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Listeners who treasure the music written for English cathedrals in general and the music of Herbert Howells in particular will find much to enjoy on this 2008 release of music by Kenneth Leighton. With Matthew Owens leading the Wells Cathedral Choir, Leighton's earnest and well-written music sounds remarkably effective. Composed in a highly modal harmonic style, Leighton's music sounds distinctly of its postwar time. But because of its ardent style and often ecstatic expressivity, it also sounds distinctly timeless, with the ghosts of Byrd and Gibbons haunting its massive chorals. Four of the five works here are for chorus and orchestra, and in each of them, Owens and the Cathedral Choir turn in strongly expressive performances. Though the choir itself is divided between 23 children and 12 adults, Owens adroitly balances the ensemble so that Leighton's counterpoints and sonorities are clearly audible. For the fifth work, organist David Bednall turns in a contemplative performance of the Chorale Prelude Rockingham. Recorded in the Wells Cathedral, Hyperion's digital sound is atmospheric.
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Anonymous, Author - Kenneth Leighton, Composer - Isaac Watts, Author - Wells Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Matthew Owens, Conductor, MainArtist - David Bednall, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Hyperion Records Limited
Anonymous, Author - Kenneth Leighton, Composer - Isaac Watts, Author - Wells Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Matthew Owens, Conductor, MainArtist - Stephen Foulkes, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Bednall, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Hyperion Records Limited
Anonymous, Author - Kenneth Leighton, Composer - Isaac Watts, Author - Wells Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Matthew Owens, Conductor, MainArtist - David Bednall, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jacob Coton, Treble, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Hyperion Records Limited
Anonymous, Author - Kenneth Leighton, Composer - Isaac Watts, Author - Wells Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Matthew Owens, Conductor, MainArtist - Stephen Foulkes, Baritone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Bednall, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Hyperion Records Limited
Anonymous, Author - Kenneth Leighton, Composer - Isaac Watts, Author - Wells Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Matthew Owens, Conductor, MainArtist - David Bednall, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wells Cathedral School Chapel Choir, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Hyperion Records Limited
Kenneth Leighton, Composer - David Bednall, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Hyperion Records Limited
Kenneth Leighton, Composer - Wells Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Matthew Owens, Conductor, MainArtist - David Bednall, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jacqueline Froom, Author
℗ 2008 Hyperion Records Limited
Anonymous, Author - Kenneth Leighton, Composer - Wells Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Matthew Owens, Conductor, MainArtist - David Bednall, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Hyperion Records Limited
Anonymous, Author - Kenneth Leighton, Composer - Wells Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Matthew Owens, Conductor, MainArtist - David Bednall, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Hyperion Records Limited
Anonymous, Author - Kenneth Leighton, Composer - Wells Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Matthew Owens, Conductor, MainArtist - David Bednall, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Hyperion Records Limited
Anonymous, Author - Kenneth Leighton, Composer - Richard Crashaw, Author - Wells Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Matthew Owens, Conductor, MainArtist - David Bednall, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Author - Christopher Sheldrake, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bishop Reginald Heber, Author - Iain Milne, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Hyperion Records Limited
Anonymous, Author - Kenneth Leighton, Composer - Richard Crashaw, Author - Wells Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Matthew Owens, Conductor, MainArtist - David Bednall, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Author - Bishop Reginald Heber, Author - Wells Cathedral School Chapel Choir, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Hyperion Records Limited
Anonymous, Author - Kenneth Leighton, Composer - Richard Crashaw, Author - Wells Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Matthew Owens, Conductor, MainArtist - David Bednall, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Author - Bishop Reginald Heber, Author - Léonie Maxwell, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Hyperion Records Limited
Anonymous, Author - Kenneth Leighton, Composer - Richard Crashaw, Author - Wells Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Matthew Owens, Conductor, MainArtist - David Bednall, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Author - Christopher Sheldrake, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bishop Reginald Heber, Author - Iain Milne, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Hyperion Records Limited
Anonymous, Author - Kenneth Leighton, Composer - Richard Crashaw, Author - Wells Cathedral Choir, Choir, MainArtist - Matthew Owens, Conductor, MainArtist - David Bednall, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Author - Christopher Sheldrake, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bishop Reginald Heber, Author - Simon Clulow, Counter-Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Iain Milne, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Léonie Maxwell, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wells Cathedral School Chapel Choir, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Hyperion Records Limited
Album review
Listeners who treasure the music written for English cathedrals in general and the music of Herbert Howells in particular will find much to enjoy on this 2008 release of music by Kenneth Leighton. With Matthew Owens leading the Wells Cathedral Choir, Leighton's earnest and well-written music sounds remarkably effective. Composed in a highly modal harmonic style, Leighton's music sounds distinctly of its postwar time. But because of its ardent style and often ecstatic expressivity, it also sounds distinctly timeless, with the ghosts of Byrd and Gibbons haunting its massive chorals. Four of the five works here are for chorus and orchestra, and in each of them, Owens and the Cathedral Choir turn in strongly expressive performances. Though the choir itself is divided between 23 children and 12 adults, Owens adroitly balances the ensemble so that Leighton's counterpoints and sonorities are clearly audible. For the fifth work, organist David Bednall turns in a contemplative performance of the Chorale Prelude Rockingham. Recorded in the Wells Cathedral, Hyperion's digital sound is atmospheric.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:13
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Wells Cathedral Choir David Bednall Matthew Owens
- Composer: Kenneth Leighton
- Label: Hyperion
- Genre: Classical
© 2008 Hyperion Records Limited ℗ 2008 Hyperion Records Limited
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