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Track(s) taken from CDH55463

Hosanna to the Son of David

composer
Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623)
author of text
Bible
Matthew 21: 9 & Luke 19, adapted

St Paul's Cathedral Choir, John Scott (conductor)
Recording details: June 1997
St Paul's Cathedral, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Arthur Johnson
Engineered by Julian Millard
Release date: September 1997
Total duration: 2 minutes 13 seconds

Cover artwork: The Nativity (detail). Stefan Lochner (c1410-1451)
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen , Alte Pinakotek, Munich / Artothek
 

Other recordings available for download

The Choir of the Chapel Royal, Huw Williams (conductor)
Thomas Weelkes’ glorious full anthem Hosanna to the Son of David is based on a paraphrase of verses from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. Weelkes gained a reputation for drunkenness and was eventually dismissed from his position of organist at Chichester Cathedral. His final book of madrigals has on its title page “Gentleman of the Chapel Royal”, though as no records exist it seems that he was at best a Gentleman Extraordinary—i. e. unpaid supernumerary.

from notes by Phillip Borg-Wheeler © 2016

Other albums featuring this work

Adeste fideles
The Choir of the Chapel Royal, Huw Williams (conductor)
Studio Master: SIGCD460Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available

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