Choirs of Angels: Music from the Eton Choirbook, Vol. 2
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BROWNE / CORNYSH / DAVY / LAMBE / WYLKYNSON
Choirs of Angels: Music from the Eton Choirbook, Vol. 2
Choir Of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, Stephen Darlington
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Release Date: Monday 18 March 2013
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The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, under the direction of Stephen Darlington, gives glorious renderings of rich 15th-century English sacred music from the Eton Choirbook, by Browne, Cornysh, Davy, Lambe and Wylkynson.
Following a critically acclaimed recording of music from the Eton Choirbook, More Divine Than Human (AV2167), The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford returns with a second volume from the vast collection of 15th-century English sacred music, Choirs of Angels. The works range from John Browne's richly scored eight-part O Maria salvatoris mater, the first piece in the Eton Choirbook, to William Cornysh's exquisite miniature Ave Maria mater Dei, the choirbook's shortest work. The compositional range in the Eton Choirbook demands extraordinary virtuosity from its performers, and Stephen Darlington and his choir of men and boys do this glorious music tremendous justice.
Critical acclaim for The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford's More Divine Than Human (AV2167):
"A disc to send the spirits soaring. Glorious beyond words." - Gramophone, Best of 2009
"Hugely appealing...natural, spacious, rich, expressive performances." - The Sunday Times
"They do a fantastic job and the soundworld is terrific." - BBC Music Magazine
GRAMOPHONE AWARD FINALIST 2013: Early Music
"the performances here are undoubtedly among the best. Partly this is because the pace is well-judged and spacious...and the voices are exceptionally nimble and focused...[Browne's] O Maria evinces a glorious sound from this accomplished choir, a sound to which the recording techniques do full justice."
(BBC Music)
"the distinctive Christ Church sound is not lost - and distinctive it most certainly is. The boys, in particular, sound as they always have under Stephen Darlington, singing with confident healthily open voices that allow them to ascend through phrases and create a gloriously soaring effect"
(Gramophone)
Tracks:
Browne, J:
O Maria salvatoris mater
Cornysh the elder:
Ave Maria Mater Dei
Davy, R:
Salve Jesu mater vera a 5
Lambe:
O Maria plena gracia a 6
Wylkynson:
Salve Regina
