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A few of Anton Bruckner's Latin motets are performed often enough by choirs, but they're generally neglected even though Bruckner offered them with great sincerity and wrote them during all phases of his career. This reading by the St. Albans Cathedral Choir contains the favorites, like Locus iste, WAB 23, but also some motets that listeners won't have heard for a while. The most novel aspect is that these pieces are usually sung by mixed choirs, although there is some evidence that Bruckner had a choir with boys, like the St. Albans group, in mind. That may have been what drew listeners and put this album on classical best-seller charts in the summer of 2023. Another fresh factor is the ambiance of the cathedral, which Bruckner surely never experienced but which just as surely would have delighted him; its spaces are big enough to absorb Bruckner's waves of sound without muddying them, and the small First Hand Records label exploits it beautifully. Best of all is the high-level work by the 36-voice choir and its director, Andrew Lucas. This is not generally considered one of Britain's top-drawer cathedral choirs, but that may change with this release as the young singers navigate the pieces with dense textures (up to seven parts) while maintaining an accurate, limpid sound in the simpler pieces. This is a distinctive and satisfying Bruckner choral recording.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Ecce sacerdos magnus, WAB 13 (Anton Bruckner)
Anonymous, Lyricist - Joe Arnold, MainArtist - Anton BRUCKNER, Composer - Andrew Lucas, MainArtist - Becky Smith, MainArtist - Matthew Lewis, MainArtist - St Albans Cathedral Choir, MainArtist - Dewi Rees, MainArtist
2023 First Hand Records 2023 First Hand Records
Ave Maria, WAB 6 (Anton Bruckner)
Anonymous, Lyricist - Anton BRUCKNER, Composer - Andrew Lucas, MainArtist - St Albans Cathedral Choir, MainArtist
2023 First Hand Records 2023 First Hand Records
Tantum ergo in A flat major in A Flat Major, WAB 41/4 (Anton Bruckner)
Anonymous, Lyricist - Anton BRUCKNER, Composer - Andrew Lucas, MainArtist - St Albans Cathedral Choir, MainArtist
2023 First Hand Records 2023 First Hand Records
Locus iste, WAB 23 (Anton Bruckner)
Anonymous, Lyricist - Anton BRUCKNER, Composer - Andrew Lucas, MainArtist - St Albans Cathedral Choir, MainArtist
2023 First Hand Records 2023 First Hand Records
Pange lingua, WAB 33 (Anton Bruckner)
Anonymous, Lyricist - Anton BRUCKNER, Composer - Andrew Lucas, MainArtist - St Albans Cathedral Choir, MainArtist
2023 First Hand Records 2023 First Hand Records
Afferentur regi, WAB 1 (Anton Bruckner)
Anonymous, Lyricist - Joe Arnold, MainArtist - Anton BRUCKNER, Composer - Andrew Lucas, MainArtist - Becky Smith, MainArtist - St Albans Cathedral Choir, MainArtist - Rory Cartmell, MainArtist - Dewi Rees, MainArtist
2023 First Hand Records 2023 First Hand Records
Prelude and Fugue in C minor for organ, WAB 131 (Anton Bruckner)
Anton BRUCKNER, Composer - Dewi Rees, MainArtist
2023 First Hand Records 2023 First Hand Records
Tota pulchra es, WAB 46 (Anton Bruckner)
Anonymous, Lyricist - Anton BRUCKNER, Composer - Andrew Lucas, MainArtist - Philip Salmon, MainArtist - St Albans Cathedral Choir, MainArtist - Dewi Rees, MainArtist
2023 First Hand Records 2023 First Hand Records
Os justi, WAB 30 (Anton Bruckner)
Anonymous, Lyricist - Anton BRUCKNER, Composer - Andrew Lucas, MainArtist - St Albans Cathedral Choir, MainArtist
2023 First Hand Records 2023 First Hand Records
Vexilla regis, WAB 51 (Anton Bruckner)
Anonymous, Lyricist - Anton BRUCKNER, Composer - Andrew Lucas, MainArtist - St Albans Cathedral Choir, MainArtist
2023 First Hand Records 2023 First Hand Records
Virga Jesse, WAB 52 (Anton Bruckner)
Anonymous, Lyricist - Anton BRUCKNER, Composer - Andrew Lucas, MainArtist - St Albans Cathedral Choir, MainArtist
2023 First Hand Records 2023 First Hand Records
Tantum ergo in D major in D Major, WAB 32 (Anton Bruckner)
Anonymous, Lyricist - Anton BRUCKNER, Composer - Andrew Lucas, MainArtist - St Albans Cathedral Choir, MainArtist
2023 First Hand Records 2023 First Hand Records
Inveni David, WAB 19 (Anton Bruckner)
Anonymous, Lyricist - Joe Arnold, MainArtist - Anton BRUCKNER, Composer - Andrew Lucas, MainArtist - Becky Smith, MainArtist - Matthew Lewis, MainArtist - St Albans Cathedral Choir, MainArtist - Rory Cartmell, MainArtist
2023 First Hand Records 2023 First Hand Records
Postlude in D minor for organ in D Minor, WAB 126/1 (Anton Bruckner)
Anton BRUCKNER, Composer - Dewi Rees, MainArtist
2023 First Hand Records 2023 First Hand Records
Salvum fac populum tuum, WAB 40 (Anton Bruckner)
Anonymous, Lyricist - Anton BRUCKNER, Composer - Andrew Lucas, MainArtist - William Houghton, MainArtist - St Albans Cathedral Choir, MainArtist
2023 First Hand Records 2023 First Hand Records
Christus factus est, WAB 11 (Anton Bruckner)
Anonymous, Lyricist - Anton BRUCKNER, Composer - Andrew Lucas, MainArtist - St Albans Cathedral Choir, MainArtist
2023 First Hand Records 2023 First Hand Records
Album review
A few of Anton Bruckner's Latin motets are performed often enough by choirs, but they're generally neglected even though Bruckner offered them with great sincerity and wrote them during all phases of his career. This reading by the St. Albans Cathedral Choir contains the favorites, like Locus iste, WAB 23, but also some motets that listeners won't have heard for a while. The most novel aspect is that these pieces are usually sung by mixed choirs, although there is some evidence that Bruckner had a choir with boys, like the St. Albans group, in mind. That may have been what drew listeners and put this album on classical best-seller charts in the summer of 2023. Another fresh factor is the ambiance of the cathedral, which Bruckner surely never experienced but which just as surely would have delighted him; its spaces are big enough to absorb Bruckner's waves of sound without muddying them, and the small First Hand Records label exploits it beautifully. Best of all is the high-level work by the 36-voice choir and its director, Andrew Lucas. This is not generally considered one of Britain's top-drawer cathedral choirs, but that may change with this release as the young singers navigate the pieces with dense textures (up to seven parts) while maintaining an accurate, limpid sound in the simpler pieces. This is a distinctive and satisfying Bruckner choral recording.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:50
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: St Albans Cathedral Choir Andrew Lucas Dewi Rees
- Composer: Anton Bruckner
- Label: First Hand Records
- Genre: Classical
2023 First Hand Records 2023 First Hand Records
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