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10 February 2019

The Call of the Beloved - Tomas Luis de Victoria [The Sixteen, Harry Christophers]



Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)

The Call of the Beloved


Laetatus sum
Missa Laetatus sum
Veni creator spiritus
Vadam et circuibo civitatem
Motet: Vidi speciosam
Ad caenam Agni providi
Magnificat Sexti toni

The Sixteen
Harry Christophers

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16 February 2019

Byrd: Masses for 4 and 5 voices [The Sixteen, Harry Chistophers]



William Byrd (c1540-1623)

Masses for 4 and 5 voices • Motets


CD1
William Byrd (c1540-1623)
Diliges Dominum
Ad Dominum cum tribularer
Mass for five voices with Propers from the Feast of All Saints from Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae

CD2
Philippe De Monte (1521-1603)
Super flumina Babylonis
William Byrd (c1540-1623)
Qumodo cantabimus
Tu es pastor ovium
Quodcunque ligaveris
Hodie Simon Petrus
Mass for 4 voices with Propers from the Feast of St Peter and St Paul from Gradualia 1607

The Sixteen
Harry Christophers

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08 February 2019

John Taverner: Missa Corona Spinea; Gaude plurimum; In pace [The Sixteen]



John Taverner (c1490-1545)


Gaude plurimum
Missa Corona Spinea
In pace

The Sixteen
Harry Christophers

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16 March 2022

Handel: Alexander's Feast [Harry Christophers]



Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)

Alexander's Feast

CD 1

Alexander's Feast (Part 1)
Harp Concerto in B flat major Op. 4 No. 6
Alexander's Feast (Part 2)

CD 2

Alexander's Feast (Part 3)
Organ Concerto in G minor Op. 4 No. 1
Alexander's Feast: Your voices tune

Nancy Argenta (soprano), Ian Partridge (tenor)
Michael George (bass)
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers


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(by courtesy of Carlos@Susato)


19 March 2022

George Frideric Handel: Samson [Harry Christophers]



Georg Friederich Händel (1685-1729)

Samson

Thomas Randle (bass), Mark Padmore (tenor)
Lynda Russell (soprano), Lynne Dawson (soprano)
Catherine Wyn-Rogers (alto), Michael George (bass), Jonathan Best (bass)
The Sixteen
The Symphony of Harmony and Invention
Harry Christophers


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(by courtesy of Carlos@Susato)


04 February 2019

John Taverner: Missa O Michael; Leroy Kyrie; Dum transisset Sabbatum [The Sixteen]



John Taverner (c1490-1545)


Respond: 'Archangeli Michaelis interventione'
Leroy Kyrie
Missa O Michael
Dum transisset Sabbatum

The Sixteen
Harry Christophers

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06 February 2019

John Taverner: Missa Mater Christi Sanctissima; In Nomine [The Sixteen]



John Taverner (c1490-1545)

Missa Mater Christi Sanctissima


Hodie nobis caelorum rex
Mater Christi Sanctissima
Magnificat a 4 - Nesciens mater
Quemadmodum a 6*
Missa Mater Christi sanctissima
In nomine a 4*

The Sixteen
Harry Christophers
*with Fretwork

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07 January 2019

Pärt: De Profundis; Górecki: Totus Tuus - 20th Century Choral Masterpieces



Pärt De Profundis


Arvo Pärt (1935-)
De Profundis
The woman with the alabaster box
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers
Henryk Górecki (1933-2010)
Totus Tuus, Op.60
Gabrieli Consort
Paul McCreesh
György Ligeti (1923-2006)
Lux Aeterna
NDR Chor
Helmut Franz
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
O Sacrum Convivium!
Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Myung-Whun Chung
Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)
Quatre motets
St. John's College Choir
George Guest
John Tavener (1944-2013)
The lamb
The Choir of the Temple Church
Stephen Layton
Song for Athene
Gabrieli Consort
Paul McCreesh
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
God's grandeur
Heaven-Haven
Agnus Dei
The Joyful Company of Singers
Peter Broadbent

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08 September 2018

John Sheppard - "The Western Wynde" Mass and other sacred choral music [The Sixteen]



