Stanford: Bluebird, Songs Of The Sea, Magnificat, Nunc Dimittis, Agnus Dei [United Kingdom] [Import]

Allen (Artist), Norrington (Artist), Hill (Artist), Guest (Artist), London Philharmonic Orchestra (Artist), Charles Villiers Stanford (Composer), Roger Norrington (Conductor) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Conductor: Roger Norrington
• Composer: Charles Villiers Stanford
• Audio CD (May 27, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Decca
• ASIN: B000062URB
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #643,615 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Bluebird Op. 199

2. Beata Quoru7m Via Op. 38

3. No. 1 Drake's Drum

4. No. 2 Outward Bound

5. No. 3 Devon, O Devon In Wind And Rain

6. No. 4 Homeward Bound

7. No. 5 The Old Superb

8. Deum Laudamus

9. Magnificat

10. Nunc Dimittis

11. Magnificat

12. Nunc Dimittis

13. O Sing Unto The Lord A New Song

14. O Praise God In His Holiness

15. Agnus Dei

16. Fairy Lough Op. 77

17. Soft Day. Op 140

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars There's plenty more where this came from., November 12, 2004

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This review is from: Stanford: Bluebird, Songs Of The Sea, Magnificat, Nunc Dimittis, Agnus Dei [United Kingdom] (Audio CD)

Few British composers wrote as much music or taught as many other British composers as did Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924). This CD devoted to him in the "British Music Collection" series includes some of his vocal music. Of course "The Blue Bird" is here, beautifully sung by the College of New Choir, Oxford in 2000, but so cold and sour is the acoustic of that college's chapel that few of the words of Mary Coleridge's charming poem can be distinguished. Thomas Allen is the baritone in the setting with chorus and orchestra of the "Songs of the Sea". Rarely have I heard the "Songs of the Sea" sung with such clear enunciation and sense of authority. Several extracts from Stanford's five church services are included, some recorded in the vast expanse of Winchester Cathedral, others in the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. Finally, you will hear two beautiful Stanford songs saved from one of the last broadcasts given by Kathleen Ferrier. You'll easily hear every word she sings, and each will go right to your heart.