Category Archives: recordings

Bach’s B minor Mass

Posted on June 4, 2008 by vhk10

A few weeks ago I was listening to Bach’s B minor mass on the radio and regretting as I always do that I’d never sung soprano in a performance. (I did sing in a performance as a student, with the … Continue reading →

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scrolling Mahler

Posted on May 4, 2006 by vhk10

I was startled on loading a new CD into the player tonight to see the words ‘Mahler – Symphony no. 9’ scroll across the display on the front. Not because the CD wasn’t Mahler 9 – it’s the newly released … Continue reading →

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music for labour

Posted on April 7, 2005 by vhk10

Despite the market in Mozart for Mothers-to-be and the like I’m not sure anyone has produced any discs for labour and birth (and if they had, I suspect my choice of music might be very different from their suggestions!). Actually … Continue reading →

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what I gave/got for Christmas

Posted on January 10, 2005 by vhk10

Various CDs got distributed at Christmas time. I received a set of the Beaux Arts trio playing Beethoven’s piano trios which I’m gradually working my way through. As well as the canonical works it contains some rarities such as the … Continue reading →

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more on Mags and Nuncs

Posted on June 25, 2004 by vhk10

A quick calculation shows that the 21-CD Priory Records Mag and Nunc set (see my previous posting) contains some 188 different settings of the canticles (including a few instances of free-standing Mags or Nuncs). A few settings appear more than … Continue reading →

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lots of Mags and Nuncs

Posted on May 17, 2004 by vhk10

Some generous birthday presents have helped me to buy the Priory Records complete Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis series in 21 CDs (Disclaimer: I have no financial or other interest in Priory Records). I’ve been listening to all the discs to … Continue reading →

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homegrown CDs

Posted on December 29, 2003 by vhk10

Just before Christmas I received something I’d forgotten all about – a CD of some of the music I sang at Salisbury in August. It’s now much easier to produce short runs of CDs at a sensible price than it … Continue reading →

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