This release diverges in several ways from other collections of English cathedral music on the market. It succeeds at what it sets out to do, although the desirability of that will depend on your perspective. First, the album does deliver the promised 500 years of cathedral music, although the Baroque is underrepresented and the Classical era is not heard at all (and there's heavy emphasis on the Romantics). The premise that the English tradition is defined by music intended for these magnificent spaces is fulfilled. Second ...
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This release diverges in several ways from other collections of English cathedral music on the market. It succeeds at what it sets out to do, although the desirability of that will depend on your perspective. First, the album does deliver the promised 500 years of cathedral music, although the Baroque is underrepresented and the Classical era is not heard at all (and there's heavy emphasis on the Romantics). The premise that the English tradition is defined by music intended for these magnificent spaces is fulfilled. Second, the 60 voices of the St. Paul's Cathedral Choir offer an unusually well-controlled and lush sound. Third, and more unusually, they are amplified in four numbers by the Cathedral Choristers of Britain: 50 singers drawn from cathedral choirs across Britain. These include -- and here's the real first -- girls. That lends the music a strikingly wide spectrum of sound that may or may not fit the music, but will definitely catch your attention. Sample the opening track, the Handel anthem...
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Add this copy of Jubilate: 500 Years of Cathedral Music to cart. $31.44, new condition, Sold by Revaluation Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Exeter, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2017 by Universal Music Group.