Classical Vocals

The echoes of war are poignant and nostalgic, stirring and sorrowful, reflecting times of intense living and dying. Emma Brown and Han-Louis Meijer present music from and about the First and Second World Wars, including uplifting songs of hope and love,...

The divertissements of the French court, renowned throughout Europe, were at their height during the reign of Louis XIV (1638-1715). Earlier genres, especially the air de cour and the air de ballet, were transformed in the tragedie lyrique, introduced by...

The descants of much-loved Director Richard Marlow embellish 24 popular hymns from Tinity College1. Love Divine, All Loves Excelling 2. Rejoice, the Lord Is King 3. Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus 4. Hark! the Glad Sound 5. Hark! a Herald Voice Is Calling...

The Delos label, a long-standing champion of great music's therapeutic and healing powers, offers another example in this musical celebration of peace. Distinguished conductor Sir Gilbert Levine's career is particularly notable for his many concerts with...

The Copenhagen Girls' Choir rates among the best of it's kind in Denmark. The Choir was founded in 1973, and it has a broad repertoire with special focus on new music and popular music. Many composers of stature have felt persuaded to write for the...

The complete Philips and L'Oiseau-Lyre recordings of Bach cantatas made by Sir Neville Marriner, reissued together for the first time. Bach's cantatas vary enormously in scale and style, ranging from festal works featuring elaborate choral movements and...

The Collegium Vocale Gent, along with the Royal Flemish Philharmonic, strip the Stabat Mater of all Romantic excess. The result is a spiritual journey from the somber opening bars to the final "Amen," underlining the universal grandeur of this major work...

The choir of Trinity College, Cambridge under Richard Marlow add substantially to their reputation.. strong in rhythm as in full-bodied tone.. skilful in shaping, secure in intonation, sensitive in balance. Marlow gets good results from his singers...

The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge has selected some of the best-known choral works of Samuel Sebastian Wesley for inclusion on this disc, interspersing them with one of his organ works as well as a psalm chant by his father, Samuel Wesley.1...

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge releases a beautiful and varied selection of Easter choral music on it's new album under the direction of Daniel Hyde. Now the Green Blade Riseth is a procession through time and history, with music rooted in...

The cantata Della Passione di Ges? Cristo, J-C 124 (On Jesus Christ's Passion), was first performed in San Fedele on 9 March 1759, the first Friday of Lent. This title, which was published in the catalogue of Sammartini's works (Harvard University Press,...

The British vocal ensemble Voces8 is proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. Touring extensively throughout Europe, North America and Asia, the group performs repertoire from Renaissance polyphony to contemporary commissions...