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Track(s) taken from CDA67503

Te Deum in G

composer
1928; composed for the enthronement of the Dr C G Lang as Archbishop of Canterbury, 4 December 1928
author of text
Book of Common Prayer

Westminster Cathedral Choir, Martin Baker (conductor)
Recording details: July 2005
Westminster Cathedral, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Mark Brown
Engineered by Julian Millard
Release date: May 2005
Total duration: 7 minutes 12 seconds
 

Other recordings available for download

Westminster Abbey Choir, James O'Donnell (conductor), Robert Quinney (organ)
Corydon Singers, Matthew Best (conductor), Thomas Trotter (organ)
St John's College Choir Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha (conductor), Joseph Wicks (organ)

Reviews

‘As is only to be expected from its past record, the Choir of Westminster Cathedral brings tonal richness and a superb musicality to its performances of these works. The solos sound as confident from the trebles as from the men, and one can almost smell the incense from the atmospheric recording’ (The Daily Telegraph)

‘A stirring Vision of aeroplanes testifies to the choir's extraordinary virtuosity which, under Baker, is clearly going from strength to strength … Hyperion has been making recordings in Westminster Cathedral almost since the day the company first came into being, and, as ever, the sound on this latest disc is gorgeous, full of depth, and with an ideal balance between, choir, organ and atmosphere’ (International Record Review)

‘A glorious celebration of music written with the acoustics of Westminster Cathedral in mind’ (Classic FM Magazine)
The Te Deum in G was set by Vaughan Williams in 1928. Commissioned for the enthronement of Cosmo Lang as Archbishop of Canterbury on 4 December, this latter piece rolls with confidence from the outset, a strong declamatory unison leading to an antiphonal representation of the angelic chorus before the opening material is transformed into a prayerful, supplicatory ending.

from notes by Andrew Carwood © 2005

Le Te Deum in G, mis en musique par Vaughan Williams, fut commandé pour l’intronisation de Cosmo Lang à la dignité d’archevêque de Cantorbéry, le 4 décembre 1928, cette pièce retentit de confiance, d’emblée: un puissant unisson déclamatoire débouche sur une représentation antiphonée du chœur angélique, avant que le matériau d’ouverture ne soit mué en une conclusion déprécatoire, suppliante.

extrait des notes rédigées par Andrew Carwood © 2005
Français: Hypérion

Im 1928 komponierte Vaughan Williams das Te Deum in G. Dieses letztere Werk wurde anlässlich der Inthronisation von Cosmo Lang als Erzbischof von Canterbury am 4. Dezember in Auftrag gegeben und kommt von Anfang an sehr selbstbewusst daher; ein starkes deklamatorisches Unisono führt zu einer antiphonischen Darstellung des Engelschors bevor das Anfangsmaterial in ein bittendes, flehendes Ende umgewandelt wird.

aus dem Begleittext von Andrew Carwood © 2005
Deutsch: Viola Scheffel

Other albums featuring this work

Howells: Requiem; Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor
CDH55220Download only
The Feast of St Michael and All Angels at Westminster Abbey
CDA67643
Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor & other choral works
Studio Master: SIGCD541Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available
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