Mary and Elizabeth at Westminster Abbey
Well-trodden repertory, but who’ll complain when it’s done in such style?
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Composer or Director: William Mundy, William Byrd, Thomas Tallis, Christopher Tye, Robert White, John Sheppard
Genre:
Vocal
Label: Hyperion
Magazine Review Date: 12/2008
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
Stereo
Catalogue Number: CDA67704
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Omnes gentes, plaudite |
Christopher Tye, Composer
Christopher Tye, Composer James O'Donnell, Conductor Westminster Abbey Choir |
Vox patris caelestis |
William Mundy, Composer
James O'Donnell, Conductor Westminster Abbey Choir William Mundy, Composer |
Videte miraculum |
Thomas Tallis, Composer
James O'Donnell, Conductor Thomas Tallis, Composer Westminster Abbey Choir |
Libera nos, salva nos I |
John Sheppard, Composer
James O'Donnell, Conductor John Sheppard, Composer Westminster Abbey Choir |
Second Service, Movement: Magnificat |
John Sheppard, Composer
James O'Donnell, Conductor John Sheppard, Composer Westminster Abbey Choir |
Second Service, Movement: Nunc dimittis |
John Sheppard, Composer
James O'Donnell, Conductor John Sheppard, Composer Westminster Abbey Choir |
Teach me, O Lord |
William Byrd, Composer
James O'Donnell, Conductor Westminster Abbey Choir William Byrd, Composer |
Ne irascaris Domine |
William Byrd, Composer
James O'Donnell, Conductor Westminster Abbey Choir William Byrd, Composer |
O Lord make thy servant |
William Byrd, Composer
James O'Donnell, Conductor Westminster Abbey Choir William Byrd, Composer |
Exaudiat te Dominus |
Robert White, Composer
James O'Donnell, Conductor Robert White, Composer Westminster Abbey Choir |
Author: Fabrice Fitch
Undoubtedly the most impressive achievement here is Mundy’s Vox Patris caelestis, which looks a rather unwieldly, sprawling thing on paper (and sounds it in some performances); here it is convincing formally, and the cohesion of the ensemble forces admiration, as indeed does the trebles’ athleticism and stamina. For this alone this disc warrants the strongest recommendation. I’d also single out Nicholas Trapp, the treble solo in Byrd’s Teach me, O Lord, and the choir as a whole in the opening and closing numbers, Tye’s Omnes gentes and White’s Exaudiat te Dominus. The different combinations of solo voices, organ and full choir offer sufficient variety to keep the ear fresh. As a showcase for English choral singing at its most charismatic, this deserves to be widely heard.
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