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Sing, Ye Heavens - Hymns For All Times / Cambridge Singers

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Details

Composer
CROFT GIBBONS TALLIS RUTTER
Artist
Rutter, Cambridge Singers, Owen, Scott, City Of London Sinfonia Brass
Format
CD
Label
Collegium Records
Released
Aug 29, 2000
Catalog #
COLCD126
UPC
040888012627

About


This recording arguably contains the best representation of the Anglican hymn tradition that's possible to include on one 76-minute CD. Yes, there are hundreds of other candidates--a couple of my favorites are "missing"--but for anyone who knows and loves this vast and varied repertoire that's carried congregations and individual souls through centuries of life's trials and triumphs, prayers and celebrations, private moments and public sharing, these 21 selections will please the ear and stir countless emotions. The list is too long to mention all the hymns here, but among them are "O God, our help in ages past", "The King of love my Shepherd is", "When I survey the wondrous Cross", "A mighty fortress is our God", "Christ the Lord is risen today", "Be thou my vision", "Morning has broken", "Amazing grace", "Christ is made the sure Foundation", and my all-time favorite, "Love Divine, all loves excelling". A pleasant surprise is a hymn with words and music by John Rutter himself. Titled "Eternal God", it was composed in 1999 "with the aim of augmenting the meager stock of hymns that make mention of music . . . as gifts of God." It's a beauty, and it should easily find a home in the standard repertoire. In familiar Rutter programming fashion, the hymns are grouped in categories, such as "Hymns from the Psalms", "Invocations", "Passiontide and Easter", "Folk Hymns", and "Evening Hymns". There are several chants--"Pange lingua", "Veni Creator Spiritus", and "Let all mortal flesh keep silence"--and the arrangements by Rutter are imaginative and appropriate to each hymn's message and musical character. Some are a cappella, some use harp, others are accompanied by brass and/or organ, timpani, and percussion. Rutter's acclaimed Cambridge Singers are in top form and the acoustics of the Church of St. Alban the Martyr, Holborn, are generously responsive. Sing ye heavens, indeed. This is heavenly singing--and heavenly music. --David Vernier, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 21 tracks

  1. 1 O God, our help in ages past 04:35
    Track
    1
    Title
    O God, our help in ages past
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    William Croft
    Performer
    John Scott
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  2. 2 The King of love my Shepherd is 04:08
    Track
    2
    Title
    The King of love my Shepherd is
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Thelma Owen
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  3. 3 A mighty fortress (Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott) 04:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    A mighty fortress (Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott)
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Martin Luther
    Performer
    John Scott
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  4. 4 Veni, Creator Spiritus 03:35
    Track
    4
    Title
    Veni, Creator Spiritus
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  5. 5 Lo! he comes with clouds descending 04:11
    Track
    5
    Title
    Lo! he comes with clouds descending
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    John Scott
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  6. 6 Love Divine, all loves excelling 03:40
    Track
    6
    Title
    Love Divine, all loves excelling
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Rowland Hugh Prichard
    Performer
    John Scott
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  7. 7 Pange lingua 03:52
    Track
    7
    Title
    Pange lingua
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  8. 8 Let all mortal flesh keep silence (Jesus Christ s'habille en pauvre) 03:31
    Track
    8
    Title
    Let all mortal flesh keep silence (Jesus Christ s'habille en pauvre)
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    John Scott
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  9. 9 Vexilla Regis 03:23
    Track
    9
    Title
    Vexilla Regis
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  10. 10 Drop, drop, slow tears 01:46
    Track
    10
    Title
    Drop, drop, slow tears
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  11. 11 When I survey the wondrous Cross 03:20
    Track
    11
    Title
    When I survey the wondrous Cross
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Edward Miller
    Performer
    John Scott
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  12. 12 Christ the Lord is risen today 04:12
    Track
    12
    Title
    Christ the Lord is risen today
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    John Scott
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  13. 13 Be thou my vision 04:39
    Track
    13
    Title
    Be thou my vision
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Thelma Owen
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  14. 14 All things bright and beautiful 02:20
    Track
    14
    Title
    All things bright and beautiful
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Thelma Owen
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  15. 15 Morning has broken 01:41
    Track
    15
    Title
    Morning has broken
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Thelma Owen
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  16. 16 Amazing Grace 04:16
    Track
    16
    Title
    Amazing Grace
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Thelma Owen
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  17. 17 We plough the fields, and scatter 02:38
    Track
    17
    Title
    We plough the fields, and scatter
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Johann Abraham Peter Schulz
    Performer
    Thelma Owen
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  18. 18 Glory to thee, my God, this night 02:42
    Track
    18
    Title
    Glory to thee, my God, this night
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Thomas Tallis
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  19. 19 The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended 03:18
    Track
    19
    Title
    The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Clement Cotterill Scholefield
    Performer
    John Scott
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  20. 20 Eternal God 03:07
    Track
    20
    Title
    Eternal God
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    John Rutter
    Performer
    John Scott
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  21. 21 O God, thou art my God, Z. 35: Christ is made the sure Foundation 05:30
    Track
    21
    Title
    O God, thou art my God, Z. 35: Christ is made the sure Foundation
    Duration
    05:30
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    John Scott
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    John Rutter