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Track(s) taken from SIGCD501

Lute-book lullaby

First line:
Sweet was the song the virgin sang
composer
2002; commissioned by Nigel Short for Tenebrae in 2001; dedicated to Thomas Michael William L’Estrange
author of text
from William Ballet’s Lute Book, Library of Trinity College, Dublin, c1600

Tenebrae, Nigel Short (conductor)
Recording details: March 2003
Temple Church, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Adrian Peacock
Engineered by Limo Hearn
Release date: June 2003
Total duration: 4 minutes 17 seconds
 

Other recordings available for download

Grace Davidson (soprano), Tenebrae, Nigel Short (conductor), James Sherlock (organ)

Reviews

'On the evidence of this album, Tenebrae’s fan-base deserves to extend to anyone inspired by excellent choral singing. The professional chamber choir’s second disc on Signum’s new contemporary label contains world-premiere recordings of works by Francis Pott, Alexander L’Estrange and Jeremy Filsell. Tavener’s Mother and Child has about it the appealing artlessness of his finest choral works, while Pott’s My Song is Love Unknown emerges as a miniature masterpiece' (Classic FM Magazine)
Lute-book lullaby is one of a number of pieces Alexander L’Estrange (b1974) has written for Tenebrae. Its essential simplicity is compelling, but also conceals the use of the octotonic scale in homophonic passages. The lower voice part undulations portray the rocking of the Christ-child’s cradle beneath a soprano solo of haunting beauty. The bittersweet dissonance heightens an atmosphere of overwhelming tenderness.

from notes by Jeremy Filsell © 2003

Other albums featuring this work

L'Estrange: On eagles' wings & other sacred music
Studio Master: SIGCD454Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available
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