Organ Music from Israel
On this CD:
1. Preludes (6) (for use in the Synagogue), for organ
Composed by Ernest Bloch
Performed by Yuval Rabin
2. Calmo, for organ
Composed by Paul Ben Haim
Performed by Yuval Rabin
3. Pieces (6) for organ (based on traditional Hebrew liturgical tunes)
Composed by Karel Salomon
Performed by Yuval Rabin
4. Prelude (Largo), for organ
Composed by Shlomo Dubnov
Performed by Yuval Rabin
5. Aria 1, adagio for organ
Composed by Shlomo Dubnov
Performed by Yuval Rabin
6. Fugue, andante sostenuto for organ
Composed by Shlomo Dubnov
Performed by Yuval Rabin
7. De Profundis (Mima'amakim), for organ
Composed by Alexander Haim
Performed by Yuval Rabin
8. Ostinato, for organ
Composed by Alexander Haim
Performed by Yuval Rabin
9. Smirot, for organ
Composed by Yuval Rabin
Performed by Yuval Rabin
10. Récit de Cornet, for organ
Composed by Yuval Rabin
Performed by Yuval Rabin
Organ Music from Israel, Music, Paul Ben Haim, Ernest Bloch, Shlomo Dubnov, Alexander Haim, Yuval Rabin, Karel Salomon, Yuval Rabin, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Music, Keyboard, Music for Keyboard, Prelude for Keyboard
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ASIN: B0009SOFXG
Release Date: 2005-08-01 |
Tracks:
- Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer (CWM Rhondda) - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
- Land of My Fathers - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
- Dies Irae
- Men of Harlech
- You'll Never Walk Alone
- Cadwyn O Emyn Donau Cymreig: Joanna (Trad./Elfion Wyn)/Crugybar (Trad.
- Old Folks at Home
- Il Liza Jane
- Faust/Soldier's Chorus - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
- Vergine Degli Angeli
- Ballard of Rourke's Drift - Cwt-Y-Collen Choir
- My Hero
- God Bless the Prince of Wales - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
- German Mass/Gloria
- German Mass/Sanctus
- Misbles/Master of the House/On My Own/Drink with Me/Empty Chairs at
- All Through the Night - Caerphilly Make Voice Choir
- Arwelfa
- Invictus
- Softly as I Leave You
Tracks:
- Diolch l'R L
- Hine E Hine (Maori Lullaby)
- Pererin Wyf (Amazing Grace)
- Tribute to the USA: America the Beautiful (Ward/Bates)/God Bless ...
- Memories of Martha
- I Lombardi/The Crusaders' Chorus - Treorchy Male Choir
- Myfanwy - Treorchy Male Choir
- Tales of Hoffman/Barcarolle
- Creation's Hymn
- In the Spirit!
- Shall We Gather at the River
- Nos a Bore
- Very Best Time of Year
- Soon Ah Will Be Done
- Thanks Be to God
- Flower That Shattered the Stone
- Rhys - Treorchy Male Choir
- Where Shall I Be?
- Bywyd y Bugail
- Lord's Prayer
Tracks:
- Ave Maria
- Pearl Fishers/Divine Brahma
- She Was Beautiful (Cavatina) - Treorchy Male Choir
- Cymru Fach
- Nidaros
- Jacob's Ladder - Treorchy Male Choir
- Watching the Wheat
- Pan Ddaw y Saint (When the Saints Go Marching In)
- Misbles/Stars
- Rachie
- Pirates of Penzance/With Cat-Like Tread - Treorchy Male Choir
- There Is a Balm in Gilead
- Rise Up Shepherd and Foller
- My Lord, What a Mornin'
- Bryn Myrddin
- Jesus Christ Superstar/Medley: Jesus Christ Superstar/Hosanna/The Last
- Finnish Forest (Suomen Salossa)
- Nabucco/The Glory of Israel
- Ride the Chariot
- Tydi a Roddaist - Treorchy Male Choir
Tracks:
- Y Nefoedd
- Phantom of the Opera/Think of Me
- Morte Christe (When I Survey the Wondrous Cross)
- By Babylon's Wave
- I'm Gonna Sing
- Where Could I Go But to the Lord?
