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The Choir of Winchester Cathedral
directed by Andrew Lumsden
Simon Bell Organ
Richard McVeigh Synthesizer
238 in stock
Description
The second in the series from Regent charting a musical journey through the church’s year at well-loved cathedrals.
This journey in music features music appropriate to the main seasons of the church’s year, including first recordings of two works by Donald Sweeney, and the original version of John Rutter’s ‘Winchester Te Deum’ written for the Choir of Winchester Cathedral.
Features both the boy and girl choristers and men of the choir under the expert direction of Andrew Lumsden.
Track List
Advent
Hail, gladdening light – Charles Wood (1866-1926)
3:05 Christmas
God is with us (Christmas Proclamation) – John Tavener (b.1944)
5:25 Epiphany
The Three Kings – Jonathan Dove (b.1959)
5:20 Candlemas
Senex puerum portabat – William Byrd (c.1540-1623)
2:30 Lent
Hear my prayer, O Lord – Henry Purcell (1659?-1695)
2:34 Annunciation
Ave Maria – Anton Bruckner (1824-1896)
3:40 Palm Sunday
Litany – Donald Sweeney (b.1935)
7:06 Easter – dawn
Quem quaeritis – Donald Sweeney
2:27 Easter Day
Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem – Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
4:57 Ascension
Viri Galilaei – Patrick Gowers* (b.1936)
7:35 Pentecost The Spirit of the Lord is upon me – Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
7:16 Trinity
Libera nos, salva nos – John Sheppard (c.1515-c.1559)
3:30St Swithun, Patron Saint
Winchester Te Deum – John Rutter (b.1945)
9:39Total playing time: 65:04Total playing time: 65:04
Production credits
Recorded in Winchester Cathedral on 14–16 February 2011 by permission of the Dean and Chapter
Recording producer and engineer: Gary Cole
Sample audio extracts
Reviews
‘..The performances are exquisite, and the recorded sound is outstanding’ American Record Guide May 2012
‘This is one of the best choral discs to come my way in a long time…There is a natural, underlying joy, enthusiasm and energy to their voices that simply cannot be fabricated.’ Classical music sentinel January 2012
