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

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Label
Collegium Records
Release Date
August 29, 2000
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      CROFT GIBBONS TALLIS RUTTER
    • PERFORMER
      Rutter, Cambridge Singers, Owen, Scott, City Of London Sinfonia Brass
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 29, 2000
    • UPC
      040888012627
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      COLCD126
    • LABEL
      Collegium Records
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Choral - Secular
    Works ⌄

    1. O God, our help in ages past

      Composer: William Croft

      Ensemble: Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia

      Performer: John Scott

      Conductor: John Rutter

    2. The King of love my Shepherd is

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Cambridge Singers

      Performer: Thelma Owen

      Conductor: John Rutter

    3. A mighty fortress (Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott)

      Composer: Martin Luther

      Ensemble: Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia

      Performer: John Scott

      Conductor: John Rutter

    4. Veni, Creator Spiritus

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Cambridge Singers

      Conductor: John Rutter

    5. Lo! he comes with clouds descending

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia

      Performer: John Scott

      Conductor: John Rutter

    6. Love Divine, all loves excelling

      Composer: Rowland Hugh Prichard

      Ensemble: Cambridge Singers

      Performer: John Scott

      Conductor: John Rutter

    7. Pange lingua

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Cambridge Singers

      Conductor: John Rutter

    8. Let all mortal flesh keep silence (Jesus Christ s'habille en pauvre)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Cambridge Singers

      Performer: John Scott

      Conductor: John Rutter

    9. Vexilla Regis

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Cambridge Singers

      Conductor: John Rutter

    10. Drop, drop, slow tears

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Cambridge Singers

      Conductor: John Rutter

    11. When I survey the wondrous Cross

      Composer: Edward Miller

      Ensemble: Cambridge Singers

      Performer: John Scott

      Conductor: John Rutter

    12. Christ the Lord is risen today

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia

      Performer: John Scott

      Conductor: John Rutter

    13. Be thou my vision

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Cambridge Singers

      Performer: Thelma Owen

      Conductor: John Rutter

    14. All things bright and beautiful

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Cambridge Singers

      Performer: Thelma Owen

      Conductor: John Rutter

    15. Morning has broken

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Cambridge Singers

      Performer: Thelma Owen

      Conductor: John Rutter

    16. Amazing Grace

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Cambridge Singers

      Performer: Thelma Owen

      Conductor: John Rutter

    17. We plough the fields, and scatter

      Composer: Johann Abraham Peter Schulz

      Ensemble: Cambridge Singers

      Performer: Thelma Owen

      Conductor: John Rutter

    18. Glory to thee, my God, this night

      Composer: Thomas Tallis

      Ensemble: Cambridge Singers

      Conductor: John Rutter

    19. The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended

      Composer: Clement Cotterill Scholefield

      Ensemble: Cambridge Singers

      Performer: John Scott

      Conductor: John Rutter

    20. Eternal God

      Composer: John Rutter

      Ensemble: Cambridge Singers

      Performer: John Scott

      Conductor: John Rutter

    21. O God, thou art my God, Z. 35: Christ is made the sure Foundation

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia

      Performer: John Scott

      Conductor: John Rutter



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