- Holy City - Treorchy Male Choir
- Mefistofele: Ave Signor, Degli Angeli
- Senzenina (Zulu Chant)
- That's All I Want from You
- Deep Harmony - Treorchy Male Choir
- Give Me Jesus
- Just a Closer Walk with Thee
- My Wish for You
- Jeptha/Waft Her Angels
- Mose in Egitto/Prayer
- Be Still My Soul (Finlandia Hymn)
- God's Choir in the Sky
- Floral Dance - Treorchy Male Choir
- Smilin' Through
Tracks:
- Calon Lan
- True Love
- Mor Fawr Wyt Ti (How Great Thou Art)
- Aberystwyth
- Comrades in Arms
- Cats/Memory
- They Led My Lord Away
- State Fair/It's a Grand Night for Singing
- When I Fall in Love
- Let's Face the Music and Dance
- Windmills of Your Mind
- How Soon
- Non Nobis Domine
- Rhythm of Life
- Kalinka
- Sound an Alarm
- Neapolitan Trilogy: It's Now or Never (Di Capua/Schroeder/Gold)/Mo ...
- Turandot/Nessun Dorma
- Christus Redemptor
- Ann Evening's Pastorale
Album Details
Choirs Include the Morriston Orpheus Choir, the Pontadrddulais Male Voice Choir, the Caerphilly Male Voice Choir, the Cwrt-y-gollen Choir, the Treorchy Male Choir and the Lucknow Male Voice Choir.
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- Good choral CD, but . . .
- WTH?
- Albonini's Adagio (Beatitudes) is an Italianate emotion feas
- Awesome music - fidelity a bit lacking
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Agnus Dei II: Music to soothe the soul
Manufacturer: Erato
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Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000006Q25
Release Date: 1998-06-16 |
Tracks:
- Adagio
- Geistliches Lied, Op.30
- Agnus Dei
- Ave Verum Corpus
- Libera Me
- Ave Verum Corpus, Op. 65-1
- Agnus Dei
- Gott Ist Mein Hirt (Psalm 23)
- Crucifixus A 8
- Beatus Vir (Psalm 112)
- Christus Factus Est (Philippians 2: 8-9)
- Pie Jesu
- Hear My Prayer, O Lord (Psalm 102, V. 1)
- Ruht Wohl
Amazon.com
Building on the enormous success of the first Agnus Dei disc, its successor offers more of the same musical mood, but with a few surprises too. One of the hits of the first album was John Cameron's arrangement of Elgar's Nimrod, using the words of the Lux Aeterna. Here he really rolls his sleeves up and similarly tackles the Albinoni-Giazzoto Adagio (using the words of the Beatitudes) and the Intermezzo from Bizet's second L'Arlésienne Suite (using the text of the Agnus Dei). The role of the orchestra (the excellent ensemble Capricorn) has been expanded, and Edward Higginbottom himself has arranged a delicious string septet accompaniment to Brahms's Geistliches Lied. Much of the music is of the kind that the choir obviously eats for breakfast--which is not to say that they ever sound bland or tired, just at home. The one weak track is Monteverdi's Beatus Vir, which needs voices of more sophistication and agility than the boys can provide. That aside, this is another album that should do their reputation no harm. --Warwick Thompson
Customer Reviews:
Could be better.......2006-07-08
After owning Agnus Dei I for years, and somehow misplacing the CD, I decided to buy both I and II from Amazon. Of the CD's, I is still my favorite. Agnus Dei II is a decent CD, but it doesn't have the fluidity or the dynamics that the first disk has. I guess I got spoiled with the first disk.
Good choral CD, but . . . .......2006-01-22
Agnus Dei II is a really good choral CD with a more otherworldly sound than most choral offerings. But the first Agnus Dei is better, amazing really. Own both, but if you only want one, get the first one.
WTH?.......2005-07-14
I bought this CD because it said Eamon as an artist. WTH? I can't find Eamon anywhere on this CD. It says Eamon on the other one, but I'm not even going to try. Never again will a buy a CD associated with Agnus Dei.
LAST WORD: Don't buy this if your buying it for Eamon music.
