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Tavener: Lament For Jerusalem / Summerly, Et Al
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Tavener: Lament For Jerusalem / Summerly, Et Al

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Composer
TAVENER
Artist
Summerly
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Mar 21, 2006
Catalog #
8557826
UPC
747313282623

About

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.

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 I. Cycle I: Stanza I - By the waters of Babylon (Chorus) 02:01
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Cycle I: Stanza I - By the waters of Babylon (Chorus)
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    John Tavener
    Ensemble
    Choir of London, Choir of London Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeremy Summerly
  2. 2 II. Cycle I: Cosmic Lament I - Listen to the reed-flute (Countertenor, Soprano, Chorus) 04:09
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Cycle I: Cosmic Lament I - Listen to the reed-flute (Countertenor, Soprano, Chorus)
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    John Tavener
    Performer
    Angharad Gruffydd Jones, Peter Crawford
    Ensemble
    Choir of London, Choir of London Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeremy Summerly
  3. 3 III. Cycle II: Stanza II - For there, they that had taken us captive (Chorus) 01:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Cycle II: Stanza II - For there, they that had taken us captive (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    John Tavener
    Ensemble
    Choir of London, Choir of London Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeremy Summerly
  4. 4 IV. Cycle II: Cosmic Lament II - 'Tis the fire of love (Countertenor, Soprano, Chorus) 05:29
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Cycle II: Cosmic Lament II - 'Tis the fire of love (Countertenor, Soprano, Chorus)
    Duration
    05:29
    Composer
    John Tavener
    Performer
    Angharad Gruffydd Jones, Peter Crawford
    Ensemble
    Choir of London, Choir of London Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeremy Summerly
  5. 5 V. Cycle III: Stanza III - How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land? (Chorus) 01:21
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Cycle III: Stanza III - How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land? (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    John Tavener
    Ensemble
    Choir of London, Choir of London Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeremy Summerly
  6. 6 VI. Cycle III: Cosmic Lament III - Hail to thee Divine love! (Countertenor, Soprano, Chorus) 05:47
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Cycle III: Cosmic Lament III - Hail to thee Divine love! (Countertenor, Soprano, Chorus)
    Duration
    05:47
    Composer
    John Tavener
    Performer
    Angharad Gruffydd Jones, Peter Crawford
    Ensemble
    Choir of London, Choir of London Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeremy Summerly
  7. 7 VII. Cycle IV: Stanza IV - Let my tongue cleave to my throat (Chorus) 01:35
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Cycle IV: Stanza IV - Let my tongue cleave to my throat (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    John Tavener
    Ensemble
    Choir of London, Choir of London Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeremy Summerly
  8. 8 VIII. Cycle IV: Cosmic Lament IV - If my Beloved touched me with His lips (Countertenor, Soprano, Chorus) 06:18
    Track
    8
    Title
    VIII. Cycle IV: Cosmic Lament IV - If my Beloved touched me with His lips (Countertenor, Soprano, Chorus)
    Duration
    06:18
    Composer
    John Tavener
    Performer
    Angharad Gruffydd Jones, Peter Crawford
    Ensemble
    Choir of London, Choir of London Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeremy Summerly
  9. 9 IX. Cycle V: Stanza V - Remember, O Lord, the sons of Edom (Chorus) 01:35
    Track
    9
    Title
    IX. Cycle V: Stanza V - Remember, O Lord, the sons of Edom (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    John Tavener
    Ensemble
    Choir of London, Choir of London Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeremy Summerly
  10. 10 X. Cycle V: Cosmic Lament V - The beloved is all (Countertenor, Soprano, Chorus) 06:29
    Track
    10
    Title
    X. Cycle V: Cosmic Lament V - The beloved is all (Countertenor, Soprano, Chorus)
    Duration
    06:29
    Composer
    John Tavener
    Performer
    Angharad Gruffydd Jones, Peter Crawford
    Ensemble
    Choir of London, Choir of London Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeremy Summerly
  11. 11 XI. Cycle VI: Stanza VI - O daughter of Babylon (Chorus) 02:04
    Track
    11
    Title
    XI. Cycle VI: Stanza VI - O daughter of Babylon (Chorus)
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    John Tavener
    Ensemble
    Choir of London, Choir of London Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeremy Summerly
  12. 12 XII. Cycle VI: Cosmic Lament VI - Love desires this secret should be revealed (Countertenor, Soprano) 07:19
    Track
    12
    Title
    XII. Cycle VI: Cosmic Lament VI - Love desires this secret should be revealed (Countertenor, Soprano)
    Duration
    07:19
    Composer
    John Tavener
    Performer
    Angharad Gruffydd Jones, Peter Crawford
    Ensemble
    Choir of London, Choir of London Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeremy Summerly
  13. 13 XIII. Cycle VII: Stanza VII - Since thou receivest the supplications of sinners (Chorus) 01:41
    Track
    13
    Title
    XIII. Cycle VII: Stanza VII - Since thou receivest the supplications of sinners (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    John Tavener
    Ensemble
    Choir of London, Choir of London Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeremy Summerly
  14. 14 XIV. Cycle VII: Cosmic Lament VII - Dost thou know why the mirror does not reflect (Countertenor, Soprano, Chorus) 07:15
    Track
    14
    Title
    XIV. Cycle VII: Cosmic Lament VII - Dost thou know why the mirror does not reflect (Countertenor, Soprano, Chorus)
    Duration
    07:15
    Composer
    John Tavener
    Performer
    Peter Crawford
    Ensemble
    Choir of London Orchestra
    Conductor
    Jeremy Summerly