The Sixteen
The Sixteen has established itself as an elite ensemble in the world of choral music. Acclaimed for its interpretation of music from the Renaissance and the Baroque, the Sixteen has also ventured forward in time to the music of the 20th and 21st centuries. The ensemble has reached audiences across the globe through its performances, recordings, and outreach initiatives.
The Sixteen was founded in 1977 by Harry Christophers as a nameless choir, adopting the "Sixteen" name and giving its first billed concert in 1979. The ensemble's concept from its inception was to perform the music of the English polyphony through contemporary choral music. Christophers created a period-instrument ensemble for the Sixteen as well, dubbed at different times as the Orchestra of the Sixteen and the Symphony of Harmony & Invention; the ensemble is essential to the Sixteen's performance of the oratorios, odes, and operas of composers such as Handel, Monteverdi, and Purcell. The ensemble premiered Sir Harrison Birtwistle's opera Gawain at Covent Garden in 1991, and it has toured extensively, regularly performing throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas. The ensemble has made recordings almost from the beginning of its existence, recording for Hyperion, Chandos, and Virgin Classics, among others. The Sixteen has won several awards, including the 1992 Gramophone Award for The Rose and the Ostrich Feather: Music from the Eton Choirbook, Vol. 1, as well as the Diapason d'Or and Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik.
Beginning in 2000, the Sixteen annually tours England with a concert series titled the Choral Pilgrimage. In 2001, the group established the Coro label, where it has since issued its recordings. In 2009, Classic FM named the Sixteen "Artist of the Year." Since 2010, the ensemble has worked with the Genesis Foundation in the U.K., which has fostered a youth program, Genesis Sixteen. The foundation also commissioned a new work for the Sixteen, James MacMillan's Stabat Mater, which the ensemble premiered in 2016; it has also been featured on the BBC series Sacred Music. In 2017, the group embarked on its first tour of China. In 2019, the Sixteen celebrated its 40th anniversary with 40, an album of highlights from the group's recordings. The Sixteen has continued adding to its prolific recording catalog, issuing multiple albums each year, including four in 2021 alone. In 2022, it issued An Old Belief (the same title was used for that year's Choral Pilgrimage), featuring music by Hubert Parry, Thomas Campion, and Cecilia McDowall.
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Palestrina, Vol. 9
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Classical - Lançado por CORO em 2 de jun. de 2023
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Byrd: Psalmes, Songs and Sonnets (1611)
Classical - Lançado por CORO em 7 de out. de 2022
Gramophone: Recording of the Month24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Handel: Jephtha
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Classical - Lançado por Coro em 1 de set. de 2014
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Sirens' Song
Classical - Lançado por CORO em 1 de set. de 2023
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Handel: Messiah
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Classical - Lançado por CORO em 1 de set. de 2008
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Allegri : Miserere - Tallis : Lamentations of Jeremiah & other Renaissance Masterpieces
The Sixteen, Gabrieli Consort, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Classical - Lançado por Decca Music Group Ltd. em 1 de jan. de 2011
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Bach Masses
Classical - Lançado por CORO em 2 de set. de 2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Coronation - Music for Royal Occasions
Classical - Lançado por CORO em 7 de abr. de 2023
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A Watchful Gaze
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Classical - Lançado por CORO em 3 de mar. de 2023
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Palestrina Vol. 8
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Classical - Lançado por CORO em 27 de set. de 2018
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Masters of Imitation
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Classical - Lançado por CORO em 1 de mar. de 2024
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An Old Belief
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Classical - Lançado por CORO em 4 de mar. de 2022
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A Meditation
Classical - Lançado por CORO em 3 de jun. de 2022
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The Selva morale e spirituale Collection
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Classical - Lançado por Coro em 28 de abr. de 2017
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Royal Welcome Songs for King Charles II Volume IV
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Classical - Lançado por CORO em 4 de jun. de 2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Tomás Luis de Victoria : Tenebrae responsories
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Classical - Lançado por Warner Classics em 1 de jan. de 1991
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Handel: Chandos Anthems, Vol. 4
Harry Christophers, Sixteen Orchestra, Lynne Dawson, Ian Partridge, The Sixteen
Choral Music (Choirs) - Lançado por Chandos em 1 de jan. de 1990
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Handel: Messiah
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Classical - Lançado por Hyperion em 1 de jun. de 1987
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Carol of the Bells
Classical - Lançado por CORO em 1 de out. de 2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Monteverdi: Vespers of 1610
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Classical - Lançado por Coro em 29 de set. de 2014
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Renaissance. Music for Inner Peace
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Classical - Lançado por Decca (UMO) em 27 de set. de 2004
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo