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In Remembrance
SOMM Recordings

In Remembrance

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Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Vann
Format
CD
Label
SOMM Recordings
Released
Oct 26, 2018
Catalog #
SOMMCD 0187
UPC
748871018723

About

In the centenary anniversary year of the end of the First World War and on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Second World War, SOMM Recordings pays tribute to those who fought and fell in battle with In Remembrance. A moving compendium of music spanning 130 years, it features the Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, the Choir of Chelsea Pensioners, Staff and Volunteers, sopranos Katy Hill and Leah Jackson, baritone Gareth John and organists James Orford and Hugh Rowlands under the direction of William Vann. Founded in 1682 by King Charles II, the Royal Hospital is home to the world-famous Chelsea Pensioners - retired veterans of the British army - whose contributions on three tracks adds it's own special poignancy to In Remembrance. Moving choral works commemorating courage and offering comfort by Hubert Parry, Gustav Holst, and Edward Elgar are heard alongside equally affecting pieces by their contemporaries and successors, Charles Villiers Stanford, John Ireland, Douglas Guest and Charles Harris. Fauré's Requiem, arranged for choir and organ by Iain Farrington, and Ian Venable's newly-composed Requiem aeternam (in it's first recording) both offer succor and solace in their conviction that death is not the end but, as Fauré thought of it: "a happy deliverance, an aspiration towards happiness above, rather than as a painful experience."

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 Greater love hath no man 05:56
    Track
    1
    Title
    Greater love hath no man
    Duration
    05:56
    Composer
    John Ireland
    Performer
    Leah Jackson, Gareth Brynmor John, Hugh Rowlands
    Ensemble
    Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
    Conductor
    William Vann
  2. 2 Jerusalem 02:41
    Track
    2
    Title
    Jerusalem
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Hubert Parry
    Performer
    Hugh Rowlands
    Ensemble
    Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, Chelsea Pensioners
    Conductor
    William Vann
  3. 3 For the Fallen 01:20
    Track
    3
    Title
    For the Fallen
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Douglas Guest
    Ensemble
    Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
    Conductor
    William Vann
  4. 4 They are at rest 03:34
    Track
    4
    Title
    They are at rest
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Ensemble
    Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
    Conductor
    William Vann
  5. 5 O Valiant Hearts 03:22
    Track
    5
    Title
    O Valiant Hearts
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Charles K. Harris
    Performer
    Hugh Rowlands
    Ensemble
    Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, Chelsea Pensioners
    Conductor
    William Vann
  6. 6 Songs of Farewell: No. 4. There is an old belief 05:04
    Track
    6
    Title
    Songs of Farewell: No. 4. There is an old belief
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Hubert Parry
    Ensemble
    Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
    Conductor
    William Vann
  7. 7 I vow to thee, my country 02:34
    Track
    7
    Title
    I vow to thee, my country
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Gustav Holst
    Performer
    Hugh Rowlands
    Ensemble
    Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, Chelsea Pensioners
    Conductor
    William Vann
  8. 8 3 Latin Motets, Op. 38: No. 1. Justorum animae 03:57
    Track
    8
    Title
    3 Latin Motets, Op. 38: No. 1. Justorum animae
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Charles Villiers Stanford
    Ensemble
    Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
    Conductor
    William Vann
  9. 9 Ode to Death, Op. 38 12:13
    Track
    9
    Title
    Ode to Death, Op. 38
    Duration
    12:13
    Composer
    Gustav Holst
    Performer
    James Orford
    Ensemble
    Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
    Conductor
    William Vann
  10. 10 Introit et Kyrie 05:54
    Track
    10
    Title
    Introit et Kyrie
    Duration
    05:54
    Composer
    Gabriel Fauré
    Performer
    James Orford
    Ensemble
    Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
    Conductor
    William Vann
  11. 11 Offertoire 08:03
    Track
    11
    Title
    Offertoire
    Duration
    08:03
    Composer
    Gabriel Fauré
    Performer
    Gareth Brynmor John, James Orford
    Ensemble
    Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
    Conductor
    William Vann
  12. 12 Sanctus 02:59
    Track
    12
    Title
    Sanctus
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Gabriel Fauré
    Performer
    Hugh Rowlands
    Ensemble
    Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
    Conductor
    William Vann
  13. 13 Pie Jesu 03:28
    Track
    13
    Title
    Pie Jesu
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Gabriel Fauré
    Performer
    Katy Hill, James Orford
    Ensemble
    Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
    Conductor
    William Vann
  14. 14 Agnus dei 05:59
    Track
    14
    Title
    Agnus dei
    Duration
    05:59
    Composer
    Gabriel Fauré
    Performer
    James Orford
    Ensemble
    Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
    Conductor
    William Vann
  15. 15 Libera me 04:23
    Track
    15
    Title
    Libera me
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Gabriel Fauré
    Performer
    Gareth Brynmor John, James Orford
    Ensemble
    Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
    Conductor
    William Vann
  16. 16 In paradisum 03:09
    Track
    16
    Title
    In paradisum
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Gabriel Fauré
    Performer
    Hugh Rowlands
    Ensemble
    Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
    Conductor
    William Vann
  17. 17 Requiem aeternam 05:50
    Track
    17
    Title
    Requiem aeternam
    Duration
    05:50
    Composer
    Ian Venables
    Performer
    Hugh Rowlands
    Ensemble
    Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
    Conductor
    William Vann