Psalms from St Paul's Vol 10
St Pauls's magnificent choir is on fine form in this rich sequence of [psalm] psalms, including some of the most popular in the calendar
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Composer or Director: George (Mursell) Garrett, David (Valentine) Willcocks, John Robinson, George (Clement) Martin, Gerald Knight, Charles Hylton Stewart, John Goss, Samuel Wesley, Clement Charlton Palmer, Charles Harford Lloyd, James Turle, Christopher (Hugh) Dearnley, Thomas Attwood Walmisley, George (Job) Elvey, Donald Mossman, John Leman Rodgers, (Henry) Walford Davies, John Henry Maunder, Charles Macpherson
Label: Hyperion
Magazine Review Date: 3/2000
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 69
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: CDP11010
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Psalm 114, `When Israel came out of Egypt' |
David (Valentine) Willcocks, Composer
David (Valentine) Willcocks, Composer Huw Williams, Organ John Scott, Conductor St Paul's Cathedral Choir |
| Psalm 115, `O Lord, not unto us' |
Gerald Knight, Composer
Gerald Knight, Composer Huw Williams, Organ John Scott, Conductor St Paul's Cathedral Choir |
| Psalm 116, `I am well pleased' |
John Robinson, Composer
Huw Williams, Organ John Robinson, Composer John Scott, Conductor St Paul's Cathedral Choir |
| Psalm 118, `O give thanks unto the Lord' |
Samuel Wesley, Composer
Huw Williams, Organ John Scott, Conductor Samuel Wesley, Composer St Paul's Cathedral Choir |
| Psalm 120, `When I was in trouble' |
Charles Hylton Stewart, Composer
Charles Hylton Stewart, Composer Huw Williams, Organ John Scott, Conductor St Paul's Cathedral Choir |
| Psalm 121, `I will lift up mine eyes' |
(Henry) Walford Davies, Composer
(Henry) Walford Davies, Composer Huw Williams, Organ John Scott, Conductor St Paul's Cathedral Choir |
| Psalm 122, `I was glad' |
George (Clement) Martin, Composer
George (Clement) Martin, Composer Huw Williams, Organ John Scott, Conductor St Paul's Cathedral Choir |
| Psalm 117, `O praise the Lord' |
Christopher (Hugh) Dearnley, Composer
Christopher (Hugh) Dearnley, Composer Huw Williams, Organ John Scott, Conductor St Paul's Cathedral Choir |
| Psalm 123, 'Unto thee lift I up mine eyes' |
Clement Charlton Palmer, Composer
Clement Charlton Palmer, Composer Huw Williams, Organ John Scott, Conductor St Paul's Cathedral Choir |
| Psalm 124, `If the Lord himself' |
George (Mursell) Garrett, Composer
George (Mursell) Garrett, Composer Huw Williams, Organ John Scott, Conductor St Paul's Cathedral Choir |
| Psalm 125, `They that put their trust in the Lord' |
Charles Harford Lloyd, Composer
Charles Harford Lloyd, Composer Huw Williams, Organ John Scott, Conductor St Paul's Cathedral Choir |
| Psalm 126, `When the Lord turned again' |
George (Mursell) Garrett, Composer
George (Mursell) Garrett, Composer Huw Williams, Organ John Scott, Conductor St Paul's Cathedral Choir |
| Psalm 127, `Except the Lord' |
John Goss, Composer
Huw Williams, Organ John Goss, Composer John Scott, Conductor St Paul's Cathedral Choir |
| Psalm 128, `Blessed are they' |
John Goss, Composer
Huw Williams, Organ John Goss, Composer John Scott, Conductor St Paul's Cathedral Choir |
| Psalm 129, `Many a time have they fought against m |
Thomas Attwood Walmisley, Composer
Huw Williams, Organ John Scott, Conductor St Paul's Cathedral Choir Thomas Attwood Walmisley, Composer |
| Psalm 130, `Out of the deep blue have I called unt |
Charles Macpherson, Composer
Charles Macpherson, Composer Huw Williams, Organ John Scott, Conductor St Paul's Cathedral Choir |
| Psalm 131, 'Lord, I am not high-minded' |
John Leman Rodgers, Composer
Huw Williams, Organ John Leman Rodgers, Composer John Scott, Conductor St Paul's Cathedral Choir |
| Psalm 132, `Lord, remember David' |
John Henry Maunder, Composer
Huw Williams, Organ John Henry Maunder, Composer John Scott, Conductor St Paul's Cathedral Choir |
| Psalm 133, `Behold, how good and joyous a thing it |
Donald Mossman, Composer
