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Another fascinating collection from Westminster Abbey, recreating a particular liturgical period. This disc contains music one might hear if visiting the Abbey on its patronal feast, that of St Peter the Apostle, which falls on 29 June. The programme broadly follows the structure of the three major choral services of the Anglican tradition, all of which can in turn be traced back to the worship familiar in the pre-Reformation period when the Abbey was a Benedictine monastery: Matins (or Morning Prayer); Eucharist (Mass); and Evensong (Evening Prayer). The two principal musical elements are William Byrd’s Mass for five voices, and, linking the morning and evening Offices, four movements from Charles Villiers Stanford’s Service in B flat. Also featured is Walton’s choral masterpiece The Twelve. The Abbey choir sings with its usual full-throated joy, expertly directed by James O’Donnell. “Stanford’s Te Deum and Jubilate from his B flat Service have become comparative rarities, and they make a terrific impact here, organ and choir combining with exultant, spine-tingling resonance...This is cathedral choral singing at its finest and most inspiring.” The Telegraph, 28th July 2010 “This music for Westminster Abbey's patron, St Peter, offers a nimble, not to say ecumenical chance to unite contrasting choral works on one disc...The choir sounds best in Stanford's quintessentially Anglican Service in B flat and in Walton's The Twelve (1965)...Its flamboyant organ part and fugal "Twelve as the winds and the months" finale are intriguing and uplifting.” The Observer, 8th August 2010 “this glorious disc from Hyperion celebrat[es] what the Abbey choir is all about...The centrepiece of the disc is Byrd's glorious Mass for five voices, superbly delivered in the performance of outstanding clarity and sensitivity under James O'Donnell.” International Record Review, September 2010 “The musicians of Westminster Abbey are in top form. Crisp phrasing, firm control of line and lumionous colours create many fine moments, notably in the Palestrina and in Byrd's Gloria. Under organist Robert Quinney, the transcribed Bach Sinfonia sweeps along to a heady climax.” BBC Music Magazine, November 2010 *** “A sumptuous banquet of choral delight awaits the hungry listener, laid out in three carefully balanced courses, to be savoured slowly, the whole programme sung (and played) with superlative skill” Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2010 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Stanford: | Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in B flat, Op. 10 Stephen Farr (organ) The Lord is my shepherd Stephen Farr (organ) Three Latin Motets, Op. 38 Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in A, Op. 12 Stephen Farr (organ) If thou shalt confess with thy mouth Op. 37 No. 2 Christopher Monks (organ) Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in F, Op. 36 Stephen Farr (organ) And I saw another angel Op. 37 No. 1 Christopher Monks (organ) Pater Noster Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in E flat, 1873 Christopher Monks (organ) Jubilate & Te Deum in B flat, Op. 10 Stephen Farr (organ) Evening Service (Magnificat & Nunc dimittis) in G major, Op. 81 Stephen Farr (organ) Bible Songs and Six Hymns Op. 113 David Hill , Christopher Monks (organ) Te Deum (from Service in C major, Op 115) Stephen Farr (organ) Benedictus (from Service in C major, Op 115) Stephen Farr (organ) Jubilate (from Service in C major, Op 115) Stephen Farr (organ) Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis in C, Op. 115 Stephen Farr (organ) Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem, Op. 123 Stephen Farr (organ) Gloria in excelsis from the Festal Communion Service in B flat, Op. 128 Stephen Farr (organ) St Patrick's Breastplate Stephen Farr (organ) Glorious and Powerful God, Op. 135 No. 3 Eternal Father, Op. 135 No. 2 For lo, I raise up, Op. 145 Stephen Farr (organ) Magnificat in B flat for double choir, Op. 164 Lighten our darkness Chrisopher Monks (organ) How beauteous are their feet Stephen Farr (organ) |
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford is a central figure in Anglican church music. His many settings of the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis are evensong for generations of choirboys and church-goers. This three-disc set contains a generous selection of Stanford’s sacred choral music—settings for Matins and Evensong, motets, anthems and hymns—perfectly performed by Winchester Cathedral Choir at its best, conducted by David Hill. “Hill and the Winchester Choir are superb. The choral tone is luscious, the discipline outstanding, the recording captures the sumptuous acoustics of the cathedral without blurring the musical details, and the performances are vivid and exciting yet carefully nuanced” American Record Guide “Superb performances, supremely fine singing, magnificently directed. A delight for Stanford lovers” Organists Review | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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