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CDP12101

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Recording details: June 1999
Wells Cathedral, United Kingdom
Produced by Mark Brown
Engineered by Antony Howell & Julian Millard
Release date: November 1999
Total duration: 65 minutes 8 seconds

'The time spent listening to it has been delightful. Tone, enunciation, resourcefulness of arrangement and accompaniment, all are exemplary' (Gramophone)

The English Hymn, Vol. 1 – Christ Triumphant
Great hymn tunes of the twentieth century
Wells Cathedral Choir, Rupert Gough (organ), Malcolm Archer (conductor)
1
Guiting Power 'Christ triumphant, ever reigning'  [3'15]  John Barnard (b1948)
2
Coe Fen 'How shall I sing that majesty'  [3'59]  Ken Naylor (1931-1991)
3
Old Yeavering 'Like a mighty river flowing'  [2'12]  Noël Tredinnick (b1949)
4
Cypress Court 'Father, hear the prayer we offer'  [2'22]  Barry Ferguson (b1942)
5
Thaxted 'I vow to thee, my country'  [2'31]  Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
6
Bow Brickhill 'We sing the praise of him who died'  [3'04]  Sir Sydney Hugo Nicholson (1875-1947)
7
I, the Lord of sea and sky 'Here I am Lord'  [4'28]  Daniel L Schutte (b1947)
8
Michael 'All my hope on God is founded'  [2'43]  Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
9
San Rocco 'Give me the wings of faith to rise'  [2'19]  Derek Williams (b1945)
10
Living Lord 'Lord Jesus Christ'  [2'38]  Patrick Appleford (b1925)
11
Sine nomine 'For all the Saints who from their labours rest'  [4'16]  Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
12
Love Unknown 'My song is love unknown'  [3'05]  John Ireland (1879-1962)
13
Vicars' Close 'Praise the Lord of heaven'  [2'18]  Malcolm Archer (b1952)
14
Abbot's Leigh 'Glorious things of thee are spoken'  [3'21]  Cyril Taylor (1907-1991)
15
Down Ampney 'Come down, O Love divine'  [3'16]  Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
16
Highwood 'Hark what a sound, and too divine for hearing'  [2'51]  Richard Runciman Terry (1865-1938)
17
Redland 'King of Glory, King of Peace'  [2'12]  Malcolm Archer (b1952)
18
Salisbury 'Holy Spirit, ever dwelling'  [2'41]  Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
19
East Acklam 'For the fruits of his creation'  [2'28]  Francis Jackson (b1917)
20
Alberta 'Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom'  [2'30]  Sir William Harris (1883-1973)
21
Lord of the Years 'Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided'  [3'06]  Michael Baughen (1830-?), arr. David Iliff (b?)
22
Thornbury 'Thy hand, O God, has guided'  [3'33]  Basil Harwood (1859-1949)
This CD launches yet another Hyperion series. This time we are turning our attention to the rich heritage of music sung in the Anglican church, the English hymn, which has never been systematically preserved on disc. The hymns are recorded by the mixed voices of Wells Cathedral Choir under their director, Malcolm Archer, who has made a speciality of the music and is the composer of one of the hymns. This first CD presents 22 familiar hymns from the 20th Century. Composers include Vaughan Williams, John Ireland and Herbert Howells.

 
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