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Across the disc, complex polyphonic edifices are negotiated with Christophers’s intuitive suavity, and stretches of prayerful serenity are enlivened with a gear-changing dramatic lift here,... —
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Performances are of the standard one would expect from The Sixteen, the singers moving effortlessly between ‘old’ and ‘new’ styles, featuring some outstanding solo contributions in the concertato... —
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Does Christmas sound different in America? Partly. Over half of the selections here are American in origin...Fascinating also to compare the American style of singing, more vigorous in attack... —
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On this latest disc, The Sixteen and their Associate Conductor Eamonn Dougan straddle eras, keeping one foot in the composer's unaccompanied prima pratica vocal works (strongly influenced by... —
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The symphony is played with neatly poised sincerity by an excellent dozen-strong string band of three players per part…Right solo voices of technical finesse deliver crisp diction in Hear my... —
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Special offer. Haydn: Symphony No. 103 & Theresienmesse
Mary Bevan (soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Jeremy Budd (tenor), Sumner Thompson, Handel and Haydn Society, Handel and Haydn Society Chorus, Harry Christophers
The Theresienmesse especially suits this orchestra’s sound, which is a touch softer-grained than some other period-instrument groups. —
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In this context I hear Nosky, the Handel and Haydn Society’s gifted concertmaster, as a forthright, rhythmically pungent player. —
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Special offer. Royal Welcome Songs for King Charles II Volume IV
Mark Dobell, Hugo Hymas, George Pooley, Kirsty Hopkins, Ben Davies, Daniel Collins, Katy Hill, Stuart Young, The Sixteen, The Sixteen Orchestra, Harry Christophers
There is some impressive music here, such as ‘Hark! Hark! Just now my Listening Ears’ sung stylishly by one of the stars of the disc, the tenor Hugo Hymas. —
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Special offer. Handel: Esther
Lynda Russell, Nancy Argenta, Michael Chance, Tom Randle, Mark Padmore, Matthew Vine, Simon Berridge, Michael George, Robert Evans, Simon Birchall
The Sixteen, The Symphony of Harmony and Invention, Harry Christophers
