five-star review in the Telegraph for the Howells Requiem from Trinity College Choir and Stephen Layton. “A fluid lyrical gift, an imaginative harmonic spectrum and a sense of occasion … the Trinity College Choir brings clarity of words and superb singing.” Buy CDA 67914 @ £14.25*
How about some spine-tingling Russian Orthodox choral works? New CD performed by HARMONIA SACRA under PETER LEECH with music by Bortnyansky, Sarti, Glinka and Rachmaninov. Buy NI 6187 @ £14.25*
BOB CHILCOTT’s Requiem and other choral works on CD“A lovely recording … This is a particularly gorgeous and uplifting work, delivered here with great sensitivity and eloquence. Owens ensures some crisp, immaculate entries, wonderful tonal purity and excitingly varied dynamics.”. The Oxford Times
“This Chilcott disc sits proudly and securely within what I might perhaps call the Wells tradition. Once again the Hyperion engineers have produced excellent results in Wells Cathedral and the documentation is up to the label’s usual high standards.
I’ve enjoyed this disc greatly and I hope that many other collectors will derive as much pleasure from it.” Music-web International.
CD of the week on Music-web International
“Northern Lights is described by the composer as a reflection of his native Norway’s formidable winters. “This disc offers a collection of beautiful sacred and secular music by contemporary Norwegian/American composer, Ola Gjeilo.
“The singing from the Phoenix Chorale has admirable clarity, dynamic range and warmth. The recording quality is demonstration-worthy. The liner-notes are informative and written in English, German and French. This is a very fine disc of meditative and refined gems.” Musicweb.international.com Buy CHSA 5100 @ £14.25*
Other CDs from the Phoenix Chorale and Charles Bruffy include - ETERNAL REST - unique collection brings together some of the finest a cappella choral music of the twentieth century. Phoenix Bach Choir which is regarded as one of the finest professional choral ensembles in America.
“By any reckoning this CD features astonishing singing. Pitch, intonation and ensemble are exactly where they need to be. Although there are miles and miles of soft singing on this disc, not once do the singers lose their tonal focus, and the intensity of sound actually seems to increase as the dynamic level increases…. To pile miracle upon miracle, Chandos has given the singers engineering which is both limpid and powerful. This would be a good disc with which to test you systems high-end response. God forbid that this ‘Eternal Rest’ should feed mere audiophilia, however!” International Record Review Chandos SACD CHSA5045 @ £14.25
Lazarus Requiem by Patrick Hawes CD was recently Classic FM's CD of the Week. [Signum Classics SIGCD 282 @ £14.25) “Patrick Hawes has carved out a niche as a contemporary composer who writes melodic, atmospheric and, frankly, beautiful music.” BBC Music Magazine
Patrick Hawes’ compositions have a unique depth and sentiment that appeals to many different listeners. Previous discs with Signum include Song of Songs (SIGCD162) and Fair Albion (SIGCD178) featuring Julian Lloyd Webber.
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Kathleen Ferrier’s birth with A Centenary Tribute. “No singer in this country has ever been more deeply loved, as much for the person she was as for the voice she uttered.” Rupert Christiansen.. 4-CD set for £16.25 showcasing Ferrier’s versatility from British folksong to Mahler’s epic Das Lied Von der Erde.
Order Regis 4-CD set RRC 4011 now!
Take a sentimental journey with Doris Day, revisiting her phenomenal career as one of the best-loved of all entertainers through her 53 finest recordings.
Doris Day was eventually to become one of the most successful box office stars of all and her clear, intriguing singing voice brought her extraordinary success. No fewer than 36 chart hits – seven of them million-sellers – are included in Retrospective’s compilation of the very best from her heyday. As well as the hits there are many wonderful ballad interpretations (That Old Feeling, The Very Thought Of You, With A Song In My Heart . . .), alongside duets with Frank Sinatra, Frankie Laine, Buddy Clark, Donald O’Connor and Johnnie Ray. RTS 4198 @ £12.25*
ADAEDALUS’ BY ERROLYN WALLEN , the evocative opening track from singer-songwriter Errollyn Wallen’s eponymous album Errollyn, is the title music featured in the highly-acclaimed BBC 1 drama ‘One Night’, which was broadcast over four nights on the 26, 27, 28 and 30 March at 10:35 pm. “Her music is directly communicative..” – Gramophone Buy Avie CD AV 0049 @ £14.25*
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