CD, Wesley, S S (composer)
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An English Coronation, 1902-1953
RecommendedEdward VII, George V, George VI, Elizabeth II
Gabrieli, Paul McCreesh
Some may find the extensive spoken liturgy excessive but such is Simon Russell Beale’s compelling delivery that the sheer beauty of the words offers a musical diversion of a different kind.... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2019, Editor's Choice
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Presto Editor's Choice, May 2019
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Diapason d’Or, September 2019, Nouveauté
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2019
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Limelight Magazine Recordings of the Year, 2019, Nominated - Vocal
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Choral
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Critics' Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2020, Finalist - Choral
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Special offer. Samuel Wesley: Sacred Choral Music
The Choir of Holy Sepulchre, The National Musicians' Church, Toby Ward
Conductor Toby Ward captures a sense of freshness and drama in the big-boned verse anthems that lie at the heart of this recording, underlining the quasi-operatic qualities that so discombobulated... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, Critics' Choice 2024
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New. Orchestral Anthems Vol. 2: Bairstow | Elgar | Ireland | Stanford | Walton | Wesley
Britten Sinfonia, Choir of Merton College Oxford, Benjamin Nicholas
By the clock, the most substantial work is Walton’s The Twelve which acquired its multicoloured orchestral respray to mark the Westminster Abbey 900th anniversary celebrations. Its opening is... — More…
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Listening straight through this disc is a moving experience, for Layton has chosen a notable list of anthems. Highly recommended. — More…
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Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Anthems
James McVinnie (organ)
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Christopher Robinson
There are few lovelier anthems than Wesley's Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace; Cast me notaway is worthy to stand with Purcell's Hear my prayer; and among his larger choral compositions The... — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2007, Finalist - Choral
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The English Hymn - 5
Lead, kindly Light - Hymns of Faith and Assurance
Wells Cathedral Choir, Rubert Gough (organ), Malcolm Archer
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Epiphany at St Paul’s
Huw Williams (organ), Jonathan Arnold (baritone), Robert Rice (baritone), Flann Corcoran (treble) & Mervyn Collins (tenor), Roy Rashbrook (tenor), Timothy Jones (baritone) & Robert Rice (bass), Christopher Royall (alto), Jon English (tenor) & Julian Clarkson (bass)
St Paul’s Cathedral...
This series is the richest treasure trove an Anglican musician or English choral buff could hope to find. Texts and notes are an Anglophile’s dream. Sound is stunningly rich and ringing — More…
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Rejoice, the Lord is king!
Great Hymns from Westminster Abbey
Robert Quinney (organ), Julian Empett (bass), Jonathan Brown (bass)
Westminster Abbey Choir, James O'Donnell (conductor)
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Judith Bingham is a composer with a special gift for vocal setting and a wealth of experience in what can be sung: for 13 years she was a permanent member of the BBC Symphony Chorus and BBC... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2007, Editor's Choice
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