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Howells : Requiem

~ Alex Ashworth (Bass), Herbert Howells (Composer), Christopher Robinson (Conductor), Iain Farrington (Organ), Sarah Blood (Soprano), et al.
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  • Conductor: Christopher Robinson
  • Composer: Herbert Howells
  • Audio CD (4 Oct 1999)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Naxos
  • ASIN: B000026D1K
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 26,493 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Magnificat and Nunc dimitis, St. Paul's: MagnificatChristopher Robinson 6:36£0.69
Listen  2. Magnificat and Nunc dimitis, St. Paul's: Nunc dimittisIain Farrington 4:59£0.69
Listen  3. Like as the hart: Like as the HartChristopher Robinson 5:06£0.69
Listen  4. Paean for OrganIain Farrington 6:04£0.69
Listen  5. Requiem: Salvator mundiChristopher Robinson 2:00£0.69
Listen  6. Requiem: Psalm 23Christopher Robinson 2:22£0.69
Listen  7. Requiem: Requiem aeternam (1)Christopher Robinson 2:53£0.69
Listen  8. Requiem: Psalm 121Christopher Robinson 2:23£0.69
Listen  9. Requiem: Requiem aeternam (2)Christopher Robinson 3:08£0.69
Listen10. Requiem: I Heard a Voice from HeavenChristopher Robinson 4:01£0.69
Listen11. Long, Long ago: Long, Long AgoChristopher Robinson 4:11£0.69
Listen12. Office of Holy Communion: KyrieChristopher Robinson 1:17£0.69
Listen13. Office of Holy Communion: CredoChristopher Robinson 5:48£0.69
Listen14. Office of Holy Communion: SanctusChristopher Robinson 2:08£0.69
Listen15. Office of Holy Communion: BenedictusChristopher Robinson 1:30£0.69
Listen16. Office of Holy Communion: Agnus DeiChristopher Robinson 1:45£0.69
Listen17. Office of Holy Communion: Gloria in ExcelsisChristopher Robinson 4:19£0.69
Listen18. Rhapsody,Op. 17, No. 3: Rhapsody No. 3 for OrganIain Farrington 7:23£0.69
Listen19. Take him, earth, for cherishing: Take Him, Earth, for CherishingChristopher Robinson 7:49£0.69


On this CD:
  1. Requiem
    Composed by Herbert Howells
    Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
    Conducted by Christopher Robinson

  2. Services, 'Collegium Regale'
    Composed by Herbert Howells
    Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
    with Ian Farrington
    Conducted by Christopher Robinson

  3. Evening Service, 'St Paul's Service'
    Composed by Herbert Howells
    Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
    with Ian Farrington
    Conducted by Christopher Robinson

  4. Like as the hart
    Composed by Herbert Howells
    Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
    Conducted by Christopher Robinson

  5. Long, long ago
    Composed by Herbert Howells
    Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
    Conducted by Christopher Robinson

  6. Take him, earth, for cherishing
    Composed by Herbert Howells
    Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
    Conducted by Christopher Robinson

  7. (3) Rhapsodies
    Composed by Herbert Howells
    with Ian Farrington

  8. Six Pieces
    Composed by Herbert Howells
    with Ian Farrington


Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review

One of the most gifted composers of his generation, Herbert Howells (1892-1983) once observed how "all through my life I've had this strange feeling that I somehow belonged to the Tudor period"; you can hear something of this deep-rooted quality in his sublime Christmas anthem of 1940, Long, Long Ago. If the incredibly moving motet Take Him, Earth, For Cherishing (written in 1963 for JFK's memorial service) remains probably the best-known piece here, the most substantial is surely the intensely personal Requiem (composed in 1933, but only published 48 years later), material from which resurfaces in Howells's 1938 choral masterpiece Hymnus Paradisi. Christopher Robinson and his exemplary St. John's forces lend equally sympathetic advocacy to the thrillingly sumptuous Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis written for St. Paul's Cathedral and the 1956 Communion Service based on material from the unforgettable 1943 Collegium Regale service that Howells wrote for King's College, Cambridge. Throw in fine performances by Iain Farrington of the Rhapsody No. 3 and Paean for organ (an instrument of which Howells was an absolute master) and you have a winner of an anthology, extremely well recorded. --Andrew Achenbach

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, 10 April 2002
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This recording is absolutely sublime - a must for anybody even remotely interested in English choral music. I bought it purely for the track "like as the hart," which has long been my favourite anthem, and I was not disappointed by the St. John's performance of it. However, the highlight of this CD for me is the singing of psalm 121; I have never heard it sung like this before. It is the most awe-inspiring piece and the voice of the baritone singing it is majestic. It would be worth ten times the price to hear this. I can honestly recommend this to you as an amazing buy.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Howells, master of 20th century church music, 29 Jan 2004
Herbert Howells music is a must for all interested in choir church music. His quiet and complex harmonies hit those special nerves that make you shiver in delight!
I strongly recommend his music to all.

His Requiem my favourite work on this disc. I am not overly pleased at the low tempo on this recording, but it is still immensely enjoyable.

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended; but check liner-notes for accuracy., 13 Nov 1999
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Highly recommended CD in choice of music and in general execution: a wonderful bargain at only £4.99. May I correct a surprising error in the liner-notes. Famously, and for very many years, Howells was closely connected with London's Royal College of Music, not the Royal Academy, as stated more than once in the notes. This CD will no doubt achieve world-wide sales:it seems to me to be of some importance to be factually accurate concerning such a leading English composer. Enjoy the music! - at any price, a must-have CD.
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5.0 out of 5 stars a truly beautiful and timeless gem of choral and organ repertoire
This is surely the finest recording of Howells' beautiful Requiem, which was originally written for Kings' College Cambridge, and not in memory of his son, Michael, as previously... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Thomas Neal

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful music
Much to my loss, I have come (relatively) late to English Choral music; it really is wonderful. Listen to the "glory be" after the magnificat and nunc dimittis, its ecstatic... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Aquinas

4.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as the vasari singers recording.
I felt that this performance, whilst being highly accurate, lacked the subtle emotional quality and elasticity of the recording by the Vasari singers. Read more
Published on 14 May 2003 by Dickon Kelly

5.0 out of 5 stars Expensive music on a cheap label
St John's choir is renowned amongst the cognoscenti as the better of Cambridge University's two choirs (although both are now faced with stiff competition in the shape of the... Read more
Published on 28 Oct 1999

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