Welcome to Hyperion Records, an independent British classical label devoted to presenting high-quality recordings of music of all styles and from all periods from the twelfth century to the twenty-first.

Hyperion offers both CDs, and downloads in a number of formats. The site is also available in several languages.

Please use the dropdown buttons to set your preferred options, or use the checkbox to accept the defaults.

Click cover art to view larger version
Track(s) taken from SIGCD370

Set me as a seal upon thine heart

composer
Sir William Walton (1902-1983)
1938
author of text
Bible
Song of Solomon

Katie Matthews (soprano), Declan Corr (tenor), Jesus College Choir Cambridge, Mark Williams (conductor)
Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available
CD-Quality:
Studio Master:
CD-Quality:
Studio Master:
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: 3 minutes 18 seconds
 

Other recordings available for download

Polyphony, Stephen Layton (conductor)
St Paul's Cathedral Choir, John Scott (conductor)
Grace Davidson (soprano), Ben Alden (tenor), The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter (conductor)

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
Walton’s musical life began as a chorister at Christ Church Oxford, and from time to time he returned to choral music, generally in response to a specific invitation or commission. Set me as a seal upon thine heart was composed in 1938 for the wedding of Ivor Guest (son of Lady Alice Wimborne, with whom Walton was close at the time) and Lady Mabel Fox-Strangways. Within its brief time-span, Walton’s setting of these aptly-chosen lines from the Song of Songs bears recognizable hallmarks of his style—intensity of mood, bitter-sweetness of harmony, and a certain melodic angularity which precludes any hint of sentimentality.

from notes by Collegium Records © 2012

Other albums featuring this work

The English Anthem, Vol. 3
St Paul's Cathedral Choir, John Scott (conductor), Andrew Lucas (organ)
CDA66618Download only
This is the day
The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter (conductor)
COLCD136Download only
Walton: Coronation Te Deum & other choral works
Polyphony, Stephen Layton (conductor)
CDA67330CD temporarily out of stock

[Return to top of page]

Waiting for content to load...
Waiting for content to load...