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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | My Beloved SpakeAnthems by Henry Purcell & Pelham Humfrey
Humfrey: | Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E minor from Evening Service O Lord my God | Purcell: | Rejoice in the Lord alway ('The Bell Anthem'), Z49 Hear my prayer, O Lord, Z15 My beloved spake, Z28 O sing unto the Lord, Z44 Remember not, O Lord, our offences, Z50 Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes mei! Behold now, praise the Lord, Z3 |
Established in the 1670s, the Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge is today one of the finest college choirs in the world, known and loved by millions for its recordings and concert tours. On this album, the Choir and St John’s Sinfonia, conducted by Andrew Nethsingha, perform works by Henry Purcell and Pelham Humfrey. They are joined by four soloists: Iestyn Davies, James Gilchrist, David Stout, and Neal Davies. Humfrey was an English composer of the seventeenth century, known mainly for his verse anthems. Being well travelled, he produced works that in their vocal character show the influence of Italian music, and in the instrumental writing that of French music. That said, from these major foreign influences Humfrey forged a personal style that is uniquely English. Although as a composer he was generally forward-looking, his music also shows sub-elements of the English Golden Age of yesteryear. O Lord my God, for instance, is influenced by John Dowland’s celebrated Lachrimae Pavan of almost eighty years earlier. In contrast, the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis were composed simply to be liturgically appropriate, with a text setting that is naturalistic and direct. Humfrey died at the age of twenty-seven, but even at this young age, he exerted a strong influence on his peers, including Henry Purcell, who as a young boy sang treble in Humfrey’s Chapel Royal Choir. The works by Purcell recorded here range from works written when the composer was in his teenage years (Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes mei being a masterly example) to the crowning glory of the recording, O sing unto the Lord, which Purcell wrote when he was in his thirties, and compositionally on fire. At this stage of his career no other composer could touch him. Instruments and voices sing from the same hymn sheet, form and content are inseparable, past and present musical styles seamlessly intermingle, technique and virtuosity are indistinguishable from each other – and soloists and choir mesh together in a dazzling and life-affirming way. “The warm continental sound of the boys' voices might sometimes bestow an unexpectedly 'foreign' accent on this music (albeit shot through with imports from France and Italy), but the commitment, intensity and lucidity compels. And Nethsingha has assembled a formidable team.” BBC Music Magazine, February 2013 **** “It is nice these days to have a chance to hear some of Purcell's church anthems sung by a choir of boys and men...It is in integrated works such as O Lord my God, where the expressive urgency of this choir's soloists can rub off, that the choir is at its best; less successful are the more patchwork pieces” Gramophone Magazine, January 2013 “Nethsingha juxtaposes such relatively unfamiliar fare with masterpieces including O Sing unto the Lord. He is a committed custodian of the Oxbridge choral tradition, as are his fine soloists” Sunday Times, 2nd December 2012 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Purcell: Anthems
Purcell: | They that go down to the sea in ships, Z57 Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes, Z135 My beloved spake, Z28 O sing unto the Lord, Z44 Lord, how long wilt thou be angry?, Z25 Who hath believed our report?, Z64 Behold, I bring you glad tidings, Z2 In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust, Z16 Te Deum & Jubilate Deo in D, Z232 Funeral Sentances Remember not, O Lord, our offences, Z50 March and Canzona in C minor Thou knowest, Lord I was glad when they said unto me, Z19 O Lord God of hosts, Z37 O give thanks unto the Lord, Z33 |
