Welcome to Hyperion Records, an independent British classical label devoted to presenting high-quality recordings of music of all styles and from all periods from the twelfth century to the twenty-first.

Hyperion offers both CDs, and downloads in a number of formats. The site is also available in several languages.

Please use the dropdown buttons to set your preferred options, or use the checkbox to accept the defaults.

Click cover art to view larger version
Track(s) taken from CDA67938

Iustus ut palma

composer
author of text
Psalm 92: 13-4; 84: 1-2, 4-5, 12

Westminster Cathedral Choir, Martin Baker (conductor), William Gaunt (bass), Peter Stevens (organ)
Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available
CD-Quality:
Studio Master:
CD-Quality:
Studio Master:
Recording details: October 2011
Westminster Cathedral, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Adrian Peacock
Engineered by David Hinitt
Release date: January 2013
Total duration: 4 minutes 6 seconds

Cover artwork: The Annunciation with two saints and four prophets (1333). Simone Martini (1284-1344)
& Lippo Memmi (fl1317-1347). Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence / Giraudon / Bridgeman Images
 

Reviews

‘The choir is on excellent form and the recorded sound seems perfectly to capture a sense of place, of atmosphere’ (Gramophone)

‘This is an album for those who love the acoustic, the atmosphere and the traditions of the Roman Catholic Cathedral in London … the pacing and cohesion of the Agnus Dei of Palestrina's Missa Emendemus in melius is accomplished and moving, and their singing of plainsong with organ second-to-none’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘The true musical spirit of the Lenten season … is to be found in the ancient antiphons, psalms and motets which have been part of the liturgical fabric of the season for centuries. This is what we have here, and an intensely beautiful CD it makes too … nobody could remain untouched by the profound beauty and timelessness of this music, and given these unaffected, sensitive and fluent performances from a choir which has been singing Lenten music in a liturgical context for decades, the result is something very special indeed … this is a beautifully devised programme, sung with ineffable perceptiveness by the Westminster choristers and recorded with utterly natural atmosphere by the Hyperion team’ (International Record Review)
Colin Mawby began his musical education as a chorister at Westminster Cathedral under George Malcolm. Mawby rose through the ranks of juvenile and adult assistant, eventually serving as Master of Music from 1961 to 1976. Mawby has written some uniquely effective music for the choir, and the macaronic anthem Iustus ut palma combines its English and Latin texts with the same alacrity as that with which Mawby fuses the textures of choir, baritone soloist, and organ.

from notes by Jeremy Summerly © 2013

Colin Mawby démarra sa formation musicale comme choriste à la cathédrale de Westminster, sous la direction de George Malcolm, avant de devenir assistant, à l’adolescence puis à l’âge adulte. Master of Music de 1961 à 1976, il composa pour le chœur des pièces particulièrement impressionnantes et l’anthem macaronique Iustus ut palma marie paroles anglaises et latines avec alacrité, celle-là même avec laquelle sont fusionnées les textures du chœur, du soliste baryton et de l’orgue.

extrait des notes rédigées par Jeremy Summerly © 2013
Français: Hypérion

Colin Mawby begann seine musikalische Ausbildung als Chorknabe an der Westminster Cathedral unter George Malcolm. Mawby machte dort Karriere, zunächst als jugendlicher und dann erwachsener Assistent und war schließlich von 1961 bis 1976 als Master of Music tätig. Mawby hat verschiedene, in einzigartiger Weise wirksame Werke für den Chor geschrieben und in dem makkaronischen Anthem Iustus ut palma wird der englische und lateinische Text mit demselben Eifer kombiniert, wie die Klangstränge des Chors, des Baritonsolisten und der Orgel miteinander verflochten werden.

aus dem Begleittext von Jeremy Summerly © 2013
Deutsch: Viola Scheffel

Waiting for content to load...
Waiting for content to load...