The Evening Hour: British Choral Music From the 16th and 20th Centuries

 
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The Evening Hour: British Choral Music From the 16th and 20th Centuries
Choir of Jesus College Cambridge, Mark Williams

[ Signum / CD ]

Release Date: Friday 5 February 2016

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The Choir of Jesus College Cambridge's album 'Evening Hour' blends a selection of ancient and modern works from the 16th and 20th Centuries, combining a selection of spiritual works on the theme of evening. This is the choir's fifth release on Signum. Previous discs by the Choir of Jesus College, Cambridge have drawn near universal praise from critics.

"The mixed voices of Jesus College Choir and the male voices of the Chapel Choir produce a gorgeous blended sound in their home chapel, captured vividly by the Signum engineers. The early works are particularly idiomatically sung, with lovely accounts of Sheppard's exquisite In manus tuas and Byrd's diaphanous Miserere. Robert Whyte's Christe qui lux es is also given a delicious reading." EarlyMusicReview

"Once again, as in the case of previous discs that I've heard, the singers of Jesus College give great pleasure and they are well supported by the two organists. The recording was engineered by Mike Hatch so it's no surprise to find that the sound is pleasing and truthful. There's a lot of lovely music on this CD to which Mark Williams and his excellent choirs do full justice." MusicWeb

Tracks:

1. God be in my head - Philip Radcliffe 1.29
2. Save us, O Lord - Edward Bairstow 4.56
3. In manus tuas - John Sheppard 4.02
4. Song at Evening - Richard Rodney Bennet 3.25
5. Miserere mihi Domine - William Byrd 2.49
6. Creator of the stars of night - Gabriel Jackson 3.52
7. The Lord is my Shepherd - Lennox Berkeley 4.43
8. Christe qui lux es et dies IV - Robert Whyte 6.03
9. Evening Hymn - Henry Balfour Gardiner 6.24
10. Behold thou hast made my days - Orlando Gibbons 5.30
11. Evening Watch - Gustav Holst 4.39
12. The Lord's Prayer - John Tavener 3.08
13. Bring us O Lord God - William Harris 4.09
14. In Pace - John Blitheman 4.14
15. Evening Prayers - Philip Moore 6.03
16. Miserere nostri - Thomas Tallis 3..22
17. Blessed city, heav'nly Salem - Edward Bairstow 9.10