Sarah Fox; Cecily Beer; Rupert Gough
Release Date: 20 October 2023
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 0793591948584
Genres: Classical Chamber Music
Composer/Series: Angelus
Description
Marking the hours of the day by praying the Angelus is a tradition dating back to the eleventh century. By the early twentieth century, this devotional prayer was given musical life in Louis Vierne's triptyque for voice and organ of the same name, whose first and last movements' timeless quality is imbued with the repetition of the tolling Angelus bell hidden within the accompaniment. The sound of this bell is a recurring theme in this recording, captured in the glorious acoustic of Buckfast Abbey, where the Angelus continues to sound to this day an unbroken link through the centuries. The lyrical writing of these songs of veneration is given enchanting voice by Sarah Fox, together with a number of premiere recordings including Olivier Messaien's O Scarum convivium, performed in its original guise for solo voice and organ.
The Choir of Buckfast Abbey; David Davies; Matthew Searles; Philip Arkwright
Sarah Fox; Cecily Beer; Rupert Gough
Richard Lea
The Choir of Westminster Cathedral; Simon Johnson; Peter Stevens; Simon Johnson
Martin Baker; Peter Stevens; Martin Baker
Ben Bloor
The Choir of Buckfast Abbey; Matthew Searles; Philip Arkwright
The Choir of Buckfast Abbey; Charles Maxtone-Smith; Matthew Searles