John Sheppard (c1515-1558)

"The Western Wynde" Mass

and other sacred choral music

CD1
Spiritus Sanctus procedens II
Beata nobis gaudia
Libera nos, Salve nos II
In manus tuas Domine III
Gaude, gaude, gaude Maria
Audivi vocem de coelo
Impetum fecerunt unanimes
Dum transisset Sabbatum I
Sancte Dei pretiose
Sacris solemniis iuncta sit gaudia

CD2
Hostis Herodes impie
Dum transisset Sabbatum II
In manus tuas Domine III
Aeterne rex altissime
"The Western Wynde" Mass
The Second Service
Te Deum laudamus

The Sixteen
Harry Christophers

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(by courtesy of Ockeghem2@Susato)

10 March 2024

Henry Purcell: Royal Welcome Songs for King Charles II Volume III [The Sixteen]



Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Royal Welcome Songs for King Charles II Volume III

Rejoice in the Lord alway, Z 49
Chaconne "Two in one upon a ground", Z 627
Close thine eyes and sleep secure ("Upon a quiet conscience"), Z 184
Blow, Boreas, blow, Z 589
O all ye people, clap your hands, Z 138
Catch: Come, my hearts, play your parts, Z 246
Welcome Song: What shall be done in behalf of the man?, Z 341
Overture in D minor, Z 771
Thy genius, lo!, Z 604
O praise the Lord, all ye heathen, Z 43
Retir’d from any mortal’s sight, Z 581
Welcome Song: From those serene and rapturous joys, Z 326

The Sixteen
Harry Christophers


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(by courtesy of Bodtje@Susato)


11 November 2018

Ceremony and Devotion: Music for the Tudors [The Sixteen]



Ceremony and Devotion

Music for the Tudors


Anonymous
Veni, Creator Spiritus
William Byrd (c1540-1623)
Laudibus in sanctis
John Sheppard (c1515-1558)
Sacris solemniis iuncta sint gaudia
Thomas Tallis (c1505-1585)
Jesu Salvator saeculi, Verbum Patris
John Sheppard (c1515-1558)
Media vita in morte sumus
Thomas Tallis (c1505-1585)
Miserere nostri
William Byrd (c1540-1623)
Domine, praestolamur
Thomas Tallis (c1505-1585)
Iam Christus astra ascenderat
William Byrd (c1540-1623)
Haec dies
Infelix ego

The Sixteen
Harry Christophers

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22 April 2023

Henry Purcell: Royal Welcome Songs for King Charles II [The Sixteen]



Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Royal Welcome Songs for King Charles II

Since the Duke is return’d, Z271
Welcome, vicegerent of the mighty king, Z340
Let mine eyes run down with tears, Z24
Sleep, Adam, sleep and take thy rest, Z. 195
Beati omnes qui timent Dominum, Z131
O sing unto the Lord, Z44
Great God and just, Z186
Fly, bold rebellion, Z324

The Sixteen
Harry Christophers


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(by courtesy of Bodtje@Susato)


27 November 2023

Henry Purcell: Royal Welcome Songs for King Charles II Volume II [The Sixteen]



Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Royal Welcome Songs for King Charles II Volume II

Hear my prayer, O Lord, Z15
O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z406
Lord, how long wilt thou be angry?, Z25
Pavan for Three Violins and Bass in G minor, Z752
Plung'd in the confines of despair, Z142
Welcome to all the pleasures, Z339
In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust, Z16
From silent shades and the Elysian groves, Z370
Of all the instruments that are, Z263
Welcome Song: From hardy climes, Z325

The Sixteen
Harry Christophers


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21 June 2025

Josquin, Brumel, Lassus: The Earth Resounds [The Sixteen]



