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Lighten our Darkness-Music For The Close Of Day/ John Rutter [CD]

Cambridge Singers Audio CD
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The Cambridge Singers are a mixed-voice chamber choir, formed in 1981 by their director John Rutter for the express purpose of making recordings.

The nucleus of the group was originally provided by former members of the chapel choir of Clare College, Cambridge (where John Rutter was Director of Music from 1975-79), supplemented by former members of other collegiate choirs. Today the choir is one of… Read more in Amazon's Cambridge Singers Store

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  • Conductor: John Rutter
  • Composer: Francisco Guerrero, Jacobus Handl, John Sheppard, Joseph Rheinberger, Orlande de Lassus, et al.
  • Audio CD (2 Oct 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Collegium
  • ASIN: B000I2IS5Y
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 101,561 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Songs from this album are available to purchase as MP3s. Click on "Buy MP3" or view the MP3 Album.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         


Disc 1:

Samples
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. In paceCambridge Singers 5:19£0.59
Listen  2. Libera nos, salva nosCambridge Singers 3:52£0.59
Listen  3. Sacrae cantiones: Justorum animaeCambridge Singers 3:11£0.59
Listen  4. Pater nosterCambridge Singers 4:26£0.59
Listen  5. O Lord, the Maker of all thingCambridge Singers 2:55£0.59
Listen  6. Visita quaesumus, Domine: Visita, quaesumus DomineCambridge Singers 5:09£0.59
Listen  7. AbendliedCambridge Singers 3:31£0.59
Listen  8. O Christ who art the light and dayCambridge Singers 4:32£0.59
Listen  9. O gladsome lightCambridge Singers 1:58£0.59
Listen10. Te lucis ante terminumCambridge Singers 2:31£0.59
Listen11. Alma Redemptoris MaterCambridge Singers 6:57£0.59
Listen12. Ave regina caelorum: Ave Regina caelorumCambridge Singers 3:22£0.59
Listen13. Regina caeli laetareCambridge Singers 3:39£0.59
Listen14. Salve ReginaCambridge Singers10:37Album Only
Listen15. Ave MariaCambridge Singers 5:11£0.59
Listen16. All-night Vigil, Op. 37, "Vespers": Bogoroditsye Dyevo (Ave Maria)Cambridge Singers 2:45£0.59
Listen17. In manus tuasCambridge Singers 3:30£0.59
Listen18. In manus tuasCambridge Singers 3:56£0.59


Disc 2:

Samples
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Opening Sentences and ResponsesJohn Harte 1:30£0.59
Listen  2. Psalm 91Cambridge Singers 5:22£0.59
Listen  3. Lesson: Come unto meJohn Harte0:28£0.59
Listen  4. Respond: Into thy handsSimon Wall 1:13£0.59
Listen  5. Hymn: Before the ending of the dayCambridge Singers 1:28£0.59
Listen  6. Keep me as the apple of an eye - Nunc dimittisSimon Wall 2:40£0.59
Listen  7. The Apostles' Creed - Lord's PrayerSimon Wall 3:01£0.59
Listen  8. Versicles and ResponsesSimon Wall 1:08£0.59
Listen  9. Confession and AbsolutionSimon Wall0:56£0.59
Listen10. Responses and CollectsJohn Harte 3:20£0.59
Listen11. We will lay us down in peaceSimon Wall0:51£0.59
Listen12. Closing Responses and BlessingJohn Harte0:37£0.59


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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
With wonted favour 10 Mar 2008
Format:Audio CD
The Cambridge Singers have managed to produce one of the most sublime, peaceful yet uplifting choral CDs of recent years.

The first disc alone would be worth the very reasonable asking price for this CD, chock full of wonderful harmonies that wrap themselves around each other leading even the most harrassed of individuals to calm by the end of a handful of tracks.

But it is the second disc which excited me most. I fondly remember singing compline each Thursday night in my college chapel as a student by candle-light. Whilst this disc can't quite bring to life the smell of gently burning wax, it can still induce the same effect as singing compline itself - a prayerful, devotional and restful way to end the day. Recordings of this service are hard to come by, other than perhaps a few discs in latin. This is a superb rendition of what is, in essence, the 1928 Prayer Book version.

Recommended for all, whether you're just looking for a superb choral disc or have a fondness for the service of compline itself.
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Calming Compline 25 May 2009
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The Cambridge Singers are great with peaceful, but not morose CD.

The first disc is well worth the price for this CD, full of wonderful harmonies very calming. Heard lots of folk like compline and can see why. This is a good way to end the day.

Great choral disc. They rival the Sixteen
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Marvelous 19 Jan 2007
By compassrose - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
This is superb a capella singing. Each note, each syllable, is just right. John Rutter has a genius for writing and, as is the case here, performing religious choral music. The sound is gorgeous. Highest recommendation.
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ravishing... 2 July 2007
By Ronald W. Kirchhoff - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
if this recording is not on your short list of things to hear/do, it should be.
the Byrd setting of "Oh Christ who art our light and day" is one of the loveliest things that I have ever heard.
I play it ever day at the same, appointed hour; so comforting, so beautifully well-sung.
the Compline setting on Disc 2 is pretty memorable, too.
a strong rec.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Lighten our darkness CD 21 Oct 2007
By Martin Rumscheidt - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
The singing of John Rutter's choir in Cambridge is fantastic. The quality of the disc is most satisfying. And Amazon's service, as ever, impeccable.
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