Greg Beardsell - Covent Garden Choirs
Greg Beardsell introduces a selection of choral music, talks to amateur choirs at Covent Garden as they prepare to sing Verdi and meets choral director Iain Simcock.
Greg Beardsell introduces a selection of choral music, catches up with amateur choirs at Covent Garden as they prepare to sing Verdi with the professionals, and meets Iain Simcock, choral director of l'Acad茅mie Vocale de Paris, which has been introducing young singers in the French capital to the glories of the English cathedral tradition.
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Covent Garden Verdi Flashmob
Duration: 05:17
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Giuseppe Verdi
Vedi, Le fosche notturne (Anvil Chorus)
Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Choir: Chorus of La Scala, Milan. Orchestra: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan.- Deutsche Gramophon, 413 448-2.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Bless the Lord O My Soul
Choir: Accentus. Choir: Eric Ericsons Kammark枚r.- Na茂ve V5290.
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Francis Poulenc
Figure Humaine
Choir: Accentus Chamber Choir. Conductor: Laurence Equiliby.- Na茂ve V4883.
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Olivier Messiaen
O Sacrum Convivium
Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Conductor: John Rutter.- Collegium COLCD 124.
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Peter Gabriel
Don't Give Up
Choir: The Choir with No Name.- Own release.
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George Frideric Handel
Dixit Dominus
Choir: Queen's College Oxford. Conductor: Owen Rees.- Avie AV2274.
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George Frideric Handel
Dominus a Dextris tuis
Choir: Queen's College Oxford. Conductor: Owen Rees.- Avie AV2274.
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Pierre Villette
Hymne a la Vierge
Choir: L鈥橝cademie Vocale. Composer: Iain Simcock.- Private recording.
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Pierre de Manchicourt
Dulcis Mater Dulcignato
Choir: L鈥橝cademie Vocale. Conductor: Iain Simcock.- Private recording.
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Sir James MacMillan
Ave maris stella
Choir: Westminster Cathedral Choir. Conductor: Martin Baker.- Hyperion CDA67970.
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