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“The mean old saying, 'Those who can, do, and those who can't, teach', would have withered in the presence of Stanford; and no doubt one of the reasons why he was such a great teacher is that he could and did, and so set an example. His C major services (Morning, Evening and Communion, all included in this programme) are so eminently the works of a master who knows how to get from here to there in one move, to keep always something in reserve for later use but never to write without a good clear melodic idea in the first place. Everything in this programme has freshness and well-founded assurance. It's music with clarity of purpose: it knows where it's going and doesn't put a foot wrong.
Under Christopher Robinson, the choir has enjoyed a period in which the distinguishing mark has been a renewed vitality of style. It's well caught in this CD. The start of the first track, the C major Te Deum, has it straightaway – the praise carries spirit and conviction. The final track opens still more strikingly. This is For lo, I will raise up, for which Stanford, writing in 1914, set his imagination free to bestir the choir-stalls into an almost fiercely dramatic life. The St John's choir bite into the words with relish, while the acoustic and their well-judged tempo reinforce the rhythmic energy of the passage.
Even in the best-stocked collection this would prove a welcome addition, and for those who have as yet nothing of the master, it should provide a lively introduction.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | (also available to download from $6.00) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Elgar, Stanford & Parry
Elgar: | Chanson de Matin, Op. 15 No. 2 Minuet from Beau Brummel Starlight Express: My Old Tunes (Organ-Grinder's Song No. 5) Starlight Express: To the Children (Organ-Grinder’s Song No.1) The Wand of Youth Suite No. 1, Op. 1a: Sun Dance Dream Children, Op. 43 Salut d'amour, Op. 12 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrance Collingwood Minuet May Song Rosemary Romance, Op. 62 Sevillana Sérénade lyrique Three Characteristic Pieces Carissima Mina Northern Sinfonia Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner Scenes (6) from the Bavarian Highlands, Op. 27 Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, Geoffrey Hughes Elegy for strings, Op. 58 City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox Sospiri, Op. 70 City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20 City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox | Parry: | An English Suite City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox Lady Radnor's Suite City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox Symphony No. 5 in B minor 'Symphonic Fantasia' Blest Pair of Sirens London Philharmonic Choir Symphonic Variations (1897) Elegy London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | Stanford: | Symphony No. 3 in F minor 'Irish', Op. 28 Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Norman Del Mar Evening Service (Magnificat & Nunc dimittis) in G major, Op. 81 Alastair Hussain (treble), Francis Brett (bass) For lo, I raise up, Op. 145 Thomas Hopkinson (treble), Edward Gardner (tenor) A Song of Peace, Op. 113, No. 4 John Mark Ainsley (tenor) O for a closer walk with God, Op. 113 No. 6 Morning, Evening and Communion Services in C Op. 115 James Vivian (organ scholar) Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury |
A 5CD set containing titles from the acclaimed EMI British Composers series, based around the music of Sir Edward Elgar and his contemporaries; Sir Charles Villiers Stanford and Sir Hubert Parry. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | English Choral Music of the 20th Century
Berkeley, L: | Crux fidelis, Op. 43 No. 1 Missa Brevis, Op. 57 Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, Op. 99 Three Latin Motets, Op. 83, No. 1 The Lord is my Shepherd, Op. 91 No. 1 Mass for Five Voices, Op. 64 Look up, sweet babe, Op. 43 No. 2 A Festival Anthem, Op. 21, No. 2 Three Pieces for organ, Op. 72, No. 1: Toccata | Britten: | Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30 Te Deum in C Jubilate Deo in C major (1961) Antiphon, Op. 56b A Hymn to the Virgin Festival Te Deum in E, Op. 32 Missa Brevis in D major, Op. 63 Hymn to St. Peter, Op. 56a A Hymn of Saint Columba Prelude & Fugue on a Theme of Vittoria Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27 | 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 | Finzi: | God is gone up, Op. 27 No. 2 Magnificat, Op. 36 My lovely one, Op. 27 No. 1 Welcome Sweet and Sacred Feast, Op. 27 No. 3 Thou didst delight my eyes, Op. 32 Let us now praise famous men, Op. 35 Seven Poems of Robert Bridges, Op. 17 Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice, Op. 26 | Howells: | Magnificat & Nunc dimittis (St Paul's, 1951) Like as the Hart Paean Requiem Long, Long Ago Office of Holy Communion (Collegium Regale) Rhapsody for Organ No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 17 No. 3 Take him, earth, for cherishing | Leighton: | Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis (Collegium Magdalenae Oxonienses) Give me the wings of faith An Easter Sequence Veni creator spiritus What love is this of thine? Crucifixus pro nobis, Op. 38 Chorale Prelude on Rockingham Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis (Second Service), Op. 62 | Rubbra: | Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in A flat major, Op. 65 Missa in honorem Sancti Dominici, Op. 66 Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Cyril Scott, Op. 69 Tenebrae Motets, Op. 72: First, Second & Third Nocturns Meditation for Organ, Op. 79 Missa Cantuariensis, Op. 59 | Stanford: | Morning, Evening and Communion Services in C Op. 115 Three Latin Motets, Op. 38 Prelude in G major, Op. 105 No. 3 Evening Service (Magnificat & Nunc dimittis) in G major, Op. 81 Postlude in D minor, Op. 105 No. 6 For lo, I raise up, Op. 145 | Tavener: | God is With Us (A Christmas Proclamation) Song for Athene The Lamb The Tiger Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis (Collegium Regale) Funeral Ikos Two Hymns to the Mother of God Love bade me welcome As one who has slept The Lord's Prayer Svyati 'O Holy One' | Walton: | Coronation Te Deum A Litany 'Drop, drop slow tears' Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis Where does the uttered music go? Jubilate Deo Passacaglia - Death of Falstaff and Touch her soft lips from Henry V Cantico del Sole The Twelve Set me as a seal upon thine heart Antiphon Missa Brevis |
A slimline 10 CD box set for the Christmas gift market, featuring the ten titles in the award-winning series from St. John’s College, Cambridge: - Lennox BERKELEY Sacred Choral Music 8557277 - BRITTEN Rejoice in the Lamb, Hymn to St Cecilia 8554791 - ELGAR Sacred Choral Music 8557288 - FINZI Lo, the Full, Final Sacrifice and other choral works 8555792 - Herbert HOWELLS Requiem and other choral works 8554659 - LEIGHTON Sacred Choral Music 8555795 - RUBBRA Nine Tenebrae Motets 8555255 - STANFORD Anthems and Services 8555794 - TAVENER Song for Athene, Svyati and other choral works 8555256 - WALTON The Twelve, Coronation Te Deum, Missa Brevis 8555793 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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