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Herbert Howells was acutely sensitive to the transience of life, having witnessed the loss of friends and contemporaries in the First World War and encountered deep personal tragedy when his son Michael died of polio at the age of just nine. And so a mood of elegiac yearning inhabits much of his choral music: the austere, lovely a cappella Requiem, and the elegant Take him, earth, for cherishing, commissioned to commemorate the death of President John F Kennedy, here lovingly performed by the young voices of Trinity College Choir, Cambridge, in Hyperion’s Record of the Month for April 2012. And yet Howells could write magnificently thrilling music too, as demonstrated by the fresh brilliance of A Hymn for St Cecilia, the spine-tingling grandeur of the St Paul’s Service, or the life-affirming hymn ‘All my hope on God is founded’, here further sweetened with a descant by John Rutter. “Layton's performances have exactly the poise and careful moulding that this rather fragile, deeply felt music needs.” The Guardian, 29th March 2012 *** “Hyperion's disc...is all more impressive for dispelling the clouds of dissonance that have given Howell the bad name of a meandering mystic and letting us hear what a fine ear he had...Had good it is to hear the St Paul Service not swallowed up by the dome that cathedral but still buttressed by a mighty Willis beast, belonging in this case to Lincoln...This is a perfect disc of its kind.” Gramophone Magazine, June 2012 “In a work intended to console, it's important that the actual sound the choir makes is warmly consoling. It certainly is in this new Trinity College recording of Howells's 1932 Requiem...It's fascinating to note, too, the difference undergraduate voices make in this music...The purity of vibrato-free voices is again a major plus-point at the opening of the Gloucester Service...A superb one-stop introduction to Howells's choral music.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2012 ***** “Trinity's recording allow[s] the music to be served but not overwhelmed by the choir's first-rate technical ability...The Gloucester service is relaxed and smoothly flowing, though I do wonder whether it's all just a little too coolly handled” International Record Review, June 2012 “a glorious celebration of Howells' sacred output...Gorgeously sung throughout, this is repertoire perfectly suited to Trinity Choir's pure, chorister-like sound. Their graceful, dignified reading of the Requiem, framed within the wonderful acoustic of Ely Cathedral's Lady Chapel, is one to cherish.” Charlotte Gardner, bbc.co.uk, 16th June 2012  BBC Music Magazine
Choral & Song Choice - June 2012 |
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| |  | Turn to Me & Kindle a FlameMusic of Arundel & Brighton in Lourdes
anon.: | Kindle a flame | Berthier, J: | My peace I leave you Nada te turbe In the Lord is my true salvation Laudate Dominum | Dean, S: | Taste and see | Evans, D J: | Be still, for the presence of the Lord | Farrell, B: | God, Beyond All Names Bread for the world | Foley: | Turn to me Son of David Cry of the poor | Haugen: | My soul in stillness waits | Howells: | All my hope on God is founded | Inwood: | Great is the Lord | Iverson: | Spirit of the living God | Joncas: | On eagles' wings | Kendrick, G: | Shine, Jesus, shine | Landry: | Lay your hands | Lécot: | Holy Virgin, by God's decree | Ledner: | You are my hiding place | Maher: | Soul of my Saviour | Peña: | I say 'yes', Lord | Sands: | Sing of the Lord's goodness | Schutte: | I, the Lord of sea and sky | Sharpe, A: | If anyone is thirsty | Stalmans: | Lamb of God | trad.: | Rise and shine Immaculate Mary | Vaughan Williams: | To be a pilgrim | Walker, C: | Because the Lord is my Shepherd Lord, be with us Out of darkness | Ward, A: | Remember man Here I am A Magnificat Glory to God |
Musicians of Arundel & Brighton in Lourdes, Anne Ward This 2CD set is a re-release of original 1991 and 1995 recordings and they are released together on CD for the first time. The music reflects the spirit and variety of the services held during the pilgrimage. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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anon.: | Ye watchers and ye holy ones (Lasst Uns Erfreuen) | Berkeley, L: | The Lord is my Shepherd, Op. 91 No. 1 | Britten: | Jubilate Deo in C major (1961) | Bruckner: | Locus iste, WAB 23 | Darwall: | Ye holy angels bright (Darwall's 148th) | Duruflé: | Ubi caritas, Op. 10 No. 1 | Dykes: | Holy! Holy! Holy! Lord God Almighty | Fauré: | Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11 | Finzi: | My lovely one, Op. 27 No. 1 God is gone up, Op. 27 No. 2 | Franck, C: | Panis Angelicus | Goss, J: | Praise my soul, the King of Heaven | Greatorex, W: | Tell out, my soul (Woodlands) | Howells: | All my hope on God is founded | Ireland: | My song is love unknown | Irvine, Jessie: | The Lord's My Shepherd (Crimond) | Jones, J D: | King of glory, King of peace (Gwalchmai) | Lauridsen: | O magnum mysterium | Monk, W H: | Abide with me | Mozart: | Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K339: Laudate Dominum | Parry: | I was glad Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (Repton) Jerusalem O praise ye the Lord | Prichard: | Alleluya, sing to Jesus! (Hyfrydol) | Purcell: | Christ is made the sure foundation (Westminster Abbey) | Rutter: | Wedding Canticle | Stainer: | God so loved the world | Stanford: | Coelos Ascendit Hodie, Op. 38 No. 2 | Taylor, Cyril: | Glorious things of thee are spoken (Abbot's Leigh) | Thalben-Ball: | O for a thousand tongues to sing (Arden) | trad.: | All people that on earth do dwell Let all mortal flesh keep silence Immortal, invisible, God only wise (St Denio) Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (Lobe den Herren) | Vaughan Williams: | Come down, O Love divine (Down Ampney) | Walton: | Set me as a seal upon thine heart | Wesley, S S: | Blessed be the God and Father | Willan: | Rise up, my love |
