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Track(s) taken from CDA67325
Venite, exsultemus, S58
composer
1700; performance materials prepared by Dr Lionel Sawkins
author of text
Psalm 95
Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey Skidmore (conductor)
Recording details: October 2001
St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Mark Brown
Engineered by Julian Millard
Release date: October 2002
Total duration: 27 minutes 22 seconds
Cover artwork: Apotheosis of King Louis XIV of France by Charles Le Brun (1619-1690)
Musée Ingres, Montauban, France / Bridgeman Art Library, London
St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Mark Brown
Engineered by Julian Millard
Release date: October 2002
Total duration: 27 minutes 22 seconds
Cover artwork: Apotheosis of King Louis XIV of France by Charles Le Brun (1619-1690)
Musée Ingres, Montauban, France / Bridgeman Art Library, London
Reviews
'This CD will do much to further De Lalande's reputation … gripping choral singing … stylish playing … highly attractive' (BBC Radio 3 CD Review)
'Jeffrey Skidmore and the orchestra and choir…perform these works stylishly, executing decorations with a gentle, almost casual swagger and responding to the shape and stress of phrase as if to the Gallic manner born. The soloists, an impressive line-up of Baroque specialists, more than live up to their reputation' (BBC Music Magazine)
'Treat yourselves and stand by to be impressed by all concerned' (Early Music Review)
'Wow! This is a thrilling release, of proud and sparkling music, performed with evangelical fervour and presented in recorded sound that’s as good as it can get … if you’ve never bought a CD of French Baroque in your life before, here’s the place to start' (International Record Review)
'These are early music performances of the highest standard … this recording will delight admirers of the French baroque, and I would not hesitate to recommend it to more general listeners' (American Record Guide)
'the performances are of supreme quality … both for its outstanding musical and executant qualities it demands a place on the shelves of anyone interested in Baroque choral music' (Fanfare, USA)
'Ex Cathedra, an English ensemble, delivers uniformly excellent performances' (Goldberg)