St John's College, Oxford
David Bannister
The performances are, in the best sense, unpretentious – there’s no straining after forced jollity or attention-grabbing effects, and each individual voice is comfortably embedded within the... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2024, Christmas Choice
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On Christmas Night
RecommendedCarols from St John’s College, Cambridge
John Challenger (organ)
The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha
The collective vocal heft of the ensemble's young choral scholars remains a potent weapon under Andrew Nethsinga's direction. He's a man of musical refinement, however, one ready and able to... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th December 2011
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From the gorgeously shaped performance of Morten Lauridsen’s modern classic O magnum mysterium which opens the programme, to the urgent, ardent account of James MacMillan’s O radiant dawn which... —
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BBC Music Magazine, Disc of the month
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100 Years of Nine Lessons & Carols
RecommendedKing’s College Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury,Sir David Willcocks, Sir Philip Ledger
The opening track from 1958 sets the basic tone: the singing’s precise, sunny and rather dainty. Yet extra gusto soon arrives, and the modern carols Cleobury commissioned certainly stop tradition... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 30th November 2018
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Very Best of English Song
RecommendedDame Janet Baker (mezzo), Gerald Moore (piano), Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), Geoffrey Parsons (piano), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), David Willison (piano), Ian Partridge (tenor), Janet Craxton (piano), Ian Bostridge (tenor), Julius Drake (piano), Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone), Roger Vignoles...
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Building a Library, June 2018, Also recommended
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Building a Library, January 2021, Recommended orchestral version (Songs of Travel)
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This is a marvellous programme of Music for Advent and it is executed superbly by the Clare College Choir. It’s obvious that the standard built up during Timothy Brown’s long leadership, especially,... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 9th December 2013
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A Peter Warlock Christmas
Margaret Cable (mezzo-soprano), Matthew Morley (organ), Rosemary Barnes (piano)
Allegri Singers, Rosamunde String Quartet, Louis Halsey
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Maltworms and Milkmaids: Warlock and the Orchestra
Ben McAteer, Nadine Benjamin (soprano), Helen Neeves, Rebecca Lea (soprano), BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC Singers, David Hill
a sugar rush is skilfully sidestepped thanks to some adroit programming that leavens the ‘merry England’ period charm with strategically placed antidote...the star of the album is Ben McAteer... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, August 2023
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