Stanford: Mass in G: and other choral works

The Choir of Exeter College, Oxford, is one of the very few that has consistently produced performances that stand up as fully professional...there is real delicacy, detail and momentum in all... — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2014 More…

Release Date: 31st Mar 2014
Catalogue No: EMRCD021
Label: EM Records
Length: 68 minutes

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Parry: Songs of Farewell

Work length41:51

The Choir of Exeter College, George de Voil

I. My Soul, There Is a Country

Track length3:25

II. I Know My Soul Hath Power to Know All Things

Track length4:53

III. Never Weather-Beaten Sail

Track length8:08

IV. There Is an Old Belief

Track length12:42

V. At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners

Track length2:09

VI. Jerusalem

Track length2:55

VII. Dear Lord and Father of Mankind

Track length5:06

VIII. I Was Glad

Track length2:33

Stanford: Mass in G Major, Op. 46

Work length20:30

The Choir of Exeter College, George de Voil

I. Kyrie

Track length3:40

II. Gloria

Track length5:19

III. Credo

Track length3:12

IV. Sanctus

Track length1:59

V. Benedictus

Track length2:56

VI. Agnus Dei

Track length3:24

O'Neill: Flyht

Work length6:08

The Choir of Exeter College, George de Voil

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EMRCD021 features a choral work by one of the giants of British music, recorded here for the first time over a century after its composition. The Mass in G by Charles Villiers Stanford was completed in 1892 and is notable for its opulence, employing a full orchestra and vocal soloists as well as chorus; and its colourful, characterful setting of the liturgical text shows Stanford at the height of his powers – a master of structure, form and musical architecture.

The Mass in G is complemented on this disc with works by another highly significant musical figure, C. Hubert H. Parry. His ‘Songs of Farewell’ are gems of choral writing, their intricately shaped lines and finely crafted textures pointing with a profound poignancy the meaning of their texts; the hymn ‘Dear Lord and Father of mankind’ and, especially, the unison song ‘Jerusalem’ are familiar and well-loved settings; whilst the processional ‘I was glad’, written for the coronation of Edward VII and performed at every coronation since, has a verve and splendour that epitomise the grandeur of ceremony.

Stanford and Parry may be said to represent the beginning of the English choral tradition and this new disc acknowledges their lasting influence.

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Awards Issue 2014

The Choir of Exeter College, Oxford, is one of the very few that has consistently produced performances that stand up as fully professional...there is real delicacy, detail and momentum in all the performances.

14th May 2014

Stanford’s Mass contains a good deal of very attractive, expertly crafted music...Happily, it now comes to us in a good and committed recording...Both choir and orchestra make a good showing...The acoustic of Keble College Chapel is somewhat resonant when the full forces are deployed but still the engineers have achieved good results and you can hear plenty of detail.

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