The Lamentations of Jeremiah

ID: DCD34068 (EAN: 801918340680)  | 1 CD | DDD - 24 b
Ausgefolgt: 2009

LABEL:

DELPHIAN RECORDS

Kolektion:

Sacred Music

Komponisten:

BYRD, William | FERRABOSCO JR., Alfonso | MUNDY, John | PARSLEY, Osbert | TALLIS, Thomas

Ensembles:

The Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

Dirigenten:

BYRAM-WIGFIELD, Timothy

Andere Infos:

About.Not since the early 1600s have the refulgent strains of John Mundy's Lamentations setting been heard in Windsor. It has been reconstructed especially for this recording, made in Windsor Castle's Albert Memorial Chapel by gracious permission of Her Majesty The Queen.The men's voices resonate in the resplendent chapel acoustic, transcending the desolation of the texts' anguished laments in singing of extraordinary conviction and certainty.

Byrd:
Lamentatione Jeremiae Prophetae

Ferrabosco, A II:
Lamentations -Premiere Recording

Mundy, J:
De Lamentatione Jeremiae - Premiere Recording

Parsley:
Lamentationes (for 5 voices)

Tallis:
Lamentations of Jeremiah I & II

Lay Clerks of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Timothy Byram-Wigfield

Praise for St George's Chapel Choir:

"beautifully balanced singing … robust and energetic performances" Organists Review, August 2006

"Their freshness is an asset … demonstrates the choir's versatility" Gramophone, September 2006