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A New Heaven
The Sixteen
A New Heaven
Genre: Classical
 
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The Sixteen and their conductor/founder Harry Christophers celebrate 30 years together with this all-new release of heart-warming traditional English choral music. The composers featured on this album represent the continu...  more »

     
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All Artists: The Sixteen
Title: A New Heaven
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Decca Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2009
Re-Release Date: 7/7/2009
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Sacred & Religious
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 602517957329, 6025179573296

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Album Description
The Sixteen and their conductor/founder Harry Christophers celebrate 30 years together with this all-new release of heart-warming traditional English choral music. The composers featured on this album represent the continuity and evolution of British church music from Victorian times to the second Elizabethan age. These composers were less concerned with twentieth-century musical trends and more focused on writing heavenly music that would help lift spirits as the congregation sang. The care taken with balance, tone and enunciation has ensured that The Sixteen remains one of the world's premiere vocal ensembles. Their unique sound has rarely been equaled by other groups, thus making each new release a valuable document of their extraordinary talents.

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CD Reviews

Utterly divine
NC De JONG | the Netherlands | 03/26/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you are into English choir and church music, then this is the must-have-cd for you. The Sixteen have proven themselves worthy of singing the most intriguing, exquisite, intriquite, complex works of ages past. And again they are not disappointing you at all. They combine their abundant talents to have their listeners enjoy once more these hymns of old. Then again some are fairly new. I hope you will enjoy the balance between technique, soul, acoustics, melodies and lyrics on this cd as much as I have over the past weeks."