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George Frideric Handel
Messiah HWV 56
Raymond Leppard, Felicity Palmer, Helen Watts, John Shirley-Quirk, Ryland Davies, English Chamber Choir, English Chamber Orchestra
℗
2023
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George Frideric Handel
Messiah HWV 56
Sir Colin Davis, John Wakefield, John Shirley-Quirk, Helen Watts, Heather Harper, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
℗
1966
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Edward Elgar
The Dream of Gerontius op. 38
Sir Simon Rattle, Dame Janet Baker, John Mitchinson, John Shirley-Quirk, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
℗
2022
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Frederick Delius
A Village Romeo and Juliet RT I/6 (1907)
Meredith Davies, Wendy Eathorne, Elizabeth Harwood, Robert Tear, Benjamin Luxon, John Shirley-Quirk, The John Alldis Choir, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, paul taylor orCHestra
℗
2002
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben' BWV 147
Sir David Willcocks, Elly Ameling, Ian Partridge, Dame Janet Baker, John Shirley-Quirk, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
℗
2019
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George Frideric Handel
Judas Maccabaeus HWV 63
Sir Charles Mackerras, Dame Janet Baker, Felicity Palmer, John Shirley-Quirk, Ryland Davies, Paul Esswood, English Chamber Orchestra, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 8 in E flat major
“Symphony of a Thousand”
Sir Georg Solti, Arleen Augér, Heather Harper, Helen Watts, John Shirley-Quirk, Lucia Popp, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Singverein, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Sängerknaben
1971
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Sofiensaal
,
Wien
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Johannes-Passion (St. John Passion) BWV 245 (in English)
Benjamin Britten, Alfreda Hodgson, Gwynne Howell, Heather Harper, Jenny Hill, John Shirley-Quirk, English Chamber Orchestra, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir
1971
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The Maltings, Snape
,
Snape (Suffolk)
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Cantata 'Hodie' (1953-1954)
Sir David Willcocks, Dame Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk, Sir Philip Stevens Ledger, London Symphony Orchestra, The Bach Choir, Westminster Abbey Choir
℗
2000
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Benjamin Britten
A Midsummer Night's Dream op. 64 (1960)
Benjamin Britten, Alfred Deller, Elizabeth Harwood, Richard Dakin, John Pryor, Ian Wodehouse, London Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Downside School, Purley, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir
1966
,
Walthamstow Assembly Hall
,
London
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Matthäus-Passion (St. Matthew Passion) BWV 244
Sir David Willcocks, Adam Skeaping, Alexa Turpin, Alfreda Hodgson, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Charles Tunnell, Thames Chamber Orchestra, The Bach Choir
℗
1979
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Johannes-Passion (St. John Passion) BWV 245
Benjamin Britten, Alfreda Hodgson, Gwynne Howell, Heather Harper, Jenny Hill, John Shirley-Quirk, English Chamber Orchestra, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir
℗
1972
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Benjamin Britten
A Midsummer Night's Dream op. 64 (1960)
Benjamin Britten, Alfred Deller, David Kelly, Elizabeth Harwood, Gordon Clark, Heather Harper, Choir of Downside School, Purley, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, London Symphony Orchestra
℗
1993
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George Frideric Handel
Messiah HWV 56
Raymond Leppard, Felicity Palmer, Helen Watts, John Shirley-Quirk, Ryland Davies, English Chamber Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra Chorus
℗
2008
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Igor Stravinsky
Pulcinella (1919-1920)
Claudio Abbado, John Shirley-Quirk, Ryland Davies, Teresa Berganza, London Symphony Orchestra
℗
2023
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George Frideric Handel
Messiah HWV 56
Sir Colin Davis, John Wakefield, John Shirley-Quirk, Helen Watts, Heather Harper, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
℗
1966
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben' BWV 147
Sir David Willcocks, Elly Ameling, Dame Janet Baker, Ian Partridge, John Shirley-Quirk, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Academy of St Martin in the Fields
