Rubbra: Choral Sacred Works / Christophers, The Sixteen

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Label
Coro
Release Date
September 9, 2016
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      RUBBRA, EDMUND
    • PERFORMER
      The Sixteen, Christophers
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 09, 2016
    • UPC
      828021614422
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      COR16144
    • LABEL
      Coro
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Choral - Sacred
    Works ⌄

    1. I. In monte Oliveti

      Composer: Edmund Rubbra

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Performer: Robert Quinney

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    2. II. Tristis est anima mea

      Composer: Edmund Rubbra

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Performer: Robert Quinney

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    3. III. Ecce vidimus eum

      Composer: Edmund Rubbra

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Performer: Robert Quinney

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    4. No. 1. Let Us Now Praise Famous Men

      Composer: Edmund Rubbra

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Performer: Robert Quinney

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    5. No. 2. There Is A Spirit

      Composer: Edmund Rubbra

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Performer: Robert Quinney

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    6. No. 3. Except the Lord Build the House

      Composer: Edmund Rubbra

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Performer: Robert Quinney

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    7. I. Amicus meus

      Composer: Edmund Rubbra

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Performer: Robert Quinney

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    8. II. Judas mercator pessimus

      Composer: Edmund Rubbra

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Performer: Robert Quinney

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    9. III. Unus ex discipulis

      Composer: Edmund Rubbra

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Performer: Robert Quinney

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    10. No. 1. Eternitie

      Composer: Edmund Rubbra

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Performer: Robert Quinney

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    11. No. 2. Vain Wits and Eyes

      Composer: Edmund Rubbra

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Performer: Robert Quinney

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    12. No. 3. A Hymn to God the Father

      Composer: Edmund Rubbra

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Performer: Robert Quinney

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    13. No. 4. The Search

      Composer: Edmund Rubbra

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Performer: Robert Quinney

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    14. No. 5. A Song

      Composer: Edmund Rubbra

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Performer: Robert Quinney

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    15. I. Eram quasi agnus innocens

      Composer: Edmund Rubbra

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Performer: Robert Quinney

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    16. II. Una hora non potuistis

      Composer: Edmund Rubbra

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Performer: Robert Quinney

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    17. III. Seniores populi

      Composer: Edmund Rubbra

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Performer: Robert Quinney

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    18. Kyrie

      Composer: Edmund Rubbra

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Performer: Robert Quinney

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    19. Responses

      Composer: Edmund Rubbra

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Performer: Robert Quinney

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    20. Credo

      Composer: Edmund Rubbra

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Performer: Robert Quinney

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    21. Sanctus

      Composer: Edmund Rubbra

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Performer: Robert Quinney

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    22. Benedictus

      Composer: Edmund Rubbra

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Performer: Robert Quinney

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    23. Agnus Dei

      Composer: Edmund Rubbra

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Performer: Robert Quinney

      Conductor: Harry Christophers

    24. Gloria in Excelsis

      Composer: Edmund Rubbra

      Ensemble: The Sixteen Choir

      Performer: Robert Quinney

      Conductor: Harry Christophers


The music of British composer Edmund Rubbra (1901-1986) has an unmistakable style. His sense of tonality, his frequent use of counterpoint, and his clever melodies set his works apart from those of his contemporaries. While he is most remembered for his orchestral compositions, Rubbra also wrote choral music consistently throughout his career. For this release, The Sixteen explores some of Rubbra’s lesser-known choral works such as his Tenebrae Nocturns and his Missa Cantuariensis. “…exceptional works by Edmund Rubbra… The performances are beautiful and brilliant.” (New York Times)

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REVIEW:

Harry Christophers and The Sixteen, with their signature balance and textual care, make articulate advocates for a composer who is much more than a late echo of Holst of Vaughan Williams.

­– Gramophone

Harry Christophers balances the soaring soprano solo of Julie Cooper caressingly against the ensemble singers, in a performance which achieves ecstasy without any element of overstatement. This is a disc which anybody remotely interested in Rubbra will want to purchase.

­– BBC Music Magazine