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Unforgettable Flute

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from: Unforgettable Classics

Release Date November 17, 1997

CD-Charts Position 2
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Dowland: In Darkness Let Me Dwell

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from: ECM New Series

Release Date October 18, 1999
Superb performances throughout, but the soprano sax at the end of "Come Again" is outstanding. An excellent recording which I would recommend to anyone, either embarking on a Dowland collection or adding to one, as in my case.

CD-Charts Position 3
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Record of Singing, Vol.3

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from: Testament

Release Date February 09, 2003
This series, produced by EMI in the days of LPs, is one of the great achievements of the gramophone - they rightfully belong up there with the Decca Ring, the EMI Callas series, and any other candidates you care to name. Together they provide a truly comprehensive survey of singing right through the age of recording up to the early days of the LP. Sadly, to the best of my knowledge, only Volumes 3 & 4 have appeared on CD - the very earliest era of recording and the period up to the introduction of electrical recording methods that were originally on Volumes 1 and 2 really deserve to be heard again.

Volume 3, the collection under discussion here, covers the period from 1926-1939. This was a veritable Golden Age of Singing ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 4
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Songs my father taught me

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by: Thomas Allen, Malcolm Martineau

Release Date February 11, 2002
This is a glorious collection of songs and ballads, beautifully sung by Thomas Allen. I bought this for my mother- for whom it brought back countless memories- but was surprised at just how many of these songs also conjured up happy childhood memories for me. Really well-worth listening to.

CD-Charts Position 5
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Handel: Coronation Anthems

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from: Double Decca

Release Date August 12, 1997
This is a glorious collection of songs and ballads, beautifully sung by Thomas Allen. I bought this for my mother- for whom it brought back countless memories- but was surprised at just how many of these songs also conjured up happy childhood memories for me. Really well-worth listening to.

CD-Charts Position 6
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Cathedral Voices

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from: Classics

Release Date September 11, 2000
This 2 CD set of Choral works is very broad ranging, and would suit a concert-goer's taste well. It is as good as actually being there! The scope of work performed is from early Baroque to modern [ Benjamin Britain], and with some works accompanied by Organ, chamber and orchestral backing, as was intended. No disappointment, here-just a perfect evening's entertainment in the full sense. Performed to the highest perfection. Highly recommended both with regard to the performers, and the quality of the recording. [It rather reminds me of New College, Oxford, where I used to attend the Autumn Term 'Choral Season']. The recording times are CD1-75.03mins. and CD2-77.04 respectively, very good value indeed- for perfection!

CD-Charts Position 7
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My Favourite Things-Virtuoso Encores

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from: MusicMasters (USA)

Release Date May 01, 1995
This 2 CD set of Choral works is very broad ranging, and would suit a concert-goer's taste well. It is as good as actually being there! The scope of work performed is from early Baroque to modern [ Benjamin Britain], and with some works accompanied by Organ, chamber and orchestral backing, as was intended. No disappointment, here-just a perfect evening's entertainment in the full sense. Performed to the highest perfection. Highly recommended both with regard to the performers, and the quality of the recording. [It rather reminds me of New College, Oxford, where I used to attend the Autumn Term 'Choral Season']. The recording times are CD1-75.03mins. and CD2-77.04 respectively, very good value indeed- for perfection!

CD-Charts Position 8
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The Complete Sacred Music of Henry Purcell

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from: Hyperion

Release Date November 04, 2002
As a counterpart to his complete account of Purcell's Odes and Welcome Songs, this Complete Sacred Music of Henry Purcell is a crowing achievement for Hyperion and for Robert King and his Consort.

It is hard to imagine that the orchestral or ensemble playing of Purcell will ever be surpassed easily, nor the choice of soloists who, a notable King trait, seem ideal for the roles they must play. The choral sound is fresh, alive and utterly convincing.

Whether you are an admirer of Purcell, or love English church music, or whether you simply adore great singing, then this collection will have you dipping into gems from a past glorious age. Having said that, many of the items on display here have rarely been outside the Cathedral ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 9
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Richard Baker's Favourite Songs and Encores

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from: Herald

Release Date November 04, 2002
As a counterpart to his complete account of Purcell's Odes and Welcome Songs, this Complete Sacred Music of Henry Purcell is a crowing achievement for Hyperion and for Robert King and his Consort.

It is hard to imagine that the orchestral or ensemble playing of Purcell will ever be surpassed easily, nor the choice of soloists who, a notable King trait, seem ideal for the roles they must play. The choral sound is fresh, alive and utterly convincing.

Whether you are an admirer of Purcell, or love English church music, or whether you simply adore great singing, then this collection will have you dipping into gems from a past glorious age. Having said that, many of the items on display here have rarely been outside the Cathedral ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 10
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Phases of the Night

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by: Barry Guy

Release Date May 26, 2008
As a counterpart to his complete account of Purcell's Odes and Welcome Songs, this Complete Sacred Music of Henry Purcell is a crowing achievement for Hyperion and for Robert King and his Consort.

It is hard to imagine that the orchestral or ensemble playing of Purcell will ever be surpassed easily, nor the choice of soloists who, a notable King trait, seem ideal for the roles they must play. The choral sound is fresh, alive and utterly convincing.

Whether you are an admirer of Purcell, or love English church music, or whether you simply adore great singing, then this collection will have you dipping into gems from a past glorious age. Having said that, many of the items on display here have rarely been outside the Cathedral ... Read More: