Taverner: Thunder Entered Her (1994)

The Winchester Cathedral Choir, a choir of men and boys, is featured on this album devoted to John Taverner's choral music. David Hill leads the group in performances of remarkably focused intensity. Most of the works performed here move at a glacial pace, requiring exceptional discipline in maintaining a sustained tone quality that is pure and controlled, and the choir is fully successful in bringing it off. In The Lament of the Mother of God, for a cappella chorus and soprano soloist, the choir essentially provides a ... Read More

The Winchester Cathedral Choir, a choir of men and boys, is featured on this album devoted to John Taverner's choral music. David Hill leads the group in performances of remarkably focused intensity. Most of the works performed here move at a glacial pace, requiring exceptional discipline in maintaining a sustained tone quality that is pure and controlled, and the choir is fully successful in bringing it off. In The Lament of the Mother of God, for a cappella chorus and soprano soloist, the choir essentially provides a series of harmonically complex drones, some going on uninterrupted for minutes, over which the soloist floats a serene, chant-like melody, and the effect is mesmerizing. Hymns of Paradise, for boy's voices, bass soloist, organ, and six violins, has considerably more activity and variety both texturally and rhythmically, but its mood is still one of rapt wonder and timelessness. Thunder Entered Her, accompanied by organ and handbells, uses similar means to create a work of spacious awe... Read Less

• All

• All Copies (0)
• Choose Release (1)

Currently there are no copies available. However, our inventory changes frequently. Please check back soon or try Book Fetch.

2001, Virgin UPC: 724356190924 CD See All