John Tavener: Thunder Entered Her

Track Listings

1. Angels

2. Annunciation

3. The Lament Of The Mother Of God

4. Thunder Entered Her

5. Hymns Of Paradise

6. God Is With Us

John Tavener: Thunder Entered Her, Music, Donald Sweeney, John Tavener, David Hill, Winchester Cathedral Choir, David Dunnett, Solveig Kringelborn, William Kendall, Choral, Classical, Classical Music, Sacred Choral Music with chamber ensemble, Sacred Choral Music with keyboard (or continuo), Sacred Music for Soloist & Chorus, Sacred Music for Soloist, Chorus and Instruments, Sacred Music for more than one Soloist & Chorus

John Tavener: Thunder Entered Her
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One of the best Tavener CDs ever

John Tavener: Thunder Entered Her

Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000DNF7
Release Date: 1994-10-11

Tracks:

Angels
Annunciation
The Lament Of The Mother Of God
Thunder Entered Her
Hymns Of Paradise
God Is With Us

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One of the best Tavener CDs ever.......2004-04-10

"Thunder Entered Her" is a thrilling setting of a brief Nativity text from St. Ephrem the Syrian. "God Is With Us" is a Christmas proclamation performed better here than in other recordings. I own nearly 30 Tavener CDs and this is one of my very favorite ones.

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Images in sound
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Ikons: Choral Music of John Tavener

Manufacturer: Cala Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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John Tavener: Innocence

ASIN: B00000FDE9
Release Date: 1994-09-27

Tracks:

Thunder Entered Her
The Lamb
The Tiger
Two Hymns To The Mother Of God: Hymn To The Mother Of God
Two Hymns To The Mother Of God: Hymn For The Dormition Of The Mother Of God
Responsorium In Memoriam Annon Lee Silver
Song For Athene
Eonia
God Is With Us

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Images in sound.......2005-09-26

John Tavener is a rare creature - he is a composer known and admired by Western audiences who has as a primary focus and influence his Eastern Orthodox tradition and liturgy. The very title of this CD, Ikons, gives one the sense that these are pictures or images in sound. Icons are objects that help direct worship and veneration, and that is certainly true of these compositions as well.

The first piece, 'Thunder Entered Her', derives from a hymn by St. Ephraim, one of the few hymn writers whose hymns have been found in virtually every Christian tradition - he lived at the crossroads of Empire and Eastern world at a critical juncture in Christian history, and his work continues its influence, as felt her in Tavener. This is a Nativity hymn, in praise of God and appreciation of Mary.

'The Lamb' and 'The Tiger', written separately, are both inspired by William Blake's texts. Both, according to Tavener, were written in honour of people, the former for his three-year-old nephew, and the later for Philip Shepherd on his sixty-fifth birthday. The piece 'God is with us' is the opening of the Orthodox Christmas Eve compline service. The remaining pieces, full of passion, were all written in honour of people who died sudden deaths, including Tavener's mother - Tavener said, 'The music on every occasion was written very quickly, as if they were parting gifts from those who had died.'

Perhaps Tavener's best-known (or at least most widely heard) piece was the 'Alleluia' sung at the close of the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales. This disc gives a much fuller account of Tavener's power as a composer.

There is something of variability in the performances here. In general they are very good, but there are occasional instances where either the performance or the recording might have been better. The BBC Singers are a very good group, directed here by Simon Joly, with accompaniment by Christopher Bowers-Broadbent on the organ. The BBC Singers advertise themselves as 'the only full-time prfoessional chamber choir in Britain,' and have 24 members who regularly perform for radio and television, as well as live performances.

This is a lovely disc, a good collection of great compositions.

Other versions better.......2004-04-10

This isn't awful, but not very good.

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Taverner: Thunder Entered Her

Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005AFQV
Release Date: 2001-05-08

Tracks:

Angels - David Dunnet/Winchester Cathedral Chor/David Hill
Annunciation - David Dunnet/Winchester Cathedral Chor/David Hill
The Lament Of The Mother Of God - David Dunnet/Winchester Cathedral Chor/David Hill/Solveig Kringelborn
Thunder Entered Her - David Dunnet/Winchester Cathedral Chor/David Hill/William Kendall/Ian Simcock
Hymns Of Paradise - David Dunnet/Winchester Cathedral Chor/David Hill/Donald Sweeney/Gavyn Wright/Maciej Rakowski...
God Is With Us - David Dunnet/Winchester Cathedral Chor/David Hill/William Kendall

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