(A) Mother's Love
A beautifully chosen programme is matched by the eloquent singing
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Composer or Director: Edvard Grieg, Franz Liszt, Orlande de Lassus, Josquin Desprez, Benjamin Britten, Giovanni Palestrina, William Cornysh, Gabriel Fauré, Anonymous, Maurice Duruflé, Felix Mendelssohn, Camille Saint-Saëns, Anton Bruckner, Jacob Obrecht, Edward Elgar, Margaret Rizza
Genre:
Vocal
Label: Universal Classics & Jazz
Magazine Review Date: 11/2007
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 73
Mastering:
Stereo
DDD
Catalogue Number: 476 6295
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Ave maris stella |
Edvard Grieg, Composer
(The) Sixteen Edvard Grieg, Composer Harry Christophers, Conductor |
Ave Maria, mater Dei |
William Cornysh, Composer
(The) Sixteen Harry Christophers, Conductor William Cornysh, Composer |
Gaude Virgo, Mater Christi |
Josquin Desprez, Composer
(The) Sixteen Harry Christophers, Conductor Josquin Desprez, Composer |
Tota pulchra es |
Anton Bruckner, Composer
(The) Sixteen Anton Bruckner, Composer Harry Christophers, Conductor |
Ave Maria |
Camille Saint-Saëns, Composer
(The) Sixteen Camille Saint-Saëns, Composer Harry Christophers, Conductor |
(A) Hymn to the Virgin |
Benjamin Britten, Composer
(The) Sixteen Benjamin Britten, Composer Harry Christophers, Conductor |
(3) Sacred Pieces, Movement: Ave Maria |
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer
(The) Sixteen Felix Mendelssohn, Composer Harry Christophers, Conductor |
Salve regina |
Jacob Obrecht, Composer
(The) Sixteen Harry Christophers, Conductor Jacob Obrecht, Composer |
Ave generosa |
Margaret Rizza, Composer
(The) Sixteen Harry Christophers, Conductor Margaret Rizza, Composer |
Alma redemptoris mater |
Anonymous, Composer
(The) Sixteen Anonymous, Composer Harry Christophers, Conductor |
Sicut lilium inter spinas II |
Giovanni Palestrina, Composer
(The) Sixteen Giovanni Palestrina, Composer Harry Christophers, Conductor |
(4) Motets sur des thèmes grégoriens, Movement: Tota pulchra es |
Maurice Duruflé, Composer
(The) Sixteen Harry Christophers, Conductor Maurice Duruflé, Composer |
Salve Regina |
Anonymous, Composer
(The) Sixteen Anonymous, Composer Harry Christophers, Conductor |
Salve regina mater |
Orlande de Lassus, Composer
(The) Sixteen Harry Christophers, Conductor Orlande de Lassus, Composer |
Author: Ivan March
The simple beauty of Britten’s A Hymn to the Virgin captivates the ear, while Mendelssohn’s readily melodic and characteristically ambitious Ave Maria moves forward with great fervour, splendidly climaxed by Christophers. Other highlights include Margaret Rizza’s richly plangent Ave generosa, eloquently set to words by Hildegard of Bingen, and the romantically soaring Fauré Ave Maria, again using the organ to add background colour, followed by the gentle contrast of Palestrina’s Sicut lilium.
Liszt wrote his Ave maris stella while awaiting ordination as Abbé in the Vatican: its hint of austerity is not entirely banished by a natural exuberance which intensifies the plea “Loosen the chains of the guilty” with which Liszt no doubt closely identified. The programme ends with the dedicated, passionate serenity of Lassus’s Salve regina, a most satisfying coda. Performances throughout show this marvellous choir at their most eloquent, beautifully balanced and blended. Highly recommended for sheer pleasure, but also as a way of exploring a wide range of repertoire.
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