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Thomas Lilburn (countertenor), St George's Chapel Choir Windsor, James Vivian (conductor), Luke Bond (organ)» More |
St Paul's Cathedral Choir, John Scott (conductor), Christopher Royall (countertenor)» More |
Charles Daniels (tenor), Magdalena Consort, Fretwork» More |
St John's College Choir Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha (conductor), Hugh Cutting (countertenor), Joseph Wicks (organ)» More |
Joel Williams (tenor), King's College Choir Cambridge, Tom Etheridge (conductor), Douglas Tang (organ)» More |
Gibbons sang in the choir at King’s College Cambridge with his brother, became a student at the University and went on to sing at the Chapel Royal when James I was on the throne. By 1625, the year of the composer’s death, Gibbons had become the senior organist.
The music—originally set with an accompaniment provided by viols—seems brilliantly matched to the words: the question ‘Who art thou?’; the long notes at ‘and said plainly’; the florid reply ‘I am not the Christ’; the rising figure at the question ‘Art thou Elias?’. There are three sections for the soloist; each is answered in turn by the choir ending with the step-wise phrase sung immediately by all: ‘Make straight the way of the Lord’.
from notes by William McVicker © 1997
Advent at St Paul's ‘This truly rich advent feast is performed wonderfully well on all counts and can be highly recommended’ (Organists' Review)» More |
Advent Live, Vol. 1 The St John's Advent Carol Service is something of a staple of the British choral world, invariably featuring works commissioned especially for the event alongside much-loved favourites. This programme selects the best of both from recent live BBC ...» More |
Christmas at St George's Windsor The Choir of St George’s Chapel in performances of a wide range of music appropriate to Advent, Christmas and Epiphany.» More |
Evensong Live 2016 A selection of the best weekly webcasts, as selected by the choir’s Director of Music from the recordings made during the preceding academic year.» More |
Gibbons: In chains of gold - The English pre-Restoration verse anthem, Vol. 1 This glorious album is both a compendium of some of the finest English music ever written and a testimony to the power of superlative performance.» More |