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Sunday July 6, 2008

PAINE: Mass in D Major – excerpts
Balthorp, sop; Blackett, contralto

Cole, tenor; Cheek, bass
St. Louis Symphony Chorus and Orchestra; Schuller, cond

New World 80262

MOZART: Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento, K. 243
Blasi, sop; von Magnus, contralto
van der Walt, tenor; Miles, bass; Schoenberg Choir
Concentus Musicus Vienna; Harnoncourt, cond
Teldec 3984-21885

BEETHOVEN: Mass in C major
Schellenberg; sop; Simpson, mezzo
Humphrey, ten; Myers; bass
Atlanta Symphony Chorus and Orchestra; Shaw, cond
Telarc 80248

Sunday June 29, 2008

HAYDN: Mass in Time of War, H.XX/9
Brandes, sop; O’Connor, mezzo-sop.
Tessier, ten; Berg, bass
San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Bohlin, dir
San Francisco Symphony; Labadie, cond
Private stock

VAUHGAN WILLIAMS: Mass in G minor
His Majesties Clerkes; Heider, dir
Cedille 90000 036

CAVALLI: Lauda Jerusalem
Gabrielli Consort and Players; McCreesh, dir
Archiv 437-552

DVORAK: Mass in D major, Op. 86
Südbadischer Chamber Choir
Chamber Choir Achern; Matt, dir
Bayer 100 289

Sunday June 22, 2008

BRAHMS: German Requiem (San Francisco Symphony)
Claycomb, sop; Goerne, bar
San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Bohlin, cond
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra; Thomas, cond
Private stock   

BACH: Chorus from Cantata 120
Collegium Vocale; Herreweghe, dir
Harmonia Mundi 901690

MOZART: Regina coeli, K. 108
Margiono, sop; Arnold Shenburg Choir
Concentus Musicus Vienna; Harnoncourt, dir
Teldec 4509-96147

SCHUBERT: German Mass, D. 872
Vienna Boys Choir; Chorus Viennensis
Orchestra of the Age of Enlgihtenment; Weil, dir
Sony 53984

Sunday June 15, 2008

HAYDN: Mass No. 13 “Creation” H. XXII:13
Hendricks, sop; Murray, contralto
Blochwitz, tenor; Hölle, bass
Leipzig Radio Choir; Dresden State Orchestra; Marriner, cond
EMI 54002

HOWELLS: Like as the hart
Choir of St. Johns, Elora; Edison, dir
Naxos 8.554823

HANDEL: Dixit Dominus
Feldman / Evera, sop; Cable, alto
Cornwell, tenor; Thomas, bass
Taverner Choir and Players; Parrott, dir
EMI 54926

FAURE: Requiem
Bott, sop; Cachmaille, bar
Monteverdi Choir; Salisbury Cathedral Boy Choristers
Orchestre Revolutionaire et Romantique; John Eliot Gardiner
Philips 438 149

Sunday June 8, 2008

MOZART: St. Dominic’s Mass, K.66
Margiono, sop; Magnus contralto
Heilmann, ten; Cachemaille, bass
Arnold Schoenberg Choir
Teldec 3984-21885

COZZOLANI: Vespers of the Blessed Virgin – Psalm 112
Magnificat; Stewart, dir
Musica omina 103 

BEETHOVEN: Mass in C, Op. 86
Marshall, sop; Wulkopf, alto
Dallapozza, ten; Ridderbusch, bass
Bavarian Radio Chorus and Symphony; Wand, cond
Profil/Hänssler 6001

PÄRT: Berliner Mass (excerpts)
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Tallinn Chamber Orchestra; Kaljuste, cond
ECM 1505 

HANDEL: O Sing unto the Lord, HWV 249a
Choir of the Chapel Royal
Musicians Extra-Ordinary; Gant, dir
Naxos 8.557935

Sunday June 1, 2008

MONTEVERDI: Vespers of 1610 (Psalm 121)
Boston Baroque; Pearlman, dir
Telarc 80453

MOZART: Mass in C minor, K. 427
Bonney, sop; Auger, sop
Blockwitz, ten; Holl, bass
Berlin Radio Choir; Berlin Philhamronic; Abbado, cond
Sony 46671

