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Track(s) taken from CDA67695

The Litany 'for trebles'

First line:
O God the Father of heav’n
composer
questionable attribution; unique to the Chirk Castle Part-Books; based on Tallis's setting of the Litany O God, the Father of Heaven
author of text
Book of Common Prayer

The Brabant Ensemble, Stephen Rice (conductor)
Recording details: July 2008
Merton College Chapel, Oxford, United Kingdom
Produced by David Trendell
Engineered by Justin Lowe
Release date: April 2009
Total duration: 8 minutes 5 seconds

Cover artwork: William Mundy’s Te Deum ‘for trebles’ from the Chirk Castle Part-Books. MS Mus.Res.*MNZ(Chirk).
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations
 

Reviews

‘The new works are undoubtedly significant additions to the repertoire. On that count alone this recording is self-recommending. An even greater name among the new additions is that of Tallis … the predominant sonority is familiarly clear, transparent and assured … for the sake of the new pieces alone, lovers of this repertory will welcome this enthusiastically’ (Gramophone)

‘This is a beautifully conceived and exquisitely carried out program with much historical interest’ (American Record Guide)

‘You will never hear a more judiciously balanced, vocally better matched, nor technically more accomplished choral group than the 12-voice Brabant Ensemble. Founder/director Stephen Rice has assembled an exemplary company of voices aligned with repertoire that ideally suits the group's size and configuration. Combined with excellently recorded sound—from the Merton College Chapel venue favored by many choral ensembles—this production offers a program that's not only historically significant but that's worthy of repeated listening—intellectually involving, aesthetically pleasing, and emotionally engaging. How can you go wrong with that? Highly recommended!’ (Classics Today)
The Litany ‘for trebles’, credited to ‘Parsons’, is a rather free adaptation of Tallis’s famous setting, although its upward transposition in the part-books gives the music a lighter and more spacious feeling.

from notes by David Evans © 2009

La Litany «pour trebles», attribuée à «Parsons», est une adaptation assez libre de la fameuse version de Tallis, sa transposition vers le haut, dans les parties séparées, lui conférant cependant un plus grand sentiment de liberté, d’espace.

extrait des notes rédigées par David Evans © 2009
Français: Hypérion

Die Litany „für Sopranstimmen“ bp, ebenfalls „Parsons“ zugeschrieben, ist eine recht freie Bearbeitung der berühmten Vertonung von Tallis, obwohl die Transposition in den Stimmbüchern nach oben die Musik noch leichter und weitläufiger erscheinen lässt.

aus dem Begleittext von David Evans © 2009
Deutsch: Viola Scheffel

Mae’r Litany ‘for trebles’, sydd hefyd wedi’i phriodoli i ‘Parsons’, yn addasiad eithaf rhydd o osodiad adnabyddus Tallis, er bod ei thrawsgyweiriad uwch yn y rhan-lyfrau yn rhoi ymdeimlad ysgafnach a mwy eang i’r gerddoriaeth.

David Evans © 2009
Cymraeg: Helen Smith

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