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Lighten Our Darkness / Rutter, The Cambridge Singers

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Details

Composer
SHEPPARD LASSUS HANDL MUNDY
Artist
Rutter, Cambridge Singers
Format
CD
Label
Collegium Records
Released
Jan 01, 2006
Catalog #
COLCD131
UPC
040888013129

About

The service of 'Compline' is the last of the seven daily services observed in monastic communities, taking place immediately before bedtime. It has over many centuries inspired incredibly beautiful compositions, and this release gathers together eighteen of the many lovely 'a cappella' choral motets, mainly from the Renaissance period, which were written to adorn the evening worship of the church. In addition, the 'Office of Compline', sung in English with its traditional chants, has been included in its entirety on a bonus CD. 'Lighten our Darkenss' sees John Rutter and his Cambridge Singers return to the austere surrounds and sumptuous acoustic of the Lady Chapel at Ely Cathedral, where many of their classic recordings from the 1980s and 1990s were recorded. It was, in all probability, the place where the monks of Ely sang Compline before the Reformation; its magnificent acoustics and architectural splendour and grace continue to make it the perfect setting for Compline today.

Tracklist 30 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 In pace 05:16
    Track
    1
    Title
    In pace
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    John Sheppard
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  3. 2 Libera nos, salva nos 03:49
    Track
    2
    Title
    Libera nos, salva nos
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    John Sheppard
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  4. 3 Justorum animae 03:06
    Track
    3
    Title
    Justorum animae
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  5. 4 Pater noster 04:22
    Track
    4
    Title
    Pater noster
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    Jacobus Handl
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  6. 5 O Lord, the Maker of all thing 02:51
    Track
    5
    Title
    O Lord, the Maker of all thing
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    William Mundy
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  7. 6 Visita, quaesumus Domine 05:04
    Track
    6
    Title
    Visita, quaesumus Domine
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  8. 7 Abendlied 03:23
    Track
    7
    Title
    Abendlied
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Josef Gabriel Rheinberger
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  9. 8 O Christ who art the light and day 04:25
    Track
    8
    Title
    O Christ who art the light and day
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  10. 9 O gladsome light 01:54
    Track
    9
    Title
    O gladsome light
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Loys Bourgeois
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  11. 10 Te lucis ante terminum 02:24
    Track
    10
    Title
    Te lucis ante terminum
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Thomas Tallis
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  12. 11 Alma Redemptoris Mater 06:52
    Track
    11
    Title
    Alma Redemptoris Mater
    Duration
    06:52
    Composer
    Tomás Luis de Victoria
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  13. 12 Ave Regina caelorum 03:18
    Track
    12
    Title
    Ave Regina caelorum
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Tomás Luis de Victoria
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  14. 13 Regina caeli laetare 03:35
    Track
    13
    Title
    Regina caeli laetare
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Tomás Luis de Victoria
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  15. 14 Salve Regina 10:32
    Track
    14
    Title
    Salve Regina
    Duration
    10:32
    Composer
    Tomás Luis de Victoria
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  16. 15 Ave Maria 05:06
    Track
    15
    Title
    Ave Maria
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Francisco Guerrero
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  17. 16 All-night Vigil, Op. 37, "Vespers": Bogoroditsye Dyevo (Ave Maria) 02:38
    Track
    16
    Title
    All-night Vigil, Op. 37, "Vespers": Bogoroditsye Dyevo (Ave Maria)
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Sergei Rachmaninoff
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  18. 17 In manus tuas 03:25
    Track
    17
    Title
    In manus tuas
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    John Sheppard
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  19. 18 In manus tuas 03:56
    Track
    18
    Title
    In manus tuas
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  20. Disc 2
  21. 1 Opening Sentences and Responses 01:31
    Track
    1
    Title
    Opening Sentences and Responses
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    John Harte, Simon Wall
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  22. 2 Psalm 91 05:21
    Track
    2
    Title
    Psalm 91
    Duration
    05:21
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  23. 3 Lesson: Come unto me 00:28
    Track
    3
    Title
    Lesson: Come unto me
    Duration
    00:28
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    John Harte
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  24. 4 Respond: Into thy hands 01:12
    Track
    4
    Title
    Respond: Into thy hands
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Simon Wall
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  25. 5 Hymn: Before the ending of the day 01:28
    Track
    5
    Title
    Hymn: Before the ending of the day
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  26. 6 Keep me as the apple of an eye - Nunc dimittis 02:40
    Track
    6
    Title
    Keep me as the apple of an eye - Nunc dimittis
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Simon Wall
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  27. 7 The Apostles' Creed - Lord's Prayer 03:02
    Track
    7
    Title
    The Apostles' Creed - Lord's Prayer
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Simon Wall
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  28. 8 Versicles and Responses 01:07
    Track
    8
    Title
    Versicles and Responses
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Simon Wall
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  29. 9 Confession and Absolution 00:57
    Track
    9
    Title
    Confession and Absolution
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Simon Wall
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  30. 10 Responses and Collects 03:20
    Track
    10
    Title
    Responses and Collects
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    John Harte
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  31. 11 We will lay us down in peace 00:52
    Track
    11
    Title
    We will lay us down in peace
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Simon Wall
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  32. 12 Closing Responses and Blessing 00:36
    Track
    12
    Title
    Closing Responses and Blessing
    Duration
    00:36
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    John Harte