DVORAK: Te Deum, Op. 103
Olivares, sop; Maffeo, Bar
Czech Philharmonic Chorus
Prague Symphony Orchestra; Smetáček, cond
Supraphon 11 1821 2211

CHARPENTIER: Missa Assumpta est Maria, H.11
St. James Singers; St James Baroque Players; Bolton, dir
Teldec 12456

Sunday May 25, 2008

LAURIDSEN: Lux Aeterna
Los Angeles Master Chorale; Salmunovich, dir
RCM 19705

HUMMEL: Mass in E flat major, Op. 80
Gritton, sop; Murray, mezzo
Gilchrist, ten; Varcoe, bar
Collegium Musicum 90; Hickox, dir
Chandos 712

HANDEL: Anthem 10 – The Lord is my light (Psalm 27)
The Sixteen; Christophers, dir
Chandos 0509

MEDLEY: O Taste and See
                  Jesus Christ the apple tree
                  Faire is the heaven
                  O Clap your hands
Cambridge Singers; Rutter, dir
Collegium 107

Sunday May 18, 2008

PALESTRINA: Missa Papae Marcelli
Choir of Westminster Abbey: Preston dir
Archiv 415 517

HAYDN: Mass No. 7 in B flat major, H. XXII:7
Hendricks, sop; Leipzig Radio Choir
Dresden State Orchestra; Marriner, dir
EMI 68592

GRIEG: Hymn No. 4 / The Great White Flock / Ave Maria Stella
Høyer, bar; Danish National Radio Choir
Chandos 9767

HANDEL: Israel in Egypt - Moses’ Song
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge; Cleobury, dir
Brandenburg Consort; Goodman, dir
Decca 452 295

Sunday May 11, 2008

MOZART: Regina coeli, K.276
Sancta Maria, mater Dei, K.273
Schoenberg Choir
Concentus Musicus Wien; Harnoncourt, dir
Teldec 21885

MENDELSSOHN: Psalm 115, Op.31
Gulbenkian Choir and Orchestra of Lisbon; Corboz, dir
Erato 88120

JERUSALEM: Matins for the Virgin of Guadalupe
Chanticleer
Teldec 21829

POULENC: Ave Maria
Chamber Choir of Sofia
JADE 91000

BRAHMS: German Requiem, Op. 45
Battle, sop; Hagegård, baritone
Chicago symphony Chorus and Orchestra; Levine, cond
RCA 82876-60861

Sunday May 4, 2008

TALLIS: Spem in alium
Huelgas-Ensemble; Paul Van Nevel, dir
Harmonia Mundi 801954

WILBERG: Requiem
Von Stade, sop; Terfel, bar
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Orchestra at Temple Square; Jessop, cond
Mormon Tabernacle Choir

BACH: Tombeau de Sa Majesté la Reine de Pologne – two choruses
Fuge, sop; Mena, alto; Kobow, tenor;MacLeod, bass
Ricercar Consort; Pierlot, dir
Mirare 030

THOMPSON: Alleluia
Musica Sacra Chorus
RCA 09026-63888

SCHUBERT: Mass in E flat major, D950
Gritton, sop; Stephen, mezzo
Padmore / Gilchrist, ten; Rose, bass
Collegium Musicum 90; Hickox, dir
Chandos 0750

Sunday April 27, 2008

WEELKES: Hosanna to the Son of David
TOMKINS: When David Heard
GIBBONS: Hosanna to the Son of David
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge; Cleobury
EMI 94430

HAYDN: Mass in Time of War, H. XXII:9
Monoyois, sop; Groop, alto
Hering, ten; van der Kamp, bass
Tolz Boys Choir; Tafelmusik; Weil, cond
Sony 68255

MENDELSSOHN: Psalm 95, Op. 46
Baumann / Silva, sop; Blaser, ten
Gulbenkian Foundation Choir and Orchestra of Lisbon
Corboz, cond
Erato 88120

BACH: Mass in B minor, BWV 232 – Gloria
Tolz Boys Choir; Choir of King’s Consort
The King’s Consort; King, cond
Hyperion 67201

GADE: Hymn: How Lovely Thou Art, Op. 74
Høyer, baritone; Danish National Radio Choir; Jorgensen, dir
Chandos 9767

Sunday April 20, 2008

PALESTRINA: Lamentation I
Musica Contexta
Chandos 0652

RUTTER: Requiem (Excerpts)
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge; Brown, dir
Naxos 8.557130 

