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Track(s) taken from CDA66925

Reges Tharsis

composer
Anonymous - liturgical
author of text
Anonymous - liturgical
Offertory at Mass on the Feast of the Epiphany

Polyphony, Stephen Layton (conductor)
Recording details: August 1996
St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Andrew Lucas
Engineered by Ken Blair
Release date: October 1996
Total duration: 0 minutes 55 seconds
 

Other recordings available for download

The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park (director), Joseph Wicks (tenor)

Reviews

‘A gloriously sung collection … captures the tranquil pastoral mood of Christmas Eve. The recording could hardly be bettered’ (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

‘Polyphony is superb … the most completely recommendable new issue for Christmas I've found so far’ (The Independent on Sunday)

‘The choir conveys Warlock's genius quite irresistibly. These are superlative performances, beautifully recorded. A first-rate production’ (Organists' Review)
The repeated pitches in the Offertory chant, Reges Tharsis, gradually build up enough tension to release into beautiful melismatic phrases, creating a smoke-filled atmosphere similar to that found in the Gradual.

from notes by Owain Park © 2023

Other albums featuring this work

Morning star
The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park (director)
Studio Master: CDA68404Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

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