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Hail, Gladdening Light

~ Anonymous (Composer), Henry Purcell (Composer), John Amner (Composer), Thomas Tomkins (Composer), John Rutter (Conductor), et al.

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Orchestra: Cambridge Singers
Conductor: John Rutter
Composer: Anonymous, Henry Purcell, John Amner, Thomas Tomkins
Audio CD (3 Jan 1996)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Collegium
ASIN: B0000031HJ
Other Editions: Audio Cassette

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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1. Rejoice In The Lord
2. Remember Not, Lord, Our Offences
3. Come, Let's Rejoice
4. When David Heard
5. I Sat Down Under His Shadow
6. These Are They That Follow The Lamb
7. Christe Jesu, Pastor Bone
8. O Beatum Et Sacrosanctum Diem
9. Nunc Dimittis
10. O Vos Omnes
11. Factum Est Silentium
12. Justorum Animae
13. Hail, Gladdening Light
14. A Hymn To The Mother Of God
15. Hymn For The Dormition Of The Mother Of God
16. They Are At Rest
17. A Litany
18. Nolo Mortem Peccatoris
19. O Nata Lux
20. Loving Shephard Of Thy Sheep
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Rejoice in the Lord alway
Composed by Anonymous
Performed by Cambridge Singers
Conducted by John Rutter
Remember not, Lord, our offences
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Cambridge Singers
Conducted by John Rutter
Come, let's rejoice
Composed by John Amner
Performed by Cambridge Singers
Conducted by John Rutter
When David heard
Composed by Thomas Tomkins
Performed by Cambridge Singers
Conducted by John Rutter
I sat down under his shadow
Composed by Sir Edward C Bairstow
Performed by Cambridge Singers
Conducted by John Rutter
These are they which follow the Lamb
Composed by Sir John Goss
Performed by Cambridge Singers
Conducted by John Rutter
Christe Jesu, pastor bone
Composed by John Taverner
Performed by Cambridge Singers
Conducted by John Rutter
O beatum et sacrosanctum diem
Composed by Peter Philips
Performed by Cambridge Singers
Conducted by John Rutter
Nunc dimittis
Composed by Herbert Howells
Performed by Cambridge Singers
Conducted by John Rutter
O vos omnes
Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performed by Cambridge Singers
Conducted by John Rutter
Cantica sacra
Composed by Richard Dering
Performed by Cambridge Singers
Conducted by John Rutter
(3) Motets
Composed by Charles Villiers Stanford
Performed by Cambridge Singers
Conducted by John Rutter
Hail, gladdening light
Composed by Charles Wood
Performed by Cambridge Singers
Conducted by John Rutter
(2) Hymns to the Mother of God
Composed by John Tavener
Performed by Cambridge Singers
Conducted by John Rutter
Hymn for the Dormition of the Mother of God
Composed by John Tavener
Performed by Cambridge Singers
Conducted by John Rutter
They are at rest
Composed by Sir Edward Elgar
Performed by Cambridge Singers
Conducted by John Rutter
(A) Litany, 'Drop, drop slow tears'
Composed by William Walton
Performed by Cambridge Singers
Conducted by John Rutter
Nolo mortem peccatoris
Composed by Thomas Morley
Performed by Cambridge Singers
Conducted by John Rutter
O nata lux de lumine
Composed by Thomas Tallis
Performed by Cambridge Singers
Conducted by John Rutter
Loving Shepherd of Thy Sheep
Composed by John Rutter
Performed by Cambridge Singers
Conducted by John Rutter
(The) Lord's Prayer
Composed by Robert Stone
Performed by Cambridge Singers
Conducted by John Rutter
In manus tuas I
Composed by John Sheppard
Performed by Cambridge Singers
Conducted by John Rutter
Bring us, O Lord God
Composed by Sir William Harris
Performed by Cambridge Singers
Conducted by John Rutter

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5.0 out of 5 stars Eternal light, 5 Jan 2006

By	Kurt Messick "FrKurt Messick" (London, SW1) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

Recorded in the Lady Chapel of Ely Cathedral, the Cambridge Singers under the direction of John Rutter produced a duo of discs dedicated to Music of the English Church with this title, 'Hail, Gladdening Light', and its companion piece, 'Faire is the Heaven'. The title of this disc derives from modern hymn (Charles Wood, in the early twentieth century) set to a more ancient text - a good example of the pairing of the ancient and the modern, the traditional and the timely.

--Music--
This is all unaccompanied music, sung in a cathedral chapel acoustically suited for such music. There are six Latin motets, set by composers such as Taverner, Howells, Stanford, Vaughan Williams, Philips and Dering. Anthens and Introits include notables Tomkins and Purcell, and lesser-known composers such as Amner, Bairstow and Goss. Hymns span the range from old to modern, including a hymn by John Rutter himself. The disc ends with three prayer settings, including one by the underappreciated John Sheppard, and another from William Harris, whose hymn serves as the title to the companion disc. These anthems and hymns show a powerful range of music, yet show a consistent tone also that makes it rather distinctive of the music of the English church.

The group's power and grace is second to none, particularly when singing this kind of music in a place such as Ely Cathedral, arguably the most natural of settings possible.

--Liner Notes--
The notes for this recording include the titles and words of each anthem or hymn. The notes for each piece also includes brief biographical information of the composer, and unique information about each work, when particular composers are represented more than once. One thing conspicuously missing is any biographical information about John Rutter, or any descriptive information about the Cambridge Singers apart from the most basic of information (only two sentences!).

--John Rutter--
Rutter was born in London and educated at Clare College, Cambridge. This was where his career as a composer, arranger and conductor began. His early work was with groups at King's College Chapel at Cambridge as well as the Bath Choir and Philharmonic Orchestra. He has worked for the BBC providing music for educational series such as 'The Archaeology of the Bible Lands', until in 1979 he began forming the Cambridge Singers, and has continued a remarkable career of performance and recording as their director ever since.

--The Cambridge Singers--
The Cambridge Singers are a mixed choir of voices, many of whom were members of choir of Rutter's college, Clare College, Cambridge. While they specialise in English and Latin liturgical pieces, they have a wide range of recordings that span from modern compositions (including a remarkable requiem by Rutter) to English folk songs of the Middle Ages. Many are former members of the choir of Clare College and other Cambridge collegiate choirs (hence the name, Cambridge Singers). In the quarter-century since the founding, the Cambridge Singers have produced an impressive body of recordings.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Timeless music, 5 Oct 2001

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The Cambridge Singers under John Rutter are once again in fine voice on this recording. Their clarity of sound and faultless blend make this compliation a pleasure to listen to...but...
It's not all perfection. Just occasionally you feel like there needs to be a little more edge to the sound, for example in Charles Wood's Hail Gladdening Light. The Cambridge Singers have faultless diction and tuning but I just feel that they could be a little more exciting on occasion. Nevertheless for fans of the unaccompanied English Anthem; they don't come much better than this.

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