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O clap your hands 'Psalm 47'
composer
1920
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Psalm 47
Of the broad straightforward choral style of O clap your hands (1920) Michael Kennedy remarks how apt it is to its purpose of ‘filling a great cathedral with joyous sounds’. It is however not quite as straightforward as all that in every respect: there are moments when choir and orchestra seem to be in untypical harmonic conflict (eg ‘Sing praises unto our King’). Mistake? No, VW evidently meant these clashes; and once we accept that they are meant, we can relish them the more keenly for their unexpectedness.
from notes by Christopher Palmer © 1993
Recordings
 The Feast of the Ascension at Westminster AbbeyCDA67680  The Choir of Westminster Abbey, under its inspirational director, James O’Donnell, continues its exploration of the repertoire of the liturgy in the Abbey with music for the Feast of the Ascension. The works recorded here represent a wide range of th ...» More |
 Vaughan Williams: Choral worksCDS44321/4Boxed set (at a special price) — Download only Issued to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Vaughan Williams’s death, this collection is tantalizing: it starts with one of the best-selling discs in the catalogue, the Serenade to Music, and includes such favourites as the Five Mystical Songs and The ...» More |
 Vaughan Williams: Dona nobis pacem & other worksCDA66655Archive Service ‘An enticing VW collection whose attractions are enhanced by Christopher Palmer's typically illuminating booklet notes’ (Gramophone) ‘Sit back and enjoy this VW concert of uncommon power and beauty … another luscious plum in the Hyperion catalogue’ (Soundscapes, Australia)» More |
 Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor & other choral worksStudio Master: SIGCD541Download onlyStudio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available  Andrew Nethsingha and St John's College Choir Cambridge mark the centenary of the 1918 Armistice with a new recording of choral works by Ralph Vaughan Williams.» More |
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