The Doctrine of Wisdom: Sacred Choral Music of William Mathias

Track Listings
1. Kyrie    
2. Gloria    
3. Sanctus    
4. Benedictus    
5. Agnus Dei    
6. Laetentur Coeli    
7. Victimae paschali    
8. O nata lux    
9. O Rex gloriae    
10. Except The Lord Build the House    
11. Angelus    
12. Veni Sancte Spiritus    
13. The Doctrine of Wisdom    
14. The Lord is My Shepherd    
15. Hodie, Christus Natus Est    
16. Alleluia    
17. Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam    

Editorial Reviews
Chicago Tribune
The chorus fulfills the promise of this beautiful, affecting music.

Fanfare Magazine
...throughout, the singing is excellent.

Album Description
Gloriæ Dei Cantores celebrates the exuberance and touching humanity of this great Welsh composer. This recording of Mathias's sacred choral music includes several recorded premieres as well as his last sacred choral work, Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam.

The recording also includes Missa Brevis, Rex Gloriæ (four a cappella motets), The Lord is My Shepherd (Psalm 23) sung in Welsh by the men's choir, and Veni Sancte Spiritus (commissioned for the Three Choirs Festival in 1985), among other works.

This release from Gloriæ Dei Cantores was recorded in Methuen Memorial Music Hall (Methuen, Massachusetts) with its grand acoustic and superb organ.

The Doctrine of Wisdom: Sacred Choral Music of William Mathias

The Doctrine of Wisdom: Sacred Choral Music of William Mathias, Music, Br. Francis Hempel, William Mathias, Elizabeth C. Patterson, Gloriae Dei Cantores, Sr. Maria Jackson, James E. Jr. Jordan, David Ortolani, Richard Vought, Dr. David Chalmers, Kathy Schuman, Br. Richard Cragg, Choral, Choral Music, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Vocals, Motet
The Doctrine of Wisdom: Sacred Choral Music of William Mathias
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • An outstanding demonstration of choral and musical artistry
 The Doctrine of Wisdom: Sacred Choral Music of William Mathias

Manufacturer: Gloria Dei Cantores
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000G3Y1
Release Date: 1998-12-08

Tracks:

  1. Kyrie
  2. Gloria
  3. Sanctus
  4. Benedictus
  5. Agnus Dei
  6. Laetentur Coeli
  7. Victimae paschali
  8. O nata lux
  9. O Rex gloriae
  10. Except The Lord Build the House
  11. Angelus
  12. Veni Sancte Spiritus
  13. The Doctrine of Wisdom
  14. The Lord is My Shepherd
  15. Hodie, Christus Natus Est
  16. Alleluia
  17. Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam

Album Description

Gloriæ Dei Cantores celebrates the exuberance and touching humanity of this great Welsh composer. This recording of Mathias's sacred choral music includes several recorded premieres as well as his last sacred choral work, Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam.

The recording also includes Missa Brevis, Rex Gloriæ (four a cappella motets), The Lord is My Shepherd (Psalm 23) sung in Welsh by the men's choir, and Veni Sancte Spiritus (commissioned for the Three Choirs Festival in 1985), among other works.

This release from Gloriæ Dei Cantores was recorded in Methuen Memorial Music Hall (Methuen, Massachusetts) with its grand acoustic and superb organ.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars An outstanding demonstration of choral and musical artistry.......2005-05-10

This collection of some of the sacred choral music written by William Mathias is beautifully sung and extremely well-recorded.

The programme is well-balanced and includes some of Mathias's more virtuosic works for choir, which demand and receive articulate, well-tuned and dynamic performances from the Gloriae Dei Cantores and their director Elizabeth Patterson. Most of the works have received few performances, to my knowledge, and even fewer recordings.

The performers are well-known as exponents of Gregorian chant, but their commitment to and belief in all styles of choral music clearly shines through in these rivetting performances.

The works cover a broad span of Mathias's all-too-quickly-ended life from 1973 to 1992 (the year of his death) and demonstrate both the eclecticism, humour and consistency of his voice as a composer. For those unfamiliar with his works, this is an ideal introduction. For those who already know his work well, like myself, this is a wonderful addition of rareties and a fitting memorial to a composer who is under-represented in the catalogues.

I would give it 10 stars if I could **********

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