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The Sixteen: 70 - A Life in Music { CD }
The Sixteen: 70 - A Life in Music { CD }
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Title: 70 - A Life in Music
Artist: The Sixteen
Label: Coro
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 828021620621
Genre: Classical Artists
Release Date: 2024-06-07
Number of Discs: 3
Harry Christophers has been at the forefront of choral music for the last 45 years and this album, in celebration of his 70th birthday, demonstrates the breadth of his musical passions and the wealth of repertoire he has recorded over the years. Featuring 39 tracks hand-picked by the conductor, the works on this collection document Harry Christophers' life in music-from his early years as a chorister at Canterbury Cathedral, through his time at Magdalen College, Oxford, and subsequent founding of The Sixteen, to more recent years as Artistic Director of America's renowned Handel and Haydn Society. This collection charts his discovery as a boy of Purcell and Poulenc to his enduring love for the music of Victoria and Handel and his celebrated partnership with James MacMillan. Each track holds special significance and the stories behind the choices are documented in notes especially written by Harry Christophers for this album.
Tracks:
1.5 Missa Cantuariensis~Kyrie
2.6 Laetatus sum
3.2 Woman with the Alabaster Box
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Artist: The Sixteen
Label: Coro
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 828021620621
Genre: Classical Artists
Release Date: 2024-06-07
Number of Discs: 3
Harry Christophers has been at the forefront of choral music for the last 45 years and this album, in celebration of his 70th birthday, demonstrates the breadth of his musical passions and the wealth of repertoire he has recorded over the years. Featuring 39 tracks hand-picked by the conductor, the works on this collection document Harry Christophers' life in music-from his early years as a chorister at Canterbury Cathedral, through his time at Magdalen College, Oxford, and subsequent founding of The Sixteen, to more recent years as Artistic Director of America's renowned Handel and Haydn Society. This collection charts his discovery as a boy of Purcell and Poulenc to his enduring love for the music of Victoria and Handel and his celebrated partnership with James MacMillan. Each track holds special significance and the stories behind the choices are documented in notes especially written by Harry Christophers for this album.
Tracks:
1.5 Missa Cantuariensis~Kyrie
2.6 Laetatus sum
3.2 Woman with the Alabaster Box
