 | Eric Whitacre: Cloudburst and Other Choral Works [Read More ...]
Description: At the age of only 35, Eric Whitacre has already gained a phenomenal reputation in the United States. The Los Angeles Times described his music as having ‘electric, chilling harmonies; works of unearthly beauty and imagination’ and his Water Night (included on this ... |
 | John Rutter: Music for Christmas [Read More ...]
John Rutter: Music for Christmas:Excellent Christmas CD. I especially liked the "Angles Carol" track!
Would recommend this CD to one and all. |
 | Christmas Present From Polyphony [Read More ...]
Review: Choral perfectionists.:This is an essential Christmas choral CD. The program itself is fabulous and unique, lacking the tacky "favorites" found on most recordings of this type. Entirely a cappella except for two Rutter arrangements with orchestra. Not a single track is lacking in... |
 | Morten Lauridsen: Lux aeterna [Read More ...]
Review: Heavenly Voices and Instruments on Earth:The album Lux aeterna by Morten Lauridsen (Hyperion CDA67449) featuring the pure and delightful voices of the choir Polyphony, and the incredible instrumentation of the Britten Sinfonia with Stephen Layton bringing it all together is noth... |
 | The Lily and the Lamb: Chant and Polyphony from Medieval England [Read More ...]
Description: The disc's title refers to Mary and her son, the Christ, which is the general theme of the medieval chant, polyphony, and poetry that forms this program. The selections are ordered around three 13th century "sequences" that describe Mary's experiences at the foot of the cross. ... |
 | Hyperion Edition: The Songs of Robert Schumann, vol. 7 [Read More ...]
Review: Good performance & CD but not 5 stars:This is the only complete recording of the Myrthen Op. 25 cycle by Schumann, which combines many settings of Scottish poetry and of poetry reflecting on marriage, of personal importance to Schumann as he prepared to wed Clara. Although n... |
 | Christmas Music From Medieval Hungary [Read More ...]
Best as background music:No this isn't really Christmas music. Most of the pieces are antiphons which don't hold interest. And the melismas on track 19 (a motet) are warbly - on the edge of losing control. It does make nice background music because there is little to capture your attention. |
 | Les Nouvelles Polyphonies Corses [Read More ...]
great choir music:Very beautiful folk choir music from Corses.Nice cooperation with Hector Zazou. |
 | Musique Adorable Complete Songs [Read More ...]
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 | Songs of Robert Schumann, Vol. 5 [Read More ...]
Description: Graham Johnson's complete Schubert song marathon for Hyperion reached the finishing post recently, but for anyone suffering withdrawal symptoms, the award-winning Schumann song series goes from strength to strength and now reaches its fifth volume with this fine program featurin... |
 | John Rutter: Requiem [Read More ...]
Review: Even amateur like me says--It's perfect!:If you have sung in a choir, then I suppose John Rutter's name won't be new to you. He has composed so many beautiful (hence famous) choral music like All Things Bright and Beautiful, For the Beauty of the Earth and The Lord Bless you a... |
 | Without Introduction [Read More ...]
Description: Influenced by the early UK exponents of prog including Keith Emerson, Steve Howe & Peter Gabriel, 'Without Introduction',originally released in 1971, features stunning guitar, keyboard and percussion work along with surrealistic lyrics and off center vocals making it a jaw droppi... |
 | Cornelius: The Three Kings and Other Choral Music [Read More ...]
Review: A revelation:Church and cathedral choirs all over Britain (and further afield, I suspect) will be familiar with the name of Peter Cornelius because of his short work for solo baritone and double choir, "The Three Kings." That work, in a "re-Germanicised" version, is presented on ... |
 | Grainger: Jungle Book [Read More ...]
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 | Walton: Coronation Te Deum and Other Choral Music [Read More ...]
Description: Hyperion may have been beaten to the post with Naxos's Walton centenary album of much the same repertory from the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge. But this is still a cracking good release--crackling, indeed, at the outset with a wonderfully crisp Coronation Te Deum. Polyp... |
![]() | The Holy Lady of Chartres [Read More ...]
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 | Britten: Sacred and Profane; A.M.D.G.; Five Flower Songs; etc. [Read More ...]
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 | Messe de Noël: XIIe siècle - École de Notre Dame (Mass for Christmas, 12th Century) [Read More ...]
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![]() | Les Miracles de Saint Nicholas [Read More ...]
Description: The Miracles of St. Nicolas is a liturgical play based on music spanning from the 12th century manuscript of Fleury Loire, which contains some of the most creative music to have survived from the Middle Ages. The play chronicles the story of Saint Nicolas - a tribute to his popul... |
 | Les tres riches heures du Moyen Age: A Medieval Journey [Read More ...]
Review: A great anthology but short on explanations:This set of six CDs is supposed to take us through the music of the Middle Ages from before Gregorian Chant to the Renaissance, but also from Byzantium to England, from the Mozarabic and Christian Iberian Peninsula to Germany. Note the ... |
