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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
40: The Anniversary Collection. Album by The Sixteen The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / 2 CD - released 8/Nov/2019 ] '40 favourite recordings from the extensive catalogue. The personally-written introductions to each track are a thoughtful touch.' BBC Music Magazine ★★★★ |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
A Christmas History / A Choral Christmas The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Coro DVD / DVD - released 3/Oct/2011 ] Harry Christophers and The Sixteen join Simon Russell Beale for two special Christmas programmes that look beyond the familiar carols and festive songs to reveal two millennia of music and texts from across Europe. |
SAMUEL BARBER
Agnus Dei: An American Collection The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 7/Jul/2005 ] " the whole programme is delivered with polish." GRAMOPHONE |
J. S. BACH
Bach: Weihnachts Oratorium (Christmas Oratorio) (sung in German) Lynda Russell, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mark Padmore, Michael George, The Sixteen, The Symphony of Harmony and Invention, Harry Christophers [ Coro / 2 CD - released 25/Oct/2003 ] The Sixteen is one of the jewels in the musical crown of Britain. Internationally recognised as one of the finest choirs of our time, it is admired for performances combining clarity and precision with beauty and dramatic intensity |
J. S. BACH
Bach Masses Harry Christophers & The Sixteen [ Coro / 2 CD - released 2/Sep/2022 ] Bach's four Lutheran Masses feature almost no Lutheran material at all. Sometimes called 'Missa brevis', musically they are almost entirely made up of movements borrowed from Bach's Cantatas. While often overshadowed by the more famous Mass in B... |
BERTOLUSI / ANERIO / PACELLI
The Blossoming Vine: Italian Maestri in Poland The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 1/Nov/2014 ] The Sixteen and Associate Conductor, Eamonn Dougan, follow up the success of the first disc in their new Polish series with a new recording devoted to music from the court of Sigismund III Vasa. The second disc in the series explores a selection of... |
PURCELL / MACMILLAN
Bright Orb of Harmony The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "Throughout, the choral sound is rich yet unfailingly transparent… the solo work is equally impressive." (Gramophone) |
WILLIAM BYRD
Byrd: Psalmes, Songs and Sonnets (1611) The Sixteen, Fretwork, Harry Christophers [ Coro / 2 CD - released 7/Oct/2022 ] "This is a landmark release finally addressing one of the most obvious oversights in Byrd's recorded catalogue. It's an exquisite album of unparalleled beauty that will bear repeated listening long past the anniversary year" Gramophone Award Finalist |
ALLEGRI / ANERIO / JOSQUIN / VICTORIA
The Call Of Rome: Music by Allegri, F. Anerio, Josquin and Victoria The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] Rome - the 'Eternal' City. Once the capital of a republic and empire which defined the Western world in ancient times and left indelible imprints thereafter both physically and spiritually. A city of unparalleled beauty, a source of learning, and a... |
BUXTEHUDE
Membra Jesu Nostri The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 21/Sep/2010 ] "Inspired music matched by intensely heartfelt one-to-a-part performance." Five Stars BBC Music |
TOMAS LUIS de VICTORIA
The Call of the Beloved The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 21/Sep/2010 ] "this is a beautifully prepared and rewarding recording that deepens our appreciation of one of the greatest masters of the renaissance." - Gramophone |
J.S. BACH
Cantatas 34, 50, 147 Gillian Fisher, David James, Ian Partridge, Michael George / The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 11/Nov/2006 ] "The Sixteen are, as usual, in excellent form here… Recording and remastering are top-notch; notes and texts are complete. Thanks to CORO, many choral collectors who never got around to taking their full pick of this legendary group's old Collins... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Carol Of The Bells The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 12/Nov/2021 ] "Mike Hatch's pitch-perfect engineering frames a disc which shies away from the commercial clamour of Christmas, to a more contemplative, spiritual experience" Five Stars BBC Music Christmas Choice 2021 |
TALLIS / BYRD / SHEPPARD
Ceremony and Devotion: Music of the Tudors The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 1/Mar/2010 ] "The singing is pure, yet overlaid with an emotional intensity that takes the music far beyond supine devoutness." Sunday Times, 7th February 2010 **** |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
A Ceremony of Carols / Missa Brevis in D / etc The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 13/Apr/2006 ] ".. a disc of exceptional quality, reinforcing The Sixteen's reputation as one of the finest choirs of our day . this is a performance that works to extraordinary effect ." THE GRAMOPHONE |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
Britten: Choral Works Vol 3 Ian Partridge (tenor) / The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 1/Mar/2012 ] "Britten's mastery of writing for unaccompanied chorus is here demonstrated in fine performances of works written between 1938 and 1975." (Five Stars BBC Music) |
TRADITIONAL
The Christmas Collection: 3 classic CD recordings The Sixteen. Harry Christophers [ Coro / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2010 ] "A sublime Gloria by Sheppard ... and, finest of all, Byrd's Lullaby in a masterly performance." Gramophone on Christus Natus Est |
GRZEGORZ GERWAZY GORCZYCKI
Conductus funebris / Missa Rorate / etc The Sixteen, Eamonn Dougan [ Coro / CD - released 1/Jul/2015 ] "These performances are pristine, carefully blended and appositely devout in flavour." (Sunday Times) |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Coronation Anthems / Excerpts from Messiah / etc The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 20/Mar/2009 ] Gramophone Award WINNER 2009 - Baroque Vocal - "Fresh, spontaneous Coronation Anthems that leap to the top of the heap" Recording of the Month Gramophone April 2009 |
ETON CHOIRBOOK
The Crown of Thorns: Eton Choirbook Vol II The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 14/Jul/2003 ] "Foreigners were astonished at the quality of English choirs. Theirs were 'the voices of angels', a tribute which The Sixteen deserves no less today." - Classic CD |