Purcell wrote so much in so many different spheres of musical activity that it is easy to forget that one of his main tasks was to be a royal composer, to provide music for the occasions of State in Westminster Abbey, just as the Gabrielis had done for the Doge at St Mark’s, or Lully for the French monarchs at Versailles. One of the most notable – and highly praised – accounts of Purcell’s choral music came from the Choir of St. John’s College, Cambridge, conducted by George Guest. They made three records for Argo – in 1964, 1972 and 1975 – covering Purcell’s Music for the Chapel Royal, a selection of Verse Anthems, the Te Deum and Jubilate and other works. The three are collected on a 2CD set. Texts are included in the booklet. “Vibrant readings of some of Purcell's best loved choral works unalloyed by 'authentic' prissiness” BBC Music Magazine, October 2012 **** “The impact of Inia Te Wiata's entry in They that go down to the sea in ships is almost sensational … Outstanding among the soloists is the counter-tenor, Charles Brett. The orchestral playing is sprightly, the choral singing polished” Gramophone Magazine “The performances are excellent. James Bowman is in splendid voice and he is well matched by Charles Brett (in this music, the others are really a supporting cast to the countertenors). The orchestra plays with its usual sensitivity of tone and nuance. As for Mr. Guest, he understands the Funeral Sentences in no mean manner, for it is easy to overdo the pain or to adopt the stiff upper lip, yet he manages to combine the two in goodly proportion” Gramophone Magazine | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Henry Purcell: Choral Works
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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| |  | Purcell - Verse Anthems
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| |  | The Restoration And Georgian Anthem
Attwood, T: | Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire | Battishill: | Call to remembrance O Lord, look down from heaven | Boyce: | O where shall wisdom be found? Wherewithal shall a young man I have surely built thee an house Voluntary IV O praise the Lord Turn thee unto me O give thanks Voluntary I By the waters of Babylon The Lord is King Voluntary VII | Croft: | O Lord God Of My Salvation We Will Rejoice In Thy Salvation O Lord I Will Praise Thee Voluntary in A minor for Double Organ Hear My Prayer God Is Gone Up With A Merry Noise I Will Sing Unto The Lord Organ Voluntary in D major We Wait For Thy Loving Kindness O Lord Rebuke Me Not | Crotch: | How dear are thy counsels The Lord, even the most mighty God | Greene, M: | Lord, Let Me Know Mine End The King Shall Rejoice How Long Wilt Thou Forget Me, O Lord? Voluntary 1 in G major God Is Our Hope & Strength Have Mercy Upon Me, O God Voluntary 11 in B minor Let God Arise O Clap Your Hands Together Thou Visitest The Earth | Purcell: | My heart is inditing, Z30 O sing unto the Lord, Z44 Rejoice in the Lord alway ('The Bell Anthem'), Z49 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem, Z46 Organ Voluntary In D minor My beloved spake, Z28 | Walmisley: | Remember, O Lord, what is come upon us Evening Service in D minor | Wesley, S: | Exultate Deo Constitues eos principes All go unto one place |
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| |  | Purcell - The Complete Sacred Music (The Complete Anthems and Services)
Purcell: | Hear me, O Lord, the great support, Z133 Thou wakeful shepherd that dost Israel keep (A Morning Hymn), Z198 Who hath believed our report?, Z64 I will love thee, O Lord, ZN67 Great God and just, Z186 Plung'd in the confines of despair, Z142 O praise the Lord, all ye heathen, Z43 My heart is fixed, O God, Z29 I was glad when they said unto me (1685, previously attributed wrongly to John Blow) O consider my adversity, Z32 Beati omnes qui timent Dominum, Z131 I was glad when they said unto me, Z19 In the black dismal dungeon of despair, Z190 Save me, O God, Z51 Thy way, O God, is holy, Z60 Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, 1695 In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust, Z16 Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, Z9 Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes, Z135 Full of wrath, his threatening breath, Z185 Bow down thine ear, O Lord, Z11 Magnificat & Nunc Dimitus in G minor, Z231 Be merciful unto me, Z4 They that go