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John Tavener describes his music as resembling ‘ikons in sound’ – a window on to the Divine world. The British conductor and composer James Whitbourn conducts the London-based ensemble The Choir in a programme of Tavener’s hauntingly beautiful unaccompanied choral music in performances described as “impressive and spiritual”.
‘The power of the performances is overwhelming and the credit goes to James Whitbourn and his vocal ensemble The Choir’ The Organ
John Tavener: The Lamb
The Lamb
John Tavener: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis
Magnificat
Nunc Dimittis
John Tavener: 2 Hymns to the Mother of God
2 Hymns to the Mother of God: No. 1. A Hymn to the Mother of God
John Tavener: Song for Athene
Song for Athene
John Tavener: Annunciation
Annunciation
John Tavener: Parting Gift for Tam Farrow
Parting Gift for Tam Farrow
John Tavener: As one who has slept
As one who has slept
John Tavener: The Tyger
The Tyger
John Tavener: Hymn of the Unwaning Light
Hymn of the Unwaning Light
John Tavener: The Lord's Prayer
The Lord's Prayer
May 2011
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“James Whitbourn's singers, seasoned yet still young, robustly engage with compositions that many groups treat with bloodless reverence...Those who like their Tavener pure and ethereal should not be deterred from tasting The Choir's more muscular approach to the composer's work. The tonal weight and emotional conviction of their performance opens fresh perspectives on familiar works.”
July 2011
“The clue is not to over-dramatise the musical content - after all, Tavener is projecting a musical image, not telling a story - and The Choir thrive on the more expansive and extended images, such as Song for Athene and The Hymn of the Unwaning Light.”
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The Lamb
