Milner: The Water and the Fire & The Song of Akhenaten / Davies

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Label
Lyrita
Release Date
April 8, 2016
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      MILNER, ANTHONY
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Bbc Training Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Price, Holt, Elwes, Roberts, Bbc Northern Singers, Manchester Grammar School
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 08, 2016
    • UPC
      5020926112521
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      REAM1125
    • LABEL
      Lyrita
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Choral - Sacred
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Beautiful is Thy dawning - II. All cattle rest upon the pasture

      Composer: Anthony Milner

      Ensemble: BBC Training Orchestra

      Performer: Janet Price

      Conductor: Meredith Davies

    2. III. For every day walks in Thy praise - IV. When thou settest in the western horizon of heav'n

      Composer: Anthony Milner

      Ensemble: BBC Training Orchestra

      Performer: Janet Price

      Conductor: Meredith Davies

    3. V. How manifold are all Thy Works - VI. I shall breathe the sweet breath which comes from Thy mouth

      Composer: Anthony Milner

      Ensemble: BBC Training Orchestra

      Performer: Janet Price

      Conductor: Meredith Davies

    4. Scene 1: Descent into the Pit (Soprano, Chorus, Tenor)

      Composer: Anthony Milner

      Ensemble: BBC Northern Singers, BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Hazel Holt, John Elwes

      Conductor: Meredith Davies

    5. Scene 2: Encounter (Chorus, Tenor, Christ)

      Composer: Anthony Milner

      Ensemble: BBC Northern Singers, BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: John Elwes, Stephen Roberts

      Conductor: Meredith Davies

    6. Scene 3: The Waters by Night (Soprano, Chorus)

      Composer: Anthony Milner

      Ensemble: BBC Northern Singers, BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Hazel Holt

      Conductor: Meredith Davies

    7. Scene 4: The Easter Fire (All)

      Composer: Anthony Milner

      Ensemble: BBC Northern Singers, Manchester Grammar School Boys' Choir, BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Hazel Holt, John Elwes, Stephen Roberts

      Conductor: Meredith Davies


The two works on this new release are BBC Broadcast recordings from 1973 and 1977. Included on this album are The Song of Akhenaten Op. 5, and The Water and the Fire, both by Anthony Milner. The Water and the Fire is arguably the climax of Milner’s choral writing, and is widely regarded as a visionary piece. Featured artists on these recordings include soprano Janet Price , soprano Hazel Holt, tenor John Elwes, and baritone Stephen Roberts.