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Rejoice in the Lamb
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
Conducted by Christopher Robinson
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Te Deum in C
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
Conducted by Christopher Robinson
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Jubilate Deo in C
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
Conducted by Christopher Robinson
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Antiphon
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
Conducted by Christopher Robinson
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(A) Hymn to the Virgin
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
Conducted by Christopher Robinson
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Festival Te Deum
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
Conducted by Christopher Robinson
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Missa brevis in D
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
Conducted by Christopher Robinson
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Hymn to St Peter
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
Conducted by Christopher Robinson
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(A) Hymn of St Columba, 'Regis regum rectissimi'
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
Conducted by Christopher Robinson
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Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Vittoria
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
Conducted by Christopher Robinson
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Hymn to St Cecilia
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
Conducted by Christopher Robinson
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Naxos's previous release of the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, performing works by Herbert Howells, was widely recognised as an outstanding bargain and rightly so. This latest offering from the same choir is no less impressive. The singing is alert, committed, rhythmically incisive, full of character (most of all in that minor masterpiece Rejoice in the Lamb) with excellent blend and unanimity, clear and colourful vowels (if occasionally a shade exaggerated) and tremendous reserves of power for dramatic moments, all blessed with an ideal acoustic and superb support from the (assumed) organist Iain Farrington. The many solo parts are for the most part well covered--I especially enjoyed Benedict Giles considering his cat, Jeffrey, in Rejoice in the Lamb. Minor quibbles: perhaps there is marginally less assurance in the a cappella works, such as A Hymn to the Virgin and some of the rhythmic articulation in the Missa Brevis is a touch affected. The menu includes such slightly less-well-known works as the Festival Te Deum and the intriguing men-and-angels Antiphon of 1956. All in all, Britten--Choral Works is an impressive reminder that Britten was as committed as Howells to the English church music tradition--a fitting vessel for his passionate belief that his art should be "useful". --Andrew Green
Naxos's previous release of the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge, performing works by Herbert Howells, was widely recognised as an outstanding bargain and rightly so. This latest offering from the same choir is no less impressive. The singing is alert, committed, rhythmically incisive, full of character (most of all in that minor masterpiece Rejoice in the Lamb) with excellent blend and unanimity, clear and colourful vowels (if occasionally a shade exaggerated) and tremendous reserves of power for dramatic moments, all blessed with an ideal acoustic and superb support from the (assumed) organist Iain Farrington. The many solo parts are for the most part well covered--I especially enjoyed Benedict Giles considering his cat, Jeffrey, in Rejoice in the Lamb. Minor quibbles: perhaps there is marginally less assurance in the a cappella works, such as A Hymn to the Virgin and some of the rhythmic articulation in the Missa Brevis is a touch affected. The menu includes such slightly less-well-known works as the Festival Te Deum and the intriguing men-and-angels Antiphon of 1956. All in all, Britten--Choral Works is an impressive reminder that Britten was as committed as Howells to the English church music tradition--a fitting vessel for his passionate belief that his art should be "useful". --Andrew Green
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