Ton Koopman - Charpentier: Mass for Holy Saturday; Requiem Mass - Messe pour le Samedi de Paques; - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

• The Temple Church Choir gives the world premiere recordingof Nico Muhly's Our Present Charter - a brand new fourmovementwork commissioned by the choir to celebrate 800years since the sealing of the Magna Carta.• Directed by Roger Sayer and featuring organist Greg Morris,the recording also features choral works by Parry, VaughanWilliams, Walton, Bairstow, Tavener and Haydn.• The Temple Church Choir, founded 1841, consists ofeighteen boy choristers and twelve professional choirmen.• It is still considered to be one of the finest choirs in London,a reputation it quickly gained after it's founding.• The American composer Nico Muhly (b. 1981) received hisMasters in Music from the Juilliard School where he studiedunder Christopher Rouse and John Corigliano.• He also spent several years working for Phillip Glass as aMIDI programmer and editor.• His wide scope of work for soloists, ensembles, andorganizations covers multiple genres, including music forfilm, opera, choral, chamber, orchestral, vocal and electronicforces in solo or combinations there of.

Double turquoise and magenta colored vinyl LP pressing. Buddha-Bar Summer Sessions - Monte-Carlo By Ravin A musical odyssey to celebrate summer & the 15th anniversary of Buddha-Bar Monte-Carlo. Under the starry sky of the Riviera, lulled by the warm breeze, an invitation to travel rises. A beat, a melody... and the mind drifts away. Buddha-Bar, the temple of world music and sonic elegance, celebrates 15 years of magic in Monte-Carlo with an exceptional new compilation. Conceived as a musical odyssey, this double album weaves captivating atmospheres, blending ethereal lounge, organic electro, and world sounds, in an intimate dialogue between East and West, tradition and modernity. Each track (including more than a dozen unreleased tracks) has been carefully selected by Ravin, who creates a captivating and chic experience, a true invitation to dance and escape.

Ton Koopman - Puer Nobis Nascitur [COMPACT DISCS] date 09/04/2007