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Song for Athene - Svyati and other Choral Works

~ Timothy Hugh (Cello), John Tavener (Composer), Christopher Robinson (Conductor)
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  • Conductor: Christopher Robinson
  • Composer: John Tavener
  • Audio CD (20 Nov 2000)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Naxos
  • ASIN: B000050XAG
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 34,937 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. God is with us: God is with Us: Christmas ProclamationChristopher Robinson 5:28£0.69
Listen  2. Song for AtheneChristopher Robinson 5:42£0.69
Listen  3. The Lamb (use): The LambChristopher Robinson 3:51£0.69
Listen  4. The TigerChristopher Robinson 5:22£0.69
Listen  5. Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis: MagnificatChristopher Robinson 7:35£0.69
Listen  6. Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis: Nunc DimittisChristopher Robinson 2:58£0.69
Listen  7. Funeral IkosChristopher Robinson 7:15£0.69
Listen  8. 2 Hymns to the Mother of God: Hymn to the Mother of GodChristopher Robinson 2:36£0.69
Listen  9. 2 Hymns to the Mother of God: Hymn for the Dormition of the Mother of GodChristopher Robinson 3:50£0.69
Listen10. Love bade me welcomeChristopher Robinson 4:56£0.69
Listen11. As one who has sleptChristopher Robinson 4:20£0.69
Listen12. The Lord's PrayerChristopher Robinson 3:34£0.69
Listen13. Svyati, "O Holy One": Svyati, 'O Holy One'Tim Hugh13:20Album Only

On this CD:
  1. God is with us
    Composed by John Tavener
    Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
    Conducted by Christopher Robinson

  2. Song for Athene
    Composed by John Tavener
    Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
    Conducted by Christopher Robinson

  3. (The) Lamb, 'Little Lamb, who made thee?'
    Composed by John Tavener
    Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
    Conducted by Christopher Robinson

  4. (The) Tiger
    Composed by John Tavener
    Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
    Conducted by Christopher Robinson

  5. Magnificat
    Composed by John Tavener
    Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
    Conducted by Christopher Robinson

  6. Funeral Ikos
    Composed by John Tavener
    Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
    Conducted by Christopher Robinson

  7. (2) Hymns to the Mother of God
    Composed by John Tavener
    Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
    Conducted by Christopher Robinson

  8. Love bade me welcome
    Composed by John Tavener
    Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
    Conducted by Christopher Robinson

  9. As One Who Has Slept
    Composed by John Tavener
    Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
    Conducted by Christopher Robinson

  10. (The) Lord's Prayer
    Composed by John Tavener
    Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
    Conducted by Christopher Robinson

  11. Svyati
    Composed by John Tavener
    Performed by Cambridge St John's College Choir
    with Tim Hugh
    Conducted by Christopher Robinson

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Since the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, John Tavener's simple and powerful Song for Athene has been recorded umpteen times and has thus become an excellent standard by which to judge all the choirs who have attempted it. The version by the Choir of Kings College Cambridge is hyper-sophisticated with plenty of vibrato from the boys; the Choir of New College Oxford recording is smoothly buttery and breathy; and the version here from the Choir of St John's College Cambridge (while slightly less accurate than the other two) is urgent and driven. The acoustic of the St John's Chapel is a tad less resonant than some of the other collegiate chapels, and contributes to the harder edge of the choir's sound, but it also focuses attention on the choir as a collection of individual voices in a way which is thrillingly unique. Here they are on excellent form, and approach Tavener's blend of cathedral mysticism and Eastern chant with an English sense of drama. The mix is alluring and makes for an attractive Tavener compilation. --Warwick Thompson

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent collection of John Tavener's work, 6 Feb 2001
By gmgardner@bcs.org.uk (Hoghton, Lancs, England) - See all my reviews
All the Tavener "standards" are here (Song for Athene, The Lamb etc.) plus some less common pieces. The Funeral Ikos is the most wonderful thing I've ever heard, the Christmas Proclamation is simply spine-tingling and the Magnificat heart-stopping. The Svyati to finish it with - excellent.....
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3.0 out of 5 stars beautiful but repetitive music, 20 Nov 2004
By Bernard Davis "Bernard Davis" (Birmingham, England) - See all my reviews
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On one level this is a great CD. Under the direction of Christopher Robinson the Choir of St John's College Cambridge have drunk deeply of the idiom of John Tavener's choral works, which combine Russian intensity with the classic British Choral tradition. They have transported themselves into his musical world and their performances are quite different than those on other CDs in this series of works by more conventionally British composers such as Stanford and Finzi: more urgent, more rapt, more other worldly.

On the other hand the limitations of John Tavener's style are revealed. He talks a good talk about the wrong turning western music took at the beginning of the modern era and about returning to an earlier universal musical purity. But what does he give us? By the time I am half way through this disc I feel that I am being sentenced to an hour of stair walking as I hear yet another ascent and descent of the same scales.

There is no doubt that taken one at a time these pieces are works of beauty. But taken together their repetitive nature is made obvious.

There are also problems with the sound levels on the first few tracks. On God With Us the intrusions by the organ towards the end are too loud, and in Song for Athene there is too great a dynamic range. These tracks require the listener to have one hand on the volume control. After that things improve.

There is one obvious piece of wrong information on the back cover of the CD. John Tavener is described as having a strong Greek Orthodox faith, when in fact he was a member of the Russian Orthodox Church for many years. The booklet notes are of a good standard and add to appreciation of the works

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4.0 out of 5 stars Music of Great Depth, Beautifully Performed, 1 Dec 2008
By Clifford (Weymouth, Dorset, UK) - See all my reviews
This is a lovely collection of Tavener's choral music, perfect for introducing a newcomer to his style and leaving him or her wanting more. It includes the `Song for Athene', made famous by the Diana, Princess of Wales funeral, but it offers many more pieces, such as `The Lamb', and `Svyati', which show an even broader aspect of Tavener's soothing, peaceful style. This is music with great depth, suitable for accompanying meditation, for listening in the dark, or for reaching towards an understanding of life. The choir of St John's College, Cambridge and Christopher Robinson achieve a sound that perfectly suits the music.
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