Music of the Westminster Cathedral Choir [Import]

Edward Elgar (Composer), Benjamin Britten (Composer), Christopher Tye (Composer), Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (Composer), Olivier Messiaen (Composer), Francis Poulenc (Composer), Roxanna Panufnik (Composer), Colin Mawby (Composer), Frank [1] Martin (Composer), Francisco Guerrero (Composer), Gustav Holst (Composer), Felix [1] Mendelssohn (Composer), Charles Villiers Stanford (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Edward Elgar, Benjamin Britten, Christopher Tye, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Olivier Messiaen, et al.
• Audio CD (November 10, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Hyperion UK
• ASIN: B00000DLY7
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #245,732 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Great Is The Lord, Op. 67

2. Sanctus And Agnus Dei

3. Omnes gentes, plaudit manibus: Omnes gentes, plaudite manibus

4. Super flumina Babylonis

5. O sacrum convivium

6. Sanctus

7. Deus, Deus meus

8. Ave verum corpus

9. Agnus Dei

10. Ave verum corpus

11. Hei mihi, Domine

12. Nunc dimittis

13. Ave Maria, Op. 23, No. 2

14. Magnificat For Double Choir, Op. 164

Customer Reviews

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Definitive Collection, September 28, 1999

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This review is from: Music of the Westminster Cathedral Choir (Audio CD)

This disc is ideal for anyone who is curious about the Roman Catholic Cathedral just down the road from Westminster Abbey. It features music from all ages, all of which is brilliantly sung. Of course, since it covers such a broad range of styles, it is what I like to call a "buffet" CD- there's always a firm favourite item, rubbing proverbial shoulders with something less appealing. For instance, I am very taken by the Panufnik work "Deus meus es tu" but find such items as the Palestrina quite dull (although other works from that period such as the Byrd "Ave verum" are most arresting). On the whole, this disc is the definitive "voice" of Westminster Cathedral Choir, and it will be interesting to see what happens when director James O'Donnell takes over at Westminster Abbey in the new year. A broad mix of music that is good value for money.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stupendous majesty and awe, March 20, 2007

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R. Shillingford (Birmingham UK) - See all my reviews
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Westminster Cathedral Choir is one of the finest Catholic Choirs if not in the UK. Anyone who has never visited the building would be blown away by the sheer size of it with a long nave and fine Willis Organ facing the West end position. This collection of delights are a delight for any listener who appreciates the old masters to the more contemporary. The Britten is a revelation and the longest work is the double magnificat by Charles Stanford. Notice how the Choir stay perfectly in tune on the note and never tired of such a work which is unaccompanied. A real treat.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Description on Amazon was a bit misleading, February 29, 2008

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S. Milt (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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I bought this recording because it had the Messaien piece as well as the Martin Mass on it (or so I thought). I'm performing a concert with both of these pieces, so I was trying to get more bang for my buck. The recordings are fine, however, it only had one movement of the Martin Mass. I probably should have read the description in much more detail, but when one sees "Martin Mass" on a recording, one assumes the whole thing is there.