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1. A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols [2008 Recording] (2009)
performed by Ashley Richardson (baritone), Basim Musallam (spoken word), Chris Bagnall (spoken word), Edmund Ryan (spoken word), Ian Thompson (spoken word), Joel Robinson (tenor), Jon Wimpeney (treble), Nicholas Robinson (spoken word), Patrick Stobbs (spoken word)
composed by Alan Bullard, Boris Ord, Christmas Traditional, Dominic Muldowney, Felix Mendelssohn, Henry John Gauntlett, Herbert Howells, J. Stevens, Johann Sebastian Bach, John Francis Wade, John Rutter, John Tavener, Judith Weir, Lennox Berkeley, Michael PraetoriusFor the listener looking to duplicate the experience of being part of a full, 100-minute Festival of Lessons and Carols in an authentic setting, this ... More
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2. Bach: St John's Passion
performed by Catherine Bott (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Michael Chance (alto), Paul Agnew (tenor), Stephen Richardson (bass), Stephen Varcoe (bass), King's College Choir of Cambridge (choir, chorus), Brandenburg Consort, Stephen Cleobury (conductor)
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3. J.S. Bach: Actus tragicus - Cantatas BWV 106, 131, 99, 56, 82 & 158
performed by Allan Fast (counter tenor), Ann Monoyios (soprano), Bach Ensemble, Edmund Brownless (tenor), Frank Kelly (tenor), Jan Opalach (bass), Julianne Baird (soprano), Laurie Monahan (soprano), Stephen Richardson (counter tenor), Joshua Rifkin (conductor)
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4. Thomas Adès: The Tempest (2009)
performed by Cyndia Sieden (vocals), David Cordier (vocals), Donald Kaasch (vocals), Graeme Danby (vocals), Ian Bostridge (vocals), Jonathan Summers (vocals), Kate Royal (vocals), Philip Langridge (vocals), Simon Keenlyside (vocals), Stephen Richardson (vocals)
composed by Thomas AdèsThomas Adès' 2004 version of The Tempest has been acclaimed as one of the outstanding operas of the new century, so it's a pleasure to have it ... More
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5. Stravinsky: The Ballets [Box Set] (2009)
performed by Alan Ewing (basso profundo), Alison Wells (soprano), Andrew Greenan (bass), Andrew Greenan (baritone), David Wilson-Johnson (bass baritone), Diana Montague (mezzo-soprano), Edward Fox (speech/speaker/speaking part), International Piano Quartet
composed by Igor StravinskyIgor Stravinsky's contributions to the ballet genre almost single-handedly lifted it to the front ranks of musical forms in the twentieth century. ... More
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6. Bach: Johannes Passion
performed by Catherine Bott (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Michael Chance (alto), Paul Agnew (tenor), Stephen Richardson (bass), Stephen Varcoe (bass), King's College Choir of Cambridge (choir, chorus), Brandenburg Consort, Stephen Cleobury (conductor)
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7. Bach: St. John Passion
performed by Catherine Bott (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (vocals), Michael Chance (alto), Paul Agnew (tenor), Stephen Richardson (vocals), Stephen Varcoe (bass), King's College Choir of Cambridge (choir, chorus), Brandenburg Consort, Stephen Cleobury (conductor)
composed by Johann Sebastian BachBy the time this performance of Bach's St. John Passion was recorded in 1996, the strict lines dividing the rigorously historically informed ... More
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9. Tavener: Fall and Resurrection (2000)
performed by Adrian Peacock (vocals), Michael Chance (counter tenor), Patricia Rozario (soprano), Stephen Richardson (bass), BBC Singers (choir, chorus), St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, London (choir, chorus), City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox (conductor)
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10. Matthias Bamert Conducts Patrick Hadley & Philip Sainton (2005)
performed by David Wilson-Johnson (baritone), Leslie Pearson (organ), Neill Archer (tenor), Stephen Richardson (bass), Philharmonia Chorus (choir, chorus), Philharmonia Orchestra, Matthias Bamert (conductor)
composed by Patrick Hadley, Philip SaintonPreviously released in 1993 and 1997, this double disc of late-late-late-Romantic works by neglected British composers Patrick Hadley and Philip ... More
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11. Gerald Barry: The Intelligence Park (2005)
performed by Angela Tunstall (soprano), Buddug Verona James (contralto), Jeremy Budd (soprano), Nicholas Clapton (counter tenor), Paul Harrhy (tenor), Richard Jackson (bass baritone), Stephen Richardson (bass), Almeida Ensemble, Robert Houlihan (conductor)
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12. Richard Hickox conducts Sir John Tavener (2012)
performed by Andrew Murgatroyd (tenor), Jeremy Birchall (bass), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), John Senter (cello), Margaret Feaviour (soprano), Patricia Rozario (soprano), Stephen Richardson (bass), BBC National Chorus of Wales (choir, chorus)
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13. Benjamin Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream (1996)
