O Sacrum Convivium! - French Sacred Choral Works / Nethsingha, St. John's College Choir

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Label
Chandos
Release Date
February 24, 2015
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VIERNE POULENC LANGLAIS MES
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Choir Of Saint John'S College
    • PERFORMER
      Cambridge, Nethsingha
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 24, 2015
    • UPC
      095115184226
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CHAN 10842
    • LABEL
      Chandos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Choral - Sacred
    Works ⌄

    1. Kyrie

      Composer: Louis Vierne

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Guy James, Edward Picton-Turbervill, Joseph Wicks

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    2. Gloria

      Composer: Louis Vierne

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Augustus Perkins Ray, Edward Picton-Turbervill, Joseph Wicks

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    3. Sanctus

      Composer: Louis Vierne

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Guy James, Edward Picton-Turbervill, Joseph Wicks

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    4. Benedictus

      Composer: Louis Vierne

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Guy James, Edward Picton-Turbervill, Joseph Wicks

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    5. Agnus Dei

      Composer: Louis Vierne

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Edward Picton-Turbervill, Joseph Wicks

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    6. No. 1. Salut, Dame Sainte (Modéré, mais sans lenteur)

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Joseph Wicks, Xavier Hetherington

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    7. No. 2. Tout puissant, tres saint (Majestueux et eclatant)

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Joseph Wicks

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    8. No. 3. Seigneur, je vous en prie (Tres expressif et fervent)

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Joseph Wicks

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    9. No. 4. O mes tres chers freres (Bien calme)

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Joseph Wicks, Xavier Hetherington

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    10. O sacrum convivium!

      Composer: Olivier Messiaen

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Edward Picton-Turbervill

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    11. No. 1. Timor et tremor

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    12. No. 2. Vinea mea electa

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    13. No. 3. Tenebrae factae sunt

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Guy James

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    14. No. 4. Tristis est anima mea

      Composer: Francis Poulenc

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Guy James, Jason Cobb, Oliver Brown

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    15. Kyrie

      Composer: Jean Langlais

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Simon Ponsford, Edward Picton-Turbervill

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    16. Gloria

      Composer: Jean Langlais

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Simon Ponsford, Jonathan Hyde, Edward Picton-Turbervill

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    17. Sanctus

      Composer: Jean Langlais

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Guy James, Edward Picton-Turbervill

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    18. Benedictus

      Composer: Jean Langlais

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Guy James, Edward Picton-Turbervill

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha

    19. Agnus Dei

      Composer: Jean Langlais

      Ensemble: Cambridge Choir of St. John's College

      Performer: Simon Ponsford, Edward Picton-Turbervill

      Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha


Recording in an excellent acoustic the Chandos sound team has excelled with well balanced and forthright sonics. Full Latin and French texts are provided together with English translations. Under Andrew Nethsingha's assured direction the choir sing with integrity and a profound devotional intensity. The organists in the Vierne accompany the choir with convincing weight and scale. If the repertoire suits there is absolutely no reason to hesitate about purchasing this Chandos release.

– Michael Cookson, MusicWeb International