Rejoice, the Lord is king! - Great Hymns from Westminster Abbey
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Rejoice, the Lord is king! - Great Hymns from Westminster Abbey
Robert Quinney (organ), Julian Empett (bass), Jonathan Brown (bass) Westminster Abbey Choir, James O'Donnell
[ Hyperion / CD ]
Release Date: Monday 6 January 2014
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In this album, Westminster Abbey rings with the voices of the choir and organ lifted in the great hymns which, familiar to all, are a vital part of the English national character and history. The recording brings the experience of Abbey occasions-from royal weddings to state funerals to regular services-into the home.
The singing of hymns has its roots in the earliest days of the Christian church and remains a central part of the liturgy. In the Anglican church, and nowhere more so than in Westminster Abbey, this is a tradition that thrives, and where tunes from the sixteenth century sit happily alongside fervent Methodist outpourings, profound Victorian sentiment, the 'rediscoveries' of Vaughan Williams, and arrangements by the Abbey's musicians of today.
'The recording is first class. Engineer David Hinitt and producer Adrian Peacock have successfully captured the rich acoustics and yet achieved a clear reproduction of the voices and the mighty organ. Anyone who has ever been in Westminster Abbey should be overwhelmed by the lifelike sound picture. The generous programme is also finely contrasted … the quality of the singing is on a high level and Robert Quinney negotiates the organ accompaniments excellently' (MusicWeb International)
Tracks:
Vaughan Williams: The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune 'All people that on earth do dwell'
Sir John Goss; Alan Gray: Praise, my soul, the king of heaven! - Praise, my soul
Irvine, Jessie: The Lord's My Shepherd (Crimond)
William Penfro Rowlands; James O'Donnell: Love divine, all loves excelling - Blaenwern
John Hughes; James O'Donnell: Guide me, O thou great redeemer - Cwm Rhondda
George Frideric Handel; Robert Quinney: Rejoice, the Lord is king! - Gopsal
Henry Purcell; Christopher Robinson: Christ is made the sure foundation - Westminster Abbey
Orlando Gibbons; Robert Quinney: Love of the Father - Song 22
Gibbons, O: Drop, drop, slow tears - Song 46
Handel: Judas Maccabaeus: Thine be the glory
Howells: All my hope on God is founded
anon.: St Patrick's Breastplate
Sir Hubert Parry; Sir David Valentine Willcocks; John Scott: Dear Lord and Father of mankind - Repton
Parry: O praise ye the Lord
Wesley, S S: O Thou who camest from above (Hereford)
anon.: Let all mortal flesh keep silence - Picardy
William Croft; Robert Quinney; Alan Gray: O worship the king - Hanover
Ralph Vaughan Williams; Robert Quinney: I heard the voice of Jesus say - Kingsfold
and more
