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Special offer. Macmillan: Stabat Mater
RecommendedThe Sixteen, Britten Sinfonia, Harry Christophers
His vivid, trenchant string writing is realised with striking clarity by the Britten Sinfonia in this recording, made just a fortnight after the same performers gave the world premiere last... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2017, Disc of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2017, Shortlisted - Contemporary
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2017
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2017, Winner - Musique Chorale
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Record Review, 4th March 2017, Recording of the Week
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Given the jumping between centuries, the mix of music old and new works very well, eased on its way by the unchanging artistry of the Six themselves: two countertenors, two tenors, one baritone... — More…
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MacMillan: Since it was the day of preparation…
RecommendedBrindley Sherratt (bass)
Hebrides Ensemble, Synergy Vocals
Since it was the day of preparation is on the face of it a chamber piece, with just ten performers needed. Yet in an extraordinarily perceptive and affecting manner it broaches enduring universal... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 24th June 2016
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2016, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016
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There’s no doubting that [Shibe] is an artist blessed with grace to spare, and a roar that is fearsome – witness the opening section of Julia Wolfe’s LAD which screams into anguished life before... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2018, Instrumental Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2019, Finalist - Instrumental
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Gramophone Awards, 2019, Winner - Concept Album
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Christopher Gray’s first album with St John’s College is an unflinchingly serious programme of contemporary music, ambitious and challenging for both singers and listeners alike...The choir’s... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2025, Choral Choice
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Sweet tuning and subtle dynamic distinctions mark James MacMillan’s Ave maris stella, with gleamingly pure-toned contributions from the soprano…Technically the most difficult piece is probably... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, June 2018, Choral & Song Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2018
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2018, Editor's Choice
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2019, Finalist - Choral
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2019, Winner - Choral
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Gramophone Awards, 2019, Finalist - Choral
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2018, Winner - Vocal/Choral
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Brahms: Symphony No.4 & MacMillan: Larghetto for Orchestra
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck
In this outstanding performance of Brahms’s Fourth Symphony, Manfred Honeck draws a wonderfully rich, almost Central European string sound from the Pittsburgh Symphony, matched by equally mellifluous... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Symphonic Music
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James MacMillan: Christmas Oratorio
Lucy Crowe (soprano), Roderick Williams (baritone), London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir, Mark Elder
The spiritual charge of MacMillan’s Oratorio is made palpable, its heady mix of wonder, trepidation and profound mystery stirringly captured. — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2023 Finalists, Shortlisted - Contemporary
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Special offer. Voices of Thunder - Works for Choir & Organ
The Choir of Magdalen College Oxford, Mark Williams
The installation of a new pipe organ, like any long-awaited new arrival, is always best marked with some kind of celebratory fanfare such as this splendid, generously filled disc...Another triumph... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2025, Editor's Choice
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Vaughan Williams & James Macmillan: Oboe Concertos
RecommendedNicholas Daniel (oboe & conductor), Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Nicholas Daniel (cor anglais)
Britten Sinfonia, James MacMillan
[Daniel] tends to let the tempo slacken when the harmonic pulse slows down [on the Vaughan Williams]...it's hard to complain when that leaves more space for his consistently golden tone...MacMillan... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2015, Concerto Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, May 2015, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2015
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2016, Contemporary Winner
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