Albonini's Adagio (Beatitudes) is an Italianate emotion feas.......1999-06-11
I happened upon this album while looking for some choral works for a church choir. Not schooled in the literature, I had never heard of Tomaso Albinoni. His Adagio ("Beatitudes") is a choral emotion feast in Italian style, the likes of which I have never heard before. Unless...did the Coppollas (pere et fils) use it in the soundtrack to Godfather 3? I'm not sure. Great piece. The rest of the album is okay. Standard fare.
Awesome music - fidelity a bit lacking.......1999-02-16
The opening song "The Beatitudes" by Albinoni is incredibly moving, so much so that the other songs have a hard time comparing. Overall, excellent, although the fidelity could be greatly improved. I had to crank up my volume 30-40% higher to achieve a comparable volume and noticed some distortion (in the recording, not my system) that was a bit distracting. Still, an outstanding CD.
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Organ Music from Israel
Manufacturer: MD&G Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
All Works by Bloch
| Bloch, Ernest
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| Classical
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ASIN: B00005RDFX
Release Date: 2002-01-22 |
Tracks:
- Six Preludes For Organ: No. 1 Andante
- Six Preludes For Organ: No. 2 Poco Lento
- Six Preludes For Organ: No. 3 Andante
- Six Preludes For Organ: No. 4 Grave
- Six Preludes For Organ: No. 5 Un Poco Animato
- Six Preludes For Organ: No. 6 Processional. Moderato
- Calmo
- Six Pieces For Organ: In The Beginning
- Six Pieces For Organ: Fanfare
- Six Pieces For Organ: For From Zion Came The Law
- Six Pieces For Organ: At The Sound Of The Shofar...
- Six Pieces For Organ: Amos
- Six Pieces For Organ: The Hands Of The Poor
- Prelude (Largo)
- Aria I. (Adagio)
- Fugue. (Andante Sostenuto)
- De Profundis (Mima'amakim)
- Ostinato
- Smirot
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From Monteverdi to Vivaldi
Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
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| Vivaldi, Antonio
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ASIN: B00007ITAJ
Release Date: 2003-05-06 |
Tracks:
- Dixit Dominus A 8 - David Thomas
- Confitebor Tibi A 3 - David Thomas
- Beatus Vir A 6 - David Thomas
- Laudate Pueri A 5 - David Thomas
- Laudate Dominum A 5 - David Thomas
- Deus Tuorum Militum A 5 - David Thomas
- Magnificat A 8 (Completed Par Andrew Parrott) - David Thomas
- Jubilet, Motet Solo (In Dialogo) - David Thomas
- Salve Regina A 5 - David Thomas
Tracks:
- Intonation Del Nono Tono (Intonationi D'Organo, 1593) - John Toll
- In Ecclesiis A 14 (Symphoniae Sacrae 11, 1615) - John Toll
- Adoramus Te, Christe A 6 (Motetti In Lode D'Iddio Nostro Signore, 1623) - John Toll
- O Quam Pulchra Es (Ghirlanda Sacra, 1625) - John Toll
- Sonata Seconda (Sonate Concertante, Libro Secondo, 1629) - John Toll
- Exulta, Filia Sion (Arie De Diversi, 1624) - John Toll
- Sonata Da Chiesa A 3, Op.8 No8 'La Bevilaqua' (Sonata, Libro III, Opera 8, 1663) - (Allegro - Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Presto Allegro) - John Toll
- Crucifixus A 10 - John Toll
- Aria: 'Clarae Stellae, Scintillate' - John Toll
- Recitativo: 'Coeli Repleti Iam Novo Splendore' - John Toll
- Aria: 'Nunc Jubilare' - John Toll
- Alleluia - John Toll
- Crucifixus A 6 - John Toll
- Currite Populi (Ghirlanda Sacra, 1625) - John Toll
