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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Edward Elgar: Go, song of minePart-Songs and Choral Works
Drawn from across the composer's lengthy career, this collection of Part-Songs and Choral-Works explores the great variety and range within Elgar's work for choir and voices. Along with more well-known works such as 'Love' and 'Deep in my Soul' there are early pieces such as 'O Salutaris hostia' (composed for small amateur choirs) that give hints of his later mature style, through to the 1928 piece 'I sing the Birth' – a work that shows Elgar's ability to adapt to more contemporary styles of 20th-century choral composition. The Rodolfus Choir have established themselves as one of the leading youth choirs in Britain, made up of singers aged from 16 to 25 who have been chosen from past and present members of the Eton Choral Courses for prospective choral scholars. Many members of the Choir are choral scholars, some are at music college, and most hope to make a career in music. The Rodolfus Choir and Ralph Allwood are well-known for imaginative programming, and for presenting new music. The Rodolfus Choir’s recent CD recordings with Signum include music as diverse as Howells, Monteverdi, Grier, Tallis and the German Romantics. “The strength and major appeal of this disc will surely be the opportunity it presents to discover just how much Elgar could be an explorer … Elgarians and others tempted by the works assembled in this new collection can be assured that it is on a par with the best of them” International Record Review, March 2013 “The Rodolfus Choir shine strongly in these well-loved Elgar part-songs choral works.” MusicWeb International, April 2013 “The delicacy (and occasional fragility) of the Rodolfus's young voices make the effect [in 'Owls'] even more poignant...[Give unto the Lord] rounds off this hugely enjoyable disc with aplomb.” Gramophone Magazine, April 2013 “The combination of Ralph Allwood and the Rodolfus Choir usually means quality. It does again here in this excellently sung recital of Elgar choral pieces. It's hard, in fact, to imagine 'Go, song of mine', the opening item, done better...When simplicity of utterance is necessary, the Rodolfus deliver it unfussily.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2013 **** | 
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| |  | Elgar - Great is the Lord
“…the Westminster Abbey Choir delivers its organ-accompanied programme with beautiful tonal colour and blend.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2007 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Elgar - Sacred Choral Music
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 |
“These strong and refined performances should need little recommendations for Elgarians… The recordings are excellent: plenty of church atmosphere, but bright in tone and clear in detail.” BBC Music Magazine | | | (also available to download from $6.00) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Elgar: Anthems & Motets
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| |  | Jerusalem - British Choral Classics
Recorded in the splendidly lush acoustic of Winchester Cathedral, this popular Decca/Argo release is now restored to circulation at super-budget price, with such popular favourites as Parry's I was glad and Elgar's orchestration of Jerusalem. But there are also many other pieces for choir and orchestra here to be discovered. “Finally Jerusalem itself comes as the culminating tableau, with the solidity of massed unison voices and the flaming chariots and swirling arrows of desire set ablaze in the orchestral score which Elgar wrote for it four years after Parry's death. [...] This is a sumptuous programme, and David Hill's by no means meagre forces present it with a fine sense of style and occasion, vividly recorded too. There is not only the splendour of sheer amplitude but also a spring in the rhythm (as in Stanford's Magnificat) and beauty of tone in the quieter passages such as the hymn from Parry's Judith” Gramophone Magazine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Choral Music of Edward Elgar
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 Light out of darkness O hearken Thou, Op. 64 Good Morrow Te Deum laudamus, Op. 34, No. 1 Benedictus, Op. 34 No. 2 I Sing the Birth The Light of Life, Op. 29 'Lux Christi': Doubt not thy Father’s care Fear Not, O Land Light of the World They are at rest Great is the Lord (Psalm XLVIII), Op. 67 |
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| |  | Great Cathedral Anthems Vol. 12
“This is a fitting conclusion to a rewarding series” Gramophone Magazine | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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| |  | O for the Wings of a Dove
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| |  | Elgar - Cathedral Music
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