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Track(s) taken from SIGCD370

Blessed be the God and Father

composer
for Easter Day, 1853, at Hereford Cathedral
author of text
1 Peter: 3-5, 15-17, 22-25

Alasdair Austin (treble), Jesus College Choir Cambridge, Mark Williams (conductor), Robert Dixon (organ)
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Recording details: July 2013
Chapel of Jesus College, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Produced by Chris Hazell
Engineered by Mike Hatch & Richard Bland
Release date: July 2014
Total duration: 7 minutes 30 seconds
 

Other recordings available for download

Ely Cathedral Choir, Arthur Wills (conductor), Stephen le Provost (organ)
St Paul's Cathedral Choir, John Scott (conductor), Andrew Lucas (organ)
Worcester Cathedral Choir, Donald Hunt (conductor), Adrian Partington (organ), Thomas Blunt (treble)
King's College Choir Cambridge, Daniel Hyde (conductor), Matthew Martin (organ)

Reviews

'This is a fine and enjoyable disc, full of vivid performances and imaginative programming. Under Mark Williams' direction, the choirs make a clear elegant and focused sound, and clarity is very much the watchword in the performances' (Planet Hugill)» More
Blessed be the God and Father was written for a service on Easter Day at Hereford Cathedral, when 'only Trebles and a single Bass voice' were available, the bass singer being the Dean's butler. The central portion of the work, a dialogue between a treble soloist and the treble chorus, is flanked by passages for tenors and basses alone. The final fughetta after the words 'But the word of the Lord endureth forever' is heralded by a dramatic dominant seventh chord of E flat on full organ.

from notes by William McVicker © 1990

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