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The Choir of Hereford Cathedral Directed by Geraint Bowen
Peter Dyke organ
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Description
This collection of works by Herbert Howells (1892–1983), recorded in the radiant acoustic of Hereford Cathedral, presents the three sets of evening canticles written for the cathedrals of the Three Choirs Festival, together with the complete canticles written for King’s College, Cambridge (‘Collegium Regale’) and the set of Four Anthems which includes his most popular choral work ‘Like as the hart’.
Track List
Te Deum & Jubilate (Collegium Regale)
11:31Te Deum
8:16Jubilate
3:05O pray for the peace of Jerusalem (No 1 of Four Anthems)
6:21Magnificat & Nunc dimittis (Gloucester Service)
10:30Magnificat
6:15Nunc dimittis
4:15We have heard with our ears (No 2 of Four Anthems)
4:36Magnificat & Nunc dimittis (Hereford Service)
8:47Magnificat
5:14Nunc dimittis
3:33Like as the hart (No 3 of Four Anthems)
6:07 Magnificat & Nunc dimittis (Worcester Service)
8:44 Magnificat
5:27Nunc dimittis
3::17Let God arise (No 4 of Four Anthems)
8:20 Magnificat & Nunc dimittis (Collegium Regale)
8:33Magnificat
4:49Nunc dimittis
3:44Production credits
Recorded in Hereford Cathedral by kind permission fo the Dean and Chapter on 20–22 January 2009
Recording producer and engineer: Gary Cole
Sample audio extracts
Reviews
‘Hereford Cathedral Choir performs with captivating vigour, fervour and attention to detail, in this bright acoustic where the producer/engineer Gary Cole (based in Wolverhampton) has managed to capture proceedings with impressive clarity.’ Birmingham Post 6 August 2009
‘If you like the chaste beauty of the English cathedral tradition, as I do, you will warm to this recital in the atmospheric acoustic of Hereford Cathedral.’ Financial Times 1.8 09
‘..a glowing recording by this fine choir, which features an impressive set of trebles’ The Observer 23.8.09