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The Cavaillé-Coll organ of St Ouen, Rouen. Colin Walsh organ | Senior Girls of Romsey Abbey Choir directed by George Richford
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Description
A unique project combining Cavaillé-Coll’s undisputed masterpiece, one of the finest organists of his generation, and a girls’ choir from an historic English former Benedictine convent, in French Marian music of the twentieth century for solo organ and upper voices.
Track List
Book I: Antiphons
Chant: Dum esset rex
0:35Antiphon 1: While the King sitteth at his table
3:31Chant: Laeva ejus sub capite meo
0:30Antiphon 2: His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me
3:00Chant: Nigra sum
0:32Antiphon 3: I am black but comely
3:55Chant: Jam hiems transit
0:35Antiphon 4: Lo, the winter is past
1:29Chant: Speciosa facta es
0:33Antiphon 5: How fair and how pleasant art thou
3:22Book II: Ave maris stella
Chant: Ave maris stella
0:34Ave maris stella 1 - organ: When the salutation Gabriel had spoken
1:33Chant: Solve vincla reis
0:31Ave maris stella 2 - organ: Jesu’s tender mother, make thy supplication
2:20Chant: Virgo singularis
0:31Ave maris stella 3 - organ: So now as we journey, aid our weak endeavour
2:08Chant: Sit laus Deo patri
0:41Ave maris stella 4 - organ: Amen (Finale)
2:18Book III: Magnificat
Chant: Antiphon to the Magnificat – Beatam me dicent
0:30Chant: Magnificat anima mea Dominum
0:13Magnificat 1 - organ: Et exultavit (Andante con moto)
2:52Chant: Quia respexit
0:21Magnificat 2 - organ: Quia fecit mihi magna (Maestoso)
2:21Chant: Et misericordia
0:19Magnificat 3 - organ: Fecit potentiam (Allegro con moto)
1:35Chant: Deposuit potentes
0:17Magnificat 4 - organ: Esurientes implevit bonis (Allegretto ma non troppo)
2:49Chant: Suscepit Israel
0:18Magnificat 5 - organ: Sicut locutus est (Misterioso e Adagiosissimo)
4:04Chant: Gloria Patri
0:18Magnificat 6 - organ: Gloria (Finale) (Allegro con fuoco)
2:07LILI BOULANGER | Pie Jesu (sung by unison voices)
4:42JEANNE DEMESSIEUX | Attende Domine No 3 from 12 Choral Preludes on Gregorian Chant Themes, Op 8
4:04JEANNE DEMESSIEUX | Rorate Caeli No 1 from 12 Choral Preludes on Gregorian Chant Themes, Op 8
2:40FRANCIS POULENC | Litanies à la Vierge Noire, FP 82
9:17Total playing time: 67:27
Production credits
Recorded on 17–18 July 2018 in St Ouen, Rouen
Recording producer and engineer: Gary Cole.
Assistant engineer: Andrew Gammon
Sample audio extracts
Reviews
‘In collective music-making of the highest quality, the programme’s contrasts between serene calm and passionate drama are vividly captured in Rouen’s pellucid acoustics… All-in-all, this is a highly satisfying recording of a compelling programme of music – a credit to all concerned.’ ★★★★★ Choir and Organ 2019
‘It is truly, an arresting and captivating aural experience in which that rare combination of outstanding performance, sumptuous recording and gorgeous music coalesce into something very special.’ MusicWeb February 2020 ‘
This is a recording of extraordinary beauty. The unaltered Cavaille-Coll at St Ouen is a musical wonder to behold; the liner notes testify to its very fragile condition, yet there is no hint of its remarkable sound being compromised in this recording. Colin Walsh’s playing is masterly…’ ★★★★ Organists’ Review March 2020
‘This is a sonic experience to be savored again and again, with repertoire, performers, and recording alike being of the highest quality. Most highly recommended.’ The American Organist July 2020
‘The combination of Cavaille- Coll’s Rouen masterpiece, the sensitive singing of the senior girls of Romsey Abbey choir and the perfectly- chosen repertoire would be enough to warrant a place in the library of many music lovers… Colin Walsh’s playing is, of course, vivid and impeccable…The choir gives an innately musical performance, both sensitive and dramatic. Great credit must be given to Gary Cole’s engineering of the disc as a whole, but especially of the Litanies, with perfect balance and ensemble of the choir and the organ far above them. Highly recommended.’ Sydney Organ Journal summer 2021