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450 years of English anthems, from Byrd to Tavener

AltoALC-4001 — The English Anthem Collection

The English Anthem Collection

John Harper / Magdalen College Choir

Alto ALC-4001
Number of Units: 4 CDs
EAN: 5055354440014

A superb collection of English liturgical music spanning 450 years of Anthems, from Tallis, Byrd, and Gibbons to the present day.  67 magnificent tracks, totaling five hours, in a handsome four-disc set.

“High overall standard... An astonishing achievement... These look back to the very roots of English church music... They bring a powerfully committed response from the Magdalen Choristers and the whole programme is superbly sung in what is surely an ideal acoustic.” (Penguin Guide, 3 Stars)

"This anthology strikes a blow for progress… The English anthem comes of age at last.” (Gramophone)

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CD 1
1 O Lord turn Thy wrath (William Byrd) 08:11
2 Teach me, O Lord (William Byrd) 03:39
3 Exalt thyself, O God (William Byrd) 04:43
4 Out of the deep (Thomas Morley) 03:56
5 Nolo mortem peccatoris (Thomas Morley) 02:58
6 The Lord’s Prayer (John Farmer) 01:39
7 Hide not thy face (Richard Farrant) 01:40
8 Blessed art Thou (Philip van Wilder) 03:02
9 I will exalt Thee (Christopher Tye) 05:46
10 I call and cry to Thee (Thomas Tallis) 03:46
11 Purge me, O Lord (Thomas Tallis) 01:56
12 O Lord, give Thy Holy Spirit (Thomas Tallis) 01:45
13 The Lord’s Prayer (John Sheppard) 03:46
14 Sing joyfully unto God (William Byrd) 03:02
15 O Lord in Thy wrath (rebuke me not) (Orlando Gibbons) 03:08
16 O Lord, I lift my heart to Thee (Orlando Gibbons) 01:40
17 Hosanna to the Son of David (Thomas Weelkes) 02:05
18 O Lord, arise (into Thy resting peace) (Thomas Weelkes) 03:09
19 Then David mourned (Thomas Tomkins) 02:53
20 O praise the Lord, all ye heathen (Thomas Tomkins) 04:01
21 My God, my God, look upon me (John Blow) 04:31
22 I was glad (when they said unto me) (Henry Purcell) 04:16
CD 2
1 Hear my prayer (O Lord) (Henry Purcell) 02:14
2 O God, Thou has cast us out (Henry Purcell) 04:03
3 Remember not, O Lord, (our offences) (Henry Purcell) 03:00
4 God is gone up (William Croft) 04:16
5 Lord, let me know mine end (Maurice Greene) 06:05
6 O where shall wisdom be found (William Boyce) 06:59
7 Lord, look down from Heaven (Jonathan Battishill) 04:07
8 Come Holy Ghost, (our souls inspire) (Thomas Attwood) 03:24
9 Blessed be the God and Father (Samuel Sebastian Wesley) 08:08
10 Is it nothing to you? (Frederick Ouseley) 02:55
11 O Saviour of the world (Frederick Ouseley) 02:39
12 The wilderness (Samuel Sebastian Wesley) 14:27
13 I saw the Lord (John Stainer) 07:37
CD 3
1 The Lord’s my shepherd (Charles Villiers Stanford) 10:17
2 Glorious and powerful God (Charles Villiers Stanford) 04:34
3 My soul, there is a country (Charles H.H. Parry) 03:53
4 O Thou, the central orb (Charles Wood) 04:41
5 Hail, gladdening light (Charles Wood) 03:01
6 Expectans expectavi (Charles Wood) 04:07
7 Blessed City, heavenly Salem (Edward Bairstow) 09:44
8 Let all mortal flesh keep silence (Edward Bairstow) 03:15
9 Greater love hath no man (John Ireland) 06:59
10 Whitsunday hymn (Ralph Vaughan-Williams) 02:43
11 Welcome, sweet and sacred feast (Gerald Finzi) 07:55
12 The Evening-Watch (Gustav Holst) 04:10
13 Like as the hart (Herbert Howells) 05:29
CD 4
1 Set me as a seal (upon Thine hearth) (William Walton) 03:12
2 King of Glory, King of Peace (Roy James Stewart) 03:39
3 Praise ye the Lord (Eddie Rose) 02:29
4 O Lord, the maker of all things (John Joubert) 03:32
5 Hymn to St. Peter (Benjamin Britten) 05:30
6 Bring us, O Lord God (William Harris) 03:07
7 Come, Holy Ghost (Jonathan Harvey) 06:46
8 The Tree (Jonathan Harvey) 04:10
9 Thee will I love (Herbert Howells) 05:36
10 Come, my soul (Herbert Howells) 04:08
11 Thou hast made me (Lennox Berkeley) 06:18
12 Hymn to the Mother of God (John Tavener) 03:22
13 Verses I (Richard Rodney Bennett) 01:42
14 Verses II (Richard Rodney Bennett) 02:09
15 Verses III (Richard Rodney Bennett) 02:28
16 Salve Regina (Edward Harper) 04:32
17 Ubi caritas (Edward Harper) 04:08
18 Drop, drop, slow tears (Kenneth Leighton) 02:56
19 Give me the wings of faith (Kenneth Leighton) 05:03

John Harper / Magdalen College Choir



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