Duruflé - Tu es Petrus, Op. 10 No. 3
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Duruflé: Complete Choral Works
RecommendedKen Cowan (organ), Cecilia Duarte (mezzo-soprano), Norman Fischer (cello)
Houston Chamber Choir, Robert Simpson
Recorded in warm, though not too reverberant acoustics, the choir’s tone is open and bright, and they and their conductor are sensitive to Duruflé’s demands. While they can be dramatic when... —
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Grammy Awards, 62nd Awards (2019), Winner - Best Choral Performance
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Duruflé: Requiem
RecommendedAnn Murray (mezzo soprano), Thomas Allen (baritone), Thomas Trotter (organ)
Corydon Singers, English Chamber Orchestra, Matthew Best
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Building a Library, November 2002, First Choice
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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... —
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A pleasant selection of French music from over 2000 years, ranging from Gregorian chant to 20th-century motets. A tidy interpretation from Vox Clamantis, with a delicate top line. —
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Here's almost two and a half hours of bliss. These are recordings to set aside for the time when, as the prayer says, 'the busy world is hushed'. Asked to characterise Fauré's and Duruflé's... —
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Building a Library, March 2003, First Choice
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Duruflé: Requiem
Aaron Webber (treble), Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Ian Simcock (organ), Natalie Clein (cello)
The Choir of Westminster Cathedral, James O'Donnell (The Master of Music)
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Duruflé: Requiem
Hélène Bouvier, Xavier Depraz, Roger Soyer, Marie-Madeleine Duruflé-Chevalier
Orchestre de l'ORTF Orchestre de l'Association des Concerts Lamoureux, Maurice Duruflé
The soloists in both works rise to the occasion, and the choral singing combines passionate feeling with subtle colouring. The composer proves a splendid exponent of his own works, as does his... —
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Duruflé - Requiem
Magid El-Bushra (countertenor) & Peter Harvey (baritone), Martin Ford (organ), Mark Chaundy (baritone) & Richard Pinel (organ)
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, English Sinfonia, Bill Ives (director)
This collection, including the organ pieces played by Martin Ford, is beautifully judged - exquisite in the right sense of the word. —
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Duruflé: Complete Sacred Choral Works
Dawid Kimberg (baritone), Christopher Gray (organ)
Truro Cathedral Choir, Robert Sharpe
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