All wisdom is from the Lord, Op 88 No 3 (Mathias) - from CDA67740 - Hyperion Records

Lux in tenebris (1895) by Evelyn De Morgan (1855-1919)
© The De Morgan Centre, London / Bridgeman Art Library, London

Track(s) taken from CDA67740

The mysterious All wisdom is from the Lord, composed for the Southern Cathedrals Festival in Salisbury in July 1982, reveals the wonders Mathias could achieve with even a unison line. Obscure and impenetrable, it is as if here some Middle Earth were being probed into, Lord of the Rings-style, in search of an elusive quality that is properly the property of deity. It feels like a remarkably brave attempt by Mathias to penetrate the very human mind and soul.

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Recording details: June 2008
Wells Cathedral, United Kingdom
Produced by Mark Brown
Engineered by Julian Millard
Release date: May 2009
Total duration: 6 minutes 19 seconds

All wisdom is from the Lord, Op 88 No 3

composer

William Mathias (1934-1992)

1982; dedicated to Richard Seal; commissioned by the 1982 Southern Cathedrals Festival and first performed on 23 July 1982 in Salisbury Cathedral by Chichester, Winchester and Salisbury Cathedral Choirs conducted by Richard Seal, with Colin Walsh (organ)

author of text

Bible

Ecclesiasticus 1: 1-10

Wells Cathedral Choir, Matthew Owens (conductor), Jonathan Vaughn (organ)

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All wisdom is from the Lord Op 88 No 3 [6'19] English