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The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, is qualified to present a program subtitled "Five Centuries of Oxford Anthems," for the choir has been around longer than that: it has existed in one form or another since 1458. It would be hard to detect an "Oxford style" in this collection of anthems, save for the opening Lead, kindly light with its text by the Oxfordian John Henry Newman, whose text furnishes the album's title. Nor do you really get five centuries' worth; the music, as usual for such releases, comes from the Renaissance on one hand and the 20th century on the other. However, the album does stand out from heavy competition, and it gives you an idea of why this choir has been so prolific and successful in the recording arena. Director Mark Williams (this album marks his recorded debut with the choir) does not squeeze his boy choristers into a narrow groove of vocal purity. He admits some personality into the music, personality that matches what is being sung in the text, and he works extremely well with his young soloists. Sample Edmund Rubbra's "There is a spirit" (from Three Motets, Op. 76), a work that needs the rather devoted performance it receives here. The sound is excellent, and it has the elusive quality of a group that knows how to live in a space musically. Recommended.
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Lead, kindly light (John Stainer)
Mark Williams, Conductor - John Stainer, Composer - The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Choir - William Fox, Artist - Sacha Willans, Artist, MainArtist - Maximilan Lawrie, Artist
(C) 2019 Opus Arte (P) 2019 Opus Arte
The Lord's Prayer (John Sheppard)
Mark Williams, Conductor - John Sheppard, Composer - The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Opus Arte (P) 2019 Opus Arte
Christe Jesu, pastor bone (John Taverner)
Mark Williams, Conductor - John TAVERNER, Composer - The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Opus Arte (P) 2019 Opus Arte
Let all the world in every corner sing (Kenneth Leighton)
Mark Williams, Conductor - Kenneth Leighton, Composer - The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Choir, MainArtist - Alexander Pott, Artist
(C) 2019 Opus Arte (P) 2019 Opus Arte
There is a spirit (Edmund Rubbra)
Mark Williams, Conductor - Edmund RUBBRA, Composer - The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Choir - Thomas Pennington-Arnold, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Opus Arte (P) 2019 Opus Arte
Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house (Bernard Rose)
Mark Williams, Conductor, MainArtist - Bernard Rose, Composer - The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Choir
(C) 2019 Opus Arte (P) 2019 Opus Arte
O Pray for the peace of Jerusalem (Richard Nicholson)
Mark Williams, Conductor - The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Choir, MainArtist - Richard Nicholson, Composer
(C) 2019 Opus Arte (P) 2019 Opus Arte
O that I once past changing were (Lennox Berkeley)
Mark Williams, Conductor - Lennox Berkeley, Composer - The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Choir, MainArtist - Alexander Pott, Artist
(C) 2019 Opus Arte (P) 2019 Opus Arte
Crossing the Bar (Sir Charles Hubert Parry)
Mark Williams, Conductor - The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Choir, MainArtist - Sir Charles Hubert Parry, Composer
(C) 2019 Opus Arte (P) 2019 Opus Arte
When David Heard (Thomas Weelkes)
Mark Williams, Conductor - Thomas Weelkes, Composer - The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Opus Arte (P) 2019 Opus Arte
Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom (Thomas Tomkins)
Mark Williams, Conductor - Thomas Tomkins, Composer - The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Opus Arte (P) 2019 Opus Arte
O how glorious is the kingdom (Basil Harwood)
Mark Williams, Conductor - Basil Harwood, Composer - The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Choir, MainArtist - Alexander Pott, Artist
(C) 2019 Opus Arte (P) 2019 Opus Arte
A Litany (William Walton)
Mark Williams, Conductor - Sir William Walton, Composer - The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Opus Arte (P) 2019 Opus Arte
Bring us, O Lord God (William Henry Harris)
Mark Williams, Conductor - The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, Choir, MainArtist - William Henry Harris, Composer
(C) 2019 Opus Arte (P) 2019 Opus Arte
Albumbeschreibung
The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, is qualified to present a program subtitled "Five Centuries of Oxford Anthems," for the choir has been around longer than that: it has existed in one form or another since 1458. It would be hard to detect an "Oxford style" in this collection of anthems, save for the opening Lead, kindly light with its text by the Oxfordian John Henry Newman, whose text furnishes the album's title. Nor do you really get five centuries' worth; the music, as usual for such releases, comes from the Renaissance on one hand and the 20th century on the other. However, the album does stand out from heavy competition, and it gives you an idea of why this choir has been so prolific and successful in the recording arena. Director Mark Williams (this album marks his recorded debut with the choir) does not squeeze his boy choristers into a narrow groove of vocal purity. He admits some personality into the music, personality that matches what is being sung in the text, and he works extremely well with his young soloists. Sample Edmund Rubbra's "There is a spirit" (from Three Motets, Op. 76), a work that needs the rather devoted performance it receives here. The sound is excellent, and it has the elusive quality of a group that knows how to live in a space musically. Recommended.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:03
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Opus Arte
- Area: Angleterre
- Genre: Klassiek Religieuze vocale muziek
(C) 2019 Opus Arte (P) 2019 Opus Arte
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