performed by David Newman (bass), Gwynne Howell (vocals), Ian Bostridge (tenor), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Mark Tucker (tenor), Neal Davies (baritone), Robert Lloyd (vocals), Stephen Richardson (vocals), Sylvia McNair (soprano)
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14. Britten: Albert Herring (2003)
performed by Alan Opie (baritone), Anne Collins (mezzo-soprano), Gregory Monk (vocals), James Gilchrist (tenor), Pamela Helen Stephen (mezzo-soprano), Rebecca Bottone (vocals), Rebecca Evans (soprano), Robert Tear (tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone)
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15. Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos (2009)
performed by Alastair Miles (bass), Campbell Russell (tenor), Clive Bayley (bass), Galloway Bell (bass), Grant Doyle (baritone), Jane Dutton (mezzo-soprano), Janice Watson (soprano), John Tomlinson (bass), Julia Sporsén (soprano), Julian Close (bass)
composed by Giuseppe VerdiList of all editionsChandos continues to expand its series of opera in English with Verdi's Don Carlos. The production uses the standard Italian four-act version as its ... More
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16. Vaughan Williams: The Poisoned Kiss (2003)
performed by Anne Collins (contralto), Emer McGilloway (mezzo-soprano), Gail Pearson (soprano), Helen Williams (soprano), James Gilchrist (tenor), Janice Watson (soprano), John Graham-Hill (tenor), Mark Richardson (bass), Neal Davies (baritone)
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17. Vaughan Williams: The Poisoned Kiss (2003)
performed by Anne Collins (contralto), Emer McGilloway (mezzo-soprano), Gail Pearson (soprano), Helen Williams (soprano), James Gilchrist (tenor), Janice Watson (soprano), John Graham-Hill (tenor), Mark Richardson (bass), Neal Davies (baritone)
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18. Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring: The Nightingale (2005)
performed by Andrew Greenan (baritone), Olga Trifonova (soprano), Paul Whelan (bass baritone), Peter Hall (tenor), Pippa Longworth (soprano), Robert Tear (tenor), Sally Burgess (alto), Simon Preece (bass), Stephen Richardson (bass), London Voices (choir, chorus)
composed by Igor StravinskyList of all editionsFirst released on MusicMasters and Koch International Classics in the '90s, Robert Craft's Stravinsky recordings remain the preferred modern editions ... More
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19. Music of Stephen Shewan (1995)
performed by Ad Hoc String Quartet, Alexander Burgess (baritone), Amy Anderson (oboe), Ann Musser Honeywell (organ), Barbara Hull (trumpet), David Belden (violin), Diedre Buckley (viola), Jill Richardson (soprano), Kurt Kettinger (tuba), Nanita Wilson (horn)
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20. Taverner: An Opera in Two Acts (2009)
performed by David Wilson-Johnson (baritone), Fiona Kimm (soprano), Fretwork, His Majesty's Sagbutts and Cornetts, John Graham-Hill (tenor), Martyn Hill (tenor), Michael Chance (counter tenor), New London Children's Choir, Peter Hall (tenor), Peter Sidhom (bass)
composed by Peter Maxwell DaviesList of all editionsPeter Maxwell Davies' Taverner, based on the life of the 16th century English composer, stands in the tradition of operas like Pfitzner's Palestrina ... More
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21. Vaughan Williams: Sir John in Love (2001)
performed by Adrian Thompson (tenor), Anne-Marie Owens (mezzo-soprano), Brian Bannatyne-Scott (baritone), Daniel Norman (tenor), Donald Maxwell (baritone), Henry Moss (baritone), John Bowen (tenor), Laura Claycomb (soprano), Mark Padmore (tenor)
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22. Bach: Passions (2001)
performed by Brandenburg Consort, Catherine Bott (soprano), Charlotte Lehmann (soprano), Connor Burrowes (soprano), David James (alto), David Thomas (bass), Elisabeth Künstler (alto), Emma Kirkby (soprano), Georg Jeiden (tenor), Gordon Jones (baritone)
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23. James MacMillan: Visitatio Sepulchri/Búsqueda (1994)
performed by Alan Oke (vocals), Anna Bentley (soprano), Charlotte Spink (soprano), Christine Bunning (vocals), Juliet Stevenson (speech/speaker/speaking part), Olivia Blackburn (vocals), Roger Bryson (cantor), Rupert Oliver Forbes (vocals), Ruth Anderson (soprano)
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24. Benjamin Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream (1996)
performed by Brian Asawa (alto), Brian Bannatyne-Scott (bass), Gwynne Howell (bass), Helen Watts (contralto), Hilary Summers (contralto), Ian Bostridge (tenor), Janice Watson (soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Mark Tucker (tenor), Robert Lloyd (bass)
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25. Bach: Matthäus Passion; Johannes Passion; Markus Passion; Lukas Passion [Box Set] (2001)
performed by Catherine Bott (soprano), Charlotte Lehmann (soprano), Connor Burrowes (treble), David James (alto), David Thomas (bass), Elisabeth Künstler (alto), Emma Kirkby (soprano), Georg Jeiden (tenor), Gordon Jones (baritone), Graeme Nicolson (tenor)
composed by Johann Sebastian Bach

