St John's College Choir / Nethsingha - french Sacred Choral Works Choir Organ Chandos

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LOUIS VIERNE

(1870-1937)

Messe solennelle, Op. 16 (1900)

20:54

in C sharp minor - in cis-Moll - en ut dièse mineur

for mixed chorus and organ

À Théodore Dubois

Kyrie eleison. Maestoso ma non troppo lento

5:00

Guy James counter-tenor

Gloria in excelsis Deo. Allegro risoluto - Molto quasi doppio più lento - Tempo I

6:26

Augustus Perkins Ray bass

Sanctus. Maestoso ma non troppo lento

2:03

Guy James counter-tenor

Benedictus. Poco più vivo

2:59

Guy James counter-tenor

Agnus Dei. Andante

4:25

Joseph Wicks second organ part

FRANCIS POULENC

(1899-1963)

Quatre Petites Prieres de Saint Francois d'Assise, S 142 (1948)

6:54

(Four Short Prayers of St Francis of Assisi)

for male chorus a cappella

Joseph Wicks tenor

Salut. Dame sainte. Modéré, mais sans lenteur

2:15

Tout puissant, très saint. Majestueux et éclatant

1:18

Seigneur, je vous en prie. Très expressif et fervent

1:21

Ô mes très chers frères. Bien calme

1:58

Xavier Hetherington tenor

OLIVIER MESSIAEN

(1908-1992)

10.

O sacrum convivium! (1937)

4:48

for mixed chorus and organ ad libitum

Lent et expressif

FRANCIS POULENC

Quatre Motets pour un temps de penitence, S 97 (1938-39)

13:57

(Four Lenten Motets)

for mixed chorus a cappella

11.

Timor et tremor. À Monsieur l'Abbé Maillet. Largement

2:59

12.

Vinea mea electa. À Yvonne Gouverné. Tendrement et mélancoliquement lent

3:47

13.

Tenebrae factae sunt. À Nadia Boulanger. Très lent

4:04

Guy James counter-tenor

14.

Tristis est anima mea. À E. Bourmauck. Très calme - Vif et inquiet - Très calme -

3:03

Jason Cobb treble

Oliver Brown treble

Guy James counter-tenor

JEAN LANGLAIS

(1907-1991)

Messe solennelle (1951)

17:50

for mixed chorus and organ

À Monsieur le Chanoine H. Hubert, Curé de Sainte Clotilde

15.

Kyrie. Andantino

4:13

Simon Ponsford counter-tenor

16.

Gloria. Moderato

4:37

Simon Ponsford counter-tenor

Jonathan Hyde baritone

17.

Sanctus. Moderato

1:35

Guy James counter-tenor

18.

Benedictus. Lento

2:23

Guy James counter-tenor

19.

Agnus Dei. Moderato

4:58

Simon Ponsford counter-tenor

Total time: 64:25

Choral: Choir of St Johns College, Cambridge

Solo: Edward Picton-Tubervill organ

Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

15-17 July 2014

“... this is a wonderful recording The two Masses with organ sound absolutely splendid a delight throughout. Warmly recommended.”

Roger Judd – Cathedral Music magazine – November 2015

"...Recording in an excellent acoustic the Chandos sound team has excelled with well balanced and forthright sonics. Full Latin and French texts are provided together with English translations. Under Andrew Nethsingha’s assured direction the choir sing with integrity and a profound devotional intensity. The organists in the Vierne accompany the choir with convincing weight and scale. If the repertoire suits there is absolutely no reason to hesitate about purchasing this Chandos release."

Michael Cookson - MusicWeb-International.com - 15 July 2015

“…Smart, sleek Poulenc clinches the deal on what must be one of the Best Recordings of 2015. Chandos comes across with exemplary engineering and annotation. The jaunty Delaunay painting on the booklet cover lends even more swooshes of joy to the proceedings.”

Philip Greenfield – American Record Guide – July/August 2015

“…If you buy one choral recording this year, make it this one! “ *****

Matthew Power – Choir & Organ magazine - May/June 2015

*** (Good Disc) **** (Exceptional Sound)

Dominique Joucken - Classica magazine (France) - June 2015

“… This disc offers high-quality French sacred music in very accomplished and satisfying performances… The sound and documentation are both up to the usual high Chandos standard.”

John Quinn – MusicWeb-International.com – 29 April 2015

"The stirring organ roar at the start of Vierne’s Messe solonnelle bodes well and the Choir of St John’s College, with organists Edward Picton-Tubervill and Joseph Wicks under Andrew Nethsinga, give a most impressive performance of a work fist performed in 1900 with Vierne and Widor on the two organs the accuracy, tonal warmth and rhythmic attack of the St John’s Choir all contribute to a version that makes a striking impact, especially as it has been very well recorded too The recorded sound is splendid it’s the combination of strong impact and a sense of space that make the technical aspect of this recording so impressive.”

Nigel Simeone - International Record Review - March 2015

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