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This release from the St. Salvator's Chapel Choir at Scotland's St. Andrews University covers well over a century of music, from diverse locales, some of it dating from before the career of Henry Purcell. So the title may seem an unsupportable claim, especially since Handel doesn't fit what pattern there is (the composers mostly fall into a chain of teacher-student relationships). But there's some enjoyable and little-known music here that will appeal to any lover of the English school. The three-part anthem Hear me, O God of William Jackson, indeed, was discovered in a university archive and here receives its world premiere. Jackson seems to have divined the roots of the Classical style at a site quite remote from its roots, and the work is sunny and infectious. The entire program lightens as it goes, proceeding from the somber O Lord my God, why hast thou forsaken me of Pelham Humfrey, who died even younger than Purcell did and influenced him heavily. Composers known mostly for their instrumental music, Jeremiah Clarke, William Boyce, and Maurice Greene, are here represented by vocal works that would have gained recognition in their own lifetimes, and the sounds of the young choristers, imperfect but very well suited to the music, constitute an X factor in the album's favor. So too does the sound, recorded not at the choir's home chapel, but at a small parish church that emphasizes the workaday quality of some of the music. Well worth the time and money of English music collectors.
© TiVo
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Pelham Humfrey, Composer - Fitzwilliam String Quartet, Ensemble - Tom Wilkinson, Conductor - St Salvator's Chapel Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2015 University of St Andrews (P) 2015 University of St Andrews
John Blow, Composer - Fitzwilliam String Quartet, Ensemble - Tom Wilkinson, Conductor - St Salvator's Chapel Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2015 University of St Andrews (P) 2015 University of St Andrews
John Blow, Composer - Tom Wilkinson, Conductor, MainArtist - St Salvator's Chapel Choir, Ensemble
(C) 2015 University of St Andrews (P) 2015 University of St Andrews
Henry Purcell, Composer - Fitzwilliam String Quartet, Ensemble - Tom Wilkinson, Conductor - St Salvator's Chapel Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2015 University of St Andrews (P) 2015 University of St Andrews
Jeremiah Clarke, Composer - Fitzwilliam String Quartet, Ensemble - Tom Wilkinson, Conductor - St Salvator's Chapel Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2015 University of St Andrews (P) 2015 University of St Andrews
Henry Purcell, Composer - Fitzwilliam String Quartet, Ensemble - Tom Wilkinson, Conductor - St Salvator's Chapel Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2015 University of St Andrews (P) 2015 University of St Andrews
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Tom Wilkinson, Conductor, MainArtist - St Salvator's Chapel Choir, Ensemble
(C) 2015 University of St Andrews (P) 2015 University of St Andrews
Maurice Greene, Composer - Fitzwilliam String Quartet, Ensemble - Tom Wilkinson, Conductor - St Salvator's Chapel Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2015 University of St Andrews (P) 2015 University of St Andrews
William Boyce, Composer - Fitzwilliam String Quartet, Ensemble - Tom Wilkinson, Conductor - St Salvator's Chapel Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2015 University of St Andrews (P) 2015 University of St Andrews
William Boyce, Composer - Tom Wilkinson, Conductor, MainArtist - St Salvator's Chapel Choir, Ensemble
(C) 2015 University of St Andrews (P) 2015 University of St Andrews
William Jackson, Composer - Fitzwilliam String Quartet, Ensemble - Tom Wilkinson, Conductor - St Salvator's Chapel Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2015 University of St Andrews (P) 2015 University of St Andrews
William Jackson, Composer - Fitzwilliam String Quartet, Ensemble - Tom Wilkinson, Conductor - St Salvator's Chapel Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2015 University of St Andrews (P) 2015 University of St Andrews
William Jackson, Composer - Fitzwilliam String Quartet, Ensemble - Tom Wilkinson, Conductor - St Salvator's Chapel Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2015 University of St Andrews (P) 2015 University of St Andrews
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This release from the St. Salvator's Chapel Choir at Scotland's St. Andrews University covers well over a century of music, from diverse locales, some of it dating from before the career of Henry Purcell. So the title may seem an unsupportable claim, especially since Handel doesn't fit what pattern there is (the composers mostly fall into a chain of teacher-student relationships). But there's some enjoyable and little-known music here that will appeal to any lover of the English school. The three-part anthem Hear me, O God of William Jackson, indeed, was discovered in a university archive and here receives its world premiere. Jackson seems to have divined the roots of the Classical style at a site quite remote from its roots, and the work is sunny and infectious. The entire program lightens as it goes, proceeding from the somber O Lord my God, why hast thou forsaken me of Pelham Humfrey, who died even younger than Purcell did and influenced him heavily. Composers known mostly for their instrumental music, Jeremiah Clarke, William Boyce, and Maurice Greene, are here represented by vocal works that would have gained recognition in their own lifetimes, and the sounds of the young choristers, imperfect but very well suited to the music, constitute an X factor in the album's favor. So too does the sound, recorded not at the choir's home chapel, but at a small parish church that emphasizes the workaday quality of some of the music. Well worth the time and money of English music collectors.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:17
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: St Salvator's Chapel Choir Fitzwilliam String Quartet
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: SANCTIANDREE
- Genre: Klassiek
(C) 2015 University of St Andrews (P) 2015 University of St Andrews
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