Organ of St. Paul's Cathedral

On this CD:

1. Toccata and Fugue for organ in D minor, BWV 565
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by John Scott

2. Fantasia for mechanical organ in F minor, K. 608
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by John Scott

3. Air & Gavotte, for organ
Composed by Samuel Wesley
Performed by John Scott

4. Organ Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 65/3
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
Performed by John Scott

5. Etude No. 5 for pedal piano in B minor, Op. 56/5
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by John Scott

6. Chorals (3), for organ, M. 38-40
Composed by Cesar Franck
Performed by John Scott

7. Fantasie No. 1, for organ in E flat major
Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
Performed by John Scott

8. Pieces (10) for organ No. 8, Scherzo
Composed by Eugene Gigout
Performed by John Scott

9. Suite Gothique, for organ, Op.25 Toccata in C minor
Composed by Leon Boellmann
Performed by John Scott

Customer Reviews:

IMPRESSED.......2007-05-21

AS A FIRST TIME BUYER AT AMAZON,I AM IMPRESSED AT THE QUALITY OF CD AND TIME OF SERVICE

St. Paul's Cathedral ImpressiveCollection of Anglican Hymns.......2007-01-24

St. Paul's Cathdral is the second largest cathedral church in the basilican style, exceeded only by St. Peter's Rome. New York City's St. John the Divine is larger than St. Paul's, but with decidely gothic elements. All three cathedrals have fine choirs, but St. Paul's and St. John's continue the noble and unique sound of boys and men in the English tradition. St. Paul's great organ is one of the world's finest, with a decay of seven seconds. The great hymns are all here, conducted by John Scott, only recently appointed organist of St. Thomas' Church, Fifth Avenue, New York City. This is a recording will a be prized addition to your library of choral music. You will not be disappointed.

Excellent Cathedral Organ & Choral .......2006-02-24

This selection of recordings by The Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral contains pieces representative of traditional Anglican musical liturgy. The technical aspects of this production on compact disk seem to be outstanding, but beware that the original recordings were in some cases less than stellar. Another reviewer points out that on some tracks the lyrics sung by the choir are overwhelmed by the superb organ playing, which no doubt occurred due to inadequate microphone placement during the recording sessions. That said, I nevertheless rate this presentation of the St. Paul's Choir highly. It provides a mixture of musical types. In addition to the choir, the CD presents the work of four organists, including a marvelous organ solo, as well as several pieces sung a cappella by the choir and its boy treble soloists. I especially recommend this choir's rendetion of Gregorio Allegri's "Miserere," which features the voices of two boy trebles, a boy alto and a bass, which yeilds a mesmerizing experience. Unless one is acquiring full sets of the St. Paul's Choir's music, this compact disk should delight anyone interested in traditional cathedral organ and choral music.

LACK OF DICTION?!!!.......2003-11-12

Obviously the individual who wrote the review including the "marred by lack of diction" remark is not too familiar with the traditional boychoir sound. I am moved to sickness that they were so openly compared with the sound of the all-too-familiar MTC. THOSE WERE ADULTS!!! These are boys! Boys cannot give the kind of sound of the MTC because their voices are not developed enough. The greatest hope a boychoir has of wowing audiences is in their contrast in dynamics. They model this beautiffully in their acapella pieces. In their accompanied pieces, I feel they hold their own above the (sometimes blearing) organ.
Know the genre a little better before you slander a great performance.

Marred by lack of diction.......2003-04-22

The singing is beautiful, melodious and full of harmony. The organ would make Bach proud.

But the lyrics do not stand out. In fact, they are obliterated by the surrounding melodies.

I hate to do this, but I am comparing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. These little boys would learn from them.

