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Central to this valuable anthology of Mathias's church music is the tautly concentrated Missa brevis of 1973. It’s the outer movements that are most impressive, the Kyrie drawn tensely together... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 27th Apr 2009
Catalogue No: CDA67740
Label: Hyperion
Length: 75 minutes

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Mathias: Let the people praise thee, O God

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Jonathan Vaughn (organ)
Wells Cathedral Choir
Matthew Owens

Mathias: Jesus College Service, Op. 53

Work length7:32

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Jonathan Vaughn (organ)
Wells Cathedral Choir
Matthew Owens

I. Magnificat

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II. Nunc dimittis

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Mathias: A babe is born

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Jonathan Vaughn (organ)
Wells Cathedral Choir
Matthew Owens

Mathias: In excelsis gloria 'Gloria, Christo paremur cantica'

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Wells Cathedral Choir
Matthew Owens

Mathias: Processional

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Jonathan Vaughn (organ)

Mathias: Missa Brevis, Op. 64

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Jonathan Vaughn (organ)
Wells Cathedral Choir
Matthew Owens

I. Kyrie

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II. Gloria

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III. Sanctus

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IV. Benedictus

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V. Agnus Dei

Track length4:44

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Mathias: Ave verum corpus

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Jonathan Vaughn (organ)
Wells Cathedral Choir
Matthew Owens

Mathias: Carillon

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Jonathan Vaughn (organ)

Mathias: All wisdom is from the Lord, Op. 88, No. 3

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Jonathan Vaughn (organ)
Wells Cathedral Choir
Matthew Owens

Mathias: Lift up your heads

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Jonathan Vaughn (organ)
Wells Cathedral Choir
Matthew Owens

Mathias: Rex Gloriae - Four Latin motets, Op. 83

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Wells Cathedral Choir
Matthew Owens

III. O nata lux

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Mathias: Festival Te Deum, Op. 28 'We praise thee, O God'

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Jonathan Vaughn (organ)
Wells Cathedral Choir
Matthew Owens

Mathias: Jubilate Deo, Op. 90, No. 2 'O be joyful in the Lord'

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Jonathan Vaughn (organ)
Wells Cathedral Choir
Matthew Owens

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William Mathias’s ebullient, joyful choral writing, drawing on a variety of musical traditions, is immediately accessible and likeable whilst demonstrating an architectural sophistication that brings it into the top rank of twentieth-century liturgical music. He had a particular flair for brilliance, drama and display, which made his music highly suited to ceremonial and festive occasions; present too in his music is a sense of Celtic mysticism and deep spirituality which enhances such works as ‘All wisdom is from the Lord’ and ‘O nata lux’.

This disc includes a comprehensive selection of his works for choir and organ, spanning his wide-ranging musical career and manifold influences. It is performed by Wells Cathedral Choir—recently described in Gramophone magazine as ‘probably the finest English Cathedral choir at the moment’—whose delightfully full-throated, vibrant sound is the perfect vehicle for this repertoire.

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June 2009

Central to this valuable anthology of Mathias's church music is the tautly concentrated Missa brevis of 1973. It’s the outer movements that are most impressive, the Kyrie drawn tensely together in a mesh of tight major and minor intervals, the Agnus Dei uneasily stretching forth towards a still distant eternity.

July 2009

What shines through this entire programme is Mathias's life-affirming energy and his unquenchable streak of optimism. …these are superbly polished performances that, together with Jonathan Vaughn's jovial accompaniments and lively solos… provide a showcase for one of the late 20th century's more distinctive composers for the church.

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