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Vaughan Williams: Hugh the Drover
Saunders
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Gooding
,
Evans
,
Walker
,
Coote
,
Bottone
,
Nicoll
,
Pearce
,
Atkinson
,
Jenkins
,
Evans
,
Daymond
,
Opie
,
Thurn
,
Robinson
,
Poulton
,
Van Allan
,
Hutton
,
Best
,
New London Children's Choir
,
Corydon Singers
,
Corydon Orchestra
1994 Hyperion
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Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ
Rigby
,
Miles
,
Finley
,
Aler
,
Howell
,
Evans
,
Poulton
,
Best
,
Corydon Orchestra
,
Corydon Singers
,
Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral
1995 Hyperion
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Bruckner: Te Deum; Mass No. 1 in D Minor
Rodgers
,
Wyn-Rogers
,
Lewis
,
Miles
,
Best
,
Corydon Singers
,
Corydon Orchestra
,
O'Donnell
1993 Hyperion
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Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Copland: In the Beginning; Barber: Agnus Dei
Best
,
Corydon Singers
,
Martelli
,
Masters
,
Kettel
,
Trotter
,
Denley
1987 Hyperion
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Fauré: Requiem – Duruflé: Requiem
Best
,
Corydon Singers
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Murray
,
Allen
,
Tunnell
,
Trotter
,
Seers
,
George
,
Scott
1998 Hyperion
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Tchaikovsky: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 41; 9 Sacred Choruses
Best
,
Corydon Singers
1997 Hyperion
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Howells: Requiem – Vaughan Williams: Mass in G Minor
Best
,
Corydon Singers
,
Chance
,
Salmon
,
Best
,
Coxwell
,
Seers
,
Trotter
1984 Hyperion
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Bruckner: Motets
Best
,
Corydon Singers
,
Chambers
,
Gough
,
Martin
,
Salmon
,
Trotter
,
Stearn
1984 Hyperion
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Beethoven: Mass in C Major; Ah! perfido; Tremate, Op. 116
Watson
,
Best
,
Corydon Orchestra
,
Ainsley
,
Howell
,
Rigby
,
Corydon Singers
1996 Hyperion
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Britten: St Nicolas & Hymn to St Cecilia
Best
,
Corydon Singers
,
Briggs
,
Rolfe Johnson
,
Scott
,
Choir of Christ Church Southgate
,
Choir of Sevenoaks School
,
Choir of Tonbridge School
,
University of Warwick Chamber Choir
,
Choir of St George's Chapel
,
Penshurst Choral Society
,
English Chamber Orchestra
1989 Hyperion
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Vaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem & Other Works
Best
,
Corydon Orchestra
,
Corydon Singers
,
Allen
,
Howarth
,
Ainsley
,
Souter
1993 Hyperion
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Cherubini: Requiem & Marche funèbre
Best
,
Corydon Orchestra
,
Corydon Singers
1996 Hyperion
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Liszt: Missa Choralis & Via Crucis
Trotter
,
Best
,
Corydon Singers
,
Ager
,
Melrose
,
Warden
2000 Hyperion
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Vaughan Williams: The Shepherds of the Delectable Mountains & Other Works
Best
,
Corydon Singers
,
City of London Sinfonia
,
Judd
,
Bowen
,
Dawson
,
Gielgud
,
Scott
,
Wyn-Rogers
,
Dobing
,
Kitchen
,
Thompson
,
Ainsley
,
Opie
,
Terfel
,
Best
,
The London Oratory Junior Choir
1992 Hyperion
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Vaughan Williams: The Pilgrim's Progress
Oliver
,
Gielgud
,
Howells
,
Pasco
,
Best
,
Corydon Singers
,
City of London Sinfonia
1990 Hyperion
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Beethoven: Early Cantatas: Cantata for Joseph II; Cantata for Leopold II etc.