The Earth Resounds

Orlandus Lassus (1532-1594)
Aurora lucis rutilat

Josquin des Prez (c1450-1521)
Praeter rerum seriem

Orlandus Lassus (1532-1594)
Timor et tremor

Josquin des Prez (c1450-1521)
Huc me sydereo

Antoine Brumel (c1450-1512)
Missa et Ecce Terraemotus: Gloria

Orlandus Lassus (1532-1594)
Magnificat secundi toni super praeter rerum seriem

Antoine Brumel (c1450-1512)
Missa et Ecce Terraemotus: Sanctus

Josquin des Prez (c1450-1521)
Virgo prudentissima

Orlandus Lassus (1532-1594)
Magnificat octavi toni super aurora lucis rutilat

The Sixteen
Harry Christophers & Eamonn Dougan


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(by courtesy of carbozie@Susato)


05 June 2019

Ikon [The Sixteen]



Ikon


Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

Rejoice, O Virgin
We Hymn Thee
The Cherubic Hymn

John Tavener (1944-2013)

Song for Athene
Exhortation & Kohima

Arvo Pärt (b1935)

De Profundis
The Woman with the Alabaster Box
O Weisheit

James MacMillan (b1959)

A Child's Prayer
A New Song

Viktor Kalinnikov (1870-1927)

Lord, Now Lettest Thou

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

Pater Noster
Ave Maria

Pavel Chesnokov (1877-1944)

Bless the Lord, O My Soul
We Hymn Thee

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Nunc Dimittis

The Sixteen
Harry Christophers

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25 August 2018

John Sheppard - 'Cantate' Mass and other works [The Sixteen]



John Sheppard (c1515-1558)

'Cantate' Mass and other works


CD1
Verbum caro factum est
Laudem dicite deo
Reges tharsis et insulae
In manus tuas Domine I
Filiae Hierusalem
In pace in idipsum
Paschal kyrie
Haec dies quam fecit Dominus
Spiritus sanctus procedens I
Justi in perpetuum vivent
Libera nos, salva nos I

CD2
Jesu salvator saeculi, verbum
Deus tuorum militum I
Ave maris stella
Jesu salvator saeculi, redemptis
'Cantate' mass
Salvator mundi, Domine

The Sixteen
Harry Christophers

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(by courtesy of Ockeghem2@Susato)

30 November 2018

Robert Carver: Mass Dum Sacrum Mysterium [The Sixteen]



Robert Carver (c1490-c1546)


Plainchant: Dum Sacrum Mysterium
Mass: "Dum Sacrum Mysterium"
Magnificat - 7th Tone faburden
O bone Jesu

The Sixteen
Harry Christophers

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25 October 2018

Benjamin Britten, William Cornysh - Sacred and Profane [The Sixteen]



Sacred and Profane


Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Hymn to the Virgin

William Cornysh (1468-1523)
My love she mourn’th

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Hymn to Saint Cecilia

William Cornysh (1468-1523)
Salve Regina

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Advance Democracy 

William Cornysh (1468-1523)
Ave Maria, Mater Dei
Woefully array’d
Ah, Robin, gentle Robin

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Sacred and Profane

The Sixteen
Harry Christophers

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03 July 2018

Francis Poulenc - Mélodies & chansons



Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

Mélodies & chansons

CD1
Rapsodie nègre
Le bestiaire: Le dromadaire, La chèvre du Thibet, La sauterelle, Le dauphin, L'écrevisse, La carpe
Jean-Christophe Benoit (baritone), Maryse Charpentier (piano)
Paris Conservatoire Soloists Orchestra
Georges Prêtre
Le bestiaire: La colombe, Le serpent, La Puce
Nicolas Rivenq (baritone), Emmanuel Strosser (piano)
Cocardes
Quatre poèmes de Max Jacob
Jean-Paul Fouchécourt (tenor)
Garde Républicaine Soloists Ensemble
François Boulanger
Cinq poèmes de Pierre de Ronsard
François Le Roux (baritone) 
Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
John Nelson
Chansons gaillardes
José Van Dam (bass-baritone), Jean-Philippe Collard (piano)
Airs chantés
Rita Streich (soprano), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)
Épitaphe
Gérard Souzay (baritone), Dalton Baldwin (piano)
Trois poèmes de Louise Lalanne
Elly Ameling (soprano), Dalton Baldwin (piano)
Quatre poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire
Gérard Souzay (baritone), Dalton Baldwin (piano)
Cinq poèmes de Max Jacob
Elly Ameling (soprano), Dalton Baldwin (piano)

