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Sanctissima
RecommendedVespers and Benediction For the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
ORA Singers, Suzi Digby
Olivier Tarney’s awestruck depiction of the Assumption in In Homeward Flight – the only English-language setting on the programme – was the work which made the strongest initial impact on me,... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 18th August 2023
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out of the bran tub comes my favourite Christmas choral disc of 2009 - Joy in the morning, another wide-ranging collection from Jeffrey Skidmore's excellent Birmingham-based choir, Ex Cathedra.... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 30th November 2009
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On Christmas Night
RecommendedCarols from St John’s College, Cambridge
John Challenger (organ)
The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha
The collective vocal heft of the ensemble's young choral scholars remains a potent weapon under Andrew Nethsinga's direction. He's a man of musical refinement, however, one ready and able to... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 5th December 2011
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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. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 30th November 2009
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100 Years of Nine Lessons & Carols
RecommendedKing’s College Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury,Sir David Willcocks, Sir Philip Ledger
The opening track from 1958 sets the basic tone: the singing’s precise, sunny and rather dainty. Yet extra gusto soon arrives, and the modern carols Cleobury commissioned certainly stop tradition... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 30th November 2018
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Joubert: South of the Line
Nicholas Wearne (organ)
Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Choir, Paul Spicer
Joubert’s disturbing anti-war statement South of the Line (1985) is the major work on this powerfully performed disc of the composer’s choral music. — More…
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the most appealing of any cathedral recording I've heard this year. The boys' sound is very much brighter than that of many cathedral choirs - in fact the boys-only a cappella repertoire here... — More…
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And Comes The Day: Carols and Antiphons for Advent Queens' Chapel Players, Queens' College Choir, Cambridge, Silas Wollston
This disc is something special in concentrating on Advent and catches the mood of anticipation very well indeed. The singing and playing are first class and has been very well captured by the... — More…
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This new disc is an important snapshot of the continuing St John’s story, revealing that in recent years, under Andrew Nethsingha’s inspired direction, the choir has retained its renowned clarity,... — More…
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