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ID: DCD34043
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Baroque
The massed voices of the 140-strong National Youth Choir revel in the magnificently soaring lines of Schütz’s sacred music, complemented by John Kitchen’s contributions on the powerful Rieger organ of St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh. Revered by his contemporaries as the ‘Orpheus of our time’, Schütz would never have heard his music performed by forces such as these and on such a scale - surely he would have been a strong advocate of this astounding aural experience. Kitchen’s solo contributions contextualise the choral music with organ works by Samuel Scheidt and other contemporaries of Schütz.
Track listing
Scheidemann:
Toccata in G
Scheidt:
Postlude: Benedicamus Domino à 6 (modus pleno organo pedaliter)
Ein kindelein so lobelich
Da Jesus an dem Kreuze
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, for organ, SSWV 496
Schütz:
Psalm 84: Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen, SWV 29
Ich weiß, daß mein Erlöser lebt, SWV 393
Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes, SWV 386
So fahr ich hin zu Jesu Christ SWV 379
Die mit Tränen säen werden mit Freuden ernten SWV 378
Psalm 130: Aus der Tiefe ruf ich, Herr, zu dir, SWV 25
Psalm 8: Herr, unser Herrscher, SWV 27
Cantate Domino canticum novum SWV 81
Deutsches Magnificat, SWV 494 'Meine Seele erhebt den Herren'
Psalm 98: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, SWV 35
Psalm 150: Alleluja! Lobet den Herren in seinem Heiligtum SWV 38
Edward Batting (organ)
Sweelinck:
Puer nobis nascitur C 12
John Kitchen (solo organ)
The National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Mike Brewer |
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ID: NEMACD900
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Sacred Music
Subcollection: Vocal and PianoWorld premiere of the Petite Messe Solennelle s original chamber
version with two pianos and harmonium using new OUP edition.
This recording features the entire 79-minute work on one disc,
distinguished British soloists and chorus, and two-piano playing
unrivalled on other recordings. |
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ID: DCD34035
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Choral Collection
World premiere recording
Now in his early nineties, Francis Jackson remains one of the finest, best loved and most versatile church musicians of our age. The eleven works on this disc, none of them previously recorded, have all the colour, emotional depth and attention to structural detail that are consistent hallmarks of his style. Working closely with the composer, The Exon Singers bring their customary blend of virtuosity, intense commitment and subtle responsiveness to this portrait in sound of a very special composer.
Track listing
Jackson, F:
Missa Matris Dei, Op. 72
O Salutaris Hostia, Op. 115
Tantum Ergo (second setting), Op. 118
A Hymn to God the Father
Three Carols for Advent, Op. 73
Evening Service in B flat “Hommage to Thomas Weelkes”
O Most Merciful, Op. 36
The Prayer of St Francis, Op. 61
Thanks be to the Lord
David Bednall (organ)
The Exon Singers, Matthew Owens |
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ID: DCD34037
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Sacred Music
Subcollection: ChoirIn the 1960s few would have predicted that Peter Maxwell Davies would eventually write a set of Evening Canticles; yet religious texts have always been of fundamental importance to the composer, as this disc vividly demonstrates by bringing together sacred masterworks from both ends of his career. Tough, uncompromising and of surpassing beauty, Davies’ major contributions to the Anglican repertoire are given thrilling voice by these fearless champions of contemporary liturgical music.
Track listing
Davies, Maxwell:
Magnificat
Nunc Dimittis
(World Premiere recordings)
O Magnum mysterium
Three Organ Voluntaries
Michael Bonaventure (organ)
Choir of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh - Matthew Owens, conductor |
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ID: DCD34041
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Collection:
Sacred Music
Chastised for his 'excesses in life and conversation', Michael Wise was hit about the head and 'kill'd downright' by the night watchman in Salisbury Cathedral, robbing history of one of the period's most prolific and respected composers and St Paul's Cathedral of its forthcoming Master of the Choristers.This recording, the first dedicated to Wise's music, is testament to the more respectable music making that is Wise's legacy.
