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Track(s) taken from CDA67586

The Preces

First line:
O Lord, open thou our lips
composer
editor
author of text
Book of Common Prayer

Julian Stocker (tenor), Westminster Abbey Choir, James O'Donnell (conductor)
Recording details: February 2006
Westminster Abbey, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Jeremy Summerly
Engineered by Simon Eadon
Release date: September 2006
Total duration: 1 minutes 1 seconds
 

Reviews

‘Anglican music can be heard at its best from Westminster Abbey … a varied programme stylishly performed’ (Choir & Organ)

‘Early notice is served of how well the Abbey's choristers are currently singing … an admirably varied programme, with excellent Hyperion recording’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Exhilarating performances’ (The Daily Telegraph)

‘As with the previous releases in this series, the choir (and organist Robert Quinney, who here ends the disc in spectacular fashion with Jeanne Demessieux's Te Deum), under the fluent direction of James O'Donnell, is above reproach’ (International Record Review)

‘After eight years James O'Donnell has brought a new sound to the choir of Westminster Abbey. The boys show the greater improvement, a firmer, more solid tone, but the men also now sound like the best adult choirs … the acoustics of the Gothic building are superb, and the organ makes magnificent sounds’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘The range of musical styles is as varied as could be … the standard of singing and recording is fully equal to such demanding music, but it is equally satisfying to hear psalms and familiar canticles, Stanford in C (Morning) and Purcell in G minor (Evening) performed with such loving care. An excellent disc, highly recommended’ (Cathedral Music)
The Preces by William Smith are perhaps the most popular and immediately attractive of all Tudor settings.

from notes by James O'Donnell © 2006

Les Preces de William Smith sont peut-être la mise en musique de l’époque Tudor la plus populaire, la plus immédiatement séduisante.

extrait des notes rédigées par James O'Donnell © 2006
Français: Hypérion

Die Preces von William Smith sind womöglich die populärste und unmittelbar ansprechendste Vertonung aus der Tudorzeit.

aus dem Begleittext von James O'Donnell © 2006
Deutsch: Renate Wendel

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