Choral recordings

Messe Solennelle
The Choir of Southwell Minster
Cavaillé-Coll organs of Sées Cathedral, Normandy
Paul Hale director
Simon Hogan grande orgue
Hilary Punnett orgue de choeur
Regent Records REGCD425
CD may be purchased from the Regent Records website

Sanctus (Messe Solonnelle) – Louis Vierne
Gloria (Messe Solonnelle) – Jean Langlais
Messe Solennelle, opus 16Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
Prélude, Adagio et Choral, opus 4 (Hilary Punnett organ)Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)
Messe SolennelleJean Langlais (1907-1991)
Te Deum, opus 11 [8:01] (Simon Hogan organ)Jeanne Demessieux (1921–1968)
Total playing time [73:19]

Take the Psalm
The Choir of Southwell Minster
Paul Hale conductor
Simon Hogan organ
Priory Records PRCD1157
May be downloaded from Qobuz

Sing we merrily – Sidney Campbell
Psalm 142 – chant Robert Ashfield
Great is the Lord – Edward Elgar
Give unto the LordEdward Elgar
Psalm 142chant Robert Ashfield
O that men would praise the LordEric Thiman
Organ: Psalm Prelude set 2 no. 3Herbert Howells
Sing we merrily unto God our strengthSidney Campbell
Psalm 129chant Robert Liddle
Ascribe unto the LordSamuel Sebastian Wesley
Organ: Psalm PreludeAndrew Fletcher
O praise God in his holinessJohn Joubert
Psalm 66chant Robert Ashfield
Organ: SortiePercy Whitlock
Show thy servant the light of thy countenanceHerbert Irons
Great is the LordEdward Elgar
Total playing time [76:46]

It is a thing most wonderful
The Choir of Southwell Minster
Paul Hale director
Simon Bell organ
Cantoris Records

Ave verum corpus – Edward Elgar
It is a thing most wonderful – John Ireland
Hear my prayerFelix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
The wildernessS. S. Wesley (1840-1876)
Hosanna to the Son of DavidThomas Weelkes (1576-1623)
Ave verum corpusEdward Elgar (1857-1934)
Ubi caritas et amorMaurice Duruflé (1902-1986)
Miserere mei, Deus (psalm 51)Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652)
Drop, drop, slow tearsKenneth Leighton (1927-1988)
It is a thing most wonderfulJohn Ireland (1879-1962)
Like as the hartHerbert Howells (1892-1983)
Dum transisset sabbatumJohn Taverner (c.1490-1545)
Ye choirs of new JerusalemCharles V Stanford (1852-1924)
This have I done for my true loveGustav Holst (1874-1934)
Choral-improvisation ‘Victimae paschali’Charles Tournemire (1870-1939)
Total playing time [75:46]

The Play of Daniel – a medieval drama
The Dufay Collective
William Lyons director
Choristers of Southwell Minster
Harmonia Mundi HMU 907479
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Prelude: Ad honorem tui Christi / Astra Tenenti
PART ONE – Belshazzar’s Court: Interpretation of the writing on the wall
PART TWO – The Court of Darius: Daniel saved from the lions’ den
The Prophecy: Deum Danielis / Te deum laudamus
Total playing time [68:23]