The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Directed by Stephen Cleobury
Released 1 June 2015
1CD
£8.50
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The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Directed by Stephen Cleobury
Released 1 June 2015
1CD
Out of stock
The tracks on this album were recorded live during Evensong services in the 2013-2014 academic year, as part of the College’s regular Chapel webcasts. This collection provides a snapshot of the ensemble during a fleeting moment in its five-century history, and a glimpse of the daily music making that is so integral to life at King’s.
The recordings were made during services using a state-of-the-art recording system concealed in the roof, vestry and organ loft, with microphones suspended discreetly above the choir stalls.
“Precise and graceful singing” – The Guardian
1 | Loquebantur variis linguis | 05:12 | Tallis, Thomas |
2 | Videte miraculum | 10:04 | Tallis, Thomas |
3 | Ave Maria | 04:17 | Parsons, Robert |
4 | Magnificat | 04:17 | Swayne, Giles |
5 | Totus Tuus | 09:44 | Górecki, Henryk |
Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël | |||
6 | i. O magnum mysterium | 02:51 | Poulenc, Francis |
7 | ii. Quem vidistis pastores dicite | 02:40 | Poulenc, Francis |
8 | iii. Videntes stellam | 02:38 | Poulenc, Francis |
9 | iv. Hodie Christus natus est | 02:24 | Poulenc, Francis |
10 | Hear my prayer | 10:39 | Mendelssohn, Felix |
11 | Hear my words, ye people | 14:35 | Parry, Sir Charles Hubert Hastings |
12 | Antiphon (from Five Mystical Songs) | 03:30 | Vaughan Williams, Ralph |
13 | Litanies | 05:35 | Alain, Jehan |
Total playing time – 78:26 |
Recorded at 44.1kHz 24-bit PCM stereo in the Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge, by kind permission of the Provost and Fellows, between May 2013 and March 2014.
Producer & Engineer Benjamin Sheen
Mastering Benjamin Sheen