Description
A glorious debut recording from the Bristol University Singers, dedicated to works in praise of the Virgin Mary. The programme contrasts Marian music from sixteenth century, with pieces from the twentieth, and twenty-first, centuries. Masterworks from the Renaissance by Victoria and Guerrero are interspersed with compositions by Howells, Villette, and new works by David Bednall and John Pickard.
Track List
1
Alma Redemptoris a8 — Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548–1611)
4:53
2
Salve Regina — Herbert Howells (1892–1983)
5:00
3
Regina caeli a8 — Victoria
4:15
4
Salve Regina — Pierre Villette (1926–98)
3:15
5
Tota pulchra es, Maria a6 — Francisco Guerrero (1528–99)
5:21
6
Ave Regina caelorum a8 — Victoria
3:33
7
Salve Regina — David Bednall (b.1979)
3:45
8
Trahe me post te, Virgo Maria — Guerrero
3:57
9
Hymne à la Vierge — Villette
4:47
10
Ave maria, gratia plena a8 — Victoria
3:46
Three Latin Motets — John Pickard (b.1963)
8:40
12
Te lucis ante terminum*
3:14
13
Ubi caritas et amor
3:07
14
Ave maris stella — Pickard
4:51
15
Salve Regina a8 — Victoria
8:27
*First recording
Total Playing time: 64:32
Production credits
Recorded in the Chapel of St Augustine, St Monica Trust, Bristol, 15th–16th June, 2013
Recording, editing, and mastering: Jonathan Scott
Recording assistant: Chris Charles
Producers: Jonathan Scott, David Allinson, and David Bednall
Reviews
This chamber choir excels in the clean, but expressive vocal lines of the Renaissance masterpieces and also displays wonderful control of dynamics in the more recent repertoire. Another fine recording from Regent. Highly recommended.’ Sydney Organ Journal Spring 2015
