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Track Listings
| 1. Requiem |
| 2. I sing of a mayden |
| 3. When to the temple Mary went |
| 4. Lovely tear of lovely eye |
| 5. Hail, star of the sea most radiant |
| 6. Downing Service |
| 7. Pilgrim Jesus |
| 8. The Nine Gifts - Jonathan Vaughn/Wells Cathedral Choir |
| 9. Jesus, springing - Wells Cathedral Choir |
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As a choral director and composer Bob Chilcott (b 1955) is revered. He understands choirs and gets the best from them. Little wonder. He himself is a cradle-chorister: as a boy he sang the Pie Jesu solo in the Choir of King's College, Cambridge's bestselling 1967 recording of Fauré's Requiem, stayed on as a choral scholar and eventually joined the King's Singers for 12 years as a tenor. His Requiem (2010), mostly set to Latin texts, pays homage to its great predecessors yet has its own distinctive, serene, meditative quality, beautifully rendered by the mixed voices of Wells Cathedral Choir, Laurie Ashworth (soprano) and Andrew Staples (tenor). --Observer,25/03/12
Impassioned and beautiful performances throughout this delightful disc. --Gramophone,June'12
There's plenty of fluid writing for the choir and two excellent soloists, whose interaction produces ravishing textures. Performance *** Recording ***** --BBC Music Magazine, June'12
Matthew Owens directs superlative performances from the choir, instrumentalists from the Nash Ensemble and organist Jonathan Vaughan. --IRR,June'12
Impassioned and beautiful performances throughout this delightful disc. --Gramophone,June'12
There's plenty of fluid writing for the choir and two excellent soloists, whose interaction produces ravishing textures. Performance *** Recording ***** --BBC Music Magazine, June'12
Matthew Owens directs superlative performances from the choir, instrumentalists from the Nash Ensemble and organist Jonathan Vaughan. --IRR,June'12
Product Description
Requiem - I sing of a mayden - When to the temple Mary went - Lovely tear of lovely eye - Hail, star of the sea most radiant - Downing Service.... / Wells Cathedral Choir - The Nash Ensemble - Matthew Owens, direction
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Entartete Musik
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
Chilcott's 2010 Requiem is a measured work - eschewing the high drama of many of his predecessors - it nevertheless poses a considerable challenge to its performers. The unbending legato and long breathless phrases stretch the Wells top line. If their energy flags once in a while, the sound is consistently amiable. And that same poise can be found in the Nash Ensemble and Jonathan Vaughn's accompaniment, as well as measured contributions from soprano Laurie Ashworth and tenor Andy Staples.
Yet while the Requiem offers a soothingly passive experience - the 'Pie Jesu' is an absolutely gem - the disc as a whole outstays its welcome. Chilcott's constantly contented response to faith sits uneasily with the our world. Outside the equivocal context of his Requiem, the listener will find little jeopardy in Chilcott's musical world.
Yet while the Requiem offers a soothingly passive experience - the 'Pie Jesu' is an absolutely gem - the disc as a whole outstays its welcome. Chilcott's constantly contented response to faith sits uneasily with the our world. Outside the equivocal context of his Requiem, the listener will find little jeopardy in Chilcott's musical world.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Kludge
Format:Audio CD
Anyone looking for an antidote to Military Wives should try this. Proper choral music with a populist heart. Every choir in the country should be performing this music. Beautifully performed as well.
By justvisitin'
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is sensitive, moving, beautiful music in a wonderful performance by the choir of Wells Cathedral. Very easy to listen to, and very lovely.
By annispaul
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is an excellent recording with lots of good choral music in addition to the requiem, totalling about 80 minutes listening.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By 1524lily
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Bought this as a rehearsal aid, my choir was singing it in a concert and I was unfamiliar with Bob Chilcott. It's a lovely piece, makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up! Thoroughly enjoyed it - and the concert was a sell-out!
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By number one
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
in the style of a cassical requiem
it is okay but not as good as it has been
reviewed in the press
it is okay but not as good as it has been
reviewed in the press
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