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)

Recordings

Advent at St Paul's

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

Buy by post £6.99 CDH55463 Helios (Hyperion's budget label)

Britten: A Ceremony of Carols

Westminster Cathedral Choir, David Hill (conductor)

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Details

Gordon Jones (baritone), Westminster Cathedral Choir, James O'Donnell (organ), David Hill (conductor)

Track 18 on CDA66220 [2'07]

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

Track 9 on CDH55463 [2'32] Helios (Hyperion's budget label)

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English

A Hymn of St Columba

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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