℗
1972
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Benjamin Britten
Death in Venice op. 88 (1973)
Steuart Bedford, Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Stuart Harling, Michael Bauer, Kenneth Bowen, English Chamber Orchestra, English Opera Group Chorus
1974
,
Snape Maltings Concert Hall
,
Snape (Suffolk)
Live
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Heinrich Schütz
Matthäus-Passion (St. Matthew Passion) SWV 479
Sir Roger Norrington, Felicity Palmer, Jessica Cash, Meriel Dickinson, Derek McCulloch, Sir Peter Pears, Schütz Choir of London
1971
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St John's Smith Square, London
,
London
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantata 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben' BWV 147
Sir David Willcocks, Elly Ameling, Dame Janet Baker, Ian Partridge, John Shirley-Quirk, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
℗
1989
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Claudio Monteverdi
Vespro della Beata Vergine (Vespers for the Virgin Mary) SV 206
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Alastair Ross, Felicity Palmer, James Bowman, Jennifer Ward Clarke, Jill Gomez, David Munrow Recorder Ensemble, Monteverdi Orchestra, Salisbury Cathedral Choir, Monteverdi Choir, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
1974
,
Church Of St. Jude-on-the-Hill Hampstead
,
London
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Edward Elgar
The Kingdom op. 51
Sir Adrian Boult, Margaret Price, Yvonne Minton, Alexander Young, John Shirley-Quirk, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir
℗
1987
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Hector Berlioz
Béatrice et Bénédict H 138
Sir Colin Davis, April Cantelo, Josephine Veasey, John Mitchinson, John Cameron, John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, St. Anthony Singers
℗
1963
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Benjamin Britten
The Burning Fiery Furnace op. 77 (1966)
Benjamin Britten, Robert Tear, Sir Peter Pears, Bryan Drake, John Shirley-Quirk, Peter Leeming, English Opera Group Chorus, English Opera Group
1967
,
Saint Bartholomew's Church, Orford
,
Orford
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Cantata 'Hodie' (1953-1954)
Sir David Willcocks, Dame Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, The Bach Choir, Westminster Abbey Choir
℗
2000
Remastered
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Benjamin Britten
Curlew River op. 71 (1964)
Benjamin Britten, Bruce Webb, Sir Peter Pears, John Shirley-Quirk, Bryan Drake, Harold Blackburn, English Opera Group, English Opera Group Chorus
℗
1966
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Five Mystical Songs for Baritone, Chorus and Orchestra (1906-1911)
Sir David Willcocks, John Shirley-Quirk, English Chamber Orchestra
℗
2011
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Frederick Delius
A Village Romeo and Juliet RT I/6 (1907)
Meredith Davies, Benjamin Luxon, Noel Mangin, Corin Manley, Robert Tear, Wendy Eathorne, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The John Alldis Choir
1971
,
Kingsway Hall
,
London
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Arnold Schoenberg
Serenade op. 24 (1920-1923)
Pierre Boulez, John Shirley-Quirk, Marie-Thérèse Ghirardi, André Saint-Clivier, Jacques Ghestem, Gérard Caussé, Ensemble Intercontemporain
℗
1982
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Arnold Schoenberg
Die Jakobsleiter (Jacob's Ladder), Oratorio for Soloists, Choruses and Orchestra (1917-1922)
Pierre Boulez, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Ian Partridge, John Shirley-Quirk, Kenneth Bowen, Mady Mesplé, BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra
1980
,
IRCAM
,
Paris
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Joseph Haydn
Die Schöpfung (The Creation) Hob. XXI:2 (in English)
Sir David Willcocks, Heather Harper, James Lancelot, John Shirley-Quirk, Robert Tear, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
℗
2006
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Arnold Schoenberg
Serenade op. 24 (1920-1923)
Pierre Boulez, Michel Arrignon, Guy Arnaud, John Shirley-Quirk, André Saint-Clivier, Marie-Thérèse Ghirardi
℗
1993
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Michael Tippett
A Child of Our Time (London 1944)
Sir Colin Davis, Dame Janet Baker, John Shirley-Quirk, Richard Cassilly, Jessye Norman, BBC Singers, BBC Choral Society, BBC Symphony Orchestra
1975
,
London
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Henry Purcell
The Fairy Queen Z 629
