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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | O praise the LordRestoration Music from Westminster Abbey
Blow: | Voluntary in A major Robert Quinney (organ) God is our hope and strength Venite Voluntary in D Minor Robert Quinney (organ) Voluntary in D Minor Robert Quinney (organ) Salvator Mundi | Child, W: | O praise the Lord | Purcell: | Service in B flat major, Z230 O Lord God of hosts, Z37 Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes, Z135 Julian Stocker (tenor) & Robert Macdonald (bass) Voluntary in D minor, Z718 Robert Quinney (organ) Hear my prayer, O Lord, Z15 Voluntary in C major, Z717 Robert Quinney (organ) Lord, how long wilt thou be angry?, Z25 Voluntary in G major, Z720 Robert Quinney (organ) | Turner, W: | Psalm 113 'Praise the Lord, ye servants' Psalm 54 'Save me, O God, for thy Name's sake' |
The Choir of Westminster Abbey under their inspirational director James O’Donnell delve into the Abbey’s vaults for this latest fascinating disc. The triumphant mood of the Restoration required much glorious liturgical music, and the Abbey was home to some of the greatest composers and performers of the age. This recording presents music likely to have been sung by—and in some cases, almost certain to have been written for—the Choir of Westminster Abbey during the late 1670s and early 1680s. They sing four canticles from the compendious Service in B flat by Henry Purcell, together with psalmody in reconstructed contemporary style, and anthems and motets by Purcell and his contemporary John Blow, who famously both preceded and succeeded Purcell as Organist of the Abbey. “Throughout every work O'Donnell's direction is alive to the sophisticated vocal layering, and ever attentive to the meaning of the words - an innate musicality echoed in Robert Quinney's 'voluntary contributions', despatched with nimble virtuosity and a beguiling shapeliness.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2010 **** “Overall, it's a surprisingly varied programme...The organ voluntaries add spice to the mix, bearing as some of them do the stamp of Italianate influence.” Gramophone Magazine, July 2010 “Clear and uncluttered sound, the antiphonal effects nicely caught in a faultless Hyperion recording” International Record Review “The Abbey choir, under James O’Donnell, conveys the thrill of Purcell’s music and the whole disc is marked by crucial attention to the articulation of words and to the careful balancing of choral sonorities.” The Telegraph, 9th April 2010 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Purcell: | Service in B flat major, Z230 Te Deum & Jubilate Deo in D, Z232 Magnificat & Nunc Dimitus in G minor, Z231 O God, thou hast cast us out, Z36 O Lord God of hosts, Z37 Remember not, O Lord, our offences, Z50 Lord, how long wilt thou be angry?, Z25 O God, thou art my god, Z35 Man that is born of a woman, Z27 Thou know'st, Lord, Z 58c Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes, Z135 My heart is inditing, Z30 O sing unto the Lord, Z44 My beloved spake, Z28 They that go down to the sea in ships, Z57 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem, Z46 |
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