Choral, Anthems & Motets, Holst (composer)
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This latest recording once again showcases his singers' effortless versatility both as choristers and soloists...One of Tenebrae's great strengths is to bring both dignity and panache to these... —
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2025, August 2025
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2025
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2026, Winner - Choral
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New. A YEAR AT PORTSMOUTH
Portsmouth Cathedral Choir (cathedral choir), Sachin Gunga (accompaniment, soloist), David Price, Evelyn Cowhig (soloist), Daniel Sands (soloist), Alex Wallace (soloist), Adrian Green (soloist), Ben Robinson (soloist)
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The Crown of Life
Leighton, Clarke, Holst, Darke
Jemima Price (soprano), Rhys Williams (tenor), Rudyard Cook (organ), Ben Gilchrist (bass-baritone), Felicity Howard (soprano), Sam Troy (tenor), Molly Skeil (soprano), Anastasia Jones (soprano), Pete Dockrill (vocalist), Sebastian Evans (tenor), Matt Rogers (tenor), Arthur Barton (organ), The Choir...
I'm happy to report that Owen Rees presides over an impeccably poised and outstandingly fervent display, which also features an exemplary contribution from Queen's College Organ Scholar Rudyard... —
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The recital's radiant heart is Sheppard's Media Vite, but there are more highlights to come, including an outstanding reading of Holst's Nunc Dimittis, the flowing textures of Harris's Bring... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2008, Choral Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2007, Choral & Song Choice
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Holst: The Cloud Messenger, A Choral Fantasia, 7 Partsongs & other choral works
Della Jones (mezzo-soprano), Susanna Spicer (alto), Mark Milhofer (tenor), Patricia Rozario (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Finzi Singers, Joyful Company of Singers, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox, Paul Spicer
The Cloud Messenger is a 43-minute work of considerableimaginative power. Before its previoussingle-issue release it had been virtually forgottensince its disastrous premiere under Holst'sbaton... —
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Special offer. Ralph Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs and Other British Choral Anthems
Martin Ford (organ), Julia Smith (soprano), Elizabeth Limb (soprano), Rachel Limb (soprano), Kate Jurka (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone), Vasari Singers, Jeremy Backhouse
For many listeners the main attraction will be baritone Roderick Williams’s take on Vaughan Williams’s Five Mystical Songs, in a new version for organ accompaniment by Martin Ford. Williams... —
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British Music Collection - Gustav Holst
Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), Robert Tear (tenor), Thomas Hemsley (baritone), Osian Ellis (harp)
Purcell Singers, English Chamber Orchestra, St Paul Chamber Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Imogen Holst, Christopher Hogwood, Adrian...
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A Christmas Fantasia
Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, Jamie Andrews (organ), Ashley Riches (bass-baritone), William Vann
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It's impossible to not be impressed by the range and ambition, from Josquin to their first composerin-residence Ola Gjeilo, and well-crafted arrangements from folk to Bond themes. Several brand-new... —
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In Terra Pax
RecommendedA Christmas Anthology
Julia Doyle (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone) & Mark Williams (organ and piano)
City of London Choir & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Hilary Davan Wetton
The gem here is Finzi's In terra pax… From late in Finzi's life, it is suffused with English pastoral yearning, and baritone Roderick Williams sings beautifully in the outer sections. —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 30th November 2009
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