The Choir - Bodleian Library Exhibition
Presented by Aled Jones. Conductor Harry Christophers reports from Oxford's Bodleian library on its exhibition of almost 800 years of priceless British choir manuscripts and also gets a chance to hear what is universally regarded as the worst oratorio of all time, George Tolhurst's Ruth. Plus a look ahead to the big choral anniversaries of 2009. Including: Haydn: Chorus of the Danes (Incidental music to Alfred, König der Angelsachsen) Collegium Musicum 90 conducted by Richard Hickox CHACONNE CHAN0633, track 14 Davy: O Domine Caeli Terraeque Creator (excerpt) The Sixteen conducted by Harry Christophers COROCOR16022, track 1 Taverner: Missa Gloria Tibi Trinitas: Gloria (part 1) Taverner Choir conducted by Andrew Parrott EMI CDC 749103 2, track 3 Tallis: If Ye Love Me The Tallis Scholars conducted by Peter Phillips GIMELL CDGIMB450 CD3, track 1 Purcell: Jubilate Choir of Christ Church Oxford and The English Concert conducted by Simon Preston ARCHIV 4271242, track 2 Handel: Messiah – Glory to God Choir of New College Oxford, with the Academy of Ancient Music, conducted by Edward Higginbottom NAXOS 8570131-32 CD1, track 14-15 Barnby: Sweet and Low Cheltenham Bach Choir conducted by Brian Kay SOMMCD207, track 10 Tolhurst: Ruth (extract) soprano soloist, Antony Hopkins (stage introduction and conductor), Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Academy of Music BBC Archive recording (from 6 March 1973), track 2 Mendelssohn: Elijah – Wer bis an das Ende beharrt (Part 2, no/32) La Chapelle Royale, Collegium Vocale, and Orchestre des Champs Elysées, conducted by Philippe Herreweghe HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901463 CD2 track 10 Walton: The Twelve Christ Church Cathedral Choir Oxford conducted by Stephen Darlington NIMBUS NI5362, track 15 Haydn: Il Ritorno di Tobia: Svanisce in un momento (from Part II) VokalEnsemble Köln and Capella Augustina, conducted by Andreas Spering NAXOS 857030002 CD3, track 5 Haydn: Theresienmesse – Kyrie; Credo Monteverdi Choir, and the English Baroque Soloists, Donna Brown (soprano), Sally Bruce-Payne (mezzo-soprano), Peter Butterfield (tenor), and Gerald Finley (bass), conducted by John Eliot Gardiner PHILIPS 470 286-2 CD2 tracks 1 & 5-7 Stephen Hatfield: 3 Ways to Vacuum Your House (extract) Juice Vocal Ensemble Private recording