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CLASSICAL AUDIO
· While the music of James Kent, Charles Avison, and Samuel
Webbe have largely fallen into obscurity, two centuries ago
these composers' works were highly sought-after. This
release aims to bring these carols back into the limelight.
·
This diverse array of pieces include some that have never
before been recorded. Harry Christophers writes: "With
this recording we have returned to our grass roots- choral
music...As well as being full of choruses from Handel
and Haydn oratorios, it also contains verse anthems by
composers such as Kent, Linley, and Chapple. There is some
absolutely beautiful solo writing in these verse anthems and
I do hope with this recording we bring them to life again."
·
"A flawless Creation... it's an exceptional account of the
oratorio from all points of view." (BBC Music Magazine on
Haydn: The Creation)
·
"Carols include Morten Lauridsen's sublime O magnum
mysterium. It's spectacularly sung here, five minutes of
slowly unfolding bliss, beautifully controlled... The disc
closes with Leontovich's bracing Carol of the Bells, finishing
with a resonant onomatopoeic "Bohm!" Glorious stuff." (The
Arts Desk on Joy to the World)
01. Kent: Hear My Prayer
02. Linley: Bow Down Thine Ear, O Lord
03. Avison: Sound the Loud Timbrel
04. Chapple: I Waited Patiently for the Lord
05. Webbe: When Winds Breathe Soft
06. Chapple: It is a Good Thing to Give Thanks
07. Russian Air: Hark! The Vesper Hymn is Stealing
08. Handel: Messiah: He was Cut Off, But Thou Didst Not Leave,
Lift Up Your Heads
09. Chapple: O Come, Let Us Sing Unto the Lord
10. Mozart: Almighty God When Round Thy Shrine
11. Kent: Who is this that Cometh from Edom?
12. Handel: Israle in Egypt: Moses and the Children of Israel,
the Lord Shall Reign, for the Host of Pharaoh, and Miriam the
Prophetess, Sing Ye to the Lord
13. Mendelssohn: Peace I Leave with You
TRACK LIST:
THE OLD COLONY
COLLECTION
COMPOSER:
Charles Avison · Samuel Chapple · George Frederic
Handel · James Kent · Thomas Linley · Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart · Samuel Webbe
ARTIST:
Handel and Haydn Society · Harry Christophers
(conductor)
COR16145 | 828021614521
1 CD | SRP:
US
$18.99
CA
$22.99
09/09/16
RELEASE DATE:
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