BACH: St. John Passion (choruses)
Eric Ericson Chamber Choir
Proprius 2016 

DVORAK: Stabat Mater (choruses)
Atlanta Symphony Chorus and Orchestra; Shaw, cond
Telarc 80506

DU FAY: Ave regina coelorum
The Clerks Group
Gaudeamus 362

MOZART: Great Mass in C minor, K. 427
Petibon / Dawson, sop
Cornwell, tenor; Ewing, bass
Les Arts Florissants; Christie dir
Erato 3984-26093

Sunday April 13, 2008

ARUJO: Dixit Dominus a 3 Choros
Ex Cathedra Consort and Baroque Ensemble; Skidmore, con
Hyperion 67600 (NEW)

MOZART: Mass, K. 317 “Coronation”
Tomowa-Swintow, sop; Baltsa, alto
Krenn, ten; Van Dam, bass
Vienna Choral Society; Scholz, org
Berlin Philharmonic; von Karajan, cond
DG 4777164 (RE RELEASE)

BACH: Gloria in excelsis Deo, BWV 191
Monoyios, sop; White, countertenor; Ainsworth, ten
Tafelmusik Chamber Choir and Baroque Orchestra; Lamon, dir
CBC 5244

CIMAROSA: Dixit Dominus – Dixit Dominus
I Musici Cantori di Trento; Voci Rovertane
Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento; Pirona cond
CPO 999 988 (NEW)

FAURE: Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11
Schola Cantorum of Oxford
Naxos 550765

BEETHOVEN: Mass in C major
Schellenberg; sop; Simpson, mezzo
Humphrey, ten; Myers; bass
Atlanta Symphony Chorus nad Orchestra; Shaw, cond
Telarc 80248

Sunday April 6, 2008

KIEL: Missa solemnis, Op. 40
Lindner, sop; Röttger, ,mezzo
Graf, alto; Dewald, tenor; Fäth, bass
Colgne Radio Choir and Orchestra; Froschauer, cond
Capriccio 10 587

ASTON: Missa Videte manus meas – Gloria
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford; Darlington dir
Metronome 1030/1031

POULENC: Salve Regina
Polyphony; Layton, cond
Hyperion 67623 

HAYDN: Mass # 13 in Bb major (Creation Mass)
Hendricks, sop; Pitt, alto
Ginzel, tenor; Holle, bass
Leipzig Radio Choir; Dresden State Orchestra, Marriner, cond
EMI 54002

Sunday March 30, 2008

MOZART: Missa Solemnis in C minor “Orphanage Mass”, K. 139
Lindsley, sop Schreckenbach, alto
Hollweg, ten; Grönroos, baritone; RIAS Chamber Choir
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Creed, cond
Capriccio 10 169

ELGAR: Great is the Lord (Psalm 48), Op. 67
Choir of St. John’s College, Cambridge; Vaughan, organ
Naxos 8.557.288

BACH: Cantata No. 150 (To Thee, Oh Lord..)
Bach Collegium Japan; Suzuki, dir
BIS 751

HAYDN: Te Deum, H. XXIIIc/2  (birthday 3/31/1732)
Namur Chamber Choir; La Petite Bande; Kuijken, dir
DHM 77337

DVORAK: Mass in D Major, Op. 86
Czech Philharmonic Chorus; Prague Symphony Orchestra
Supraphon 11 1821

Sunday March 23, 2008

EASTER

Dutch Carol: This Joyful Eastertide
J. Sheppard: Haec Dies
Choir of King’s college, Cambridge; Ledger, dir
EMI 65103

BACH: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249
McCord / Gooding, sop; Blaze, alto
Agnew, tenor; Davies, bass
Gabrielli Consort and Players; McCreesh, cond
Archiv 477 635

RUTTER: Gloria
The Cambridge Singers; The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
The City of London Sinfonia; Rutter, cond
Collegium 100

HANDEL: Messiah (highlights)
Gritton, sop; Mingardo alto
Padmore, tenor Miles, alto; Tenebrae Choir
LSO 00607

H. PARKER: Light’s Glittering Morn
Choirs of Washington National Cathedral and Grace Cathedral
EMI 54134

Sunday March 16, 2008


VIVALDI: Gloria, RV 589
Monoyios, sop; White, ctr tenor; Ainsworth, tenor
Tafelmusick Chamber Choir; Tafelmusick Baroque Orchestra; Lamon
CBC 5244

