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Psalms of Salvation & Mercy / Patterson, Gloriae Dei Cantores
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Psalms of Salvation & Mercy / Patterson, Gloriae Dei Cantores

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Composer
BAYLEY HEMMINGS BENNETT RUS
Artist
Gloriae Dei Cantores, Patterson
Format
CD
Label
Gloriae Dei Cantores
Released
Oct 01, 2005
Catalog #
GDCD038
UPC
709887003820

About

Anglican chant--a harmonized form of liturgical chanting, primarily of psalms--isn't like anything else in music. Although it's closer in style to speech than traditional monodic Gregorian chant, the harmonizations--and thus the requirement for a particular type of singing ensemble--removes it from the impersonal and functional to the realm of a more artistic, performance-conscious purpose. To sing Anglican chant--and especially to sing it properly--you need a choir of mixed voices who have mastered the myriad aspects and subtleties of phrasing, inflection, articulation, tonal balances, dynamics, and the often debatable rules of pointing, not to mention the necessities of coordinating with the supporting--and sometimes ornamented--organ accompaniment. Outside of British record shops or cathedral gift stores, you rarely see a recording of real live Anglican chant--certainly not on this side of the Atlantic--so it's refreshing to discover that the very fine Massachusetts-based Gloriae Dei Cantores, known for its many Gregorian chant recordings (among many other choral-music projects), has undertaken a three-volume series to explore, and hopefully expose new listeners to, this exceptional, unique, and affecting body of liturgical music.


There are 22 psalm settings covered here, by a wide range of composers writing in predominantly traditional styles--in other words, this volume doesn't contain any of the more recently-composed or harmonically "adventurous" settings some listeners will be familiar with. What we do get is the essence of Anglican chant sound and style--and thanks to the superb efforts of this very sensitive, responsive choir, its knowing director, and a pair of first-rate organists, we experience something of the uniquely expressive power inherent in this manner of psalm-singing, which in its most accomplished form allows phrases to flow and important individual words their full presence and meaning.


I was happy to hear several of my favorite settings--especially the Wesley for Psalms 42 and 43, the Goss for Psalm 11, and Aylward for Psalm 138--as well as many beautiful unfamiliar ones. I only wish that the choir and organ were recorded in a more favorable--that is, less noisy--acoustic. Perhaps a bit more distance, or a slight dampening or reconfiguring of the live, resonant space would help. At any rate, it's a treat to hear this music so well realized and enthusiastically sung (supported by some very nice organ work). I'm looking forward to volume 2!
--David Vernier, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 21 tracks