down to the sea in ships, Z57 The Lord is my light, Z55 The Lord is King, the earth may be glad thereof, Z54 Blessed is he whose unrighteousness is forgiven, Z8 O Lord God of hosts, Z37 Let God arise, Z23 Blessed be the Lord my strength, Z6 O Lord our Governor, Z141 In guilty night (Saul and the Witch of Endor), Z134 I will give thanks unto the Lord, Z21 O sing unto the Lord, Z44 O praise God in his holiness, Z42 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem, Z46 It is a good thing to give thanks, Z18 O give thanks unto the Lord, Z33 Let mine eyes run down with tears, Z24 My beloved spake, Z28 Blessed are they that fear the Lord, Z5 Behold now, praise the Lord, Z3 I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, Z20 My song shall be always, Z31 Te Deum & Jubilate Deo in D, Z232 Blow up the trumpet in Sion, Z10 The Lord is king, be the people never so impatient, Z53 Begin the song, and strike the living lyre, Z183 Thy word is a lantern unto my feet, Z61 Tell me, some pitying angel (The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation), Z196 Hear my prayer, O Lord, Z15 Lord, I can suffer thy rebukes, Z136 O Lord our Governor, Z141 Remember not, O Lord, our offences, Z50 Hosanna to the highest, Z187 O God, thou hast cast us out, Z36 Behold, I bring you glad tidings, Z2 Since God, so tender a regard, Z143 Early, O Lord, my fainting soul, Z132 Sleep, Adam, and take thy rest, Z195 Awake, ye dead, Z182 The earth trembled, Z197 The way of God is an undefiled way, Z56 Lord, not to us, but to thy name, Z137 Lord, what is man?, Z192 Sing unto God, O ye kingdoms of the earth, Z52 O, all ye people, clap your hands, Z138 My heart is inditing, Z30 O Lord, rebuke me not, Z40 With sick and famish'd eyes, Z200 How long, great God?, Z189 Awake, and with attention hear, Z181 O God, thou art my god, Z35 We sing to him, whose wisdom form'd the ear, Z199 Praise the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, Z47 O, I'm sick of life, Z140 O God, the king of glory, Z34 Let the night perish (Job's Curse), Z191 When on my sick bed I languish, Z144 Rejoice in the Lord alway ('The Bell Anthem'), Z49 Why do the heathen so furiously rage together?, Z65 Lord, who can tell how oft he offendeth?, Z26 O Lord, grant the King a long life, Z38 I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live, Z22 How have I stray'd, Z188 Mass in B flat, Z230 Hear my prayer, O God, Z14 Out of the deep have I called, Z45 Blessed is he that considereth the poor, Z7 The Lord is king, and hath put on glorious apparel, Z69 Unto thee will I cry, Z63 Praise the Lord, O my soul, O Lord my God, Z48 Close thine eyes and sleep secure, Z184 Lord, how long wilt thou be angry?, Z25 Hear me, O Lord, and that soon, Z13a/Z13b Turn thou us, O good Lord, Z62 O Lord, thou art my God Z41 An Evening Hymn 'Now that the sun hath veiled his light', Z193 Awake, awake, put on thy strength, Z1 |
Lynne Dawson, Susan Gritton (sopranos), James Bowman, Nigel Short (countertenors), Paul Agnew, Rogers Covey-Crump, Charles Daniels, Mark Milhofer, Mark Padmore (tenors), Colin Campbell, Robert Evans, Micahel George, Stephen Varcoe (basses) Choir of New College Oxford, King's Consort Choir, King's Consort, Robert King “This CD is made up predominantly of anthems, devotional songs and a morning service (a functional, though not perfunctory, setting of the TeDeum and Jubilate) most of which disclose the range and quality of the composer's sacred oeuvre near its best. Of the two settings of I was glad, the first was, until not long ago, thought to be the work of John Blow. This full anthem more than whets our appetite with its agreeable tonal and melodic twists; when the Gloria arrives, we're assured that this is vintage Purcell by the sensitive pacing as much as an exquisite contrapuntal denouement. The earlier setting is more poignant. Opening with a string symphony in the spirit of a Locke consort, the music blossoms into a deliciously Elysian melodic fabric. Good sense is made of the overall shape and the soloists are, as ever, excellent. Beati omnes is a positive gem; this may well have been written for the composer's wedding. Of the small-scale pieces, In the black dismal dungeon is the real masterpiece; it's delivered astutely by the secure and musicianly voice of Susan Gritton.