JENKINS: The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace – Kyrie
National Youth Choir of Great Britain
London Philharmonic; Jenkins
Virgin 8 11015

PALESTRINA: Stabat mater
The Tallis Scholars; Phillips, dir
Gimell 041

SCHUBERT: Stabat mater in G minor, D. 175
Immortal Bach Ensemble
Leipzig Chamber Choir; Schuldt-Jensen, dir
Naxos 8.570381

TRADITIONAL: Amazing Grace
                           Wondrous Love
Cock, tenor; The Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
Telarc 80531

MOZART: Requiem, K. 626
Arnet, sop; Stéphany, mezzo
Kennedy, ten; Jeffrey, bass; London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra; Davis, cond
LSO 0127

Sunday March 9, 2008

SCARLATTI: Te Deum
Immortal Bach Ensemble; Schuldt-Jensen, cond
Naxos 8.570382 (Recent)

RHEINBERGER: Mass in F major, Op. 190
Gloriae Dei Cantores; Patterson, cond
GDCD 108

BIBER: Missa Salisburgensis (highlights)
Musica Antiqua Koln; Goebel
Gabrieli Consort and Players; McCreesh cond
Archiv 457 611

PÄRT: I Am the True Vine
Theatre of Voices; Hillier, dir
Harmonia Mundi 907242

MOZART: Solemn Vespers of the Confessor, K.339
Capella Brugense; Collegium Instrumentale Brugense; Peire, cond
Naxos 8.554158

Sunday March 2, 2008


RIES: The King of Israel – 2 Choruses
Rheinische Kantorei; Das Kleine Konzert; Max, dir
CPO 777 221 (NEW)

BACH: Magnificat in D major, BWV 243
Dessay / Deshayes, sop; Jarousky, alto
Spence, tenor; Naouri, bass
Le Concert d’Astree; Haim, dir
Vrigin Classics 395241 (NEW)

ROREM: Sing, My Soul, His Wondrous Love
WILLAN: Rise up, my fair One
Schola Cantorum San Francisco; Renke, cond
Schola Cantorum San Francisco (NEW)

GIORGI: Offertoire Terra Tremuit
Ancient Music Studio of Montreal
Atma Classique SACD 2507 (NEW)  

BUXTEHUDE: Benedicam Dominum; BuxWV 113
La Capella Ducale; Musica Fiata; Wilson, cond
CPO 777 318 (NEW)

MOZART: Davide penitate, K. 469
Lund / Wahlin,sop; Odiuns, tenor
Immortal Bach Ensemble
Leipzig Chamber Orchestra; Schuldt-Jensen, cond
Naxos 8.570231 (NEW)

DURUFLE: Tota pulchra es, Maria
KUULA: Iltatunnelma
TEGNER: Ave Maria
Netherlands Youth Choir; Ericson, dir
RNW 20061 (NEW)

Sunday February 24, 2008


MENDELSSOHN: Te Deum
Meier-Schmid, sop; Seitz, alto
Wagner, ten; Hauptmann, bass
Stuttgart Chamber Choir; Bernius, dir
Carus 83.104

MOZART: Dixit & Magnificat, K. 193
Mei, sop; Azesburger, ten
Arnold Schoenberg Choir
Teldec 21885

FAURE: Requiem
Choir of Trinity Coolege, Cambridge
Conifer 15351

HANDEL: Dixit Dominus
Martinpelto, sop; von Otter, alto
Stockholm Bach Choir; Drottingholm Baroque Soloists; Öhrwall
BIS 1235

Sunday February 17, 2008


ROSSINI: Petite Messe solennelle – Gloria
Stoyanova, sop; Remmert, alto
Davislim, ten; Muller-Brachmann, bass
RIAS Chamber Choir; Creed, dir
Harmonia Mundi 901724

BACH: A Mighty Fortress is our God, BWV 80
Bach-Ensemble; Rilling, dir
Hanssler 98

RACHMANINOV: St. John Chrysostom, Op. 31 / Vespers, Op. 37 – excerpts
Prague Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Brych, dir
Praga 250 176

