Choral, Hymns, Skempton (composer)
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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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Ranging from plainchant and motets to 17th Century dialogues and contemporary carol settings, it sounds like it may come across as a bit of a hotchpotch. But it doesn’t at all and with singing... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th December 2011
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Into This World, This Day Did Come
RecommendedCarols Contemporary & Medieval
Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, Geoffrey Webber
There are many highlights but Williams Sweeney's Scots dialect setting 'The Innumerable Christ' stands out for its daring other-worldliness, as do Stuart MacRae's bold re-imagining of 'Adam... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 30th November 2009
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Pigs Could Fly
Twentieth-Century Music for Children’s Choir
Alexander Wells (piano)
The New London Children’s Choir, Ronald Corp
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Home to Thanksgiving - Songs of Thanks and Praise
Paul Hillier, Theatre of Voices and His Majestie's Clerkes, Paul Hillier and His Majestie's Clerkes, Paul Hillier and Theatre of Voices, Paul Eliott, Theatre of Voices and Alan Bennett, Andrew Lawrence-King, Theatre of Voices, Alan Bennett and Paul Eliott, Paul Hillier and Pro Arte Singers
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Christmas in Canada, courtesy of this silk-toned, impeccably mannered ensemble of adult singers. The Elora's airiness and ease of voice production is very noticeable, with excellent enunciation. —
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Traditional & Modern Carols
The Pro Arte Singers, Indiana University Children’s Chamber Choir, Paul Hillier
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The Exons are at their most exciting in exalted mode - the Sanctus from the Missa brevis is thrilling. Ave virgo sanctissima, too, is wonderful. —
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To mark 40 years of The Sixteen, its members have chosen 40 favourite recordings from the extensive catalogue. The personally written introductions to each track are a thoughtful touch. —
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Angelus ad Virginem
Music for Advent and Christmas
Simon Nieminski (organ)
Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, Matthew Owens
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