- Christe, Adoramus Te (Mottetti In Lode D'Iddio Nostro Signore, 1620) - John Toll
- Canzon VIII A 8 (Canzoni E Sonate, 1615) - John Toll
- Fuga Del Nono Tono - John Toll
- Magnificat A 14 (Symphoniae Sacrae II, 1615) - John Toll
Tracks:
- Altri Canti Di Marte E Di Sua Schiera - John Toll
- Ninfa Che Scalza Il Piede E Sciolto Il Crine - John Toll
- Chi Voi Haver Felice E Lieto Il Core - John Toll
- Hor Ch'El Ciel E La Terra E'L Vento Tace - John Toll
- Lamento Della Ninfa: Non Havea Febo Ancora - John Toll
- Altri Canti D'Amor, Tenero Arcierio - John Toll
- Su, Pastorelli Vezzosi - John Toll
- Vago Augelletto Che Cantando Vai - John Toll
- Ballo: Volgendo Il Ciel Per I'Immortal Sentiero - John Toll
Tracks:
- I Allegro - Alison Bury
- II Largo E Pianissimo Sempre - Alison Bury
- III Danza Pastorale: Allegro - Alison Bury
- I Allegro Non Molto - Alison Bury
- II Adagio - Alison Bury
- III Presto: Tempo Impetuoso D'Estate - Alison Bury
- I Allegro - Alison Bury
- II Adagio Molto: Ubriachi Dormienti - Alison Bury
- III Allegro: La Caccia - Alison Bury
- I Allegro Non Molto - Alison Bury
- II Largo - Alison Bury
- III Allegro - Alison Bury
- I Allegro - Alison Bury
- II Largo - Alison Bury
- III Allegro - Alison Bury
- I Allegro - Alison Bury
- II Andante - Alison Bury
- III Presto - Alison Bury
- I Presto - Alison Bury
- II Adagio - Alison Bury
- III Allegro - Alison Bury
Tracks:
- Kyrie (Canto Gregoriano: Missa Cum Jubilis) - Nancy Argenta
- I Gloria In Excelsis - Nancy Argenta
- II Et In Terra Pax - Nancy Argenta
- III Laudamus Te - Nancy Argenta
- IV Gratias Agimus Tibi - Nancy Argenta
- V Propter Magnam Gloriam Tuam - Nancy Argenta
- VI Domine Deus - Nancy Argenta
- VII Domine Fili Unigenite - Nancy Argenta
- VIII Domine Deus, Agnus Dei - Nancy Argenta
- IX Qui Tollis Peccata Mundi - Nancy Argenta
- X Qui Sedes Ad Dexteram Patris - Nancy Argenta
- XI Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus - Nancy Argenta
- XII Cum Sancto Spiritu - Nancy Argenta
- Sinfonia In B Minor 'Al Santo Sepoicro' RV 169 - Nancy Argenta
- Laetatus Sum (Salmo 21) RV 607 - Nancy Argenta
- Ave Maris Stella, Hymnus (Canto Gregoriano) - Nancy Argenta
- I Magnificat Anima Mea - Nancy Argenta
- II Et Exsultavit - Nancy Argenta
- III Et Misericordia - Nancy Argenta
- IV Fecit Potentiam - Nancy Argenta
- V Esurientes Implevit - Nancy Argenta
- VI Suscepit Israel - Nancy Argenta
- VII Sicut Locutus Est - Nancy Argenta
- VIII Gloria Patri - Nancy Argenta
- IX Salve Regina (Antiphona, Canto Gregoriano) - Nancy Argenta
- Laudate Dominum Omnes Gentes (Salmo 116) RV 606 - Nancy Argenta
- Sonata In E Flat Major 'Al Santo Sepoicro' RV 130 - Nancy Argenta
- In Exitu Israel (Salmo 113) RV 604 - Nancy Argenta
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GLORIOUS!.......2006-03-28
Wow- is the first word that comes to mind in regards to this boxed set. This set is what made me fall in love with the Taverner Consort under the direction of Andrew Parrott. His interpretations of such hits as Gabrielli's "In eclesiis" and Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" have breathed new life into this genre. I've not heard the solo of "The Four Seasons" played with as much zeal, as much independent, stylized freedom. Oh! I almost forgot- Andrew's rendition of Vivaldi's "Gloria" is not to be missed. While not as robust as a choral setting, this version lands ever so sweetly on the ear. This is a must-have boxed set and a great introduction to Andrew Parrot and the Taverner Consort.
