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Table of Contents:

• Requiem, op. 9 / Maurice Duruflé (37:56)
• Lord, thou hast been our refuge : Psalm 90 / Ralph Vaughan Williams (8:19)
• Three prayers of Dietrich Bonhoeffer / Philip Moore (15:12)
• Take him, earth, for cherishing / Herbert Howells (8:28)
• The peace that surpasseth understanding / Sir John Tavener (5:06).

Contributors:

Rice, Christine , singer

Williams, Roderick , singer

Quinney, Robert , instrumentalist

O'Donnell, James , conductor

Duruflé, Maurice, 1902-1986

Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958

Moore, Philip, 1943-

Howells, Herbert, 1892-1983

Tavener, John

Westminster Abbey > Choir , singer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/sng

Britten Sinfonia , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Languages:

Latin
English

Language Notes:

Sung variously in Latin and English.

Included Works:

Requiem, op. 9 [by Duruflé, M.]

Lord, thou hast been our refuge [by Vaughan Williams, R.]

Prayers of Dietrich Bonhoeffer [by Moore, P.]

Take him, earth, for cherishing [by Howells, H.]

Peace that surpasseth understanding [by Tavener, J.]

Subjects:

Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with orchestra

Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with instrumental ensemble

Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with organ

Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices), Unaccompanied

Requiems

Performers:

The Choir of Westminster Abbey ; Britten Sinfonia ; James O'Donnell, conductor ; Christine Rice, mezzo-soprano ; Roderick Williams, baritone ; Robert Quinney, organ.

Production Credits:

Recording engineer, David Hinitt; recording producer, Adrian Peacock; executive producers, Simon Perry, Nick Flower.

Performance Medium:

Solo baritone voice; solo mezzo-soprano voice; mixed chorus; orchestra; organ
Mixed chorus; trumpet; organ
Mixed chorus
Mixed chorus; organ
3 performers and 5 ensembles: solo mezzo-soprano voice; solo baritone voice; mixed chorus [SATB]; orchestra; organ
2 performers and 1 ensemble: mixed chorus [SATB]; trumpet; organ
1 ensemble: mixed chorus [SATB]
1 performer and 1 ensemble: mixed chorus [SATB]; organ

General Notes:

Title from disc label.
(1st & 2nd works) recorded Westminster Abbey 2013 February 4, 5 & 7.
(3rd & 4th works) recorded St. Alban's Church, Holborn, London 2013 May 24.
(5th work) recorded Westminster Abbey 2014 February 4.
Biographical and program notes, and texts with English translation of the Latin as appropriate, printed on container insert.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc (1:15:02) ; 4 3/4 in.
op. 9

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; 1.4 m/s; mass-produced

Audio Characteristics:

digital; stereo

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

LPCD 147,355

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 034571280202
Publisher Number, Hyperion: 68020
Publisher Number, Hyperion: CDA68020

OCLC Numbers:

891332144