From the vaults of Westminster Cathedral

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A procession of chant & polyphony from Advent to Christmas & the Epiphany and Presentation of our Lord

Matthew Martin (organ accompaniment), & Martin Baker (organ improvisations)

The Choir of Westminster Cathedral, Martin Baker

Epiphany brings Monteverdi's Messa a 4 da cappella, whose polyphonic complexities elicit a confidently assertive response from the choir, with fine internal balances between the voice sections. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 28th Sep 2009
Catalogue No: CDA67707
Label: Hyperion
Length: 77 minutes

Presto Recording of the Week

30th November 2009

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anon.: Rorate caeli

Work length5:12

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Westminster Cathedral Choir
Martin Baker

Victoria: Descendit angelus Domini

Work length4:52

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Westminster Cathedral Choir
Martin Baker

Byrd: Rorate caeli

Work length4:07

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Westminster Cathedral Choir
Martin Baker

Complete. Rorate caeli – Benedixisti Domine

Track length4:07

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anon.: Mass X 'Alme Pater'

Work length4:48

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Westminster Cathedral Choir
Martin Baker

I. Kyrie

Track length1:46

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II. Gloria

Track length3:02

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Byrd: Tollite portas – Ave Maria

Work length3:54

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Westminster Cathedral Choir
Martin Baker

anon.: Mass X 'Alme Pater'

Work length1:51

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Westminster Cathedral Choir
Martin Baker

IV. Sanctus & Benedictus

Track length0:52

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V. Agnus Dei

Track length0:59

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Byrd: Ecce virgo concipiet

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Westminster Cathedral Choir
Martin Baker

I. Ecce virgo concipiet

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anon.: Psalm 2

Work length3:20

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Westminster Cathedral Choir
Martin Baker

Martin, M: Adam lay ybounden

Work length3:13

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Westminster Cathedral Choir
Martin Baker

Malcolm: Missa ad praesepe

Work length8:00

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Westminster Cathedral Choir
Martin Baker

I. Kyrie

Track length1:55

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II. Gloria

Track length6:05

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anon.: Alleluia. Dominus dixit

Work length2:25

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Westminster Cathedral Choir
Martin Baker

anon.: Mass IX 'Cum iubilo'

Work length1:36

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Westminster Cathedral Choir
Martin Baker

III. Sanctus & Benedictus

Track length1:36

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Malcolm: Missa ad praesepe

Work length1:59

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Westminster Cathedral Choir
Martin Baker

IV. Agnus Dei

Track length1:59

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anon.: Ecce advenit

Work length2:32

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Westminster Cathedral Choir
Martin Baker

Monteverdi: Messa a 4 voci da Cappella (1650)

Work length3:54

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Westminster Cathedral Choir
Martin Baker

II. Gloria

Track length3:54

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anon.: Alleluia. Vidimus stellam

Work length2:13

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Westminster Cathedral Choir
Martin Baker

Monteverdi: Messa a 4 voci da Cappella (1650)

Work length3:12

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Westminster Cathedral Choir
Martin Baker

IV. Sanctus & Benedictus

Track length3:12

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Lassus: Omnes de Saba venient

Work length2:54

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Westminster Cathedral Choir
Martin Baker

Monteverdi: Messa a 4 voci da Cappella (1650)

Work length2:04

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Westminster Cathedral Choir
Martin Baker

VI. Agnus Dei

Track length2:04

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anon.: Magnificat

Work length7:26

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Westminster Cathedral Choir
Martin Baker

Wood, C: Nunc Dimittis in B flat

Work length3:17

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Westminster Cathedral Choir
Martin Baker

Baker, M: Improvisation 'Marche des Rois mages'

Work length3:10

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Martin Baker (organ)

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Recording of the Week, Christmas Releases

30th November 2009

Festive albums from Ex Cathedra, The Choir of Westminster Cathedral, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, and the Choir of Gonville & Caius College Cambridge.

A century ago, Richard Runciman Terry re-introduced the wonders of the Renaissance into liturgical polyphony and placed Westminster Cathedral Choir at the pinnacle of the art. Terry was a musical pioneer whose work as Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral between 1902 and 1924 is legendary. The musical roadmap that Richard Terry charted for London’s new Roman Catholic cathedral remains largely unrevised today. Plainchant and Renaissance polyphony are the bedrock of Westminster Cathedral’s sung liturgy—early music is the root from which the cathedral’s musical endeavours have branched for over a century. Also, from Westminster Cathedral’s earliest years, alongside the fascination with early vocal repertory, composers have been commissioned to contribute to the canon; when they have done so the choir’s antique musical diet has frequently been at the forefront of those composers’ imagination.

This disc is a homage to Terry’s work: a procession through a particularly rich section of the church’s year which perfectly illustrates the changing glories of the liturgy.

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Christmas 2009

Epiphany brings Monteverdi's Messa a 4 da cappella, whose polyphonic complexities elicit a confidently assertive response from the choir, with fine internal balances between the voice sections.

November 2009

Throughout, the choral singing under Martin Baker's direction glows resplendently, while still retaining its celebrated "continental" edge. Another tremendous plus is the exhilarating, splashy, dynamic and fiery improvisations dished up by Matthew Martin on the Grand Organ. Who could fail to be moved by the image of lolloping camels in his cinematic concluding Marche des Rois mages?

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