[ Hyperion / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 27 January 2017
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A trio of English composers perhaps better known for their creative output in other fields, yet who played a crucial role in the development of the Anglican choral tradition in the twentieth century. James O'Donnell and Westminster Abbey Choir present a programme centred on Finzi's 'Lo, the full, final sacrifice': the other works may be less familiar but are no less moving.
Recorded in Westminster Abbey, London
"The choir's diffuse tone - breathier in the upper voices than rivals at New College or even King's Cambridge - is very effective" Gramophone
"Hyperion's engineers have recorded the choir in (Westminster Abbey) several times in the past to much acclaim. They succeed here as well." MusicWeb
'The boy choristers … grasp their moment with a confident display of crystalline tonal quality, an informed awareness of textual meaning, and the ability to vary dynamics convincingly' (BBC Music Magazine)
'A superb achievement … the choral singing is of the highest standard … a special word must be reserved for sub-organist Daniel Cook, who accompanies throughout with impeccable musicianship and sensitivity' (Choir & Organ)
GERALD FINZI
1 My lovely one Op 27 No 1 [3'05]
2 God is gone up Op 27 No 2 [4'55]
3 Welcome sweet and sacred feast Op 27 No 3 [7'36]
4 Let us now praise famous men Op 35 [3'11]
5 Lo, the full, final sacrifice Op 26 [15'15]
6 Magnificat Op 36 [10'25]
ARNOLD BAX
7 I sing of a maiden that is makeless [4'56]
8 This worldes joie [6'41]
JOHN IRELAND
9 Greater love hath no man [6'18]
10 Ex ore innocentium [3'44]
11 Te Deum in F [7'29]