Symphonic Psalms & Prayers

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Label
Signum Classics
Release Date
February 2, 2018
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BERNSTEIN SCHOENBERG
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Bbc Symphony Orchestra Allsopp
    • PERFORMER
      Tenebrae, Short
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 02, 2018
    • UPC
      635212049228
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SIGCD492
    • LABEL
      Signum Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Exaudi orationem meam, Domine

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: Tenebrae, BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    2. II. Expectans expectavi, Dominum

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: Tenebrae, BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    3. III. Alleluia. Laudate Dominum

      Composer: Igor Stravinsky

      Ensemble: Tenebrae, BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    4. Friede auf Erden (Peace on Earth), Op. 13

      Composer: Arnold Schoenberg

      Ensemble: Tenebrae

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    5. I. Psalm 108:2: Urah, hanevel, v'chinor! (Awake, psaltery and harp) - Psalm 100: Hariu l'Adonai kol haarets (Make a joyful noise unto …)

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Ensemble: Tenebrae, BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    6. II. Psalm 23: Adonai ro-i, lo ehsar (The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want) - Psalm 2:1–4: Lamah rag'shu gayim (Why do the nations rage)

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Ensemble: Tenebrae, BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: David Allsopp

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    7. III. Psalm 131: Adonai, Adonai (Lord, Lord) - Psalm 133:1: Hineh mah tov (Behold, how good)

      Composer: Leonard Bernstein

      Ensemble: Tenebrae, BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    8. Psalm 23, Op. 14

      Composer: Alexander Zemlinsky

      Ensemble: Tenebrae, BBC Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Nigel Short


Tenebrae return to recording on Signum in performances exploring the Psalms in Music. With trumpets and well-tuned cymbals, the musical and prayerful richness of The Book of Psalms inspires vastly differing offerings from composers with a myriad of approaches to combining the two worlds of the symphonic and the choral. The results are works which defy categorisation and stand the test of time with audiences and performers alike. Joined by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the choirs director Nigel Short, they perform iconic works by Stravinsky (Symphony of Psalms), Bernstein (Chichester Psalms), Zemlinsky (Psalm 23), as well as Schoenberg’s final significant tonal work Freide auf Erden. Described as “phenomenal” (The Times) and “devastatingly beautiful” (Gramophone Magazine), award-winning choir Tenebrae, under the direction of Nigel Short, is one of the world’s leading vocal ensembles renowned for its passion and precision.