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ID: COR16069
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Choral Collection
Subcollection: Choir
To celebrate their thirtieth anniversary, the three hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Henry Purcell’s birth (1659) and James MacMillan’s fiftieth birthday (16 July 2009), The Sixteen recorded live at the first concert on the 2009 Choral Pilgrimage a brand new disc of music dedicated to these most innovative of British composers. Purcell’s extraordinary use of harmony sounds as modern today as it must have sounded in the seventeenth century. Putting his heartfelt Funeral Sentences alongside James MacMillan’s powerfully emotive A Child’s Prayer, written in memory of the Dunblane Tragedy, and his hauntingly beautiful O bone Jesu (a piece originally commissioned by The Sixteen) will give the listener the chance to experience the true power of this music. |
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ID: COR16077
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Renaissance
Sixteenth-century England was a place of much religious change. It was a dangerous and confusing time as Henry VIII, who had split with Rome, was succeeded by his young son Edward VI, then by the ardent Catholic, Mary Tudor, and finally by the Protestant, Elizabeth I. Composers of the day, such as William Byrd, John Sheppard and Thomas Tallis, were required to adapt to rapidly changing musical requirements and it is testament to their incredible skill and musical mastery that they produced such magnificent works in such troubled times. At the heart of this programme are Sheppard’s monumental Media vita in morte sumus and Byrd’s deeply personal setting of Infelix ego. Set amongst these exceptional masterpieces are Byrd’s joyful motets Laudibus in sanctis and Haec dies, and one of the gems of this recording - Tallis’ s Miserere nostri. |
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ID: COR16079
CDs: 1
Type: DVD
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Collection: Sacred Music
Subcollection: Choir
Presenter: Simon Russell Beale
Simon Russell Beale presents a special concert for Easter from LSO St Luke's in London, performed by the award-winning choir The Sixteen, conducted by founder Harry Christophers. The music takes us on a journey of over six hundred years, from haunting plainchant through to the celebrated music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Highlights include Palestrina's motet Assumpta Est Maria, and Allegri's Miserere.
Region Code: ALL, NTSC, Region 0, Plays in all territories
Menu screens: English
Sound Format: AC3 5.1, PCM stereo
DVD Format: DVD 9
Screen Format: 16.9 Anamorphic
Duration: 120 mins Approx
Color mode: Colour
Subtitles: none
DDD - 24 bit digital recording |
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ID: COR16082
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Sacred Music
Buxtehude’s cantata cycle, Membra Jesu Nostri, is a unique work. Based on texts from a medieval Latin hymn, ‘Salve mundi salutare’, the cycle contains seven cantatas each dedicated to a different part of Christ’s crucified body. The texts are based on the concept of an observer contemplating Christ’s body on the cross starting with his feet and moving up to his knees, hands, side, breast, heart and finally his head. Buxtehude plays cleverly with musical colours and textures and changes the mixture of voices and instruments to dramatic effect as the work develops.
Recording information: St Jude's Church, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, Engl (02/07/2000-02/09/2000)
Originally recorded for and released on Linn Records. |
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ID: COR16083
CDs: 1
Type: DVD
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Collection: Choral Collection
Subcollection: Choir
Region Code: All, NTSC. Region 0, Plays in all territories
Screen Format: 16.9 Anamorphic
Main Soundtrack: English, PCM Stereo, AC3 5.1
DVD Format: DVD 9
Duration: 120 mins approx
Handel’s Coronation Anthems have delighted audiences ever since their first performance in 1727. They appear in all their glory in this celebratory Prom concert interspersed with a selection of Handel favourites.
Harry Christophers and The Sixteen have long been celebrated for their interpretations of Handel’s great masterpieces. In this 2009 BBC Prom from the Royal Albert Hall they capture some of the composer’s most ebullient moments in concert performance, from the ever popular Arrival of the Queen of Sheba to the ubiquitous sounds of Zadok the Priest. All Four Coronation Anthems
feature on this DVD as well as virtuosic excerpts from the oratorio Semele sung by Carolyn Sampson, and the Organ Concerto in F major performed by Alastair Ross in its original version which finishes with a rousing ‘Alleluia’ chorus.
Bonus features include two works not shown in the BBC Two broadcast - Coronation Anthem My heart is inditing and Salve Regina.
Including Bonus Features:
Exclusive Interview with Harry Christophers
Bonus Tracks:
Coronation Anthem My heart is inditing
Salve Regina (Carolyn Sampson soprano)
Artist Biographies and Images
BBC Proms 2009: A Handel Celebration
From the Royal Albert Hall
Concert Programme:
CELEBRATION
G. F. HANDEL - The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Solomon)
Coronation Anthem: Let thy hand be strengthened
Excerpts from Semele (Carolyn Sampson soprano):
Endless pleasure, endless love
My Racking Thoughts
O ecstasy of happiness!...Myself I shall adore
Coronation Anthem: The King shall rejoice
Organ Concerto in F major, Op. 4 No. 4 Original version (Alastair Ross organ)
Coronation Anthem: Zadok the Priest |
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ID: COR16085
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Choral Collection
Subcollection: Christmas Music
There is such an abundance of festive music available to us that sometimes one wishes Christmas did not come but once a year! The Sixteen’s first volume of traditional Christmas carols contains some of our most favourite pieces but there is so much more wonderful festive music that deserves to be better known. So we decided to make a second volume. On this disc you will discover familiar seasonal favourites such as 'Unto us a boy is born' and 'It came upon the midnight clear' but we have also included some less well-known gems like 'Cherry Tree Carol' and 'Gloucestershire Wassail'.
A Traditional Christmas Carol Collection Vol.II
The Sixteen & Harry Christophers |
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ID: COR16087
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Sacred Music
Subcollection: Choir
Without doubt, Monteverdi was the greatest of the early baroque European composers. He revolutionised the music of the theatre and the church by his dramatic and imaginative use of voices and instruments and by his daring harmonies and rhythms. Next to his Vespers of 1610, the Selva morale e spirituale of 1641 is his most significant and virtuosic collection of sacred music. Over the next few years we intend to record the complete publication with a variety of forces. His much performed Beatus vir is a mere appetiser for this delightful yet thrilling music.
The Sixteen & Harry Christophers |
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