Westminster Cathedral Choir - From the Vaults of Westminster (CD)

With works by: Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611) , William Byrd (1543-1623) , George Malcolm (1917-1997) , Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) , Orlando di Lasso (Lassus) (1532-1594) , Matthew Martin (geb. 1976) , Charles Wood (1866-1926) , Martin Baker (geb. 1967)

Contributors: The Choir of Westminster Cathedral, Martin Baker

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Anonymus: Mass X "Alme Pater"; Rorate caeli; Psalm 2; Alleluia. Dominus dixit; Sanctus & Benedictus aus der Messe IX "Cum iubilo"; Ecce advenit; Magnificat
+Tomas Louis de Victoria: Descendit Angelus Domini
+William Byrd: Rorate caeli - Benedixisti Domine; Tollite portas - Ave Maria; Ecce virgo concipiet
+Matthew Martin: Adam lay ybounden
+George Malcolm: Missa Ad praesepe
+Claudio Monteverdi: Messa a 4 da Cappella 1650
+Orlando di Lasso: Omnes de Saba
+Charles Wood: Nunc dimittis B-Dur
+Martin Baker: Improvisation "Marche des Rois mages"

Artists:: Westminster Cathedral Choir, Martin Baker (Dirigent & Organist)
Label:: Hyperion
Year of recording ca.:: 2008
UPC/EAN:: 0034571177076
Release date:: 23.10.2009

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A century ago, Richard Runciman Terry re-introduced the wonders of the Renaissance into liturgical polyphony and placed Westminster Cathedral Choir at the pinnacle of the art. Terry was a musical pioneer whose work as Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral between 1902 and 1924 is legendary. The musical roadmap that Richard Terry charted for London’s new Roman Catholic cathedral remains largely unrevised today. Plainchant and Renaissance polyphony are the bedrock of Westminster Cathedral’s sung liturgy—early music is the root from which the cathedral’s musical endeavours have branched for over a century. Also, from Westminster Cathedral’s earliest years, alongside the fascination with early vocal repertory, composers have been commissioned to contribute to the canon; when they have done so the choir’s antique musical diet has frequently been at the forefront of those composers’ imagination.

This disc is a homage to Terry’s work: a procession through a particularly rich section of the church’s year which perfectly illustrates the changing glories of the liturgy.

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'Splendid singing illuminates these works from the vaults of Westminster … The Monteverdi Missa a 4 is especially virile and mellifluous … Throughout, the choral singing under Martin Baker's direction glows resplendently, while still retaining its celebrated 'continental' edge. Another tremendous plus is the exhilarating, splashy, dynamic and fiery improvisations dished up by Matthew Martin on the Grand Organ … The recording is up to Hyperion's exemplary high standards' (Gramophone)

'The strikingly Byzantine Westminster Cathedral has stood for barely 100 years and yet its musical tradition is rooted several centuries before, in plainchant and renaissance polyphony, sung in spectacular style by its superb choir … Impressive organ improvisations from Martin Baker complete a richly satisfying recording' (The Observer)