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ASIN: B0000C508H
Release Date: 2003-09-23 |
Tracks:
- Open The Gates (Excerpt) - Cantor Alberto Mizrahi
- Hashkiveinu - Hans Peter Blochwitz
- Hudi Mitn Shtrudl - David Krakauer
- III. Modere - Juilliard String Quartet
- Old Jerusalem - Ana Maria Martinez
- III. King David Dancing Before The Ark - Robert Vernon
- Sheyibbaneh Beit Hamikdash - Cantor Benzion Miller
- IV. Dance Of The Phantom Spirits - Gerard Schwarz
- VII. Hinei Ma Tov - Vienna Boys Choir
- VII. Psalm 126 - Prague Philharmonic Chorus
- El Melekh Yoshev - New London Children's Choir
- I. Demon's Welcome - Richard Stoltzman
- Service Sacre L'Kha Dodi - Prague Philharmonic Chorus
- The Flood, Part I - Fritz Weaver
- Adon Olam - Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields
- IV. Camini Por Altas Torres - Lucy Shelton
- Sheva B'Rakhot (Excerpt) - Cantor Simon Spiro
- Mayn Goldele - Nell Snaidas
- The Heavenly Host Delivers The Commandments To Moses/The People Dance Around The Golden Calf - Ian Denolfo
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The Milken Archive of American Jewish Music is a vast recorded panorama of the rich body of Jewish music, both sacred and secular, that has developed over the course of American history. This recording features nineteen tracks representing the broad scope of the Archive recordings.
Customer Reviews:
Wonderful introduction to a distinguished new series.......2003-09-29
I can't express how excited I am about this new series from Naxos and the Milken Archive! There is some absolutely stunning music on this sampler, and I can't wait until the full recordings are released. Especially notable are Ernst Toch's "Cantata of the Bitter Herbs" (what gorgeous choral & orchestral writing), Paul Schoenfield's Viola Concerto (utterly fantastic excerpt "King David Dancing Before the Ark"), the excerpt from Joseph Achron's suite from The Golem, "Open the Gates" from Dave Brubeck's Gates of Justice, and the lovely duet from Joseph Rumshinsky's Yiddish operetta "Di goldene kale." Also, if you're not familiar with Jewish liturgical music or with klezmer, there are wonderful examples on this disc. My only disappointment is that, because of economic reasons, most of the recordings had to be made with European ensembles. Although the performances are excellent (under directors Gerard Schwarz, Neville Marriner, Yoel Levi and others), it's just a shame that this music, which, in addition to being Jewish, is also very AMERICAN, cannot be preserved on CD by American ensembles. At any rate, I'm pretty certain that within the next couple of years, I'll have collected all the 50 discs in this project. You don't have to be Jewish to appreciate this great music. And at around $7.00 a disc, they're an incredible value. This marvelous sampler will get you hooked on some fabulous music.
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Marcel Dupré: Le Chemin de la Croix [Hybrid SACD]
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Release Date: 2005-03-22 |
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Gregorian Chillout
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ASIN: B00009L52U
Release Date: 2003-06-10 |
Tracks:
- Ave Maris Stella
- Ad Te Levavi
- Oculi Omnium
- Rorate Caeli Desuper
- O Magnum Mysterium
- Viderunt Omnes
- Magnificat, Tone VIII
- Crux Fidelis
- Kyrie (From Mass For 3 Voices)
- Civitas Sancti Tui
- Alleluia: Pascha Nostrum/Victimae Paschali
- Sanctus (From Mass For 3 Voices)
- Salve, Festa Dies
- Leroy Kyrie
- Veni, Creator Spiritus
- Ave Maria
- Sub Tuum Praesidium
- Agnus Dei (From Mass For 3 Voices)
- Anglorum Iam Apostolus
- O Sacrum Convivium
- Salve Regina
Tracks:
- Cantique De Jean Racine
- Ad Coeman Agni Providi
- Locus Iste
- Attende Domine
- Ave Verum Corpus
- Venite, Filii
- Pange Lingua
- Crux Fidelis
- Laeta Dies Magni Ducis
- Ave Verum Corpus
- Veni, Sancte Spiritus
- Thou Knowest, Lord
- Domine, Jesu Christe
- Geistliches Wiegenlied
- A Solis Ortus Cardine
- Magnificat
- Ave Verum Corpus
- Alma Redemptoris Mater
- O How Amiable
Customer Reviews:
A glorious sharing.......2003-12-14
Although listed as being by "various artists", these two discs were recorded in 1996 and 1997, respectively, by the monks and choirboys of Downside Abbey and School (near Bath, in England).
