British Choral Music of the 20th Century [Box set]

Colin Lawson (Performer), Ralph Vaughan Williams (Composer), William Mathias (Composer), Michael Tippett (Composer), William [composer] Walton (Composer), Stephen Darlington (Conductor), English String Orchestra (Performer), John Anderson (Performer), Iain Simcock (Performer), Simon Lawford (Performer), Stephen Farr (Performer), Jeremy Cornes (Performer), Peter Hamburger (Performer), Martin Westlake (Performer), Martin Jones (Performer), Michael Copley (Performer), Maurice Hodges (Performer), Evelyn Nallen (Performer), Jonathan Freeman-Attwood (Performer), Graham Ashton (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Colin Lawson, English String Orchestra, John Anderson, Iain Simcock, Simon Lawford, et al.
• Conductor: Stephen Darlington
• Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams, William Mathias, Michael Tippett, William [composer] Walton
• Audio CD (November 13, 2001)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 5
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Nimbus Records
• ASIN: B00005QX6V
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #349,871 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Mass for soloists & chorus in G minor: Kyrie

2. Mass for soloists & chorus in G minor: Gloria in excelsis

3. Mass for soloists & chorus in G minor: Credo

4. Mass for soloists & chorus in G minor: Sanctus and Benedictus

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. An Oxford Elegy for narrator, small chorus & small orchestra

2. Flos Campi, suite for viola, small chorus & small orchestra

3. Te Deum for chorus & organ (or orchestra) in G

4. O Clap Your Hands, motet for chorus, brass & organ (Psalm 47)

See all 5 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. I Will Celebrate, for chorus

2. O How Amiable, Op 90/3

3. Rex Gloriae, motets (4) for chorus, Op. 83: I. Laetentur coeli

4. Rex Gloriae, motets (4) for chorus, Op. 83: II. Victimae paschali

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. Dance, Clarion Air, madrigal for chorus

2. The Weeping Babe, motet for soprano & chorus

3. Plebs angelica, motet for double chorus

4. Bonny At Morn, for unison chorus & 3 recorders

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Disc: 5

1. A Litany, for chorus ('Drop, Drop Slow Tears')

2. Missa Brevis, for double chorus & organ: Kyrie

3. Missa Brevis, for double chorus & organ: Gloria

4. Missa Brevis, for double chorus & organ: Sanctus and Benedictus

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Customer Reviews

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8 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Spend your money elsewhere, January 25, 2006

By	John Wright "qwire nut" (Baltimore, MD United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I haven't even listened through the entire CD. I don't think I can bring myself to spend my time doing so. Where to begin. From the selections I've heard, the chorus sounds incredibly thin and weak, the organ overpowering them on numerous occasions. Part of the blame in that, however, goes to the mix...the choir not getting enough mic to balance out the instruments. That happens too often in chorus/instrument recordings and it drives me batty. The music selections aren't so inspiring either. You would do much better devoting your hard-earned dollars to Eric Whitacre's acappella choral works, or any of his contemporaries.