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Treasures of Christ Church | Avie AV2215

Treasures of Christ Church

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Label: Avie

Cat No: AV2215

Barcode: 0822252221527

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 19th September 2011

Contents

About

'Treasures of Christ Church' is a newly recorded, special collection of 500 years of English choral music sung from original manuscripts, uncovering the unique history of music at Christ Church from Tallis, Taverner, Handel, Purcell and Byrd through to world premieres from Rutter and Goodall. All of the composers on Treasures had an association with Christ Church (whose hallowed halls were famously seen in the Harry Potter films).

John Taverner, the most outstanding English composer of his time, was appointed Informator Choristarum of Cardinal College, Oxford in 1526, with the brief of establishing the foremost choral institution in the country. He succeeded magnificently and the tradition continues to this day at what is now known as Christ Church, Oxford. The Choir maintains a special and distinctive place within the great English choral tradition, with an unbroken, continuous tradition of glorious music-making for over five hundred years. Today the choir is renowned for its vibrant sound and artistic versatility, qualities that have been praised throughout the world.

Packaging features striking visuals with photographs of original manuscripts on pristinely preserved parchment and leather-bound, gold-embossed scores.

Contents:
1. Handel: Zadok the priest
2. Walton: Set me as a seal
3. Tallis: Salvator mundi
4. Purcell: O God thou are my God
5. Parsons: Ave Maria
6. Britten: Shepherd’s carol (Auden)
7. Howells: Like as the hart (dedicated to Thomas Armstrong, Organist of ChCh)
8. Taverner: Christe Jesu (with the Elizabeth text as in ChCh source)
9. Grier: My breath lies quiet
10. Warlock: Bethlehem down
11. Rutter: Canticle of the Heavenly City
12. Byrd: O Lord make thy servant Elizabeth
13. Darlington: Jacob’s ladder
14. Gibbons: Great Lord of Lords
15. Goodall: Veni, sancte spiritus
16. Weelkes: Hosanna

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