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Claudio Monteverdi
L'Orfeo SV 318
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Mark Tucker, Nancy Argenta, Michael Chance, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Julianne Baird, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
1985
,
Abbey Road Studios
,
London
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Johannes-Passion (St. John Passion) BWV 245
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Andrew Murgatroyd, Anthony Robson, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Cornelius Hauptmann, Gill Ross, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
℗
2002
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Cantata 'In dulci jubilo' TWV 1:939
Simon Standage, Caroline Trevor, James Oxley, Simon Birchall, Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus, Collegium Musicum 90
1998
,
All Saints' Church (East Finchley)
,
London
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Henry Purcell
King Arthur, or The British Worthy Z 628
Trevor Pinnock, Carol Hall, Gerald Finley, Jamie MacDougall, Mark Tucker, Julia Gooding, The English Concert, The Choir of the English Concert
℗
2003
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Samuel Barber
Vanessa op. 32 (1958, rev. 1964)
Leonard Slatkin, Christine Brewer, Susan Graham, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, William Burden, Neal Davies, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers
2003 - 2003
,
Barbican Centre, London
,
London
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Giacomo Puccini
Madama Butterfly (English Version)
Yves Abel, Simon Birchall, Cheryl Barker, Stuart Kale, Gregory Yurisich, Paul Charles Clarke, Philharmonia Orchestra, Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
℗
2001
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Johannes-Passion (St. John Passion) BWV 245
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Andrew Murgatroyd, Anthony Robson, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Cornelius Hauptmann, Gill Ross, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir
℗
1986
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) KV 620
Sir Roger Norrington, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Catherine Denley, Eirian James, Nancy Argenta, Andreas Schmidt, London Classical Players, Schütz Choir of London
1990
,
Abbey Road Studios, Studio No. 1
,
London
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Henry Purcell
King Arthur, or The British Worthy Z 628
Trevor Pinnock, Gerald Finley, Jamie MacDougall, Mark Tucker, Julia Gooding, Linda Perillo, The English Concert, The Choir of the English Concert
1991
,
Henry Wood Hall
,
London
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George Frideric Handel
Israel in Egypt HWV 54
Harry Christophers, Neil MacKenzie, Caroline Trevor, Paul Nicholson, Simon Birchall, Robert Evans, The Sixteen Orchestra
℗
2003
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Anonymous (Christmas)
Coventry Carol
Harry Christophers, Mary Seers, Neil MacKenzie, Simon Birchall, The Sixteen
1987
,
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak)
,
London
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Anonymous (Christmas)
Adeste Fideles
Martin Neary, Emma Kirkby, Michael Lees, Simon Birchall, English Chamber Orchestra, Westminster Abbey Choir
℗
1996
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George Frideric Handel
Esther (London 1718) HWV 50a: 'The Lord our enemy has slain' (Chorus)
Harry Christophers, Lynda Russell, Michael Chance, Mark Padmore, Robert Evans, Simon Birchall, The Sixteen, The Sixteen Orchestra
℗
2020
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Irving Fine
The Hour Glass (1949)
Harry Christophers, Nicola Jenkin, Ruth Dean, Caroline Trevor, Helen Templeton, Simon Birchall, The Sixteen
℗
2005
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Henry Purcell
Jehova, Quam Multi Sunt Hestes Z 135
Harry Christophers, Simon Berridge, Simon Birchall, The Sixteen
℗
2004
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Henry Purcell
Prophetess or The History of Dioclesian or Dioclesian Z 627
Trevor Pinnock, Simon Birchall, Nancy Argenta, Brian Bannatyne-Scott, Stephen Gadd, Richard Edgar-Wilson, The English Concert, The Choir of the English Concert
℗
2003
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John Blow
The Sullen Years Are Past for Chorus
Martin Neary, Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb, Michael Lees, Michael Chance, Leigh "John" Nixon, New London Consort, Westminster Abbey Choir
℗
1995
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Henry Purcell
O dive custos Auriacae domus Z 504
Martin Neary, Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb, Michael Lees, Michael Chance, Leigh "John" Nixon, New London Consort, Westminster Abbey Choir
℗
1995
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Anonymous (Christmas)
Carol of the Green Branches
Martin Neary, Timothy Dickinson, Catherine King, Emma Kirkby, Michael Lees, Simon Birchall, Abbey Road Ensemble
℗
1996
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Cantata 'In dulci jubilo' TWV 1:939
Simon Standage, Helen Groves, Caroline Trevor, James Oxley, Simon Birchall, Collegium Musicum 90, Collegium Musicum 90 Chorus
May
1998
,
All Saints' Church, East Finchley
,
London
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Herbert Howells
A Spotless Rose (1919)
Harry Christophers, Simon Birchall, The Sixteen
℗
2004
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John Jacob Niles
Sing we the Virgin Mary
Leigh "John" Nixon, Simon Birchall, Tom Finucane
℗
1996
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Anonymous (Christmas)
Watts's Cradle Hymn (Vocal Arrangements)
Martin Neary, Emma Kirkby, Michael Lees, Simon Birchall, Tom Finucane, Westminster Abbey Choir
℗
1996
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Henry Purcell
The Queen's Epicedium (Elegy on the death of Queen Mary) Z 383
Martin Neary, Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb, Michael Lees, Michael Chance, Leigh "John" Nixon, New London Consort, Westminster Abbey Choir
℗
1995
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Benjamin Britten
A Shepherd's Carol (1944)
Harry Christophers, Carys Lane, Deborah Miles-Johnson, Neil MacKenzie, Simon Birchall, The Sixteen
