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Out Of The Night - Part: Magnificat; Tavener: Threnos, Etc
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Details
- Composer
- TAVENER, JOHN
- Artist
- Parrott
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Sony Masterworks
- Released
- Jan 11, 2000
- Catalog #
- SK61753
- UPC
- 074646175323
About
This beautiful disc juxtaposes the work of two composers whose names are frequently placed together for their combination of minimalist and early music elements as well as their Orthodox spirituality. Estonian Arvo Pärt has the sparer style, elements pared down to the most basic chords, notes alternated like bells against a quiet, static background, while Englishman Tavener is the more outwardly ecstatic, using winding, chant-influenced melodies to achieve a kind of rapture.
Andrew Parrott's Taverner Choir, famed for their performances of early music, gives oustanding performances of these modern works with ancient roots, providing the perfect, clear, non-vibrato sound for the Pärt, while also delivering the more tremulous expression needed for the Tavener. A highlight of the program is the seldom-heard 'Canticle of the Mother of God' by Tavener, an early piece that actually employs serial methods yet clearly points in the direction of his later music.
Andrew Parrott's Taverner Choir, famed for their performances of early music, gives oustanding performances of these modern works with ancient roots, providing the perfect, clear, non-vibrato sound for the Pärt, while also delivering the more tremulous expression needed for the Tavener. A highlight of the program is the seldom-heard 'Canticle of the Mother of God' by Tavener, an early piece that actually employs serial methods yet clearly points in the direction of his later music.
Tracklist 16 tracks
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1 Magnificat 07:45
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Magnificat
- Duration
- 07:45
- Composer
- Arvo Pärt
- Ensemble
- Taverner Choir
- Conductor
- Andrew Parrott
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2 Out of the Night 01:40
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Out of the Night
- Duration
- 01:40
- Composer
- John Tavener
- Performer
- Leigh Nixon, Jane Atkins
- Ensemble
- Taverner Choir
- Conductor
- Andrew Parrott
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3 No. 1. O Weisheit 01:43
- Track
- 3
- Title
- No. 1. O Weisheit
- Duration
- 01:43
- Composer
- Arvo Pärt
- Ensemble
- Taverner Choir
- Conductor
- Andrew Parrott
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4 No. 2. O Adonai 02:28
- Track
- 4
- Title
- No. 2. O Adonai
- Duration
- 02:28
- Composer
- Arvo Pärt
- Ensemble
- Taverner Choir
- Conductor
- Andrew Parrott
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5 No. 3. O Spross aus Isais Wurzel 01:14
- Track
- 5
- Title
- No. 3. O Spross aus Isais Wurzel
- Duration
- 01:14
- Composer
- Arvo Pärt
- Ensemble
- Taverner Choir
- Conductor
- Andrew Parrott
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6 No. 4. O Schlussel Davids 02:50
- Track
- 6
- Title
- No. 4. O Schlussel Davids
- Duration
- 02:50
- Composer
- Arvo Pärt
- Ensemble
- Taverner Choir
- Conductor
- Andrew Parrott
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7 No. 5. O Morgenstern 02:03
- Track
- 7
- Title
- No. 5. O Morgenstern
- Duration
- 02:03
- Composer
- Arvo Pärt
- Ensemble
- Taverner Choir
- Conductor
- Andrew Parrott
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8 No. 6. O Konig aller Volker 01:22
- Track
- 8
- Title
- No. 6. O Konig aller Volker
- Duration
- 01:22
- Composer
- Arvo Pärt
- Ensemble
- Taverner Choir
- Conductor
- Andrew Parrott
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9 No. 7. O Immanuel 03:43
- Track
- 9
- Title
- No. 7. O Immanuel
- Duration
- 03:43
- Composer
- Arvo Pärt
- Ensemble
- Taverner Choir
- Conductor
- Andrew Parrott
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10 Out of the Night 01:42
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Out of the Night
- Duration
- 01:42
- Composer
- John Tavener
- Performer
- Leigh Nixon, Jane Atkins
- Ensemble
- Taverner Choir
- Conductor
- Andrew Parrott
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11 Fratres (version for cello ensemble) 11:19
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Fratres (version for cello ensemble)
- Duration
- 11:19
- Composer
- Arvo Pärt
- Performer
- Michael Stirling, Alastair Blayden, Moray Welsh
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12 Canticle of the Mother of the God 12:35
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Canticle of the Mother of the God
- Duration
- 12:35
- Composer
- John Tavener
- Performer
- Claron McFadden
- Ensemble
- Taverner Choir
- Conductor
- Andrew Parrott
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13 Out of the Night 01:30
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Out of the Night
- Duration
- 01:30
- Composer
- John Tavener
- Performer
- Leigh Nixon, Jane Atkins
- Ensemble
- Taverner Choir
- Conductor
- Andrew Parrott
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14 Thrinos 06:16
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Thrinos
- Duration
- 06:16
- Composer
- John Tavener
- Performer
- Moray Welsh
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15 Out of the Night 01:46
- Track
- 15
- Title
- Out of the Night
- Duration
- 01:46
- Composer
- John Tavener
- Performer
- Leigh Nixon, Jane Atkins
- Ensemble
- Taverner Choir
- Conductor
- Andrew Parrott
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16 Ikon of the Nativity 01:46
- Track
- 16
- Title
- Ikon of the Nativity
- Duration
- 01:46
- Composer
- John Tavener
- Ensemble
- Taverner Choir
- Conductor
- Andrew Parrott