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    Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Hill - Thomas Tallis: Spem In Alium & Other Choral Works (1990)

    Posted By: Designol
    Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Hill - Thomas Tallis: Spem In Alium & Other Choral Works (1990)

    Thomas Tallis: Spem In Alium & Other Choral Works (1990)
    Winchester Cathedral Choir, Winchester Quiristers, Winchester Vocal Arts
    David Hill (conductor); Timothy Byram-Wigfield (organ)

    EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 220 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 145 Mb | Scans included
    Classical, Choral, Sacred | Label: Hyperion | # CDA66400 | Time: 00:59:01

    This recording has a huge advantage over most of its rivals for the attention of Tallis listeners: the wonderful acoustics of Winchester Cathedral. In this magnificent space, the soaring lines and resplendent harmonies of Tallis's greatest masterpieces find sympathetic resonance, resulting in a heightened dramatic presence that takes the music beyond earthly confines. Of course, beyond the exceptional quality of the writing, credit must go to the phenomenal men and boys of Winchester Cathedral Choir. Where, even in England, does one find trebles who sing with more assuredness, musicality, and beauty of tone? With a repertoire including "In ieiunio et fletu," "Salvator mundi," "In manus tuas," "The Lamentations of Jeremiah," "O nata lux," and the unbelievable 40-part motet "Spem in alium," this is the Tallis disc to own if you're buying only one.

    Review by David Vernier

    Never before has Spem in alium, Tallis's great 40-part motet, so closely resembled the Last Judgement as it does in this vast and awesome performance. So hugely resonant is the cavernous space of Winchester Cathedral that the choir seem to be amplified into a cast of thousands. Awesome too is David Hill's vision of the work, with its surges of volume and monumental tutti entries contrasting with moments of exquisite delicacy. Local detail, inevitably, disappears under the wash of noise; so do the thrilling exchanges between the eight choirs, exploited so dramatically in other performances. Instead it is the sheer bulk of the sound, hanging thick in the air, that impresses.

    It's magnificent, but is it true to the spirit of the work? Tallis composed Spem in alium to a commission from two leading Catholic magnates, and the earliest performances must have taken place in secular buildings or even the open air, not in large, reverberant churches. In anything other than a reasonably dry acoustic the 40 parts fail to register their independence and individuality, and Tallis's skilful polyphony coagulates into a succession of huge block chords. If respect for the inner workings of the score is the yardstick by which success is to be measured, then the versions by The Tallis Scholars (Gimell) and the Taverner Choir on EMI (compared in 5/89) certainly have the edge over the Winchester performance. This is not to deny that Hill's interpretation has a special and supremely atmospheric appeal; but the appeal is sensual rather than intellectual, and the gain in sonority is at the expense of the music's internal comprehensibility.

    The Cathedral leaves its mark on the other, smaller motets, which are uniformly sung on the slow side. Hill has trained his trebles to produce the same spectacularly soaring sostenuto that became the hallmark of the Westminster Cathedral choristers under his direction, and the supportive acoustic makes it possible to achieve the effect of huge, sculpted melodic lines. It is a distinctive and characteristic sound; but is it appropriate for late Tallis? Most of the motets included here were conceived as chamber music, not church repertoire. They reveal a different beauty, arguably a more intense one, when sung with greater intimacy. Undoubtedly the music can bear Hill's incense-laden style, and listeners who insist on a cathedral-size choir for their Tallis cannot do better than this. But I for one will stick with the Taverner Choir and, in particular, The Tallis Scholars, both of whom place greater store on revealing the music's human scale.

    Finally, a few random comments. The choir's tuning and blend are impeccable throughout, but there is a certain sameness in the singing (Spem apart) which occasionally borders on monotony. The men's voices, though not quite of the quality of the trebles, is still astonishingly good for the choir of a choral foundation. Nevertheless the pieces for men alone—in particular the two Lamentations, correctly treated here as independent motets—are the least engaging items. One motet, O salutaris hostia, is recorded for the first time, but in an edition that is remote from Tallis's intentions. Production and sound-quality are superb, though Spem stretched my loudspeakers to their absolute limit.'

    Review by Gramophone Magazine

    Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Hill - Thomas Tallis: Spem In Alium & Other Choral Works (1990)



    Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Hill - Thomas Tallis: Spem In Alium & Other Choral Works (1990)



    Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Hill - Thomas Tallis: Spem In Alium & Other Choral Works (1990)



    Winchester Cathedral Choir
    Winchester Quiristers
    Winchester Vocal Arts
    Timothy Byram-Wigfield (organ)
    David Hill (conductor)

    Tracklist:

    01. O Salutaris Hostia for five voices (3:35)
    02. In Ieiunio Et Fletu for five voices (5:07)
    03. Salvator Mundi I for five voices (3:35)
    04. In Manus Tuas, Domine for five voices (2:28)
    05. Salvator Mundi II for five voices (3:22)
    06. The Lamentations Of Jeremiah I for five voices (7:48)
    07. O Sacrum Convivium for five voices (4:25)
    08. O Nata Lux De Lumine for five voices (1:59)
    09. Te Lucis Ante Terminum for five voices (2:21)
    10. The Lamentations Of Jeremiah II for five voices (13:16)
    11. Spem In Alium for eight five-part choirs (11:05)


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