KREEK: Psalms of David
Estonia Chamber Choir; Hiller
Harmonia Mundi 907311

HAYDN: Lord Nelson Mass, H. XXII:11
Gritton, sop; Stephen, messo
Padmore, ten; Varcoe, bass
English Baroque Soloists; Hickox cond
Chandos 0640

Sunday February 10, 2008


COLONNA: Dixit Dominus, Op. 12
Arpeggio Chamber Choir and String ensemble; Murto, dir
N/A (private recording from Finland)

HAYDN: Theresienmesse, H. XXII:12 (Theresa Mass)
Brown, sop; Bruce-Payne, mezzo
Butterfield, ten; Finley, bass
Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists, Gardiner, dir
Philips 470 286

BIBER: Requiem (excerpts)
La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Le Concert des Nations; Savall, dir
Aliavox 9825

SCHUBERT: Mass in C, D. 452
Popp, sop; Fassbaender, mezzo
Dallapozza, ten; Fishcer-Diskau, bass
Bavarian Radio Chorus and Orchestra; Sawallisch, cond
EMI 73365

Sunday February 3, 2008

SCHUBERT: Mass in E Flat, D. 950
Donath / Popp, sop; Fassbaender, mezzo
Araiza / Dallapozza / Schreier, ten
Fischer-Dieskau, bass
Bavarian Radio Symphony Chorus and Orchestra; Sawallisch, dir
EMI 73365

GIBBONS: Hosanna to the Son of God / O clap your hands
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge; Cleobury
EMI 94430

DURUFLE: Requiem
Von Otter, mezzo; Hampson, baritone; Alain, organ
Orfeon Donostiarra
Jose Antonio Sainz Capitol Orchestra of Toulouse
Plasson, cond
EMI 56878

Sunday January 27, 2008


BRAHMS: German Requiem
Dawson, sop; Bär baritone 
The Schütz Choir of London
The London Classical Players; Norrington, dir
EMI 54658

ASHEWELL: Missa “Ave Maria” – Gloria
Huelgas-Ensemble; Van Nevel
Harmonia Mundi 901922

MOZART: Litaniae Lauretanaem, K. 109
Wallace, sop; Friar, alto
Stenberger, ten; Holmes, bass
Amorartis Chorus; Musica Antiqua Saint Petersberg; Somary, cond
Lyrichord 8059

J.S. BACH: Missa in F major – Kyrie and Gloria
Cantus Cölln; Junghanel, dir
Harmonia Mundi 901939 (NEW)

REQUIEMS – various
Doulce Memoire; Ensemble vocal Michel Piquemal
Il Fondamento; The Russian Orthodox Patriarchate Choir
Chorus Music Köln
Naïve 5058

Sunday January 20, 2008


RHEINBERGER: Mass in E flat major, Op. 109
Phoenix Bach Choir / Kansas City Chorale; Bruffy, dir
Chandos 5055 (NEW)

CARDOSO: Benedictus & Agnus Dei (Missa Paradisi portas)
Choir of Queen’s college, Oxford; Rees dir; Wilkinson, organ
Guild 7296

MOZART: Mass in C major K. 317
Stader, sop; Dominguez, alto
Haefliger, ten; Roux, bass
Elizabeth Brasseur Choir
Lameroux Orchestra, Paris; Markevitch, cond
DG 457 744

VERDI: Requiem (Requiem)
London symphony Chorus and Orchestra; Hickox dir
Chandos 9490

DYSON: Three Songs of Praise
BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra; Hickox, dir
Chandos 10439 (NEW)

BACH: Mass in B minor, BWV 232 (Credo)
The Netherlands Bach Society
Channel Classics 25007 (NEW)

Sunday January 13, 2008

DVORAK: Stabat Mater, Op. 58 (selections)
Czech Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra; Sawallisch, cond
Supraphon 10 3561

PALESTRINA: Sanctus
    Gabrieli Consort and Players; McCreesh
BYRD: Sanctus
   Pro Cantione Antiqua; Turner
MONTEVERDI: Sanctus
   Regensburger Domspatzen (Boys Choir); Ratzinger
Archiv 453 477

SCHUBERT: German Mass, D. 872
Wiener Sangerknaben; Chorus Viennensis
Orchetra of the Age of Enlightenment; Weil, cond
Sony 53984

