Tavener: Ikon of Light

'John Tavener created an early reputation as both prodigy and agent provocateur with large-scale unconventional works. Following his conversion to the Orthodox Church his music became inspired by its liturgical and mystical texts. The results of this transition are apparent in all four works on this recording, and are profoundly connected with John Tavener’s extended collaboration with The Tallis Scholars' (Ivan Moody)

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'Perhaps the time is right for the musical establishment (and the record industry) to begin to recognize Tavener as one of our most gifted and important composers of choral music. I hope so, for a tal ...
‘‘Ikon of Light comes steeped in the traditional soundscape of Orthodox worship and is timeless in its musical response to the idea of an icon opening a window on eternity. It was commissioned by The ...