Advent at St. Paul's [Import]

Anonymous (Composer), Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (Composer), Jacobus Handl (Composer), Martin Peerson (Composer), Richard Lloyd (Composer), William [Composer] Byrd (Composer), Philip Wilby (Composer), Thomas Weelkes (Composer), Benjamin Britten (Composer), English Anonymous (Composer), Orlando Gibbons (Composer), John Rutter (Composer), Christmas Traditional (Composer), Anton Bruckner (Composer), Robert Parsons (Composer), Andrew [1] Carter (Composer), Christopher Royall (Performer), Andrew Lucas (Performer), John Scott (Performer), Robert Johnston (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Christopher Royall, Andrew Lucas, John Scott, Robert Johnston
• Composer: Anonymous, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Jacobus Handl, Martin Peerson, Richard Lloyd, et al.
• Audio CD (October 14, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Hyperion UK
• ASIN: B000003005
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #205,366 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Laudes Regiae

2. Mattins Responsory (After Palestrina)

3. Ecce concipies

4. Blow Out The Trumpet In Sion

5. Drop Down Ye Heavens From Above

6. Laetentur coeli

7. Echo Carol for boy's voices

8. Hosanna To The Son Of David

9. A Hymn Of St Columba

10. Rejoice In The Lord Alway

11. This Is The Record Of John

12. Hymn To The Creator Of Light

13. Angelus ad virginem

14. Virga Jesse floruit

15. Ave Maria

16. Vesper Responsory (After Palestrina)

17. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

18. Organ Toccata On Veni Emmanuel

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good collection of advent music, November 22, 2005

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parisspleen (the East Coast) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Advent at St. Paul's (Audio CD)

Not much to say, fine performances and a nice balance of traditional liturgical music styles. I particularly enjoyed the thrilling choral arrangement of Veni Veni Emmanuel. Be warned that, while they probably did their best with the miking and recording, it will sound muddy and overly reverberant to some ears.

4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Heavy Advent, January 9, 2010

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David Carradini (Reston, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Advent at St. Paul's (Audio CD)

Like most Anglican music, this is exquisite, and I love the fact that you can buy Advent music for Advent and wait until Christmas for Christmas music. There is an unfortunate tendency throughout the album for the music to become heavy and ponderous; I think this is because rather than celebrating Advent, the cathedral choir is celebrating itself for celebrating Advent: there's a self-referential quality to the music that makes takes it from soaring to cloying and then finally annoying. However, I must add in fairness that if you are a fan of Anglican cathedral music, and do not hear the self-referential tendency, you will probably be delighted with this recording.