Best
,
Corydon Singers
,
Corydon Orchestra
,
Rigby
,
Ainsley
,
Dam
,
Watson
,
Howarth
,
Smith
1997 Hyperion
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Rachmaninoff: The Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom
Wicks
,
Scorer
,
Best
,
Corydon Singers
1994 Hyperion
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Duruflé: Requiem & 4 Motets
Best
,
Corydon Singers
,
Murray
,
Allen
,
Tunnell
,
Trotter
,
English Chamber Orchestra
1986 Hyperion
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Mendelssohn: Hör mein Bitten "Hear my Prayer" & Other Choral Music
Best
,
Corydon Singers
,
Scott
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Covey-Crump
,
Dawson
1989 Hyperion
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Brahms: Motets
Best
,
Corydon Singers
,
Scott
,
Barratt
,
Logan
1991 Hyperion
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Bruckner: Mass No. 3 in F Minor & Psalm 150
Booth
,
Best
,
Corydon Singers
,
Corydon Orchestra
,
Rigby
,
Ainsley
,
Howell
1992 Hyperion
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Bruckner: Requiem; Psalms 112 & 114
Best
,
Corydon Singers
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Rodgers
,
Denley
,
Davies
,
George
,
Sheen
,
Conway-Brown
,
Brenner
1987 Hyperion
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Fauré: Requiem; Cantique de Jean Racine; Messe basse; 2 Motets, Op. 65
Scott
,
Best
,
Corydon Singers
,
Seers
,
George
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Poulenard
,
Jackson
,
Coxwell
,
Youde
1989 Hyperion
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Britten: A Boy Was Born; Rejoice in the Lamb; Festival Te Deum
Best
,
Corydon Singers
,
Salmon
,
Trotter
,
Seers
,
Chance
,
Hayes
,
Westminster Cathedral Choir
,
Coxwell
1985 Hyperion
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Rachmaninoff: Vespers (All-Night Vigil)
Best
,
Corydon Singers
1991 Hyperion
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Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music, Flos Campi, 5 Mystical Songs, Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Best
,
English Chamber Orchestra
,
Allen
,
Corydon Singers
,
Roocroft
,
Dawson
,
Connell
,
Kitchen
,
Wyn-Rogers
,
Walker
,
Ainsley
,
Davies
,
Hill
,
Opie
,
Howell
,
Connell
,
Imai
1990 Hyperion
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Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress
Langridge
,
Pope
,
Ramey
,
Dean
,
Varnay
,
Walker
,
Dobson
,
Best
,
Chailly
,
London Sinfonietta Chorus
,
London Sinfonietta
2017 Universal
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Gluck: Alceste, Wq. 44 (Sung in French) [Live Recordings 1981]
Gelling
,
Shirley-Quirk
,
Baker
,
Davies
,
Tear
,
Summers
,
Best
,
Sillem
,
Mackerras
,
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
,
Chorus of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden
2014 Opus Arte
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Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Best
