James Gilchrist
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Biography
James Gilchrist, born on April 29, 1966, in Banbury, Oxfordshire, is a British tenor renowned for his performances in recital and oratorio. A former chorister at New College, Oxford, and choral scholar at King's College, Cambridge, he initially trained as a physician before pursuing music full-time in 1996. Gilchrist has performed extensively in the United Kingdom and internationally, with a repertoire spanning works by Handel, Purcell, Vaughan Williams, Britten, Bach, Elgar, and Tippett. He has appeared with leading ensembles and orchestras, including the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Manchester Camerata, Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and the Handel and Haydn Society. His recordings include Hugo Wolf's complete songs and the songs of 20th-century composer Muriel Herbert. He has also served as president of the music therapy charity Mindsong.
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- Cantata, BWV 94 "Was frag ich nach der Welt": Aria (Tenor): "Die Welt kann ihre Lust und Freud" featuring The Monteverdi Choir
- Cantata, BWV 94 "Was frag ich nach der Welt": Recitativo/Chorale (Tenor): "Die Welt sucht Ehr'" featuring The Monteverdi Choir
- Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal, BWV 146: Aria (duet, tenor en bas) "Wie will ich mich freuen, wie will ich mich laben" featuring The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
- Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal, BWV 146: Recitatief (tenor) "Ich bin bereit" featuring The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
- Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110: Koor "Unser Mund sei voll Lachens" featuring Sandrine Piau
- Grainger: Jungle Book: XI. Mowgli's Song Against People by James Gilchrist
- Monteverdi: Currite populi, psallite timpanis a 1, SV 297 featuring The King's Consort
- Monteverdi: Letaniae della Beata Vergine a 6, SV 204 featuring The King's Consort
- Monteverdi: Dixit Dominus I (1640), SV 263 featuring The King's Consort
- Monteverdi: Cantate Domino a 2, SV 292 featuring The King's Consort
- Monteverdi: Laudate Dominum omnes gentes a 5, SV 272 featuring The King's Consort
- Monteverdi: Magnificat I a 8, SV 281 featuring The King's Consort
- Monteverdi: Christe redemptor omnium, SV 280 (Alternative Text) featuring The King's Consort
- Monteverdi: Beatus vir I a 6, SV 268 featuring The King's Consort
- Monteverdi: Confitebor tibi Domine I a 3, SV 265 featuring The King's Consort
- Monteverdi: Laudate pueri I a 5, SV 270 featuring The King's Consort
- Monteverdi: Laetatus sum I, SV 198 featuring The King's Consort
- Monteverdi: Salve Regina I, SV 283 featuring The King's Consort
- Monteverdi: Exulta, filia Sion, SV 303 featuring The King's Consort
- Monteverdi: Beatus vir a 7, SV 195 (1650) featuring The King's Consort
- Monteverdi: Laudate Dominum omnes gentes III a 8, SV 274 featuring The King's Consort
- Monteverdi: Salve, o Regina, SV 326 featuring The King's Consort
- The sprig of thyme (arr. Dana Perna): The sprig of thyme (arr. Dana Perna) featuring Polyphony
- Schelle: Christus, der ist mein Leben featuring The King's Consort
