Bliss: Shield of Faith; World Is Charged with the Grandeur of God Op116
On this CD:
1. Shield of Faith for solists, chorus & organ
Composed by Arthur Drummond Bliss
Performed by Anna Crookes, Finzi Singers, Andrew Lumsden
2. Mar Portugues for chorus
Composed by Arthur Drummond Bliss
Performed by John Bowen, Stephen Carter, Finzi Singers, Rosemary Hay, Andrew Lumsden
3. Birthday Song for a Royal Child for chorus, Op 87
Composed by Arthur Drummond Bliss
Performed by Finzi Singers, Andrew Lumsden
4. River Music for chorus, Op 106
Composed by Arthur Drummond Bliss
Performed by Finzi Singers, Andrew Lumsden
5. World Is Charged with the Grandeur of God, for chorus, 2 flutes & brass, Op 116
Composed by Arthur Drummond Bliss
Performed by Stephen Aitken, David Blackadder, Finzi Singers, Finzi Wind Ensemble, Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, Ileana Ruhemann, Lindsay Shilling, Alexa Turpin, Robert Vanryne, Roger Williams
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
You might be surprised to learn that the incredibly robust cantata Shield of Faith, here in its recorded premiere, is the work of an 84-year-old composer in the last year of his life (1975). But when you hear some of his earlier works, you realize that Bliss always wrote like this--totally engaged in life's rhythms and sounds. As Master of the Queen's Music, Bliss also wrote many works for state occasions, three of which appear here, along with The world is charged with the grandeur of God, commissioned in 1969 by legendary tenor Sir Peter Pears. --David Vernier
Bliss: Shield of Faith; World Is Charged with the Grandeur of God Op116, Music, Stephen Carter, Roderick Williams, Arthur Drummond Bliss, Finzi Wind Ensemble, Alexa Turpin, Ileana Ruhemann, Andrew Lumsden, Anna Crookes, Rosemary Hay, John Bowen, Lindsay Shilling, Roger Williams, Stephen Aitken, David Blackadder, Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, Robert Vanryne, Cantata, Choral, Choral Music, Classical, Secular Choral Music, Secular Choral Music a capella
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Bliss: Shield of Faith; World Is Charged with the Grandeur of God Op116
Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  Cantatas
| Classical (c.1770-1830)
| Historical Periods
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
General
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
Cantatas
| Vocal Non-Opera
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
Choruses
| Vocal Non-Opera
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
A Cappella
| Folk
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ASIN: B000000ANQ Release Date: 1992-10-28 |
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Amazon.com
You might be surprised to learn that the incredibly robust cantata Shield of Faith, here in its recorded premiere, is the work of an 84-year-old composer in the last year of his life (1975). But when you hear some of his earlier works, you realize that Bliss always wrote like this--totally engaged in life's rhythms and sounds. As Master of the Queen's Music, Bliss also wrote many works for state occasions, three of which appear here, along with The world is charged with the grandeur of God, commissioned in 1969 by legendary tenor Sir Peter Pears. --David VernierMusic Review:
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