Release Date: 01 September 2009
Label: Convivium Records / Convium Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 0700153370073
Genres: Classical
Composer/Series: Plainsong
Description
“He Who Sings Prays Twice”, so said St Augustine of Hippo. The music of Gregorian Chant, or plainsong is the Church’s most ancient form of chanted prayer, and perhaps its most haunting and beautiful. It can transport, delight and transform. This recording is a snapshot of how plainsong is used at Portsmouth Cathedral, from the simplest of psalms sung at weekday Evensong, a great hymn marking a major Feast Day such as Veni Creator for Pentecost, or through its use in simple motets as set here by the Cathedral’s Director of Music, David Price.
Tracklisting
Polyphony; Britten Sinfonia; Stephen Layton
The Hogan Ensemble
The Apollo Baroque Consort
Sospiri/Susana Fairbairn
Sofia Vokalensemble
Portsmouth Cathedral Choir
Portsmouth Cathedral Choir
Pgs Chamber Choir