  1. 1 Psalm 142, "I Cried unto the Lord with My Voice" 02:15
    Track
    1
    Title
    Psalm 142, "I Cried unto the Lord with My Voice"
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    William Bayley
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
    Conductor
    Elizabeth C. Patterson
  2. 2 Psalm 85, "Lord, Thou Art Become Gracious unto thy Land" 03:09
    Track
    2
    Title
    Psalm 85, "Lord, Thou Art Become Gracious unto thy Land"
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Alan Stephen Hemmings
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
    Conductor
    Elizabeth C. Patterson
  3. 3 Psalm 120, "When I Was In Trouble, I Called Upon the Lord" 02:02
    Track
    3
    Title
    Psalm 120, "When I Was In Trouble, I Called Upon the Lord"
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    William Sterndale Bennett
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
    Conductor
    Elizabeth C. Patterson
  4. 4 Psalm 25, "Unto thee, O Lord, Will I Lift Up My Soul" 04:27
    Track
    4
    Title
    Psalm 25, "Unto thee, O Lord, Will I Lift Up My Soul"
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    Wiliam Russell
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
    Conductor
    Elizabeth C. Patterson
  5. 5 Psalm 61, "Hear my crying, O God" 02:00
    Track
    5
    Title
    Psalm 61, "Hear my crying, O God"
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Charles Harford Lloyd
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
    Conductor
    Elizabeth C. Patterson
  6. 6 Psalm 132, "Lord, Remember David" 04:26
    Track
    6
    Title
    Psalm 132, "Lord, Remember David"
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    George Job Elvey
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
    Conductor
    Elizabeth C. Patterson
  7. 7 St. Paul's Psalter: Psalm 70, "Haste thee, O God, to deliver me" 01:37
    Track
    7
    Title
    St. Paul's Psalter: Psalm 70, "Haste thee, O God, to deliver me"
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    William Hine
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
    Conductor
    Elizabeth C. Patterson
  8. 8 Psalm 130, "Out of the Deep have I called unto thee, O Lord" 02:31
    Track
    8
    Title
    Psalm 130, "Out of the Deep have I called unto thee, O Lord"
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Charles Hylton Stewart
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
    Conductor
    Elizabeth C. Patterson
  9. 9 O Lord, rebuke me not, Z. 40 02:37
    Track
    9
    Title
    O Lord, rebuke me not, Z. 40
    Duration
    02:37
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
    Conductor
    Elizabeth C. Patterson
  10. 10 Psalm 42, "Like as the hart desireth the water brooks, so longeth my soul after thee, O God" 03:47
    Track
    10
    Title
    Psalm 42, "Like as the hart desireth the water brooks, so longeth my soul after thee, O God"
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Samuel Wesley
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
    Conductor
    Elizabeth C. Patterson
  11. 11 Psalm 137, "By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept" 03:10
    Track
    11
    Title
    Psalm 137, "By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept"
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Charles Hylton Stewart
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
    Conductor
    Elizabeth C. Patterson
  12. 12 Psalm 43, "Give sentence with me, O God, and defend my cause against the ungodly people" 01:53
    Track
    12
    Title
    Psalm 43, "Give sentence with me, O God, and defend my cause against the ungodly people"
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Samuel Wesley
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
    Conductor
    Elizabeth C. Patterson
  13. 13 Psalm 51, "Have mercy upon me, O God, After thy great Goodness" 05:14
    Track
    13
    Title
    Psalm 51, "Have mercy upon me, O God, After thy great Goodness"
    Duration
    05:14
    Composer
    William Morley
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
    Conductor
    Elizabeth C. Patterson
  14. 14 Psalm 49, "O Hear Ye This, All Ye People" 04:43
    Track
    14
    Title
    Psalm 49, "O Hear Ye This, All Ye People"
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Thomas Attwood Walmisley
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
    Conductor
    Elizabeth C. Patterson
  15. 15 Psalm 69, "Save Me, O God" 08:57
    Track
    15
    Title
    Psalm 69, "Save Me, O God"
    Duration
    08:57
    Composer
    Charles Hylton Stewart
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
    Conductor
    Elizabeth C. Patterson
  16. 16 Psalm 102, "Hear My Prayer, O Lord" 06:16
    Track
    16
    Title
    Psalm 102, "Hear My Prayer, O Lord"
    Duration
    06:16
    Composer
    Charles Macpherson
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
    Conductor
    Elizabeth C. Patterson
  17. 17 Psalm 138, "I Will Give Thanks unto thee, O Lord, with My Whole Heart" 02:45
    Track
    17
    Title
    Psalm 138, "I Will Give Thanks unto thee, O Lord, with My Whole Heart"
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Theodore Aylward
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
    Conductor
    Elizabeth C. Patterson
  18. 18 Psalm 13, "How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord, Forever?" 01:52
    Track
    18
    Title
    Psalm 13, "How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord, Forever?"
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Charles Hylton Stewart
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
    Conductor
    Elizabeth C. Patterson
  19. 19 Psalm 64, "Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer" 02:28
    Track
    19
    Title
    Psalm 64, "Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer"
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Herbert Stanley Oakeley
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
    Conductor
    Elizabeth C. Patterson
  20. 20 Psalm 11, "In the Lord put I my Trust" 02:01
    Track
    20
    Title
    Psalm 11, "In the Lord put I my Trust"
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    John Goss
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
    Conductor
    Elizabeth C. Patterson
  21. 21 Psalm 32, "Blessed Is He Whose Unrighteousness Is Forgiven" 03:34
    Track
    21
    Title
    Psalm 32, "Blessed Is He Whose Unrighteousness Is Forgiven"
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    John Jones
    Ensemble
    Gloriæ Dei Cantores
    Conductor
    Elizabeth C. Patterson