Ascribe unto the Lord: Sacred Choral Works by Samuel Sebastian Wesley
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Label: Chandos
Cat No: CHAN10751
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 28th January 2013
Contents
Works
Psalms 42 & 43Ascribe unto the Lord
Blessed be the God and Father
Larghetto
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E major
O Thou who camest from above
O give thanks unto the Lord
The Wilderness and the Solitary Place
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace
Wash me throughly from my wickedness
Artists
John Challenger (organ)Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge
Conductor
Andrew NethsinghaWorks
Psalms 42 & 43Ascribe unto the Lord
Blessed be the God and Father
Larghetto
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in E major
O Thou who camest from above
O give thanks unto the Lord
The Wilderness and the Solitary Place
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace
Wash me throughly from my wickedness
Artists
John Challenger (organ)Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge
Conductor
Andrew NethsinghaAbout
The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge has selected some of the best-known choral works of Samuel Sebastian Wesley for inclusion on this disc, interspersing them with one of his organ works as well as a psalm chant by his father, Samuel Wesley.
Samuel Sebastian Wesley was one of the most controversial characters in nineteenth-century English music, earning a reputation for inherent stubbornness, a highly critical mindset (particularly in relation to the church), and a unique pioneering spirit - all of which were character traits which became instrumental in the creation of the wholly new styles of church music, and the renewal of church practices, for which he became known.
The wilderness and the solitary place (c. 1832) is one such work, described by the conservative critic RJS Stevens as ‘a clever thing. But it is not cathedral music’. This early work comes across as a compressed oratorio, or an operatic scena, with the overt emotions and huge range of textures on display unlike anything that had ever been heard in English church music before.
In contrast, the mature Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace (c. 1850) shows the distance that Wesley had travelled since his earlier works on this disc. It is a model of simplicity and restraint, with a devotional close very much in the manner of Orlando Gibbons or William Byrd.
The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge is one of the finest collegiate choirs in the world, known and loved by millions for its recordings, broadcasts and concert tours. For several decades it has performed around the world, including the US, Canada, Brazil, South Africa, Japan, Australia and, of course, Europe.
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