,
Araiza
,
Allen
,
Baltsa
,
Trimarchi
,
Lloyd
,
Noble
,
Burgess
,
Marriner
,
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
,
Ambrosian Singers
1983 Decca Music Group Ltd.
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Britten: Billy Budd
Bostridge
,
Gunn
,
Relyea
,
Davies
,
Lemalu
,
Rose
,
Elliott
,
Teadt
,
Best
,
Kennedy
,
Tortise
,
Stone
,
Green
,
Jeffery
,
Staples
,
Williams
,
Saks
,
Harding
,
London Symphony Orchestra
,
London Symphony Chorus
2008 Warner Classics
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Vaughan Williams: Sir John in Love
Thompson
,
Loges
,
Varcoe
,
Norman
,
Moss
,
Williams
,
Maxwell
,
Bowen
,
Morgan
,
Bannatyne-Scott
,
Gritton
,
Claycomb
,
Connolly
,
Padmore
,
Richardson
,
Owens
,
Best
,
Hickox
,
Royal Northern Sinfonia
,
Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia
2001 Chandos
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Britten: Billy Budd
Williams
,
Langridge
,
Keenlyside
,
Tomlinson
,
Opie
,
Best
,
Ewing
,
Egerton
,
Hayes
,
Bayley
,
Padmore
,
Coxon
,
DuFore
,
Keyte
,
Whitehouse
,
Norman
,
Johnston
,
Hickox
,
London Symphony Orchestra
,
London Symphony Chorus
,
Tiffin Boys' Choir
2000 Chandos
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Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (Highlights) (Sung in English)
Kale
,
Tomlinson
,
Bayley
,
Rodgers
,
Parry
,
Howard
,
Curtis
,
Best
,
Cookson
,
Thornton
,
Dawson
,
Daniel
,
English Northern Philharmonia
,
Chorus of Opera North
,
Choir of Leeds Parish Church
1998 Chandos
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Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38
Kendall
,
Best
,
Fryer
,
Creed
,
Hill
,
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
,
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus
,
Waynflete Singers
1997 Naxos
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Beethoven: Leonore
Bantzer
,
Oelze
,
Schade
,
Hawlata
,
Martinpelto
,
Best
,
Burt
,
Campbell
,
Begley
,
Miles
,
Gardiner
,
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
,
Monteverdi Choir
1997 Universal
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Beethoven: Leonore
Bantzer
,
Oelze
,
Schade
,
Hawlata
,
Martinpelto
,
Best
,
Burt
,
Campbell
,
Begley
,
Miles
,
Gardiner
,
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
,
Monteverdi Choir
1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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Britten: Peter Grimes
Langridge
,
Watson
,
Opie
,
Gunson
,
Barclay
,
Stephen
,
Graham-Hall
,
Connell
,
Collins
,
Fryatt
,
Williams
,
Best
,
Hickox
,
City of London Sinfonia
,
London Symphony Chorus
1996 Chandos
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Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H 130
Murray
,
Wilson-Johnson
,
Finley
,
Coward
,
Best
,
Tear
,
Winn
,
Owen
,
Allen
,
Kendall
,
Cleobury
,
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
,
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
1990 Warner Classics
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Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress
Langridge
,
Pope
,
Ramey
,
Dean
,
Varnay
,
Walker
,
Dobson
,
Best
,
Chailly
,
London Sinfonietta Chorus
,
London Sinfonietta
1984 Decca Music Group Limited
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Handel: Saul, HWV 53
Daniels
,
Gillett
,
Morrell
,
Marshall
,
Hill
,
Best
,
Esswood
,
Tear
,
Burgess
,
Owen
,
Allen
,
Ledger
,
Choir of King's College, Cambridge
,
English Chamber Orchestra
2002 Warner Classics
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Bruckner: Mass No. 2 in E Minor & Other Works
Best
,
Corydon Singers
,
English Chamber Orchestra Wind Ensemble
,
Sheen
,
Conway-Brown
,
Brenner
,
Hegedus
,
Martin
,
Scott
1986 Hyperion
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Beethoven: Leonore; Fidelio
Bantzer
,
Oelze
,
Schade
,
Hawlata
,
Martinpelto
,
Best
,
Burt
,
Campbell
,
Begley
,
Miles
,
Gardiner
,
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
,
Monteverdi Choir
,
Wiener Philharmoniker
,
Dallapozza
,
Popp
,
Janowitz
,
Jungwirth
,
Sotin
,
Kollo
,
Fischer-Dieskau