The discs represents a sharing with the rest of the world of the music which brings together the two communities, of monks and schoolboys, at masses in the Abbey.
The quality of the recording on disc 1 is superior to that on the later disc, but both convey the beauty and simplicity of the religious music and plainsong which lie at the heart of Benedictine communities. You do not have to be religious, yourself, to enjoy the sense of peace and serenity conveyed by the pieces. Relax and let the sound wash over you.
The title, "Gregorian Chillout", tends to belittle the faith which underlies the music, but do not let this put you off. Buy these and enjoy them to their fullest. You will not be disappointed.
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O Come Let Us Sing
Paul Manz , Healey Willan , Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina , Hector Berlioz , Charles Callahan , Maurice Durufle , Pablo Casals , Thomas Tallis , Charles Gounod , William Byrd , Charles Villiers Stanford , Joseph Noyon , Donald Dumler , Choir of St. Patrick's Cathedral , and John-Michael Caprio
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ASIN: B000003J9U
Release Date: 1997-09-16 |
Tracks:
- Venite, Exultemus Domino: O Come, Let Us Sing Unto The Lord
- E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come
- Liturgical Motet No. 7, For Advent: Lo, In The Time Appointed
- In The Bleak Mid-Winter
- Loving Mother Of Our Savoir: Alma Redemptoris Mater
- 'L'Enfance dlu Christ', Op. 25: Thou Must Leave Thy Lowly Dwelling
- Sicut Cervus (As The Hart)
- Father Of All
- Where Charity: Ubi caritas
- O ye People: O vos omnes
- If Ye Love Me
- Sanctus: Messe Solennelle (St. Cecilia)
- Hail, O Hail True Body: Ave Verum Corpus
- Deep In my Heart I Bear My Lord: Porto Jesus dins el meu cor: Eucaristica
- Six Motets, No. 4: O Sacred Feast
- Thou Art Peter: Tu es Petrus
- Nigra Sum (I Am Black): Decepto ex Canticis
- Three Motets, Op. 38: Beati Quorum Via
- Six Motets, No. 2: O How Glorious
- Christ Has Conquered: Christus Vincit
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Psalms of David Complete
Choir of St Paul's Cathedral , and Scott
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ASIN: B00006GO6J
Release Date: 2002-10-08 |
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This complete 12-disc survey of The Psalms of David from St. Paul's Cathedral is both a remarkable historical record of Anglican chant at its finest and an astonishing musical experience. Contained here are all 150 psalms in their traditional English garb from the 1549 Book of Common Prayer, with revised or entirely new musical settings as published in The New St. Paul's Cathedral Psalter, edited by the choir's musical director John Scott, itself a revision of the 1875 Cathedral Psalter. As such, these recordings represent the very backbone of the Anglican liturgy, but even a casual listener will be in no doubt that they also offer music that is both contemplative and richly varied when removed from its liturgical context.
The art of "pointing"--or setting--psalm texts has been essayed by many English composers, from William Croft through the Wesleys and William Boyce in earlier times to the great flowering in the late 19th century under Stainer and Barnby, with further contributions from Parry, Stanford, Elgar, Howells, and a host of choirmasters and organists, including Sir David Willcocks and John Scott himself. All are represented here. Recorded throughout in the vast acoustic of their cathedral, the St. Paul's choristers enunciate the words precisely, backed by inventive though unobtrusive organ accompaniment. Taken individually, it's possible to isolate moments when the choir seem to drag their feet or fail to give due weight to the words (Psalm 125, "They that put their trust in the Lord," seems far too subdued, for example), and the massive Psalm 119 is awkwardly split across discs 10 and 11, but overall this set is nothing less than a document of invaluable cultural and musical significance. --Mark Walker
Customer Reviews:
Brilliant Recordings.......2007-06-11
In our view the changes in pointing, and excellent selection of chants, give deeper meanings to the Psalms than those achieved in the "standard?" Parish Psalter.