A new release in the Naxos wedding music series, ‘A Choral Wedding’ is a 2 CD collection of popular choral anthems and favourite hymns which have been chosen specifically as suggestions for brides and grooms planning church weddings with a choir. CD 1 includes a variety of anthems from the popular Anglican tradition such as Wesley’s Blessed be the God and Father and Parry’s I was glad through to classical evergreens such as Mozart’s Laudate Dominum and Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Racine. There are some seasonal items too – Stainer’s God so loved the world for an Easter wedding and Lauridsen’s O magnum mysterium for a Christmas wedding. CD 2 is a re-packaged version of Abide with Me (8557578), and includes a wide selection of congregational hymns such as sing-along favourites Jerusalem and Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven. | | | (also available to download from $10.75) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Abide With Meand other favourite hymns
anon.: | Ye watchers and ye holy ones (Lasst Uns Erfreuen) | Darwall: | Ye holy angels bright (Darwall's 148th) | Dykes: | Holy! Holy! Holy! Lord God Almighty | Goss, J: | Praise my soul, the King of Heaven | Greatorex, W: | Tell out, my soul (Woodlands) | Howells: | All my hope on God is founded | Ireland: | My song is love unknown | Irvine, Jessie: | The Lord's My Shepherd (Crimond) | Jones, J D: | King of glory, King of peace (Gwalchmai) | Monk, W H: | Abide with me | Parry: | Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (Repton) Jerusalem O praise ye the Lord | Prichard: | Alleluya, sing to Jesus! (Hyfrydol) | Purcell: | Christ is made the sure foundation (Westminster Abbey) | Taylor, Cyril: | Glorious things of thee are spoken (Abbot's Leigh) | Thalben-Ball: | O for a thousand tongues to sing (Arden) | trad.: | All people that on earth do dwell Let all mortal flesh keep silence Immortal, invisible, God only wise (St Denio) Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (Lobe den Herren) | Vaughan Williams: | Come down, O Love divine (Down Ampney) |
Marlowe Brass Ensemble & The Choir of St George’s Chapel, Windsor, Tim Byram-Wigfield “Listeners who enjoy traditional English/Anglican hymns will love this collection, performed with the lively spirit and knowing style we would expect from one of Britain's finest church choirs” Classics Today | | | (also available to download from $6.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | The English Hymn - 1Christ Triumphant - Great hymn tunes of the twentieth century
Appleford: | Lord Jesus Christ (Living Lord) | Archer, M: | Praise the Lord of heaven (Vicar's Close) King of Glory, King of Peace (Redland) | Barnard, J: | Christ triumphant, ever reigning (Guiting Power) | Baughen: | Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided (Lord of the Years) | Ferguson, B: | Father, hear the prayer we offer (Cypress Court) | Harris, W: | Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom (Alberta) | Harwood, B: | Thy hand, O God, has guided (Thornbury) | Holst: | I Vow to Thee, My Country | Howells: | All my hope on God is founded Holy Spirit, ever dwelling (Salisbury) | Ireland: | My song is love unknown | Jackson, F: | For the fruits of his creation (East Acklam) | Naylor, K: | How shall I sing that Majesty (Coe Fen) | Nicholson, S: | We sing the praise of him who died (Bow Brickhill) | Schutte: | I, the Lord of sea and sky | Taylor, Cyril: | Glorious things of thee are spoken (Abbot's Leigh) | Terry, R: | Hark what a sound | Tredinnick: | Like a mighty river flowing (Old Yeavering) | Vaughan Williams: | For all the saints (Sine nomine) Come down, O Love divine (Down Ampney) | Williams, D: | Give me the wings of faith to rise (San Rocco) |
This CD launches yet another Hyperion series. This time we are turning our attention to the rich heritage of music sung in the Anglican church, the English hymn, which has never been systematically preserved on disc. The hymns are recorded by the mixed voices of Wells Cathedral Choir under their director, Malcolm Archer, who has made a speciality of the music and is the composer of one of the hymns. This first CD presents 22 familiar hymns from the 20th Century. Composers include Vaughan Williams, John Ireland and Herbert Howells. “The time spent listening to it has been delightful. Tone, enunciation, resourcefulness of arrangement and accompaniment, all are exemplary” Gramophone Magazine | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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