Westminster Cathedral Choir Recordings
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Palestrina:
Missa Tu es Petrus & Missa Te Deum laudamus |
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Westminster Cathedral Choir,
Martin Baker (conductor) The celebrated Choir of
Westminster Cathedral goes back to its roots with this recording of some of
the towering masterpieces of Renaissance polyphony—a genre which the choir
has made its own through the ritual of daily liturgical performance. Recent
reviews have declared the choir to be at the peak of its powers, and this
disc is an important celebration of a great musical tradition. |
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From
the vaults of Westminster Cathedral |
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A procession of chant &
polyphony from Advent to Christmas & the Epiphany and Presentation of our
Lord A century ago, Richard Runciman Terry re-introduced the wonders of the
Renaissance into liturgical polyphony and placedWestminster
Cathedral Choir at the pinnacle of the art. |
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Victoria:
Missa Gaudeamus |
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A liturgical sequence for the
Feast of the Assumption, with organ music by Girolamo
Frescobaldi A recording fromWestminster
Cathedral features the gentlemen of their choir in a fascinating programme which brings to life the musical and liturgical
traditions of |
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Palestrina:
Third Book of Lamentations |
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A continuous narrative describing
momentous Biblical events from the Last Supper through to Christ’s
crucifixion and death Palestrina composed four sets of
Lamentations, the third of which is recorded here. This most opulent of
liturgies runs as a continuous narrative describing momentous Biblical events
from the Last Supper through to Christ’s crucifixion and death. |
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ChristmasVespers at Westminster Cathedral |
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An adorned version of the Office
of Vespers as it might be heard on the eve of Christmas inWestminster
Cathedral The only cathedral choir in the
world to sing Mass andVespers liturgically every day,The Choir of Westminster
Cathedral is perfectly placed to offer to the armchair listener this CD
encapsulation of their very lifeblood, recorded here in the opulent acoustic
of their own cathedral. 'The real value of this disc is
the palpable sense of atmosphere in the listening.The
service unfolds in the acoustic space of the great Byzantine structure,
almost making the listener present |
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Brahms/Rheinberger: Mass |
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Brahms Missa
canonica and Rheinberger
Mass Brahms’s Missa
canonica is something of a rarity: composed around
1856, the work lay unperformed until 1983. |
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Bingham/Vaughan
Willaims: Mass |
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VaughanWilliams Mass in G Minor & Judith Bingham Mass VaughanWilliams's Mass in G MInor has been
described as the first "English" Mass setting since the sixteenth
century and the time ofTallis and Byrd. In this new
performance of the work, which had its first liturgical performance atWestminster Cathedral in 1923, the Choir ofWestminster Cathedral promises to set a new standard. |
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Victoria:
Ave Regina caelorum |
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and other Marian music Westminster Cathedral continue their survey of the music of Tomás
Luis de Victoria. The performances do full justice to the ambition ofVictoria’s intentions, as Martin Baker firmly cements
his position as worthy successor to the glories achieved by this choir under
James O’Donnell and, before him, David Hill & Stephen Cleobury. |
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Maxwell
Davies: Mass & Missa parvula |
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and other sacred works This new recording fromWestminster Cathedral presents two of the most
important new Mass settings of recent times. Sir Peter Maxwell Davies,
recently confirmed by Buckingham Palace as the new Master ofThe
Queen’s Music. Both Masses were composed for, and first performed by,The Choir ofWestminster
Cathedral. |
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Palestrina:
Missa Hodie Christus natus est |
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Music for Advent and Christmas Martin Baker’s first disc of
Palestrina with Westminster Cathedral Choir was highly praised across the
world. Here follows another delicious disc of Palestrina, this time dedicated
to Christmas, the main work being the stunning Missa
Hodie Christus natus est—one of Palestrina’s
most popular works. |
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Palestrina:
Dum complerentur & Veni
Sancte Spiritus |
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and other music forWhitsuntide 'Purposeful performances by a
choir for whom this music is a staple diet, and whose slightly edgy,
"continental" treble sound is ideally suited to it' The Daily
Telegraph |
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MacMillan:
Mass |
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and other sacred music The Mass was commissioned byWestminster Cathedral and was first performed on the
Feast of Corpus Christi in 2000. |
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Other
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Adeste
Fidles |
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Anerio:
Requiem |
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Britten:
A Ceremony of Carols |
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Duruflé:
Requiem |
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Exultate
Deo |
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Guerrero:
Missa De la battalla escoutez & other works |
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Guerrero:
Missa Sancta et immaculata |
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Janácek/Kodály: Masses |
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Josquin:
Missa Pange lingua |
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Langlais:
Messe solennelle |
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Lassus:
Misa Bell 'Amfitrit' altera |
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Martin/Pizzetti: Mass & Messadi
Requiem |
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Masterpieces
of Mexican Polyphony |
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Masterpieces
of Portuguese Polyphony |
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Morales:
Missa Queramus cum pastoribus |
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Mortuus
est Phillippus Rex |
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Palestrina:
Aeterna Christi munera |
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Palestrina:
De Beata Virgine &
Ave Maria |
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Palestrina:
Ecce ego Johannes |
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Palestrina:
Missa Papæ Marcelli |
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Palestrina:
O rex gloriæ & Viri Galilæi |
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Panis
angelicus |
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Penalosa:
Masses |
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Poulenc:
Mass & Motets |
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Praetorius:
Christmas Music |
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Stravinsky:
Mass & Symphony of Psalms |
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The
Music of Westminster Cathedral |
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Treasures
of the Spanish Renaissance |
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Victoria:
Dum compleretur |
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Victoria:
O magnum mysterium & Ascendens
Christus |
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Victoria:
O quam gloriosum & Ave maris
stella |
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Victoria:
Requiem |
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Victoria:
Tenebræ Responsories |
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Victoria:
Trahe me post te |
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Victoria:
Vidi speciosam |
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Vierne,
Widor & Dupré |
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