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The Bach Choir is delighted to announce the release of its latest disc - Carl Rütti's Requiem - on the Naxos label. Commissioned by The Bach Choir, and first performed by the Choir in 2008, the Requiem is a powerful and captivating setting of seven movements of the Requiem mass.
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The Bach Choir's disc of Great Handel Choruses, released in April 2009, has been widely acclaimed all over the world. Recorded in May 2008 at St John's, Smith Square, with
soloists Carolyn Sampson and Robin Blaze the CD includes many favourites and some less-well-known gems.
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Recorded at Poole Lighthouse, another of The Bach Choir's recent releases features two works of Herbert Howells - his
great Hymnus Paradisi and a newly discovered early work, Sir Patrick Spens, never before recorded. Andrew
Stewart wrote in classic fm magazine: "David Hill's deeply felt account of the Hymnus paradisi, fine solo
contributions and glorious all-round music making make this an unmissable release".
The Bach Choir gave the first London performance of Sir Patrick Spens in the Royal Festival Hall on
Thursday 27 November 2008.
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In contrast, another release is an historic recording of JS Bach Cantatas BWV6 and BWV140, made in 1955 at
Abbey Road Studios and sung in English. This CD includes the very first complete work recorded in stereo by EMI.
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The Bach Choir has recently recorded two further CDs: a disc of Vaughan Williams's Sancta Civitas and Dona nobis pacem, with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, for Naxos (due for release in April 2010), and Philip Wilby's Bronte Mass, with the Black Dyke Band.
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The Bach Choir is much in demand for film scores and has featured on the soundtracks of Ridley Scott's
blockbuster, Kingdom of Heaven, Disney's Chronicles of Narnia, Dreamworks' Shrek the Third and, most recently, Walden Media's
City of Ember.
The Bach Choir has many other recordings to its name, ranging across the full repertoire from Bach and Handel
to Britten, Walton and Mathias. The Choir even provided backing for
The Rolling Stones track You Can't Always Get What You Want on the album Let it Bleed!
Listen to clips from some of The Bach Choir's recordings
The following is a brief selection of some more of the Choir's recordings:
Praise! A collection of works for choir, brass, organ and percussion, including John Rutter Gloria. Priory
Records PRCD 641
Noël! - A Selection of Carols and Anthems. Priory Records PRCD 768
Britten War Requiem, conducted by the composer. Decca / Philips CD 414 383-2
Handel L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato. Virgin Classics VCD 5454172
Walton Belshazzar's Feast. Chandos CHAN 8760
For further information on these or other Bach Choir recordings, please contact
recordings@thebachchoir.org.uk.
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