HANDEL: Messiah (selections)
Oregon Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra: Rilling
Hanssler 98.198

HAYDN: Missa in tempore belli (Mass in Time of War), H. XXII:9
Monoyios, sop; Groop, alto
Hering, ten; van der Kamp, bass
Tolz Children’s Choir; Tafelmusik; Weil, cond
Sony 68255

Sunday January 6, 2008

VIVALDI: Dixit Dominus in D, RV 594
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
The Academy of Ancient Music; Cleobury
EMI 57265

TAVERNER: Mater Christi
The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Darlington, dir
Avie 2123

HAYDN: Creation Mass, H. XXII:13
Ziesk, sop; Mingardo, alto
Lehtipuu, ten; Sheratt, bass
Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; Gardiner, cond
Philips 470 297

JENKINS: Requiem – Introit and Confutatis
Serendipity Choir; Cor Caerdyd & Cytgan
West Kazakhstan Philharmonic; Bisengaliev, cond
EMI 57966 

MENDELSSOHN: Psalm 100
Traditional:             Deep River
University of Pretoria Camerata; Van der Sandt, cond
Guild 7246

COZZOLANI: Messa Paschale – excerpts
Magnificat; Stewert, dir
Musica Omnia 

HANDEL: Let They Hand Be Strengthened
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Academy of Ancient Music; Cleobury
EMI 57140

Sunday December 30, 2007

VIVALDI: Gloria in D major, RV 589
Gasdia, sop; Zimmerman, mezzo
The Ambrosian Singers
I Solisti Veneti; Scimone, cond
ERATO 88179

MENDELSSOHN: Psalm 42, Op. 42 “As the hart panteth..”
Gachinger Kantorei Stuttgart
Bach-Collegium Stuttgart; Rilling, cond
Hanssler 98.307 

MOZART: Mass in C minor, K. 427 “Great Mass"
McNair, sop; Montague, sop
Johnson, tenor; Hauptmann, bass
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Solists; Gardiner, cond
Philips 420 210

BACH: The Christmas Oratorio (For New Years Day)
Leipzig Radio Choir
Dresden State Orchestra; Schreier, cond
Philips 420 204

Sunday December 23, 2007

DeVICTORIA: Ave Maria
Dale Warland Singers
D’Note 1022                    

SCHUBERT: Ave Maria
Pavarotti, ten
National Philharmonic Orchestra; Adler, cond
Decca B 0010170

LAURISIDSEN: Ave Maria
Los Angles Master Chorale; Salamunovich, cond
RCM 19705

HOWELLS: Sing Lullaby
TRADITIONAL: Carol of the Birds
Cantabile Chorale; Dole, dir
Cantabile Chorale 1001

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Hodie (selections)
Guildford Choral Society
St. Catherine’s School Middle Chamber Choir
Royal Philharmonic; Wetton, cond      
Naxos 8.570439

KUHNAU: How Lovely Shines the Morning Star
The King’s Consort; King, cond
Hyperion 67059

MENDLESSOHN: From heaven Above
Stuttgart Chamber Choir
Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn; Bernius, dir
Carus 83.104

BACH: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 (selections)
Leipzig Radio Choir
Dresden State Orchestra; Schreier, cond
Philips 475 915

Carols:
Once in royal David’s city
Up! Good Christian folk, and listen
Adam lay ybounden
Sussex Carol
In the bleak mid-winter
In dulci jubilo
Riu, riu, chiu
While shepherds watched
I saw three ships
O come, all ye faithful
Choir of Kings College, Cambridge; Cleobury, cond
EMI 73693

Sunday December 16, 2007

PRAETORIUS: Mass for Christmas Morning
Gabrieli Consort and Players
Archiv 439 250

 BEETHOVEN: Missa Solemnis ~ Kyrie (Birthday - 1770)
Varady, sop; Vermillion, mezzo
Cole, tenor; Pape, bass
Berlin Radio Choir
Berlin Philharmonic; Solti, cond
London 444 337

GALUPPI: Magnificat
Gloriae Dei Cantores; Patterson, cond
GD 014

RUTTER: Magnificat
Forbes, sop; Cambridge Singers
City of London Sinfonia; Rutter, cond
Collegium 114

BACH: Magnificat, BWV 243
Van Evera - Kirkby - Tubb, sop; Trevor – Cable, alto
Cook – Jochens, ten; Grant – Charlesworth, bass
Taverner Players; Parrott dir
EMI 49959