The Caius singers under Geoffrey Webber serve the music with an ideally informed and energetic rigour, their second volume of music from the Restoration.They take a break from that in July when they partner the choir of Kings College, London to record Shchedrin's The Sealed Angel.
Track listing
anon.:
[Verse] in D major
[Double Voluntary] in D minor
Gibbons, O:
Verses for Single Organ
Locke:
[Verse] for the Organ
Wise, M:
Prepare ye the way of the Lord
How are the mighty fallen
The Lord is my shepherd
Te Deum
Jubilate Deo (Service in D minor)
O praise God in his holiness
Magnificat
Nunc dimittis (Service in E flat)
The ways of Zion do mourn
Awake, put on thy strength O Sion
Have pity upon me
O ye my friends
Open me the gates of righteousness
Blessed is he that considereth the poor and needy
Geoffrey Webber (conductor & solo organ) & Thomas Hewitt Jones & David Ballantyne (organ scholars)
The Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
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ID: DCD34028
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Collection:
Baroque
It is easy to forget that our great English choral tradition was once silenced by Act of Parliament. The Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660 ushered in one of the finest periods of English music, though the road to recovery for church music was a slow and difficult one. William Turner, then a precocious nine year-old, went on to become one of the best known composers and singers of his day. This premiere recording presents a cross section of Turner's sacred music, ranging from small-scale liturgical works to some of his grandest creations, the Te Deum and Jubilate in D.
Julia Doyle soprano William Purefoy countertenor William Towers countertenor Paul Thompson tenor Daniel Jordan bass The Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Yorkshire Baroque Soloists (Peter Seymour director) Geoffrey Webber conductor
Track listing
W. Turner
1. Te Deum (1696)
2. Lord, thou hast been my refuge
3. My soul truly waiteth
4. Hear my prayer, O Lord
5. The Queen shall rejoice (1702)
6. Jubilate Deo (Service in E)
7. Magnificat (Service in A)
8. Nunc Dimittis (Service in A)
9. O Lord, God of hosts, hear my prayer
10. The Lord is righteous
11. Jubilate Deo (1696)
Total playing time [66:14] |
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ID: GD231
CDs: 1
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Sacred Music
Subcollection: ChoirDuring the last months of his life Mozart composed a Requiem, which he was not able to finish. The composition is shrouded in mystery and linked with different legends, all of which are connected with a mysterious gentleman who ordered it. But whatever the reason for its creation, the Requiem is one of the greatest works of the human musical genius. The performance in this release is of prestigious Bulgarian artists, which have achieved an emotional, impressive and fascinating interpretation. The artistic value of the recording is a result of a truthful rendition of the emotions and the meaning of the different movements of the Requiem, and emphasizing the melody and the details of Mozart's music. The soloist ensemble, selected in accordance with the score, contributes to the whole impact of the composition. This release can undoubtedly be ranked among the interesting interpretations of the great work of Mozart.
Soloists: Ina Schlingensipen (soprano), Emilia Boteva (mezzo-soprano), Nikolai Motsov (tenor), Orlin Anastassov (bass)
Bulgarian National Radio Mixed Choir and Symphony Orchestra
Metodi Matakiev, conductor |
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ID: DCD34023
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Collection:
Sacred Music
John Taverner brought the English florid style to its culmination and final flowering; his music is quite unlike anything written by his continental contemporaries and, viewed retrospectively, represents not only the culmination of one period but also the beginning of something new. In his debut recording with the critically acclaimed Edinburgh choir, Duncan Ferguson presents this music with forces akin to those of the 16th century - a small group of children and a larger number of men.The singers respond with their characteristic freshness, and an emotional authenticity born of the daily round of liturgical performance.
Taverner:
Dum transisset Sabbatum I
Dum transisset Sabbatum II
Leroy Kyrie
Missa Corona Spinea
O splendor gloriae
Choir of St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, Duncan Ferguson |
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ID: RDCD00719
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Collection:
Sacred Music
Subcollection: Choir |
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