Ikos - Choral Music by Gorecki, Tavener, Pärt - interleaved by Plainchant
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This CD intersperses, to wonderful effect, famous and beautifully sung plainchant melodies such as "Ave Maris Stella" and "Alma Redemptoris Mater" with sacred music by three well-known New Mystic composers. Górecki's "Totus Tuus," with its constant repetition of "Maria", may get tiresome; but "Amen" (setting only the one word) is gripping throughout. Pärt is represented by his austere, oddly tense "Magnificat" and an unusually warm setting of the Beatitudes, which ends with a surprisingly florid organ solo. Tavener's giddy "Magnificat" and serene "Nunc Dimittis" are luminous; his "Funeral Ikos" sets an extraordinary Orthodox funeral text to a plain, heartbreaking melody. The gorgeous singing of the King's choir under Stephen Cleobury outshines even that of Sir David Willcocks's glory days. --Matthew Westphal
Ikos - Choral Music by Gorecki, Tavener, Pärt - interleaved by Plainchant, Music, Gregorian Chant, Henryk Gorecki, Arvo Part, John Tavener, Stephen Cleobury, Stuart Tibbs, David Goode, Guy Johnston, Choir of King's College - Cambridge, Chamber, Chamber Music, Choral, Choral Music, Classical, Classical Music, Magnificat, Modern Motet, Sacred Choral Music with keyboard (or continuo), Western European Chant
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Ikos - Choral Music by Gorecki, Tavener, Pärt - interleaved by Plainchant
Gregorian Chant , Henryk Gorecki , Arvo Part , John Tavener , Stephen Cleobury , Stuart Tibbs , David Goode , Guy Johnston , and Choir of King's College - Cambridge
Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
 Górecki, Henryk Mikolaj
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All Works by Tavener
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General
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Sacred & Religious
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Vocal & Song
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General
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Chants
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Magnificats
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ASIN: B000002RU6
Release Date: 1995-01-17 |
Tracks:
- Alma Redemptoris mater (Marian Antiphon) - Chor King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury
- Totus tuus - Chor King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury
- Ave Maria (Offertory Antiphon) - Stuart Tibbs
- Amen - Chor King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury
- Regina caeli laetare (Marian Antiphon) - Stuart Tibbs
- Magnificat - Chor King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury
- Alleluia. Venite ad me (Alleluia with verse) - Stuart Tibbs
- The Beatitudes (1990, rev. 1991) - David Goode
- Beati mundo corde (Communion Antiphon) - Stuart Tibbs
- Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Collegium Regale): Magnificat - Chor King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury
- Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Collegium Regale): Nunc dimittis - Chor King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury
- Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Collegium Regale): Requiem aeternam - Stuart Tibbs
- Funeral Ikos: Funeral Antiphons - Chor King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury
- Funeral Ikos: Ego sum resurrectio et vita - Stuart Tibbs
- Funeral Ikos: In paradisum-Chorus angelorum - Guy Johnston
Amazon.com
This CD intersperses, to wonderful effect, famous and beautifully sung plainchant melodies such as "Ave Maris Stella" and "Alma Redemptoris Mater" with sacred music by three well-known New Mystic composers. Górecki's "Totus Tuus," with its constant repetition of "Maria", may get tiresome; but "Amen" (setting only the one word) is gripping throughout. Pärt is represented by his austere, oddly tense "Magnificat" and an unusually warm setting of the Beatitudes, which ends with a surprisingly florid organ solo. Tavener's giddy "Magnificat" and serene "Nunc Dimittis" are luminous; his "Funeral Ikos" sets an extraordinary Orthodox funeral text to a plain, heartbreaking melody. The gorgeous singing of the King's choir under Stephen Cleobury outshines even that of Sir David Willcocks's glory days. --Matthew Westphal
Customer Reviews:
Echoes of Musical History in Contemporary Settings.......2005-09-10
Once again Stephen Cleobury and the Choir of King's College, Cambridge bring intelligence and scholarship along with excellent performances to the recorded literature. This enchanting survey of Gregorian chant/plainsong includes not only superb examples of this vocal form, it also brings to our contemporary ears the works of three important composers who are deeply moved and inspired by this most pure form of singing.
Like turning leaves of a book, each plainsong is followed by a work by one of the three featured composers writing today - Henryk Gorecki, Arvo Pärt, and John Tavener. The comparisons are not only interesting, they are also mutually enhancing. And this is a chance to understand the writing styles of Gorecki, Pärt and Tavener for those not familiar with their works. The choral singing (and occasional use of the organ) is of the highest order and the acoustic of King's College chapel makes this listening experience mysterious and elegant. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, September 05
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