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"Another winner from the Naxos/St. John's Cambridge stable-nourishing repertoire, captivated and captivating performances. Throw in Naxos' praiseworthy production-values and helpful presentation, and you have both a notably rewarding collection as well as a bargain of the first order."
- Gramophone (Andrew Achenbach) April 2001 “Christopher Robinson and his St John's College Choir prove especially eloquent, humane advocates of the eight-part Missa Cantuariensis. We've long needed a top-notch digital recording of this, the first of Rubbra's five Mass settings. Robinson and company rise to the challenge admirably, not least in the exuberant concluding Gloria with its lung-burstingly high tessitura. We also get a thoroughly idiomatic rendering of the taut and imposing Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in A flat that Rubbra wrote two years later.
In the glorious Missa in honorem Sancti Dominici from 1949 (inspired by Rubbra's own conversion to Roman Catholicism the previous year, on the feast day of St Dominic) our Cambridge group doesn't quite match the sumptuous blend, miraculous unanimity or spine-tingling fervour displayed by James O'Donnell's Westminster Cathedral Choir (to quote the composer: '…this is not austere music…red blood runs through its veins!'). On the other hand, these newcomers sound wholly captivated by the nine motets that make up the remarkable Op-72 Tenebrae. Boasting an infinitely subtle harmonic and contrapuntal resource, these timeless, wonderfully compassionate settings of the responsories used during Matins on Maundy Thursday show Rubbra very much at the height of his powers, encompassing an extraordinarily wide dramatic and expressive range. Robinson also gives us two instrumental bonuses in the rapt Meditation for organ, Op 79, and Bernard Rose's transcription of the more substantial Prelude and Fugue on aTheme of Cyril Scott (originally written for piano in 1950 to celebrate Scott's 70th birthday).
Throw in Naxos's praiseworthy production, and you've a bargain of the first order.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | (also available to download from $5.75) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis Vol. 11
Scott Farrell (organ) St. Edmundsbury Cathedral Choir, Mervyn Cousins | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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Choir of St George’s Cathedral, Perth, Simon Lawford The world famous and highly acclaimed choir of St George’s Cathedral in Perth, present a programme of both the Magnificat (My soul doth magnify the Lord) and the Nunc Dimittis (Lord, now lettest thou thy Servant depart in peace) by a variety of composers from Gibbons and Purcell to Rubbra, Ives and Tavener. This choir regularly sings these settings throughout the liturgical year. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Bach, J S: | Awake us, Lord, and hasten | Bairstow: | Blessed City, heavenly Salem | Duruflé: | Notre Père, Op. 14 | Elgar: | Organ Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 28: 1. Allegro maestoso | Farrant, R: | Hide not thou thy face | Harris, W: | Behold, the tabernacle of God | Howells: | A Hymn for St Cecilia | McKie: | We wait for thy loving kindness O God | Palestrina: | Sanctus and Agnus Dei II from Missa Brevis | Rubbra: | Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in A flat major, Op. 65 | Stanford: | For lo, I raise up, Op. 145 | Tavener: | God is With Us (A Christmas Proclamation) |
Graham Alsop (organist) The Choir of St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, Anthony Pinel Recorded April 2002 at St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | English Choral Music of the 20th Century
Berkeley, L: | Crux fidelis, Op. 43 No. 1 Missa Brevis, Op. 57 Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, Op. 99 Three Latin Motets, Op. 83, No. 1 The Lord is my Shepherd, Op. 91 No. 1 Mass for Five Voices, Op. 64 Look up, sweet babe, Op. 43 No. 2 A Festival Anthem, Op. 21, No. 2 Three Pieces for organ, Op. 72, No. 1: Toccata | Britten: | Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30 Te Deum in C Jubilate Deo in C major (1961) Antiphon, Op. 56b A Hymn to the Virgin Festival Te Deum in E, Op. 32 Missa Brevis in D major, Op. 63 Hymn to St. Peter, Op. 56a A Hymn of Saint Columba Prelude & Fugue on a Theme of Vittoria Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27 | Elgar: | Give unto the Lord (Psalm XXIX), Op. 74 Ave verum corpus, Op. 2 No. 1 Ave Maria, Op. 2 No. 2 Ave maris stella, Op. 2 No. 3 O hearken Thou, Op. 64 Te Deum laudamus, Op. 34, No. 1 Benedictus, Op. 34 No. 2 O Salutaris Hostia Great is the Lord (Psalm XLVIII), Op. 67 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me (from The Apostles) Go, song of mine, Op. 57 Seek Him that Maketh the Seven Stars Light of the World | Finzi: | God is gone up, Op. 27 No. 2 Magnificat, Op. 36 My lovely one, Op. 27 No. 1 Welcome Sweet and Sacred Feast, Op. 27 No. 3 Thou didst delight my eyes, Op. 32 Let us now praise famous men, Op. 35 Seven Poems of Robert Bridges, Op. 17 Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice, Op. 26 | Howells: | Magnificat & Nunc dimittis (St Paul's, 1951) Like as the Hart Paean Requiem Long, Long Ago Office of Holy Communion (Collegium Regale) Rhapsody for Organ No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 17 No. 3 Take him, earth, for cherishing | Leighton: | Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis (Collegium Magdalenae Oxonienses) Give me the wings of faith An Easter Sequence Veni creator spiritus What love is this of thine? Crucifixus pro nobis, Op. 38 Chorale Prelude on Rockingham Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis (Second Service), Op. 62 | Rubbra: | Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in A flat major, Op. 65 Missa in honorem Sancti Dominici, Op. 66 Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Cyril Scott, Op. 69 Tenebrae Motets, Op. 72: First, Second & Third Nocturns Meditation for Organ, Op. 79 Missa Cantuariensis, Op. 59 | Stanford: | Morning, Evening and Communion Services in C Op. 115 Three Latin Motets, Op. 38 Prelude in G major, Op. 105 No. 3 Evening Service (Magnificat & Nunc dimittis) in G major, Op. 81 Postlude in D minor, Op. 105 No. 6 For lo, I raise up, Op. 145 | Tavener: | God is With Us (A Christmas Proclamation) Song for Athene The Lamb The Tiger Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis (Collegium Regale) Funeral Ikos Two Hymns to the Mother of God Love bade me welcome As one who has slept The Lord's Prayer Svyati 'O Holy One' | Walton: | Coronation Te Deum A Litany 'Drop, drop slow tears' Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis Where does the uttered music go? Jubilate Deo Passacaglia - Death of Falstaff and Touch her soft lips from Henry V Cantico del Sole The Twelve Set me as a seal upon thine heart Antiphon Missa Brevis |
A slimline 10 CD box set for the Christmas gift market, featuring the ten titles in the award-winning series from St. John’s College, Cambridge: - Lennox BERKELEY Sacred Choral Music 8557277 - BRITTEN Rejoice in the Lamb, Hymn to St Cecilia 8554791 - ELGAR Sacred Choral Music 8557288 - FINZI Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice and other choral works 8555792 - Herbert HOWELLS Requiem and other choral works 8554659 - LEIGHTON Sacred Choral Music 8555795 - RUBBRA Nine Tenebrae Motets 8555255 - STANFORD Anthems and Services 8555794 - TAVENER Song for Athene, Svyati and other choral works 8555256 - WALTON The Twelve, Coronation Te Deum, Missa Brevis 8555793 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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