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Even by their standards, the choir are on blindingly good form in Schnittke’s monumental Choir Concerto. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2021
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Diapason d’Or, October 2021, Nouveauté
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Choral
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Grammy Awards, 64th Awards (2022), Nominee - Best Choral Performance
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2021, Musique chorale
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Choral
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Alfred Schnittke & Arvo Pärt: Choral Works RecommendedRaul Mikson (tenor), Maria Melaha (soprano), Karolina Kriis (soprano), Marianne Pärna (alto), Ave Hännikäinen (alto), Toomas Tohert (tenor), Kaia Urb (soprano)
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Kaspars Putniņš
The performance by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir under Kaspars Putiniņš is really impressive with a particularly rich and sonorous bass sound that is absolutely tailor- made for this... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2018, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Winner - Choral
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Maxwell Davies & Panufnik: Symphonies No. 10
RecommendedMarkus Butter (baritone)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Antonio Pappano
Highly charged fervour animates the symphony’s discourse on creativity. — More…
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Sunday Times, 2015, Albums of the Year
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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Gramophone Awards, 2016, Shortlisted - Contemporary
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More Honourable Than the Cherubim
Mikhail Davydov (bass-baritone)
PaTRAM Institute Male Choir, Vladimir Gorbik
There’s no shortage of Orthodox choral discs, but here is one worth adding to anyone’s collection...Perhaps the choir’s USP is the number and quality of its bassi profundi (‘oktavists’). Those... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2021, Choral & Song Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Choral
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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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A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols: The Centenary Service
RecommendedChoir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury
This is a priceless record not only of the centenary of the most famous carol service in the world, but of the last to be directed by Sir Stephen Cleobury after 37 years at the helm of chapel... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 29th November 2019
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Bernard Herrmann: Moby Dick & Sinfonietta for Strings
Richard Edgar-Wilson (tenor) & David Wilson-Johnson (baritone)
Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Choir, Michael Schønwandt
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2011, Editor's Choice
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Fauré & Duruflé: Requiems Miah Persson (soprano), Malena Ernman (mezzo-soprano), Olle Persson (baritone), Mattias Wager (organ)
Swedish Radio Choir, Fredrik Malmberg
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Reich: Three Movements & The Desert Music
Chorus sine nomine & Tonkünstler-Orchester, Niederösterreich, Kristjan Järvi
Järvi sets a new benchmark. These powerful readings infuse Reich's New York vigour with loose-limbed elegance, yet give a menacing edge to the pulsating rhythms and dynamics. Järvi does full... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2012, Choral Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, September 2011, Choral & Song Choice
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Lament Works by Hagen, Asheim and Nordheim
Lars Petter Hagen (tape), Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen (percussion), Magnhild Korsvik (soprano), Masashi Tsuji (tenor), Mari Askvik (alto), Halvor F. Melien (bass), Daniel Paulsen (percussion), Terje Viken (percussion), Arne Nordheim (tape)
The Norwegian Soloists’ Choir, Ensemble Allegria, Grete...
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