Benjamin Britten, Alfreda Hodgson, Charles Brett, Ian Partridge, James Bowman, Jennifer Vyvyan, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, English Chamber Orchestra
1970
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The Maltings, Snape
,
Snape (Suffolk)
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Benjamin Britten
Death in Venice op. 88 (1973)
Steuart Bedford, Angela Vernon Bates, Anna Vincent, Anne Wilkens, Iris Saunders, James Bowman, English Chamber Orchestra
℗
1993
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Robert Schumann
Szenen aus Goethes Faust (Scenes from Goethe's Faust) WoO 3
Benjamin Britten, Alfreda Hodgson, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Elisabeth Harrison, Elizabeth Harwood, Felicity Palmer, Aldeburgh Festival Chorus, English Chamber Orchestra, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir
℗
2013
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Antonio Vivaldi
Dixit Dominus in D major (Psalm 109) RV 594
Stephen Cleobury, Isobel Buchanan, Jennifer Smith, Helen Watts, Ian Partridge, John Shirley-Quirk, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, English Chamber Orchestra
℗
1986
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Igor Stravinsky
Jeu de cartes (Card Game) (1936)
Claudio Abbado, Leslie Howard, Ryland Davies, Teresa Berganza, John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra
℗
1997
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Sergei Rachmaninoff
Kolokola (The Bells), Cantata op. 35
André Previn, Sheila Armstrong, Robert Tear, John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra
℗
1976
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Robert Schumann
Szenen aus Goethes Faust (Scenes from Goethe's Faust) WoO 3
Benjamin Britten, Elizabeth Harwood, Jennifer Vyvyan, Felicity Palmer, Pauline Stevens, Alfreda Hodgson, English Chamber Orchestra, Aldeburgh Festival Chorus, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir
September
1972
,
The Maltings, Snape
,
Aldeburgh
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Hector Berlioz
Roméo et Juliette op. 17 H 79
Sir Colin Davis, Patricia Kern, Robert Tear, John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, The John Alldis Choir, London Symphony Chorus
1968
,
Wembley Town Hall
,
London
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Robert Schumann
Szenen aus Goethes Faust (Scenes from Goethe's Faust) WoO 3
Benjamin Britten, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Elizabeth Harwood, John Shirley-Quirk, Meriel Dickinson, Sir Peter Pears, English Chamber Orchestra, Aldeburgh Festival Chorus, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir
1972
,
Britten Studio Snape Maltings
,
Snape
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Sancta civitas (The Holy City) (1923–25)
Sir David Willcocks, Ian Partridge, John Shirley-Quirk, The Bach Choir, London Symphony Orchestra
℗
2011
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Jean-Philippe Rameau
Hippolyte et Aricie RCT 43
Sir Anthony Lewis, Angela Hickey, Robert Tear, Sylvia Rhys-Thomas, Dame Janet Baker, Rae Woodland, English Chamber Orchestra, St. Anthony Singers
℗
1966
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Sir William Walton
The Bear (1967)
Richard Hickox, Della Jones, Alan Opie, John Shirley-Quirk, Royal Northern Sinfonia
March
1993
,
St Nicholas Hospital Gosforth
,
Gosforth
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Edward Elgar
The Light of Life (Lux Christi) op. 29
Richard Hickox, Judith Howarth, Linda Finnie, Arthur Davies, John Shirley-Quirk, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
1993
,
All Saints Church
,
Tooting
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Benjamin Britten
The Rape of Lucretia op. 37 (1946)
Benjamin Britten, Dame Janet Baker, Sir Peter Pears, Heather Harper, Benjamin Luxon, Bryan Drake, English Chamber Orchestra
1970
,
The Maltings
,
Snape (Suffolk)
Live
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Five Mystical Songs for Baritone, Chorus and Orchestra (1906-1911)
Sir David Willcocks, John Shirley-Quirk, English Chamber Orchestra, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
℗
1989
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Elisabeth Lutyens
Quincunx op. 44
Norman del Mar, John Shirley-Quirk, Josephine Nendick, BBC Symphony Orchestra
℗
2008
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George Frideric Handel
Samson HWV 57
Raymond Leppard, Alexander Oliver, Benjamin Luxon, Dame Felicity Lott, Helen Watts, Dame Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, London Voices
℗
2008
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