Orlando Gibbons: Tudor Church Music
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Composer or Director: Orlando Gibbons
Label: ASV
Magazine Review Date: 4/1986
Media Format: Cassette
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: ZCDCA514
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Almighty and everlasting God |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ King's College Choir, Cambridge Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
| First (Short) Service, Movement: Magnificat |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ King's College Choir, Cambridge Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
| First (Short) Service, Movement: Nunc dimittis |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ King's College Choir, Cambridge Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
| Voluntary |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ Orlando Gibbons, Composer |
| (10) Fantasias, Movement: D minor, MBXX/7 (for double organ) |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ Orlando Gibbons, Composer |
| (10) Fantasias, Movement: A minor, MBXX/11 |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ Orlando Gibbons, Composer |
| Second (Verse) Service, Movement: Magnificat |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ King's College Choir, Cambridge Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
| Second (Verse) Service, Movement: Nunc dimittis |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ King's College Choir, Cambridge Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
| Now shall the praises of the Lord |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ King's College Choir, Cambridge Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
| This is the record of John |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
King's College Choir, Cambridge London Early Music Group Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
| O Lord of Hosts and God of Israel |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ King's College Choir, Cambridge Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
| O thou the central orb |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
King's College Choir, Cambridge London Early Music Group Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
| Song of joy unto the Lord we sing |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ King's College Choir, Cambridge Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
| See, see, the word is incarnate |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
King's College Choir, Cambridge London Early Music Group Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
| Come, kiss me with those lips of thine |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ King's College Choir, Cambridge Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
| Lift up your heads |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ King's College Choir, Cambridge Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
| Hosanna to the Son of David |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ King's College Choir, Cambridge Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
Composer or Director: Orlando Gibbons
Label: ASV
Magazine Review Date: 4/1986
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 0
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: CDDCA514
Tracks:
| Composition | Artist Credit |
|---|---|
| Almighty and everlasting God |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ King's College Choir, Cambridge Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
| First (Short) Service, Movement: Magnificat |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ King's College Choir, Cambridge Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
| First (Short) Service, Movement: Nunc dimittis |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ King's College Choir, Cambridge Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
| Voluntary |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ Orlando Gibbons, Composer |
| (10) Fantasias, Movement: D minor, MBXX/7 (for double organ) |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ Orlando Gibbons, Composer |
| (10) Fantasias, Movement: A minor, MBXX/11 |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ Orlando Gibbons, Composer |
| Second (Verse) Service, Movement: Magnificat |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ King's College Choir, Cambridge Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
| Second (Verse) Service, Movement: Nunc dimittis |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ King's College Choir, Cambridge Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
| Now shall the praises of the Lord |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ King's College Choir, Cambridge Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
| This is the record of John |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
King's College Choir, Cambridge London Early Music Group Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
| O Lord of Hosts and God of Israel |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ King's College Choir, Cambridge Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
| O thou the central orb |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
King's College Choir, Cambridge London Early Music Group Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
| Song of joy unto the Lord we sing |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ King's College Choir, Cambridge Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
| See, see, the word is incarnate |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
King's College Choir, Cambridge London Early Music Group Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
| Come, kiss me with those lips of thine |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ King's College Choir, Cambridge Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
| Lift up your heads |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ King's College Choir, Cambridge Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
| Hosanna to the Son of David |
Orlando Gibbons, Composer
John Butt, Organ King's College Choir, Cambridge Orlando Gibbons, Composer Philip Ledger, Conductor |
Author: David Fallows
This is the kind of recording that particularly benefits from Compact Disc format. It contains 17 separate pieces of varying style and interest. Perhaps there is some virtue in issuing such a selection that covers the full range of Gibbons's output for the church; but their juxtaposition here is in many ways extremely artificial. The four hymn settings (just one verse of each) are of relatively limited interest, and in any case their middle voices are all modern reconstructions. On the other hand, the CD includes several wonderful works that are somewhat 'crowded' when they appear as items within an entire disc. So it is difficult to convey my feeling of bliss at being able to select for separate listening two works that seem to me to stand among the most consummate masterpieces of English church music, the verse anthems This is the record of John and See, see, the Word is incarnate.
And that may also explain what I can only describe as an extraordinary oversight in my earlier review of the LP: I seem not to have noticed—in among all the other material—the superb quality of the alto soloist Michael Chance who has of course subsequently become a professional soloist in his own right. At that stage he may not have caught the full grace of Gibbons's lines—too often he swells into the syncopated notes in a way that rather impedes the rhythmic flow and the elegance of the word-setting—but the individuality and control of his voice are exceptional for a student, as is his wonderful diction and his irresistibly exciting singing of some of the more florid lines.
The CD makes it possible to hear and re-hear these things. And it also allows you to choose a single work without scratching your record in the process. As before, the sleeve information is inadequate and lacks texts. '
And that may also explain what I can only describe as an extraordinary oversight in my earlier review of the LP: I seem not to have noticed—in among all the other material—the superb quality of the alto soloist Michael Chance who has of course subsequently become a professional soloist in his own right. At that stage he may not have caught the full grace of Gibbons's lines—too often he swells into the syncopated notes in a way that rather impedes the rhythmic flow and the elegance of the word-setting—but the individuality and control of his voice are exceptional for a student, as is his wonderful diction and his irresistibly exciting singing of some of the more florid lines.
The CD makes it possible to hear and re-hear these things. And it also allows you to choose a single work without scratching your record in the process. As before, the sleeve information is inadequate and lacks texts. '
Orlando Gibbons: Tudor Church Music
Orlando Gibbons: Tudor Church Music
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