Author: Rachel Greaves
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Recommended recordings of Rutter Magnificat
The most obvious recording is the one by John himself, with his choir, the Cambridge Singers, and the City of London Sinfonia. You can find it on YouTube: Or you can buy the CD at Presto Music or Amazon. You can listen to Fecit potentiam here:
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Recommended recordings of Fauré Requiem
There are lots of recordings available of this classic work, but only some use the smaller orchestration that we are using in our performance, which was edited by John Rutter, using the original scores of 1893. Your can view John’s recording of his edition, with his Cambridge Singers, on YouTube: You can also buy the…
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Mozart Litaniae K243
Conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt, with Concentus Musicus Wien and the Arnold Schoenberg Choir Click here to find out more.
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Mozart Requiem
A classic period performance by the Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists and Sir John Eliot Gardiner Click here to find out more.
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Mozart Requiem
The Dunedin Consort, conducted by John Butt This a new recording, by one of today’s top period ensembles. Click here to find out more.
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The Dream of Gerontius – Boult and the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir
The only recording Sir Adrian Boult made of Gerontius, in 1975, this recording has a fine line-up of soloists: Helen Watts, Nicolai Gedda and Robert Lloyd. Label: EMI Click here for further details. A DVD of a performance conducting by Boult in Canterbury Cathedral in 1968 has also been recently re-issued: click here for more…
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The Dream of Gerontius – David Hill and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
Another great performance, made in 1996, with soloists Sarah Fryer, William Kendall, and Matthew Best Label: Naxos Click here for further details.
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The Dream of Gerontius – Barbirolli and the Halle
Still a classic recording, despite having been made over 50 years ago. With Janet Baker, Kim Borg and Richard Lewis, plus the combined choirs of the Hallé, Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus and the Ambrosian Singers. Label: Warner Classics/EMI Click here for further details.