Andrew Nethsingha, Choir of St Johns College, Cambridge - Hear My Words: Choral Classics from St John’s (2010)
Andrew Nethsingha, Choir of St Johns College, Cambridge - Hear My Words: Choral Classics from St John’s (2010)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 274 Mb | Total time: 77:25 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos | # CHSA 5085 | Recorded: 2010
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 274 Mb | Total time: 77:25 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos | # CHSA 5085 | Recorded: 2010
As exclusive Chandos artists, the Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge here presents its second release. The first CD, of choral music by Howells (CHAN10587), was released to rave reviews in March this year. Choir and Organ wrote: ‘There is musicianship here of a rare and moving kind.’ This new release of popular choral classics should meet with a similar reception while at the same time appealing to a wider audience.
Established in the 1670s, the Choir of St John’s has a distinguished tradition of performing religious music. Its main duty is singing the daily services in the College Chapel during the University Term. During the University vacation the Choir carries out engagements in the UK and overseas, as well as undertaking a busy recording schedule. This particular release was recorded in the College Chapel in full surround-sound. The disc not only sounds spectacular, but recreates to an uncanny degree the experience of listening to the Choir perform in the chapel.
The music itself represents a time span of nearly 500 years of choral music. The earliest piece dates from the first half of the sixteenth century, and the newest was composed as recently as 2007. The styles and genres are varied, but there are clear links between the works throughout. For example, several are based on texts from the psalms, and the works by Pärt, Parsons, and Rachmaninoff offer three radically different interpretations of the Ave Maria. Some of the works also add a solo instrument to the familiar mix of voices and organ. But perhaps most importantly, all the pieces recorded here sit comfortably under the heading of ‘Popular Choral Classics’.
Allegri’s Miserere is counted among the great classics of church music. Part of its mystique stems from its origins; for many years the work was performed only in the Sistine Chapel, and as with other works tied to a single place it became an object for pilgrimage. In this case the pilgrims included Mendelssohn, as well as Mozart who famously noted down the work from memory after leaving the Vatican, thereby risking excommunication by the Catholic Church. This new release also features Stanford’s Jubilate, which was written for Trinity College, Cambridge. Intended as part of the service of Morning Prayer, it has long been one of the most popular canticles in the Anglican repertoire. In keeping with the text, Psalm 100, the tone is festive throughout.
Performer:
Choir of St Johns College, Cambridge
Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha
Tracklist:
Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652)
01. Miserere mei, Deus
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
02. Ave, maris stella
Arvo Pärt (b.1935)
03. O virgin Mother of God
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
04. O virgin Mother of God
Robert Parsons (c.1535-1572)
05. Ave, Maria
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
06. Exsultate Deo
Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585)
07. Missa 'Salve intermerata' - Agnus Dei
James MacMillan (b.1959)
08. A New Song
César Franck (1822-1890)
09. Panis angelicus
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
10. Jubilate Deo
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
11. O taste and see
John Rutter (b.1945)
12. O Lord, thou hast searched me out
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
13. Cantique de Jean Racine, Op.11
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848-1918)
14. Hear my words, ye people
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Andrew Nethsingha, Choir of St Johns College, Cambridge - Hear My Words: Choral Classics from St John’s (2010)
Thanks to the original releaser