Finally to the funeral pieces. Here we have an ominous procession from the Guild of Ancient Fifes and Drums and the first appearance of four 'flatt' trumpets – as opposed to two plus two sackbuts; the effect of this subtle timbral change makes extraordinary sense of the music, engendering a new grandeur and uncompromising clarity as would have befitted such an occasion. The vocal performances are earthy and impassioned.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 “An outstanding series, full of treasures, with King varying the scale of forces he uses for each item. Often he uses one voice per part, but he regularly expands the ensemble with the King's Consort Choir or turns to the full New College Choir, which includes trebles. The individual discs are no longer available separately, but all 11 CDs come neatly packaged in cardboard sleeves.” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The All-Baroque Box
Allegri: | Miserere mei, Deus | Bach, J S: | Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV1067 Orchestral Suite No. 5 in G minor, BWV1070 Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV565 Fantasia in G major, BWV572 Canonic Variations on the Christmas Hymn 'Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her', BWV769 Prelude & Fugue in D major, BWV532 Pastorale in F major, BWV590 Prelude & Fugue in E flat major, BWV552 'St Anne' English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV808 Prelude & Fugue Book 1 No. 1 in C major, BWV846 Prelude & Fugue Book 2 No. 7, BWV876 Prelude & Fugue Book 2 No. 12 in F minor, BWV881 Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV903 French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV816 Goldberg Variations, BWV988 Sonatas & Partitas for solo violin, BWV1001-1006 Cello Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV1007-1012 Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041 Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV1042 Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043 Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6 BWV1046-1051 (complete) St Matthew Passion, BWV244 Mass in B minor, BWV232 Cantata BWV82 'Ich habe genug' Cantata BWV140 'Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme' Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben' | Barbarino: | Audi, Dulcis Amica Mea Ardens est cor meum | Biber: | Missa Salisburgensis Sonata tam aris, quam aulis servientes No. 5 Sonata tam aris, quam aulis servientes No. 12 Sonata Sancti Polycarpi Motet 'Plaudite tympana' | Charpentier, M-A: | Te Deum, H146 Messe de minuit pour Noël | Corelli: | Concerti grossi, Op. 6 (12, complete) | Gabrieli, G: | Music for San Rocco | Handel: | Giulio Cesare in Egitto Messiah Water Music Suites Nos. 1-3, HWV348-350 Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351 Dixit Dominus, HWV 232 Coronation Anthems Nos. 1-4 | Heinichen: | Dresden Concerti | Monteverdi: | L'Orfeo Vespro della beata Vergine (1610) | Pachelbel: | Canon & Gigue | Pergolesi: | Stabat Mater | Purcell: | Dido and Aeneas Hail! Bright Cecilia (Ode for St Cecilia's Day 1692), Z328 My beloved spake, Z28 O sing unto the Lord, Z44 | Rameau: | Dardanus Une Symphonie Imaginaire | Schütz: | Musikalische Exequien, SWV 279-281 (Op. 7) | Telemann: | Concerti for Wind Instruments | Vivaldi: | Trio Sonata, Op. 1 No. 12 for Two Violins & Continuo in D minor, RV 63 'La Follia' L'estro armonico - 12 concerti, Op. 3 The Four Seasons Gloria in D major, RV589 Stabat Mater, RV621 Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126), RV608 Sinfonia in B minor, RV169 'Al Santo Sepolcro' |
Taken from the supreme catalogue of Archiv Produktion (supplemented on occasion by Decca L’oiseau lyre recordings) - a comprehensive collection of great music from Monteverdi to Bach. The music ranges from huge Baroque (Missa Salisburghensis, Venetian polychoral, Charpentier Te Deum) to intimate Baroque (Goldberg Variations, Bach cello suites, solo cantatas) – overwhelming in its impact and emotional content. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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