A Hymn of St Columba (Britten) - from CDH55463 - Hyperion Records

The Nativity (detail) by Stefan Lochner (c1410-1451)
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen , Alte Pinakotek, Munich / Artothek

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The words of this hymn are attributed to St Columba (521-597) and Britten’s setting of them dates from the very last days of 1962. The work is simple in the best sense of the term. Its craftsmanship is as unerring as is its sensitivity to the text. St Columba was founder of the monastery of Iona and from the island shrine he made missionary journeys to the Highlands of Scotland.

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Recording details: June 1997
St Paul's Cathedral, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Arthur Johnson
Engineered by Julian Millard
Release date: September 1997
Total duration: 2 minutes 32 seconds

A Hymn of St Columba

First line:

Regis regum rectissimi

composer

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)

the very last days of 1962

author of text

Saint Columba (521-597)

St Paul's Cathedral Choir, John Scott (conductor)