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The Coronation of King George II (Kings Consort, Robert King)

Robert King’s reconstruction of the musical parts of the coronation of King George II (Hyperion, 12/01) was a classic recording...

Reviewed by Lindsay Kemp in issue: 04/2019

TODD Passion Music. Jazz Missa Bravis

The two major works on this generously filled disc are further examples of the blending of jazz and choral music...

Reviewed by Malcolm Riley in issue: 03/2019

TAVERNER Missa Gloria tibi trinitas

Recordings of the Missa Gloria tibi Trinitas are hardly lacking, and the Leroy Kyrie featured on that first Tallis Scholars...

Reviewed by Fabrice Fitch in issue: 04/2019

SCHÜTZ Madrigale & Hochzeitmusiken (Vol 19)

Now on its 19th volume and approaching completion, Carus’s complete Schütz cycle – the first on record – has proved...

Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 04/2019

A SCARLATTI Serenate

Serenatas were nocturnal concert pieces akin to cantatas for special occasions that could be performed in costume with a backdrop,...

Reviewed by David Vickers in issue: 04/2019

PURCELL The Cares of Lovers (Rowan Pierce)

Currently a Harewood Artist at English National Opera, with a win at The Grange Festival’s inaugural International Singing Competition under...

Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 04/2019

MOZART Requiem HAAS 7 Klangräume

This is a valiant attempt at a worthwhile exercise that nevertheless throws up one or two puzzling matters. The performance...

Reviewed by David Threasher in issue: 04/2019

JACKSON The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Conceived to mark the 750th anniversary of Merton College, Oxford, in 2014, the Merton Choirbook project set out to create...

Reviewed by Alexandra Coghlan in issue: 04/2019

ELGAR Caractacus (Brabbins)

Although the London performance of the Enigma Variations under Richter in 1899 is invariably cited as the composer’s ‘red letter’...

Reviewed by Jeremy Dibble in issue: 04/2019

Kathryn Rudge: Songs by Eric Coates

Eric Coates, the ‘King of Light Music’, is of course best known for his orchestral pieces. His more than 130...

Reviewed by Jeremy Nicholas in issue: 04/2019

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