STANFORD: Magnificat in G
STANFORD: Beati Quorum
STANFORD: Nun Dimittis
Boys Air Choir
Justin Time 8486

Sunday December 9, 2007

My favorite things of 2007

LAURIDSEN: Lux Aeterna
Chamber Choir of Europe; Halubek, organ; Matt, cond
Hanssler 98.272

CHARPENTIER: Judicium Salomonis – two choruses
Les Arts Florissants; Christie, dir
Virgin Classics 59294

HOWELLS: Requiem
Consipirare; Johnson, dir
Clarion 917

HAYDN: Heiligmesse (Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida) Hob. XXII:10
Anderson, sop; Stephen, alto
Padmore, ten; Varcoe, baritone
Collegium Musicum 90; Hickox, dir
Chaconne 734

DARKE: In a bleak mid-winter
The Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia; Rutter, cond
Collegium 518

SCHUBERT: 23rd Psalm, D. 706
Stuttgart Chamber Choir; Bernius, cond; Rothkopf, piano
Profil Hanssler 6020

HANDEL: Messiah – "I know that my Redeemer liveth"
Sumi Jo, sop; Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
Warner Classics 2564 69824

Sunday December 2, 2007

HANDEL: Dixit Dominus HWV 232
Auger, Dawson, sop; Montague, contralto
Dixon, Ainsley, ten; Birchall, bass
Choir and Orchestra of Westminster Abbey: Preston, cond
Archiv 00289 477 6729

SIMMES: Rise, O My Soul
Consort des Voix humaines
Studio de Musique ancienne de Montreal
Jackson, dir
ATMA 2506

MOZART: Solemn vespers of the Confessor K. 339
Rodgers, sop; von Magnus, contralto
Protschka, ten; Polgar, bass
Arnold Schoenberg Choir
Concentus Musicus Vienna; Harnoncourt, dir
Teldec 3984-21885

SEARS/WILLIS: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
GRUBER: Silent Night
Chanticleer
Warner Classics 284988

VIVALDI: Gloria in D Major, R.V. 589
The Choir or the English Concert
The English Concert; Pinnock, dir
Archiv 477 6737

Sunday November 25, 2007

ZELENKA: Mass in D
Czech Philharmonic chorus and Orchestra; Belohlávek
Supraphon 11 0816

DVORAK: Te Deum Op. 103
Kaune, sop; Mikuláš, bass
Gächinger Kanotrei Stuttgart; Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Rilling, cond
Hanssler 98.307

PHILIPS and DERING: Fa            ctum est silentium; Ave verum corpus
The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge; Cleobury, cond
EMI 66788

MOZART: Mass in C, K. 317 “Coronation”
Rodger, sop; von Magnus, contralto
Protschka, ten; Polgar, bass
Arnold Schoenberg Choir
Concentus Musicus Wien; Harnoncourt, cond
Teldec 3984-21885

RACHMANINOFF: St. John Chrysostum (selections)
The Russian State Symphony Capella
Polyansky, cond
Hearts of Space 11114-2

HANDEL: The King shall rejoice HWV 260
Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists
Gardiner, cond
Philips 432-110

Sunday November 18, 2007

GOUNOD: St. Ceclia Mass
Hendricks, sop; Dale, ten; LaFont, bar
Radio France Philhamonic Chorus and Ochestra; Jouineau, dir
EMI 47094

HAYDN:  Missa Sanctae Caeciliae
Nelson / Kirkby, sop; Minty / Watkinson, contralto
Crump / Hill, ten; Thomas, bass
Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Academy of Ancient Music; Preston, cond
L’Oiseau-Lyre 455 712

Sunday November 11, 2007

HANDEL: Zadok the Priest
Ambrosian Singers
Menuhin Festival Orchestra; Menuhin, dir
EMI 65336

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Dona nobis pacem
Kenny, sop; Terfel, bar
London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra; Hickox, cond
EMI 54788

MOZART: Regina coeli K. 108
Margiono, sop; Arnold Schoenberg Choir
Concertos Musicus Vienna; Harnoncourt, cond
Teldec 4509 – 96147
 
KIEL: Missa solemnis Op. 40
Lindner; sop; Röttger, mezzo
Graf, alto; Ewald, ten; Fäth, bass
Cologne Radio Chorus and Orchestra; Froschauer, cond
Capriccio 10 587
Sunday November 4, 2007

SAINT-SAENS / Prizeman: Lacrymosa
HUMPERDINCK: Prayer
DVORAK / Prizeman: Going Home
Libera
EMI 50999 5 03172 (NEW)

BACH: Missa Brevis in F major, BWV 233
Monoyios, sop; Davidson, alto
Daniels, ten; Harvey, bass
Congregational Choirs of Freiberg and Dresden
Gabrieli Consort & Players; McCreesh, dir
Archiv 457 632

RUTTER: Gloria
The Cambridge Singers
The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Rutter,cond
Colegium colcd 100

HAYDN: Lord Nelson Mass, H. XXII:11
Monoyios, sop; Serdar, alto
Bunten, ten; vn der Kamp, bass
Tolzer Boys Choir; Tafelmusik; Weil, cond
Sony 62823

FAURE: Cantique de jean Racine
Messe basse
Schola Catorum of Oxford
Oxford Camerata; Summerly, cond
Naxos 8.550 765

Sunday October 28, 2007

TRADITIONAL: Praise the Lord Almighty
PRITCHARD: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Telarc 80579

CARISSIMI: Two Motets
Consortium Carissimi
Naxos 8.555076

BEETHOVEN: Mass in C
Schellenberg, sop; Simpson, mezzo
Humphrey, ten; Myers, bass
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and chorus; Shaw, cond
Telarc 8024

MOZART: Missa Solemnis in C minor, K 139 “Orphanage Mass”
Lindsley, sop; Schreckenbach, alto
Hollweg, ten; Grönroos, bar
RIAS Chamber Choir; Berlin Radio Symphony; Creed, cond
Capriccio 10 169

Sunday October 21, 2007

MEDLEY: Gaudete / Ave Maria
Libera Luminosa
Warner 40117

DURUFLE: Messe “Cum Jubilo”, Op.11
Los Angeles Master Chorale and Sinfonia Orchestra
Salamunovich, cond
RCM 12202

BACH: Cantata #148
Bach Collegium Japan; Suzuki, dir
BIS 1081

PUCCINI: Gloria Mass
Alagna, ten; Hampson, bar; London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra; Pappano
EMI 57159

HEINICHEN: Mass # 9 in D major (selections)
Hallaschka, sop; Goethem, alto
Ullmann, ten; Kupfer, bass
Weber Conservatory Chamber Choir, Dresden
Dresden Baroque Orchestra; Rademann
Carus 83.148

RAMIREZ: Missa Criola (Gloria)
Musica Criolla
Coro Hispanica de San Francisco
Pro Musica 1002

Sunday October 14, 2007

TALLIS: If Ye Love Me
De VICTORIA: O vos omnes
LAURIDSEN: O magnum mysterium
Robert Shaw Festival Singers
Robert Shaw Chamber Singers
Telarc 80531

HAYDN: Ave Regina
Missa Brevis
Gritton, sop; Stephen, mezzo
Collegium Musicum 90; Hickox, cond
Chandos 0734

STRAVINSKY: Three Russian Sacred Pieces
The Gregg Smith Singers
Naxos 8.557504

BACH: Cantata, BWV 170
Groop, mezzo
Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra; Kangas, cond
Finlandia 25325

MOZART: Requiem Mass, K. 626
Kenny, sop; Walker, mezzo
Kendall, ten; Wilson-Johnson, bass
Choir of St. John’s College, Cambridge; Guest, cond
Chandos 10208

Sunday October 7, 2007

VERDI / BRUCKNER / STRAVINSKY: Ave Maria
Westminster Choir; Flummerfelt, cond
Chesky cd 83

CHERUBINI: Requiem in C minor (1816)
Swiss Italian Radio Chorus and Orchestra; Fasolis, cond
Naxos 8.554749

VIVALDI: Magnificat RV. 611
Berganza, mezzo; Terrani, contralto
Philhamrnoia Chorus and Orchestra; Muti, cond
EMI 47990

DVORAK: Te Deum, Op. 103
Olivares, sop; Maffeo, bar
Czech Philharmonic Chorus; Prague Symphony Orchestra
Supraphon 1821- 2211

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