John Rutter: Requiem on CD
Requiem
Conventional CD, playable with all CD players and computer drives, but also with most SACD or multiplayers.
Expected availability mid August 2025
+Hymn to the Creator of Light; God be in my Head; A Gaelic Blessing; Cantate Domino; Open thou mine Eyes; A Prayer of St. Patrick; A Choral Fanfare; Draw on, sweet Night; My true Love hath my Heart; The Lord bless you and keep you
- Artists:
- Ens. Polyphony, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Layton
- Label:
- Hyperion
- Year of recording ca.:
- 97
- Item number:
- 8112240
- UPC/EAN:
- 0034571169477
- Release date:
- 4.8.1997
Product-Information:
John Rutter composed his Requiem in 1985. The work follows the precedents of Brahms and Fauré in using carefully selected texts in place of much of the standard Missa Pro defunctis sequence. The resulting composition has an arch-like formal structure within which is contained some of Rutter's most haunting (and, in the case of The Lord is my shepherd, well known) choral music to date.
Also included are two items from the Birthday Madrigals collection composed in honour of the jazz pianist George Shearing, and eight further sacred works. The double-choir Hymn to the Creator of Light is a wonderful composition, far removed from the romantic style with which Rutter has sometimes been associated; the work here receives its first recording. The Lord bless you and keep you makes a most felicitous ending to the programme—one of those tunes that just will not leave your head.
Rezensionen
'A disc to delight all those who admire Rutter's choral writing. Full of delights and with something for everyone. Certainly a must!' (Organists' Review)
'A radiant richness of sound.' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)
'Here is music finely crafted, written with love for the art and an especial care for choral sound' (Gramophone)
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Tracklisting
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Contributors
Disk 1 von 1 (CD)
Requiem
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1 Requiem aeternam
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2 Out of the deep
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3 Pie Jesu
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4 Sanctus
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5 Agnus Dei
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6 The Lord is my shepherd
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7 Lux aeterna
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8 Hymn to the Creator of Light
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9 God be in my Head
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10 A Gaelic Blessing
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11 Cantate Domino
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12 Open thou mine Eyes
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13 A Prayer of Saint Patrick
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14 A Choral Fanfare
Birthday Madrigals (Auszug)
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15 Draw on, sweet Night (Nr. 2)
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16 My true Love hath my Heart (Nr. 4)
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17 The Lord bless you and keep you
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