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Bairstow: | Lord, I call upon thee | Dearnley: | Jubilate | Gibbons, O: | Great Lord of Lords | Goss, J: | O pray for the peace of Jerusalem | McKie: | We wait for thy loving kindness O God | Middleton, H S: | Let my prayer be set forth | Parry: | Lord, let me know mine end (No. 6 from Songs of Farewell) | Rutter: | A crown of glory | Scott, John: | Behold, O God our defender | Sheppard, J: | Libera nos | Stainer: | They that wait upon the Lord | Stanford: | Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem, Op. 123 | Tabakova: | Praise | Vann: | Behold, how good and joyful a thing it is | Wesley, S S: | Praise the Lord, my soul | Whitlock: | Glorious in heaven |
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| |  | Treasures of Christ Church
Britten: | A Shepherd's Carol | Byrd: | O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth | Darlington: | Jacob's Ladder | Gibbons, O: | Great Lord of Lords | Goodall, H: | Veni, sancte spiritus | Grier, F: | My breath lies quiet | Handel: | Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV258 'Zadok the Priest' | Howells: | Like as the Hart dedicated to Thomas Armstrong, Organist of ChCh | Parsons, R: | Ave Maria | Purcell: | O God, thou art my god, Z35 | Rutter: | Canticle of the Heavenly City | Tallis: | Salvator mundi | Tavener: | The Lord's Prayer | Taverner: | Christe Jesu, pastor bone with the Elizabeth text as in ChCh source | Walton: | Set me as a seal upon thine heart | Warlock: | Bethlehem Down | Weelkes: | Hosanna to the Son of David |
Treasures of Christ Church is a newly recorded, special collection of 500 years of English choral music sung from original manuscripts, uncovering the unique history of music at Christ Church from Tallis, Taverner, Handel, Purcell and Byrd through to world premieres from Rutter and Goodall. All of the composers on Treasures had an association with Christ Church (whose hallowed halls were famously seen in the Harry Potter films), stretching back to the tenure of John Taverner, through Tallis, Handel, Purcell and Byrd to present day world premiere recordings of works by John Rutter and Howard Goodall. The history: John Taverner, the most outstanding English composer of his time, was appointed Informator Choristarum of Cardinal College, Oxford in 1526, with the brief of establishing the foremost choral institution in the country. He succeeded magnificently and the tradition continues to this day at what is now known as Christ Church, Oxford. The Choir maintains a special and distinctive place within the great English choral tradition, with an unbroken, continuous tradition of glorious music-making for over five hundred years. Today the choir is renowned for its vibrant sound and artistic versatility, qualities that have been praised throughout the world. Packaging will feature striking visuals with photographs of original manuscripts on pristinely preserved parchment and leather-bound, gold-embossed scores. The promotional video will take viewers through the unrivalled archives and include interviews with Stephen Darlington and the composers. “The unison singing of the exposed sections in the Howells is particularly notable, impressively unanimous in its nuanced expressivity...Overall, this is a splendidly recorded and packaged snapshot of a great choral institution, still going as strongly as ever.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2011 **** “The boys' voices are rich and powerful in Taverner's Christe Jesu: they know an expressive line when they see one. Their heartbreaking simplicity in the seasonal Bethlehem Down shows they understand how to work the crowd at a carol service.” Classic FM Magazine, December 2011 ** “The lower adult voices have as much dynamic strength and colour as the trebles, resulting in satisfying polyphonic textures in the early music and sonorous chordal harmonies in the more recent compositions...A very enjoyable CD, thanks to the rewarding choice of music and the magnificent performances of all the singers and instrumentalists; a recording to treasure.” Gramophone Magazine, December 2011 “A varied recital, beautifully sung by one of the finest Oxbridge college choirs.” Sunday Times, 15th January 2012 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Great Cathedral Anthems Vol. 4
Bairstow: | Though I speak with the tongues of men Lord, thou hast been our refuge | Bruckner: | Os justi meditabitur sapientiam Ave Maria Tota pulchra es, antiphon, WAB 46 Locus iste, WAB 23 | Byrd: | Teach me, O Lord | Elgar: | Ave verum corpus, Op. 2 No. 1 Seek Him that Maketh the Seven Stars | Gabrieli, A: | Motet: O sacrum convivium | Gibbons, O: | Great Lord of Lords | Greene, M: | Lord, Let Me Know Mine End | Howells: | A Hymn for St Cecilia Holy Spirit, ever dwelling (Salisbury) Like as the Hart | Ley: | Evening Hymn of King Charles I | Talbot, G: | Psalm 150 |
James Vivian (organ) The Choir of Lincoln Cathedral, Colin Walsh “Colin Walsh is clearly a wizard. Thank goodness it is all on record and can be repeated.” Organists Review | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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| |  | Peace on EarthSacred and secular music by Orlando Gibbons
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| |  | O clap your handsSacred music by Orlando Gibbons
Rose Consort of Viols, Jeffrey Makinson (organ) The Choir of Manchester Cathedral, Christopher Stokes Recorded June 2001 at Manchester Cathedral | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Gibbons: Choral and Organ Music
“The Oxford Camerata provides a representative selection of choral works by Gibbons, together with three of his organ pieces. The programme is introduced by a bright and busy performance of the eight-part O clap your hands, followed by the noble verse anthem Great Lord of Lords – and it's pleasing to hear in this piece, and in the other verse-anthems, the rich timbre of the countertenor Robin Blaze, a welcome acquisition for the Camerata, which has a great deal of vocal talent in its make-up. They tackle the gently moving See,see, the Word is incarnate with great confidence, together with the First and Second Services and the quiet collects with all the knowledge and aplomb of cathedral lay clerks or choral scholars from Oxford and Cambridge. Laurence Cummings plays two short preludes, the one in G major – a real test of agility – from Parthenia and that in D minor from Benjamin Cosyn's VirginalBook. The Fantazia of four parts is a most extraordinary work, quite hard to steady and control.
A welcome addition to the programme.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 “...a welcome addition to the programme. At a budget price, this CD is worth every penny.” Gramophone Magazine | | | (also available to download from $6.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Music By Orlando Gibbons
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