We found great Spirituality and a wonderful sense of Worship whilst listening to this set. This is often sacrificed for brilliance of musical performance in other recordings.
Unfortunately the "St.Paul's Psalter" is not available (June 2007) but we are told that a new print run may happen within 12 months. This would be a most valuable companion to the recordings when and if it becomes available.
A- for effort.......2006-02-23
This grand undertaking deserves high praise, and I'm struck, listening to chant after chant, how much Anglican chant as it used to be until the changes of the 70s was one of the great Victorian contributions to English life and art. For anyone who wants to hear almost the entire repertoire of Anglican chant deployed in singing the whole book of Psalms, this is an unrivalled source. It is wonderful, too, to hear the Coverdale translation: you realize what the churches have lost by abandoning the proper & regular singing of the Psalms. So one is immensely grateful to Hyperion for putting out this recording. It's not perfect, though.
The rhythmic pacing, though a little slow for my taste, is steady and sensitive, the diction clear, and the organ accompaniment superb (Providing an expressive accompaniment to a choir singing in 4-part free rhythm, and improvising descants to the melody at the same time, isn't easy). And of course there's the cavernous acoustic of St. Paul's, very impressive in the more thunderous psalms. Unfortunately, though, the "forward" style favored for the St. Paul's boys produces a sound that's unpleasantly chesty in the lower registers and reedy in the higher ones. The poorly integrated choral sound caused by this kind of voice-production can be downright unpleasant for anyone used to, or trained in, the classic English choral style. In fact, one has to wonder why this choir was chosen for such a huge project: even allowing for the near-universal decline in standards of vocal training for boys in England, better sounds than this can still be heard.
What can you say?.......2003-01-03
I almost hate to criticize this terrific thing. After all, where else can you get all 150 Psalms in a single collection sung by one of the world's great choirs?
How much do I like it? I bought it *twice*. I originally bought all the CDs separately, before they came out with a single boxed set. They were stolen from my car (and, God willing, maybe they converted some poor thief to Anglican Cathedral Music and got him into church). After they were stolen, I immediately bought them again.
One of the great pleasures of life is listening to the Morning and Evening Psalms while driving to and from work, and making listening a regular feature of Morning and Evening Prayer.
So what's the criticism? The sound is a bit muddy, so the words can be rather difficult to understand without reading along (which is a real problem when driving), and personally, I prefer the Psalter from the 1979 BCP instead of the old one, from the Great Bible. But that's unreasonable. They ARE a British choir after all. Those are the only criticisms.
Anyhow, if you have a taste for choral cathedral music, this is genuinely indispensible. St. Paul's has given the world a great blessing.
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Passiontide at St. Paul's (A sequence of music for Lent, Passiontide and Easter)
Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
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ASIN: B000002ZYS
Release Date: 1997-03-10 |
Tracks:
- A Lent Prose
- Call To Remembrance, O Lord
- I Waited For The Lord
- The Lamentation
- The Reproaches
- Ecce lignum Crucis
- Christus factus est
- Drop, Drop, Slow Tears
- Crucifixus A 8
- This Joyful Eastertide
- In Exitu Israel (Psalm 114)
- Ecce vicit Leo
- Te Deum In C
Customer Reviews:
Something very special.......2002-02-01
This is, I suspect, the least well-known of the three seasonal discs released during the last few years by St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, yet it is arguably the best performance they have ever given on record.
A more appropriate title would perhaps be "Lent to Easter at St. Paul's," since the programme forms a sequence beginning with music for Lent, passing through the intensely solemn and emotionally-charged atmosphere of Passiontide before ending with some of the gems that traditionally accompany Easter Day services in many churches. The music for this sequence is all very striking, running the whole gamut of emotions from sadness to joy, sorrow to hope and despair to unalloyed delight.