CD2
Huit chansons polonaises
Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Dalton Baldwin (piano)
Cinq poèmes de Paul Eluard
Gérard Souzay (baritone), Dalton Baldwin (piano)
A sa guitare
Mady Mesplé (soprano), Gabriel Tacchino (piano)
Tel jour, telle nuit
Pierre Bernac (baritone), Francis Poulenc (piano) 
Trois poèmes de Louise de Vilmorin
Liliane Berton (soprano), Jacques Février (piano)
Deux poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire
Michel Sénéchal (tenor), Dalton Baldwin (piano)
Miroirs brûlants
William Parker (baritone), Dalton Baldwin (piano)
Le portrait
Michel Sénéchal (tenor), Jacques Février (piano)
La grenouillère
Gabriel Bacquier (baritone), Jacques Février (piano)
Priez pour paix
Gérard Souzay (baritone), Dalton Baldwin (piano)
Ce doux petit visage
Mady Mesplé (soprano), Gabriel Tacchino (piano)
Bleuet
Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Dalton Baldwin (piano)
Fiançailles pour rire
Mady Mesplé (soprano), Gabriel Tacchino (piano)

CD3
Banalités
William Parker (baritone), Dalton Baldwin (piano)
Métamorphoses
Deux poèmes de Louis Aragon
Pierre Bernac (baritone), Francis Poulenc (piano)
Deux mélodies de Guillaume Apollinaire: Montparnasse
Jean-Christophe Benoit (baritone), Jacques Février (piano)
Deux mélodies de Guillaume Apollinaire: Hyde Park
 Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Dalton Baldwin (piano)
Deux poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire
Michel Sénéchal (tenor), Dalton Baldwin (piano)
Paul et Virginie
Mais mourir
William Parker (baritone), Dalton Baldwin (piano)
Hymne
Trois Chansons de Federico Garcia Lorca
Gérard Souzay (baritone), Dalton Baldwin (piano)
Le disparu
Gabriel Bacquier (baritone), Jacques Février (piano)
Main dominée par le coeur
Jean-Christophe Benoit (baritone), Jacques Février (piano)
Calligrammes
William Parker (baritone), Dalton Baldwin (piano)

CD4
Mazurka
Gérard Souzay (baritone), Dalton Baldwin (piano)
La fraîcheur et le feu
Jessye Norman (soprano), Irwin Gage (piano)
Parisiana
Jean-Christophe Benoit (baritone), Michel Sénéchal (tenor), Jacques Février (piano)
Rosemonde
William Parker (baritone), Dalton Baldwin (piano)
Le travail du peintre
Deux mélodies
Gérard Souzay (baritone), Dalton Baldwin (piano)
Dernier poème
Gabriel Bacquier (baritone), Jacques Février (piano)
Une chanson de porcelaine
Michel Sénéchal (tenor), Dalton Baldwin (piano)
La courte paille
Mady Mesplé (soprano), Gabriel Tacchino (piano)
Toréador
Michel Sénéchal (tenor), Dalton Baldwin (piano)
Fancy
Elly Ameling (soprano), Dalton Baldwin (piano)
Colloque
Elly Ameling (soprano), Gérard Souzay (baritone), Dalton Baldwin (piano)
Léocadia: Les chemins de l'amour
Mady Mesplé (soprano), Gabriel Tacchino (piano)
Vocalise
Marie Devellereau (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano)
Pierrot
Nicolas Rivenq (baritone), Emmanuel Strosser (piano)
Nos souvenirs chantent
Marie Devellereau (soprano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano)
Vive Nadia
Nicolas Rivenq (baritone), Emmanuel Strosser (piano)

CD5
Chansons villageoises 
Jean-Christophe Benoit (baritone)
Paris Conservatoire Soloists Orchestra
Georges Prêtre
Quatre chansons pour enfants
Michel Sénéchal (tenor), Dalton Baldwin (piano)
Petites voix
Maîtrise de la Radioffusion Française Choir
Jacques Besson
Sept chansons
Stockholm Chamber Choir
Eric Ericson
Chanson à boire
Huit chansons françaises
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers

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