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It’s a rare treat to hear this music, which occupies a distinctive if not especially innovative or influential place in 20th century English choral music.
This disc originally was released on Hänssler, but now it reappears as part of Naxos’ complete Haydn Mass Edition. There haven’t been many recordings of
These are beautiful works, and they receive very good performances. David Hill digs into the war music of Dona nobis pacem quite effectively (save for
Almost every year a first rate choir records a traditional program of sacred Christmas music–and this year it looks as if it’s the Choir of
There haven’t been many recordings of Haydn’s brilliant and opulent Missa Cellensis. Simon Preston contributed a decent if somewhat soft-edged version for L’Oiseau Lyre, but
The Cäcilienmesse (Missa Cellensis in honorem BVM) appeared initially on Hänssler, at which time I welcomed it wholeheartedly. I’m very pleased to report that the
This is an excellent, imaginative coupling of familiar and unfamiliar works united in being either religious in inspiration, or consisting of imaginative reworkings of earlier
It has been a long time since a major new choral work could make such a good first impression, relying not on gimmick nor even
This two-disc set is a superb collection of choral works by 20th and 21st century Scandinavian composers, reaching back to Sibelius and other notables born
The disc’s title refers to the program’s repertoire, chosen to “reflect the heart of human existence–a passion for God, country, love, and life itself.” The
