Tavener: Lament For Jerusalem / Summerly, Et Al

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
March 21, 2006
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      TAVENER
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Choir And Orchestra Of London
    • PERFORMER
      Summerly
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 21, 2006
    • UPC
      747313282623
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8557826
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Choral - Sacred
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Cycle I: Stanza I - By the waters of Babylon (Chorus)

      Composer: John Tavener

      Ensemble: Choir of London, Choir of London Orchestra

      Conductor: Jeremy Summerly

    2. II. Cycle I: Cosmic Lament I - Listen to the reed-flute (Countertenor, Soprano, Chorus)

      Composer: John Tavener

      Ensemble: Choir of London, Choir of London Orchestra

      Performer: Angharad Gruffydd Jones, Peter Crawford

      Conductor: Jeremy Summerly

    3. III. Cycle II: Stanza II - For there, they that had taken us captive (Chorus)

      Composer: John Tavener

      Ensemble: Choir of London, Choir of London Orchestra

      Conductor: Jeremy Summerly

    4. IV. Cycle II: Cosmic Lament II - 'Tis the fire of love (Countertenor, Soprano, Chorus)

      Composer: John Tavener

      Ensemble: Choir of London, Choir of London Orchestra

      Performer: Angharad Gruffydd Jones, Peter Crawford

      Conductor: Jeremy Summerly

    5. V. Cycle III: Stanza III - How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land? (Chorus)

      Composer: John Tavener

      Ensemble: Choir of London, Choir of London Orchestra

      Conductor: Jeremy Summerly

    6. VI. Cycle III: Cosmic Lament III - Hail to thee Divine love! (Countertenor, Soprano, Chorus)

      Composer: John Tavener

      Ensemble: Choir of London, Choir of London Orchestra

      Performer: Angharad Gruffydd Jones, Peter Crawford

      Conductor: Jeremy Summerly

    7. VII. Cycle IV: Stanza IV - Let my tongue cleave to my throat (Chorus)

      Composer: John Tavener

      Ensemble: Choir of London, Choir of London Orchestra

      Conductor: Jeremy Summerly

    8. VIII. Cycle IV: Cosmic Lament IV - If my Beloved touched me with His lips (Countertenor, Soprano, Chorus)

      Composer: John Tavener

      Ensemble: Choir of London, Choir of London Orchestra

      Performer: Angharad Gruffydd Jones, Peter Crawford

      Conductor: Jeremy Summerly

    9. IX. Cycle V: Stanza V - Remember, O Lord, the sons of Edom (Chorus)

      Composer: John Tavener

      Ensemble: Choir of London, Choir of London Orchestra

      Conductor: Jeremy Summerly

    10. X. Cycle V: Cosmic Lament V - The beloved is all (Countertenor, Soprano, Chorus)

      Composer: John Tavener

      Ensemble: Choir of London, Choir of London Orchestra

      Performer: Angharad Gruffydd Jones, Peter Crawford

      Conductor: Jeremy Summerly

    11. XI. Cycle VI: Stanza VI - O daughter of Babylon (Chorus)

      Composer: John Tavener

      Ensemble: Choir of London, Choir of London Orchestra

      Conductor: Jeremy Summerly

    12. XII. Cycle VI: Cosmic Lament VI - Love desires this secret should be revealed (Countertenor, Soprano)

      Composer: John Tavener

      Ensemble: Choir of London, Choir of London Orchestra

      Performer: Angharad Gruffydd Jones, Peter Crawford

      Conductor: Jeremy Summerly

    13. XIII. Cycle VII: Stanza VII - Since thou receivest the supplications of sinners (Chorus)

      Composer: John Tavener

      Ensemble: Choir of London, Choir of London Orchestra

      Conductor: Jeremy Summerly

    14. XIV. Cycle VII: Cosmic Lament VII - Dost thou know why the mirror does not reflect (Countertenor, Soprano, Chorus)

      Composer: John Tavener

      Ensemble: Choir of London Orchestra

      Performer: Peter Crawford

      Conductor: Jeremy Summerly


Sir John Tavener describes the Lament for Jerusalem as a mystical love song. The Lament brings together Christian, Judaic, and Islamic texts and is sung in Greek and English. The musical structure is that of a lattice whose proportions are carefully designed so that the listener is invited to focus on key points of the text which are themselves supported by transcendental melodic, harmonic, and textural devices. The simplicity of the work's form and it's logical progression through a series of seven linked, self-referential tableaux allow the Lament to grow in power and beauty during it's course. The American composer Steve Reich has described some of his own music as purveying 'a kind of dynamic stasis' and that aptly sums up the effect of Tavener's Lament for Jerusalem. The Lament is rooted in grim tradition, yet it looks longingly into the future to a time when beatific vision is restored, and, as in much of the very greatest art, form and content are inseparable.