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Track(s) taken from SIGCD134

Christe, qui lux es et dies IV

composer
author of text

Gallicantus
Recording details: August 2008
All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Adrian Peacock
Engineered by Andrew Mellor
Release date: November 2009
Total duration: 6 minutes 1 seconds
 

Other recordings available for download

The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips (conductor)
Charlotte Barrett-Hague (soprano), Jesus College Choir Cambridge, Mark Williams (conductor)

Reviews

'The sensible admirer of White’s music will acquire all three recordings … sung entirely by male voices and never once is there a loss of clarity, a hint of muddiness' (Gramophone)

'What better respite from the secular pressures of Christmas shopping than these sublime sacred sounds from the late sixteenth century. White's Lamentations are not as famous as Tallis's, but their plangent harmonies and clashing lines have an equal intensity. This impressive debut disc by Gallicantus (an all-male group from the Tenebrae choir) includes White's motets and hymns, emphasising his response to the texts and his eloquent way with the single Hebrew letters that begin each Lamentation. The vocal balance is slightly bass-heavy, but the sound is beautifully recorded' (The Observer)

'While Gallicantus was formed only two years ago, its members own a collective experience of ensemble singing measurable in long decades. Their artistry shines through in this debut disc, so much so that it's tempting to award five stars as a matter of reviewing course. I've resisted simply because the fine detail in Robert White's polyphony, especially in his multi-textured psalm settings Exaudiat te, Dominus and Manus tuae fecerunt me, is occasionally muddied by the reverberant acoustic of All Hallows, Gospel Oak. Fans of majestic Tudor sacred music, however, should immediately add this to their list of albums most wanted' (Classic FM Magazine)

Robert White (c1538-1574) was a contemporary of Byrd but died much younger. He succeeded Chritopher Tye as organist of Ely Cathedral. After a spell at Chester he became Master of the Choristers at Westminster Abbey. His Lenten Compline hymn Christe qui lux es et dies (his fourth setting of this text) follows the Tallis/Sheppard model in retaining the cantus firmus in either the treble or tenor line while the remaining voices provide the polyphonic interest.

from notes by Phillip Borg-Wheeler © 2016

Other albums featuring this work

The Evening Hour
Studio Master: SIGCD446Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available
The Tallis Scholars sing Tudor Church Music, Vol. 2
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White: The Tallis Scholars sing Tudor Church Music
CDGIM030Download only
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