Tracks:

Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail, KV 384: Martern Aller Arten
Samson: Let The Bright Seraphim
Messe Solennelle De Sainte Cecile: Sanctus
Idomeneo, KV 366: Se Il Padre Perdei
Don Giovanni, KV 527: Don Ottavio, Son Morta! - Or Sai Chi L'onore
Ave Maria, Op. 52 No. 6
Vesperae Solennes De Confessore, KV 339: Laudate Dominum
Die Zauberflote, KV 620: Ach, Ich Fuhl's
Faust: Il Ne Revient Pas
Exsultate, Jubilate, KV 165
Faust: Ah! Je Ris De Me Voir Se Belle
Die Fledermaus: Klange Der Heimat

Customer Reviews:

Heaven!.......1999-11-21

Wow. I just purchased this album yesterday and have listened to it over and over already! Kiri is perfect, every note, every vowel..every song, it's just absolute heaven. The first track, 'Martern aller Arten' is beautifully sung, Kiri flings her voice around and achieves a glorious, full sound. But the best track of all is Sei il Padre perdei -it will make you cry, smile, be blown away and be just plain amazed. Kiri has the richest voice I've ever heard, and is one in a million - the greatest soprano of this century, and if you looking for a good compilation by this artist, you've found it.

Howells: Requiem; Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing

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simply grand

Howells: Requiem; Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing

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ASIN: B000026D1K
Release Date: 1999-11-30

Tracks:

Magnificat: Magnificat - St. Paul's
Nunc Dimittis: Nunc Dimittis - St. Paul's
Like As The Hart
Paean For Organ
Requiem: Salvator Mundi
Requiem: Psalm 23
Requiem: Requiem aeternam (1)
Requiem: Psalm 121
Requiem: Requiem Aeternam (2)
Requiem: I Heard A Voice From Heaven
Requiem: Long, Long Ago
Office Of Holy Communion - Collegium Regale: Kyrie
Office Of Holy Communion - Collegium Regale: Credo
Office Of Holy Communion - Collegium Regale: Sanctus
Office Of Holy Communion - Collegium Regale: Benedictus
Office Of Holy Communion - Collegium Regale: Agnus Dei
Office Of Holy Communion - Collegium Regale: Gloria in Excelsis
Rhapsody No. 3 For Organ
Take Him, Earth, For Cherishing

Customer Reviews:

simply grand.......2000-05-02

Tremendous clarity and musicianship from all concerned. If this Howells is your cup of tea then go to his 'Hymnus Paradisi" which is based on his requiem recorded here. The man's music stirs my soul

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The Great Organ of St. Patrick's
Marvelous recording of organ music
A wonderful sampling from an underknown artist

Great Organ of St. Patrick's Cathedral
Donald Dumler , Johann Sebastian Bach , Jeremiah Clarke , Paul Creston , Anonymous , Garth Edmundson , George Frideric Handel , Maurice Durufle , Joseph Jongen , Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur , Jules Massenet , and Edward Elgar
Manufacturer: Gothic Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003J9K
Release Date: 1996-09-24

Tracks:

Toccata & Fugue In D Minor
I Call To Thee, Lord Jesus Christ
Trumpet Voluntary
Prelude From Suite For Organ
Pastorale
Vom Himmel Hoch
Largo From Xerxes
Prelude And Fugue On Alain: Prelude
Prelude And Fugue On Alain: Fugue
Choral
In Paradisum
Meditation From Thais
Pomp And Circumstance, No. 1

Customer Reviews:

The Great Organ of St. Patrick's .......2005-11-04

I have purchased this CD in hopes that it is half as exciting as actually standing in St. Patrick's listening to Mr. Dumler in person playing the Toccata & Fugue. I had the pleasure of this only four days ago. There are no words to describe the experience. I have heard no other organ that can match this one. I have heard the organs in the Duke Chapel and Salt Lake City.
It truly shakes your bones and rattles your sole.
Need I say more?

Marvelous recording of organ music.......2000-08-05

This is a fabulous recording of organ music from St Patrick's Cathedral. Mr Dumler is truly a marvelous organist and a Romanticist at heart. Those who prefer a more authentic style of performance with the Bach, Haendel, and Clarke pieces may object to the Romantic liberties that he takes.

However, this disc has something for everyone, and is truly a fabulous showcase of the expressive powers of the Kilgen organ.

A wonderful sampling from an underknown artist.......1999-06-14

Donald Dumler, organist at the cathedral for nearly 30 years, takes the listener on a whirlwind tour through every conceivable combination on the cathedral's much-revamped Kilgen. Solid playing is evident throughout this album, which combines old warhorses with some relatively unknown gems (especially the Creston, Clokey, and Edmundson). An album not to be missed!

