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JOHN IRELAND
(1879-1962)
1.
Greater Love hath no man
6:02
Motet for Treble, Baritone, Chorus, and Organ
Alexander Tomkinson treble
Augustus Perkins Ray bass-baritone
Moderato - Poco più moto - Tempo I - Con moto - Meno mosso
Solo:Edward Picton-Tubervill organ
DOUGLAS GUEST
(1916-1996)
2.
For the Fallen
1:21
No. 1 from Two Anthems for Remembrance
for Unaccompanied Chorus
Slow
SIR CHARLES HUBERT H. PARRY
(1848-1918)
3.
My soul, there is a country
4:00
No. 1 from Songs of Farewell, Six Motets
for Unaccompanied Chorus
Slow - Daintily - Slower - Animato - Slower -
ROXANNA PANUFNIK
(b. 1968)
4.
The Call
4:21
for Chorus and Harp
For Andrew Nethsingha and the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
Solo:Alison Martin harp
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
(1809-1847)
Hear my prayer
11:21
Hymn for Solo Soprano, Chorus, and Organ
Wilhelm Taubert gewidmet
Oliver Brown treble
5.
'Hear my prayer'. Andante - Allegro moderato -
5:51
6.
'O for the wings of a dove'. Con un poco più di moto
5:29
Solo:Edward Picton-Tubervill organ
SIR CHARLES HUBERT H. PARRY
7.
I was glad
5:28
Coronation Anthem for Edward VII
for Chorus and Organ
Revised for George V
Maestoso - Slower - Alla marcia
Solo:Edward Picton-Tubervill organ
C. V. STANFORD
(1852-1924)
8.
Beati quorum via
3:39
No. 3 from Three [Latin] Motets, Op. 38
for Unaccompanied Chorus
To Alan Gray and the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Con moto tranquillo ma non troppo lento
SIR JOHN TAVENER
(1944-2013)
9.
Song for Athene
5:31
for Unaccompanied Chorus
Very tender, with great inner stillness and serenity -
C. V. STANFORD
10.
Te Deum laudamus
6:47
im B flat major - in B-Dur - en si bémol majeur
from Morning, Communion, and Evening Services, Op. 10
for Chorus and Organ
Oliver Brown treble
Thomas Lilburn counter-tenor
John Clapham tenor
Augustus Perkins Ray bass-baritone
With breadth and not too slow
Solo:Edward Picton-Tubervill organ
WILLIAM HARRIS
(1883-1973)
11.
Holy is the true light
1:42
Short Anthem for Saints' Days
for Unaccompanied Chorus
To the memory of Evelyn Mary Ley
Slowly but quietly moving
JONATHAN DOVE
(b. 1959)
12.
Gloria
3:48
from Missa brevis
for Chorus and Organ
Dancing
Solo:Edward Picton-Tubervill organ
GIOACHINO ROSSINI
(1792-1868)
13.
O salutaris Hostia
3:39
for Unaccompanied Chorus
Andantino - Più lento
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
14.
Ave Maria
6:31
for Solo Voices, Chorus, and Organ
No. 2 from Drei Kirchenmusiken, Op. 23
Xavier Hetherington tenor
Maximilian Boorman treble
Joel Branston treble
Alexander Simpson counter-tenor
Thomas Lilburn counter-tenor
John Clapham tenor
Oliver Morris bass
Augustus Perkins Ray bass-baritone
Andante - Con moto - Andante
Solo:Edward Picton-Tubervill organ
HERBERT HOWELLS
(1892-1983)
15.
A Spotless Rose
3:24
Carol-Anthem for Unaccompanied Chorus
(for use at Christmastide)
To my Mother
Theodore Platt baritone
With easeful movement
ERNEST BULLOCK
(1890-1979)
16.
Give us the wings of faith
2:54
Saints' Day Anthem
for Chorus and Organ
Slowly and smoothly - Animato - Tempo I
Solo:Edward Picton-Tubervill organ
SIR CHARLES HUBERT H. PARRY
17.
And did those feet
2:49
('Jerusalem')
Orchestral Accompaniment by Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Transcribed for Organ by Joseph Wicks (b. 1993)
Slow but with animation
Solo:Edward Picton-Tubervill organ
Total time: 73:25
Choral: Choir of St. Johns College, Cambridge
Conductor:Andrew Nethsingha
17-19 April 2015
Notes
The pieces brought together on this album range widely, from ceremonial works associated with affairs of state to intimate compositions addressing moments of great personal significance. Two of the three pieces by Parry best exemplify this contrast: if I was glad – written for the coronation of Edward VII and premiered in chaotic circumstances – fits into the former category, ‘My soul, there is a country’ (from Songs of Farewell) – composed in the year of his death – belongs in the latter.
The composers are similarly diverse. They include an English composer of Polish extraction (Panufnik), an Italian who spent most of his life in Paris (Rossini), an Irish and a German composer who, in their different ways, became leading lights in English music (Stanford and Mendelssohn).
However, all the works recorded here have one thing in common: they are all considered quintessential to the Anglican choral tradition of yesterday and today.
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Reviews
“... This is choral singing and recording on the very highest level ...”
“ a splendid programme of choral works from the past 150 years or so, designed not only to ‘showcase’ this fine choir, but also to provide a satisfying musical experience an outstanding issue.”
Gwyn Parry-Jones – MusicWeb-International.com – 3 November 2015
“This is a quite outstanding record, in its choice of repertoire, performance excellence and recording quality. The level of musical accomplishment here is very high indeed, consistently so ” *****
Robert Matthew-Walker – Musical Opinion Quarterly – October-December 2015
Editor’s Choice – Vocal Section
“ The unfolding of Holy is the true light is perhaps the most magical moment on a disc which offers, in truth, 75 minutes of utter aural sublimity.”
Marc Rochester – Gramophone magazine – October 2015
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