The disc begins with "The Lent Prose," a plainchant responsory sung here to an English translation published in the New English Hymnal amongst other collections. One might not think that plainchant and the massive acoustic of St. Paul's would go terribly well together, but in this case they do, quite magically. Following it is a four-part introit by Richard Farrant, "Call to remembrance, O Lord," which is an epitome of Tudor polyphony at its most moving and effective. Also effective, and even simpler, is Edward Bairstow's setting of verses from the Lamentations of Jeremiah: whilst Master of Music at York Minster, he composed a number of works in this vein, that are essentially Anglican psalm chants strung together. The atmosphere created in this extremely simple music, however, is truly remarkable. The inclusion of the chorus with treble duet from Mendelssohn's "Hymn of Praise" - "I waited for the Lord" - shows that music for Lent is not always solemn, and that the joy of the Easter message can still permeate Lent with a sense of hope.
The Passiontide music itself is even more emotionally-charged. Two important contributions to the choral repertoire for Passiontide are represented here: John Sanders' setting of "The Reproaches" juxtaposes elements of plainchant and a twentieth-century harmonic idiom to produce a very powerful and awe-inspiring work, fitting the text superbly (I can never forget the opening statement of "O my people, what have I done to you? How have I offended you?" - it is haunting above anything else.) Brian Chapple's motet "Ecce lignum crucis" is more specific to the St. Paul's Cathedral Choir as it was written for them. It is a stark piece, dignified and if anything understated, yet very moving and by all means accessible - I wonder why it isn't heard more often elsewhere in English cathedrals... "Christus factus est pro nobis" is one of the most famous of Bruckner's unaccompanied motets, and here receives an absolutely stunning performance, as draining to listen to as it must have been to record. Similar intensity is brought by the choir to Lotti's famous eight-part setting of "Crucifixus etiam pro nobis" - a staple of cathedral choirs during Passiontide. In complete contrast - yet no less moving - is the three-verse hymn "Drop, drop slow tears" by Orlando Gibbons, performed here with one verse by unaccompanied trebles, then in four-part harmony, then finally with a solo treble (Anthony Way, incidentally, 'before he was famous') and the other voices humming. I am constantly amazed at how this arrangement can bring out emotions deeper even than the more 'sophisticated' through-composed works that precede it in this programme...
Easter is ushered in with another hymn: Charles Wood's harmonisation of a Dutch carol set to the words "This joyful Eastertide," which is guaranteed to appear on church music lists throughout the Christian world on Easter Day each year. It is always like a breath of fresh air, evocative of the fresh feeling that somehow always seems to emerge in worship on an Easter Sunday. Bairstow's setting of Psalm 114 is an Eastertide companion piece to his "Lamentation" - it too consists of a couple of related psalm chants, with an imaginative use of the organ to reflect "the presence of the God of Jacob." The Tudor style of Church Music is represented again in Peter Philips' intricate and joyful motet "Ecce vincit Leo;" at the end of the sequence is Britten's "Te Deum" in C, which sets a seal on the Eastertide feeling with its building of a cheerful atmosphere out of a quiet beginning, together with quirky rhythms and a glorious central section with a prominent part for an outstanding treble soloist.
As hinted above, this wonderful programme sounds glorious in the famed St. Paul's acoustic, but this is partly because the choir sings it so magnificently. John Scott draws the contrasting emotions out of them most intuitively; he is finely assisted by the playing of Andrew Lucas and his team of soloists (three trebles and two basses, all drawn from the choir) is immaculate.
Utterly recommendable, particularly for being such a clear window on a season of the Church's year that has produced such a fine body of music. (And even if you don't go in for the elements of worship at the heart of this programme, it is still worth hearing for the excellent performance St. Paul's Cathedral Choir.)
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- Piano Artistry
- Piano [Original recording remastered]
- Plácido Domingo Sings Arias & Scenes
- Rarities: Live Operatic Performances, 1934-40
- Renaissance Brass Music
- Schubert & Brahms : Classic Open Air
- Schubert: Sonatas & Impromptus
- Schutz: Musicalische Exequien Op7/1,SWV279; Monteverdi: Lagrime d'amante SV111
- Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Robert Black, Conductor
- Sonatas by Lane, Leclair and Handel
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