℗
2005
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Domenico Scarlatti
Iste confessor
Harry Christophers, Angus Davidson, Libby Crabtree, Neil MacKenzie, Simon Birchall, The Sixteen
℗
2001
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Benjamin Britten
A Hymn to the Virgin (1930, rev. 1934)
Harry Christophers, Patricia Forbes, Christopher Royall, Neil MacKenzie, Simon Birchall, The Sixteen
℗
2001
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Richard Smert
Nowell: Dieus vous garde
Martin Neary, Leigh "John" Nixon, Simon Birchall, Westminster Abbey Choir
℗
1996
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Heinrich Schütz
Musikalische Exequien III op. 7 SWV 281
Harry Christophers, Carolyn Sampson, Libby Crabtree, Lisa Beckley, Rebecca Outram, Ruth Dean, The Sixteen, The Sixteen Orchestra
℗
2012
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Henry Purcell
Praise The Lord, O Jerusalem Z 46
Martin Neary, Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb, Michael Lees, Michael Chance, Leigh "John" Nixon, New London Consort, Westminster Abbey Choir
℗
1995
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Herbert Howells
A Spotless Rose (1919)
Harry Christophers, Simon Birchall, The Sixteen
℗
2001
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Kurt Weill
The Firebrand of Florence (1944): Hear Ye! Hear Ye! (People of Florence) – The World Is Full of Villains (Judges, Act II)
John McGlinn, Jeremy Birchall, Donald Maxwell, Peter Sidhom, Terry Edwards, Stephen Adler, London Sinfonietta, London Sinfonietta Chorus
June
1994
,
Lyndhurst Hall, AIR Studio
,
London
Remastered
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William Turner
The King shall rejoyce
Simon Preston, Gabriel Crouch, Christopher Tipping, Simon Gay, Leigh "John" Nixon, Simon Birchall, Orchestra of Westminster Abbey
℗
1986
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Kurt Weill
The Firebrand of Florence (1944): Hear Ye! Hear Ye! (People of Florence) – The World Is Full of Villains (Judges, Act II)
John McGlinn, Thomas Hampson, Donald Maxwell, Michael Dore, Peter Sidhom, Simon Birchall, London Sinfonietta, London Sinfonietta Chorus
June
1994
,
Lyndhurst Hall, Air Studios
,
London
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Benjamin Britten
A Shepherd's Carol (1944)
Harry Christophers, Carys Lane, Deborah Miles-Johnson, Neil MacKenzie, Simon Birchall, The Sixteen
℗
2002
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Henry Purcell
Thou Knowest, Lord, The Secrets Of Our Hearts Z 58c
Martin Neary, Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb, Michael Lees, Michael Chance, Leigh "John" Nixon, New London Consort, Westminster Abbey Choir
℗
1995
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Carl Rütti
Magnificat
Stephen Jackson, Lesley-Jane Rogers, Deborah Miles-Johnson, Neil MacKenzie, Simon Birchall, BBC Symphony Chorus
℗
1996
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Carl Rütti
Alpha et Omega
Stephen Jackson, Lesley-Jane Rogers, Deborah Miles-Johnson, Neil MacKenzie, Simon Birchall, BBC Symphony Chorus
℗
1996
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George Frideric Handel
Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126) HWV 238
Simon Preston, Diana Montague, John Mark Ainsley, Simon Birchall, Orchestra of Westminster Abbey, Westminster Abbey Choir
℗
1988
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Henry Purcell
I Was Glad When They Said Unto Me Z 19
Martin Neary, Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb, Michael Lees, Michael Chance, Leigh "John" Nixon, New London Consort, Westminster Abbey Choir
℗
1995
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John Blow
Whilst He Abroad Does like the Sun for Chorus
Martin Neary, Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb, Michael Lees, Michael Chance, Leigh "John" Nixon, New London Consort, Westminster Abbey Choir
℗
1995
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Henry Purcell
Stript of Their Green Our Groves Appear Z 444
Martin Neary, Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb, Michael Lees, Michael Chance, Leigh "John" Nixon, New London Consort, Westminster Abbey Choir
℗
1995
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Thomas Morley
I Am the Resurrection
Martin Neary, Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb, Michael Lees, Michael Chance, Leigh "John" Nixon, New London Consort, Westminster Abbey Choir
℗
1995
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Thomas Morley
I Heard a Voice
Martin Neary, Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb, Michael Lees, Michael Chance, Leigh "John" Nixon, New London Consort, Westminster Abbey Choir
℗
1995
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Gioachino Rossini
La cenerentola (Cinderella): 'Nacqui all'affanno' (Cenerentola, Act II)
Richard Hickox, Della Jones, Carol Smith, Katherine Steffan, Harry Nicoll, Gerald Finley, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox Singers
1990
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St. Jude-on-the-Hill
,
London
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Anonymous (Gregorian Chant)
Reproaches No. 1: Popule meus – Ego te eduxi (Liber Usualis)
Martin Neary, Simon Birchall, Westminster Abbey Choir
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1996
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Anonymous (Gregorian Chant)
Reproaches No. 2: Quia eduxi te – Ego te pavi (Liber Usualis)
Martin Neary, Simon Birchall, Westminster Abbey Choir
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1996
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Anonymous (Gregorian Chant)
Reproaches No. 3: Quid ultra debui – Ego te exaltavi (Liber Usualis)
Martin Neary, Simon Birchall, Westminster Abbey Choir
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1996
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Anonymous (Gregorian Chant)
Reproaches No. 1: Popule meus – Ego te eduxi (Liber Usualis)
Martin Neary, Simon Birchall, Westminster Abbey Choir
℗
1996
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Anonymous (Gregorian Chant)
Reproaches No. 2: Quia eduxi te – Ego te pavi (Liber Usualis)
Martin Neary, Simon Birchall, Westminster Abbey Choir
℗
1996
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