Hear My Prayer - Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral

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Hear My Prayer - Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral

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1.Felix Mendelsohn - Hear My Prayer ("O for the wings of a dove") 2. Bernard Rose - Feast Song for St. Cecilia 3. Johannes Brahms - Ye now are sorrowful 4. Gregorio Allegri - Miserere mei Deus (Psalm 51), motet for chorus 5. Jonathan Harvey - Come Holy Ghost, plainsong hymn 6. John Tavener - Wedding Greeting (I will lift up mine eyes) 7. Michael Wise - The Ways of Zion Do Mourn, anthem Sir Charles Stanford 8. Magnificaat 9. Nunc Dimits 10. Benjamin Britten - Festival Te Deum, for trumpet, chorus & organ, Op. SPARS code: DDD

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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
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Sicut Cervus (As The Hart)
Father Of All
Where Charity: Ubi caritas
O ye People: O vos omnes
If Ye Love Me
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Hail, O Hail True Body: Ave Verum Corpus
Deep In my Heart I Bear My Lord: Porto Jesus dins el meu cor: Eucaristica
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Thou Art Peter: Tu es Petrus
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Christ Has Conquered: Christus Vincit

Herbert Howells: The St. Paul's Service and Other Music

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Ecstatic Howells

Herbert Howells: The St. Paul's Service and Other Music

Manufacturer: Hyperion UK
ProductGroup: Music
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The Music of St. Paul's Cathedral

ASIN: B00000DLYA
Release Date: 1998-11-10

Tracks:

Psalm-Preulde Set 1, Op. 32 No. 1
Te Deum 'Collegium Regale'
Psalm-Prelude Set 1, Op. 32 No. 2
Jubilate 'Collegium Regale'
Psalm-Prelude Set 1, Op. 32 No. 3
Behold, O God Our Defender
Rhapsody In D Flat Major Op. 17 No. 1
Rhapsody In E Flat Minor Op. 17 No. 2
Rhapsody In C Sharp Minor Op. 17 No. 3
Like As The Hart Desireth The Waterbrooks

Tracks:

Take Him, Earth For Cherishing
Master Tallis's Testament
Psalm-Prelude Set 2, No. 1
Magnificat 'St Paul's'
Psalm-Prelude Set 2, No 2
Nunc dimittis 'St Paul's'
Psalm-Prelude Set 2, No. 3

Customer Reviews:

Ecstatic Howells.......2000-02-14

Herbert Howell's music is quintessentially English, written for English church architecture and English voices. Rarely does a recording manage to capture the rarified, intellectual and deeply-rooted emotional aspects of these sacred works. Fortunately, Hyperion has, in its typical style, succeeded admirably in all these regards. This recording is a constant source of enjoyment for me, and it is one that I can highly recommend to all lovers of English church music.

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Brilliant Recordings
A- for effort
What can you say?

Psalms of David Complete
Choir of St Paul's Cathedral , and Scott
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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.

Tracks:

Magnificat In G Major
Nunc Dimittis In G Major
Justorum Animae
Ave Verum
Give Unto The Lord
The Call
Magnificat, St. Paul's
Nunc Dimittis St. Paul's
Paean For Organ
Take Him, Earth, For Cherishing
Litany To The Holy Spirit
Welcome Sweet And Sacred Forest
I. Eram Quasi Agnus Innocens
II. Una Hora Non Potuistis
III. Seniores Populi
Magnificat In A Flat Major
God Is Gone Up, Op.27, No.2

Tracks:

Set Me As A Seal Upon Thine Heart
Coronation Te Deum
Gloria
A Hymn To The Virgin
Jubilate Deo
Hymn To St. Cecilia, Op.27
The Lord Is My Shepherd, Op.91, No.1
Crux Fidelis, Op.43, No.2
Look Up, Sweet Babe, Op.43, No.2
Magnificat And Nunc Dimittis
Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense
An Easter Sequence-Sortie
The Lamb
The Lord's Prayer
Song For Athene

Organ Showpieces from St. Paul's Cathedral

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Organ Showpieces from St. Paul's Cathedral

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