William Mathias: Chormusik (CD)

William Mathias (1934-1992)

Matthew Owens, Jonathan Vaughn

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Let the people praise thee, O God; Magnificat & Nunc dimittis; A Babe is born; In excelsis gloria; Missa brevis; Ave verum corpus; All wisdom is from the Lord; Lift up your heads, O ye gates; O nata lux; Festival Te Deum, O be joyful in the Lord
+Orgelwerke: Processional; Carillon

Artists:: Jonathan Vaughn (Orgel),Wells Cathedral Choir, Matthew Owens
Label:: Hyperion
Year of recording ca.:: 2008
Item number:: 1045248
UPC/EAN:: 0034571177403
Release date:: 22.5.2009

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William Mathias’s ebullient, joyful choral writing, drawing on a variety of musical traditions, is immediately accessible and likeable whilst demonstrating an architectural sophistication that brings it into the top rank of twentieth-century liturgical music. He had a particular flair for brilliance, drama and display, which made his music highly suited to ceremonial and festive occasions; present too in his music is a sense of Celtic mysticism and deep spirituality which enhances such works as ‘All wisdom is from the Lord’ and ‘O nata lux’.

This disc includes a comprehensive selection of his works for choir and organ, spanning his wide-ranging musical career and manifold influences. It is performed by Wells Cathedral Choir—recently described in Gramophone magazine as ‘probably the finest English Cathedral choir at the moment’—whose delightfully full-throated, vibrant sound is the perfect vehicle for this repertoire.

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'This is one of those recordings that works its way into your spirit and enriches the soul … Glorious, life-affirming and distinctive choral music in superbly polished performances' (Gramophone)

'This valuable anthology of Mathias's church music … The performance is marked by a palpable understanding of text and sustained concentration … Excellent notes by Roderic Dunnett help enormously to 'place' both Mathias and his music' (BBC Music Magazine)

'Mathias fanciers who already have the Christ Church Cathedral Choir or Gloriae Dei Cantores CDs can add this newcomer without significant redundancy … Conductor Matthew Owens obtains a creamily blended (but not bland) sound from his 34 singers … It is nice to hear a choral group pay as much attention to meaning and characterization as it does to sound per se. Organist Jonathan Vaughn doesn't overwhelm the choristers and is given a chance to bask in his own light in the Processional and Carollon' (International Record Review)

Disk 1 von 1 (CD)

1 Let The People Praise Thee, O God op. 87 (Royal Wedding Anthem)

Jesus College Service op. 53 (Magnificat / Nunc dimittis)

2 Magnificat
3 Nunc dimittis

4 A Babe Is Born (für Chor)
5 In excelsis gloria (1954, rev. 1991) (für Chor)
6 Processional (1964) (für Orgel)

Missa brevis op. 64 (1973) (für Chor)

7 Nr. 1 Kyrie
8 Nr. 2 Gloria
9 Nr. 3 Sanctus
10 Nr. 4 Benedictus
11 Nr. 5 Agnus Dei

12 Ave verum corpus (1992) (für Chor)
13 Carillon (1989) (für Orgel)
14 Lux aeterna / Lux aeterna op. 88 Nr. 1-3 (1982) / für Soli, Chor und Orchester: Nr. 3 (Libera me)
15 Lift Up Your Heads, O Ye Gates op. 44, 2 (1969) (für Chor)
16 Rex Gloriae / Rex Gloriae op. 83 / Vier latein. Motetten: Nr. 3 (O nata lux)
17 Festival Te Deum op. 28 (1964) (für Chor)
18 O Be Joyful In The Lord op. 90, 2 (Jubilate Deo, 1983) (für Chor)