John Rutter There Is Sweet Music (Vinyl LP)

'I would still consider one four-minute snippet of a cappella singing on this disc, in Stanford's 'The Blue Bird,' the most hauntingly beautiful performance/recording I have ever heard. The control of this small, mixed-voice choir over all musical parameters is quite unbelievable, and this tiny record label, set up especially to record their performances, has captured the essence of their unique qualities to perfection. Friends come to my home to listen to this disc (and, subsequently, all have bought it)---to once let it go would mean never to hear it again!' - Stereophile, 1991 Records 2 Die 4.

1. Stanford: Partsongs Op. 119 No 3, Bluebird   
2. Delius: To be sung of a summer night on the water, 2 songs for chorus   
3. Elgar: Partsongs for chorus, Op.53 No 1, There Is Sweet Music   
4. Elgar: My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land for Chorus, Op.18, No. 3   
5. Vaughan-Williams: Shakespeare Songs for chorus   
6. Moeran: The Sailor and Young Nancy, for chorus   
7. Traditional: Brigg Fair   
8. Irish Traditional: Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)   
9. Anon.: The Three Ravens   
10. Anon.: My Sweetheart's Like Venus   
11. Anon.: The Oak and the Ash   
12. Stanford: Quick! We Have But A Second for chorus   
13. Britten: Flower Songs for SATB chorus, Op. 47