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