Donald Mossman, Composer Huw Williams, Organ John Scott, Conductor St Paul's Cathedral Choir |
| Psalm 124, `Behold now, praise the Lord' |
James Turle, Composer
Huw Williams, Organ James Turle, Composer John Scott, Conductor St Paul's Cathedral Choir |
| Psalm 135, `O praise the Lord' |
George (Job) Elvey, Composer
George (Job) Elvey, Composer Huw Williams, Organ John Scott, Conductor St Paul's Cathedral Choir |
Author: John Steane
As far as psalms are concerned, few days in the month can be better endowed than the 27th. Morning and evening, they have the pick of them: I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, I was glad, Except the Lord build the house, Out of the deep and that exemplary one about not exercising myself 'in matters which are too high for me'. The evening of the 23rd does well also, with When Israel came out of Egypt and Not unto us, O Lord. There is also in this volume the shortest (117, O praise the Lord, all ye heathen), while the longest (119, which, numerically, comes in the middle of this sequence and occupies the evening of the 24th and the next two days) is presumably reserved for Vol 11.
In these performances, the psalms for a particular service are grouped together so as to achieve a sense of continuity, the chants following in a suitable key sequence. Without wishing to trespass on theological ground, I find it a pity that they don't risk a little more triumphalism and so give a greater sense of occasion. The morning of the 27th, for example, ends with Psalm 125 (They that put their trust in the Lord), which is surely a statement of confidence, uttered in a spirit of praise. Here the utterance is subdued, the spirit cautious. It ends with 'Peace shall be upon Israel', but that is in happy contrast to the fate of backsliders and evildoers; certainly not a reason for the slow and sanctimonious 'Gloria' which follows. Too much is slow, to my mind, and I cannot think that even the acoustics of St Paul's make this necessary; at least not on records.
The choir is, of course, magnificent, perhaps supreme, in the quality of its voices. The trebles now sing with a bright clean-edged tone, and produce an excellent soloist for Walford Davies's chant I will lift up mine eyes (and, incidentally, I see that Sir David Willcocks is credited with the chant commonly known as 'Tonus Peregrinus', which I take to be rather older than any of us). As ever, the organ accompaniments are imaginative (Psalm 130 a fine example) without drawing undue attention.
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In these performances, the psalms for a particular service are grouped together so as to achieve a sense of continuity, the chants following in a suitable key sequence. Without wishing to trespass on theological ground, I find it a pity that they don't risk a little more triumphalism and so give a greater sense of occasion. The morning of the 27th, for example, ends with Psalm 125 (They that put their trust in the Lord), which is surely a statement of confidence, uttered in a spirit of praise. Here the utterance is subdued, the spirit cautious. It ends with 'Peace shall be upon Israel', but that is in happy contrast to the fate of backsliders and evildoers; certainly not a reason for the slow and sanctimonious 'Gloria' which follows. Too much is slow, to my mind, and I cannot think that even the acoustics of St Paul's make this necessary; at least not on records.
The choir is, of course, magnificent, perhaps supreme, in the quality of its voices. The trebles now sing with a bright clean-edged tone, and produce an excellent soloist for Walford Davies's chant I will lift up mine eyes (and, incidentally, I see that Sir David Willcocks is credited with the chant commonly known as 'Tonus Peregrinus', which I take to be rather older than any of us). As ever, the organ accompaniments are imaginative (Psalm 130 a fine example) without drawing undue attention.
Psalms from St Paul's Vol 10
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