Since they were founded in 1979 Harry Christophers and The Sixteen have recorded over 100 discs of choral music spanning 600 years. On this collection, CORO presents a selection of their most celebrated recordings of music by British composers. From Tallis's monumental Spem in Alium and Sheppard's Media Vita in morte sumus to the delights of Purcell's The Fairy Queen and MacMillan's powerfully emotive A Child's Prayer written in memory of the Dunblane tragedy, this disc provides a superb collection of works from some of Britain's most eminent composers. Sixteen tracks, eleven composers, and a feast of British choral music that will delight fans of The Sixteen as well as those new to the ensemble.
1 My Heart Is Inditing, Coronation Anthem No. 3 for Chorus & Orchestra, HWV 261: My Heart Is Inditing
2 Laudibus in Sanctus (Also Anthem 'Praise the Lord Among His Holy Ones'), Motet for 5 Voices (Ssatb)
3 A Child's Prayer, for Treble, Chorus & Organ
4 Spem in Alium (Also Set As 'Sing and Glorify'), Motet for 40 Voices, P. 299
5 Today the Virgin, for Chorus
6 Ave Maria Mater Dei for 4 Voices
7 Mass 'Dum Sacrum Mysterium' for 10 Voices: Benedictus
8 The Fairy Queen, Semi-Opera, Z. 629: One Charming Night
9 The Fairy Queen, Semi-Opera, Z. 629: Hush, No More
10 Esther, Oratorio, HWV 50A: Tune Your Harps to Cheerful Strains
11 Hymn to St. Cecilia, for Chorus, Op. 27
12 Negro Spirituals (5), for Chorus (From 'A Child of Our Time'): Nobody Knows
13 Media Vita, Motet for 6 Voices
14 A New Song, for Chorus & Organ
15 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Worthy Is the Lamb That Was Slain
16 Messiah, Oratorio, HWV 56: Amen
Since they were founded in 1979 Harry Christophers and The Sixteen have recorded over 100 discs of choral music spanning 600 years. On this collection, CORO presents a selection of their most celebrated recordings of music by British composers. From Tallis's monumental Spem in Alium and Sheppard's Media Vita in morte sumus to the delights of Purcell's The Fairy Queen and MacMillan's powerfully emotive A Child's Prayer written in memory of the Dunblane tragedy, this disc provides a superb collection of works from some of Britain's most eminent composers. Sixteen tracks, eleven composers, and a feast of British choral music that will delight fans of The Sixteen as well as those new to the ensemble.
