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Track(s) taken from CDA67853

Exultate Deo

First line:
Sing we merrily unto God our strength
composer
September 1974; SATB + organ; commissioned for and first performed at the enthronement of Simon Phipps as Bishop of Lincoln on 18 January 1975
author of text
Psalm 80 (81): 1-3 and various other Psalm verses

Winchester Cathedral Choir, Andrew Lumsden (conductor)
Recording details: March 2010
Winchester Cathedral, United Kingdom
Produced by Adrian Peacock
Engineered by David Hinitt
Release date: June 2011
Total duration: 6 minutes 22 seconds

Cover artwork: Golden Days. Lee Campbell (b1951)
Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
 

Reviews

‘The performances of Winchester Cathedral Choir are so good you hardly register the need to 'assess' them—exactly as it should be in devotional music. That's a huge tribute to the state of the singing at the cathedral, and to Andrew Lumsden, who directs it. A marvellous CD, beautifully planned and executed’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Howells's later works have failed to find their way into the regular repertoire but this recording by a radiant Winchester Cathedral Choir urges a thorough reappraisal. The long, fluid lines, startling cadences and massive chords which are so unique to Howells are all here in 'their' service’ (The Observer)

‘These are uniformly excellent performances and the recording quality is detailed yet superbly spacious. It's the first release from a renewed relationship between Winchester and Hyperion and, although I will hope for more rare Howells, I look forward to whatever else is on the cards. I highly commend this disc’ (International Record Review)
In 1974, Howells was commissioned to write the anthem Exultate Deo for the enthronement service of the new Bishop of Lincoln, the Right Reverend Simon Wilton Phipps. It was first sung on that occasion on 18 January 1975 in Lincoln Cathedral. The text is a cento, compiled from various different sources, in this case verses drawn from a number of different psalms. It is a setting of exultant praise, as befits the occasion for which it was written.

from notes by Paul Andrews © 2011

En 1974, Howells se vit commander l’anthem Exultate Deo pour le service d’intronisation du nouvel évêque de Lincoln, le très révérend Simon Wilton Phipps, en la cathédrale de Lincoln, le 18 janvier 1975. Le texte est un cento compilé à partir de différentes sources—en l’occurrence, des versets puisés dans plusieurs psaumes. C’est une louange exultante, comme il se doit pour un tel événement.

extrait des notes rédigées par Paul Andrews © 2011
Français: Hypérion

1974 wurde Howells mit der Komposition des Anthems Exultate Deo für den Inthronisationsgottesdienst des neuen Bischofs zu Lincoln, dem Right Reverend Simon Wilton Phipps, beauftragt. Es wurde erstmals zu dieser Gelegenheit am 18. Januar 1975 in der Kathedrale zu Lincoln gesungen. Der Text ist ein Cento, also aus mehreren unterschiedlichen Quellen zusammengestellt, in diesem Falle aus Versen verschiedener Psalmen. Es handelt sich um einen frohlockenden Lobgesang, wie es sich für den ihm zugrundeliegenden Anlass geziemt.

aus dem Begleittext von Paul Andrews © 2011
Deutsch: Viola Scheffel

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