,
Bernstein
,
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
,
Abbado
1997 Universal
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Simpson: Complete Choral and Organ Music
Best
,
Quinn
,
Corydon Brass
,
Corydon Singers
1998 Hyperion
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Tippett, M.: Midsummer Marriage (The) / Suite for the Birthday of Prince Charles
Tippett
,
Orchestra of Opera North
,
Cullis
,
Curtis
,
MacDonald
,
Best
,
Hodgson
,
Chorus of Opera North
1990 Nimbus
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Tippett: Ritual Dances
Tippett
,
English Northern Philharmonia
,
Cullis
,
McDonald
,
Hodgson
,
Curtis
,
Best
,
Chorus of Opera North
1990 Nimbus Records Limited
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Beethoven 2020 – Works for the Stage 1: Opera
Bantzer
,
Schade
,
Oelze
,
Hawlata
,
Martinpelto
,
Burt
,
Best
,
Campbell
,
Begley
,
Miles
,
Gardiner
,
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
,
Monteverdi Choir
,
Fischer-Dieskau
,
Sotin
,
Kollo
,
Janowitz
,
Jungwirth
,
Dallapozza
,
Popp
,
Terkal
,
Šramek
,
Bernstein
,
Wiener Philharmoniker
,
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
,
Finley
,
Davis
,
BBC Symphony Orchestra
,
Rothenberger
,
Gedda
,
Keller
,
Convivium Musicum München
,
BBC Singers
,
Gritton
,
Kübler
,
Leggate
2019 Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
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Rutter: Gloria - Bernstein: Chichester Psalms - Poulenc: Quatre petites prières
Zazzo
,
Masters
,
Brown
,
The Wallace Collection
,
Choir of Clare College Cambridge
,
English
,
Best
,
Corydon Singers
2009 Brilliant Classics
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Menotti: Martin's Lie / 5 Songs / Canti Della Lontananza
Martineau
,
Leggate
,
Howarth
,
Opie
,
Burrowes
,
Best
,
Stephen
,
Dixon
,
Johnson
,
Hickox
,
Royal Northern Sinfonia
,
Tees Valley Youth Choir
1998 Chandos
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Tippett, M.: Nimbus Recordings (The)
Tippett
,
Darlington
,
Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford
,
Orchestra of Opera North
,
Copley
,
Hodges
,
Nallen
,
Jones
,
Medici String Quartet
,
Cullis
,
Curtis
,
MacDonald
,
Best
,
Hodgson
,
Anderson
,
Lawson
,
Ashton
,
Hamburger
,
Westlake
,
Cornes
,
Chorus of Opera North
,
BBC Philharmonic
,
Kovacic
,
Caussé
,
Baillie
,
Boughton
,
English String Orchestra
,
Tirimo
,
Ogden
,
Martin
,
Guest
,
Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge
,
Bochmann
,
Rhodes
,
Jones
1990 Nimbus
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The John Eliot Gardiner Collection
Gardiner
,
Monteverdi Choir
,
Smith
,
Varcoe
,
English Baroque Soloists
,
Penrose
,
von Otter
,
Harrhy
,
Nelson
,
Thomas
,
Bonney
,
Rolfe Johnson
,
Hauptmann
,
Chance
,
Priday
,
Evans
,
Hill
,
Schmidt
,
Robson
,
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
,
Kazimierczuk
,
Martinpelto
,
Monoyios
,
The London Oratory Junior Choir
,
Miles
,
Houghton
,
Backes
,
Salmon
,
Crook
,
Bär
,
Russill
,
Stafford
,
Jenkin
,
Flowers
,
Deam
,
Dawson
,
Holton
,
McNair
,
Winslade
,
Kenny
,
Charlesworth
,
Bantzer
,
Oelze
,
Schade
,
Hawlata
,
Begley
,
Best
,
Burt
,
Campbell
,
Wiener Philharmoniker
,
Terfel
,
Montague
,
Alliot-Lugaz
,
Aler
,
Allen
,
Massis
,
Schirrer
,
Argenta
,
Boulin
,
Hall
,
Armstrong
,
Seers
,
Knibbs
,
Platt
,
Borst
,
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon
,
Coku
,
Fuge
,
Fink
,
Spicer
,
Connell
,
Prégardien
,
Archer
,
Finley
,
Fredriksson
,
Peper
,
Zednik
,
Alcántara
,
Trost
,
Studer
,
Skovhus
,
Savage
,
Clarkson
,
NDR Sinfonieorchester
,
Orgonášová
,
Canonici
,
Pennicchi
,
Tucker
,
Naglia
,
Wilson
,
Lindberg
,
Miller
,
Watson
,
His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts
,
Monteverdi Orchestra
,
Sims
,
Lampe
,
Biebrach
,
Martin
,
London Symphony Orchestra
,
Bilson
,
Margiono
,
Robbin
,
Kendall
,
Ross
,
Forsberg
,
Podger
,
Küchl-Quartett
,
Dazeley
,
Küchl
,
Seifert
,
Kroll
,
Iberer
,
Bruce-Payne
,
Audience
,
Knabenchor Hannover
2013 Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
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