Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry had his first serious music training as a student at Eton College, that icon of British education. He went on to be Principal of the Royal College of Music, a Professor at Oxford, wrote music for Royal Coronations, and was knighted for his efforts. This podcast looks at some of his finest choral compositions – music fit for a king in performances by the Manchester Cathedral Choir.

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Catalogue No.: Naxos 8.572104

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Richard Hickox’s lengthy association with the Chandos CD label has been incredibly fruitful.

In the past 20 years, he has made an astonishing 280 recordings. In this interview he talks about this relationship, plus his latest project, a recording of Britten’s opera Owen Wingrave.

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Catalogue No.: CHAN 10473(2)