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Magdalen College Choir: The Sweet & Merry Month - Music for May Morning / Williams
Opus Arte

Magdalen College Choir: The Sweet & Merry Month - Music for May Morning / Williams

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Composer
Various
Artist
Mark Williams
Format
CD
Label
Opus Arte
Released
Apr 22, 2022
Catalog #
OA CD9049D
UPC
809478090496

About

Experience a staple of the Oxford calendar in this set of works inspired by the May Morning tradition, with music spanning from the traditional to contemporary. Starting with The College Clock welcoming in the sunrise, this special recording displays The Magdalen College Choir in radiant form, shining in the glorious acoustics of the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Oxford. The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford was founded in 1480 with provision made in the statutes for 16 singing boys, eight Academical Clerks and four chaplains. Magdalen College was then one of the oldest and largest choral foundations in late-medieval England, and this historic legacy has been preserved and maintained over five centuries. The Choir, which now enjoys an international reputation as one of the finest ensembles in the UK, exists primarily to sing the daily church services in Magdalen College Chapel.

Tracklist 28 tracks

  1. 1 The College Clock 00:53
    Track
    1
    Title
    The College Clock
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    na Not Applicable
    Performer
    na Not Applicable
  2. 2 Sumer is icumen in (arr. B. Ives for choir) 02:45
    Track
    2
    Title
    Sumer is icumen in (arr. B. Ives for choir)
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Oxford Magdalen College Choir
    Conductor
    Mark Williams
  3. 3 Balletts to Five Voyces, Book 1: No. 11. Now is the month of Maying 02:11
    Track
    3
    Title
    Balletts to Five Voyces, Book 1: No. 11. Now is the month of Maying
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Thomas Morley
    Ensemble
    Oxford Magdalen College Choir
    Conductor
    Mark Williams
  4. 4 Lay a garland on her hearse 03:01
    Track
    4
    Title
    Lay a garland on her hearse
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Robert Lucas Pearsall
    Ensemble
    Oxford Magdalen College Choir
    Conductor
    Mark Williams
  5. 5 I'll Follow the Sun (arr. B. Ives for choir) 02:14
    Track
    5
    Title
    I'll Follow the Sun (arr. B. Ives for choir)
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    John Lennon, Paul McCartney
    Ensemble
    Oxford Magdalen College Choir
    Conductor
    Mark Williams
  6. 6 O Lusty May [16th-17th Century, Scottish] 01:51
    Track
    6
    Title
    O Lusty May [16th-17th Century, Scottish]
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Oxford Magdalen College Choir
    Conductor
    Mark Williams
  7. 7 Ah Robin, gentle Robin 02:25
    Track
    7
    Title
    Ah Robin, gentle Robin
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    William Cornysh
    Performer
    Luke Rowe, Benjamin Seward, Myron Buist, Leo Dolan, Henry Isaacs, Max Thomas
    Ensemble
    Oxford Magdalen College Choir
    Conductor
    Mark Williams
  8. 8 Linden Lea 02:38
    Track
    8
    Title
    Linden Lea
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Ensemble
    Oxford Magdalen College Choir
    Conductor
    Mark Williams
  9. 9 Loch Lomond (arr. D. Overton for choir) 03:26
    Track
    9
    Title
    Loch Lomond (arr. D. Overton for choir)
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Benjamin Watkins
    Ensemble
    Oxford Magdalen College Choir
    Conductor
    Mark Williams
  10. 10 Hymnus Eucharisticus 02:25
    Track
    10
    Title
    Hymnus Eucharisticus
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Benjamin Rogers
    Ensemble
    Oxford Magdalen College Choir
    Conductor
    Mark Williams
  11. 11 Sicut lilium 01:18
    Track
    11
    Title
    Sicut lilium
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    John Stainer
    Ensemble
    Oxford Magdalen College Choir
    Conductor
    Mark Williams
  12. 12 7 Partsongs, Op. 17: No. 6. Haste on, my joys! 02:10
    Track
    12
    Title
    7 Partsongs, Op. 17: No. 6. Haste on, my joys!
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Gerald Finzi
    Ensemble
    Oxford Magdalen College Choir
    Conductor
    Mark Williams
  13. 13 Music when soft voices die 02:25
    Track
    13
    Title
    Music when soft voices die
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Hubert Parry
    Ensemble
    Oxford Magdalen College Choir
    Conductor
    Mark Williams
  14. 14 Somewhere Over the Rainbow (arr. G. Turner for choir) 05:16
    Track
    14
    Title
    Somewhere Over the Rainbow (arr. G. Turner for choir)
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    Harold Arlen
    Ensemble
    Oxford Magdalen College Choir
    Conductor
    Mark Williams
  15. 15 3 Chansons de Charles d'Orléans: No. 1. Dieu! qu'il la fait bon regarder 02:12
    Track
    15
    Title
    3 Chansons de Charles d'Orléans: No. 1. Dieu! qu'il la fait bon regarder
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Oxford Magdalen College Choir
    Conductor
    Mark Williams
  16. 16 The Lark in Clear Air (arr. J. Whitbourn for choir) 02:36
    Track
    16
    Title
    The Lark in Clear Air (arr. J. Whitbourn for choir)
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Sebastian Hill
    Ensemble
    Oxford Magdalen College Choir
    Conductor
    Mark Williams
  17. 17 The silver swanne 01:41
    Track
    17
    Title
    The silver swanne
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Orlando Gibbons
    Ensemble
    Oxford Magdalen College Choir
    Conductor
    Mark Williams
  18. 18 Felice primavera 03:21
    Track
    18
    Title
    Felice primavera
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Carlo Gesualdo
    Ensemble
    Oxford Magdalen College Choir
    Conductor
    Mark Williams
  19. 19 The Hills 03:19
    Track
    19
    Title
    The Hills
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    John Ireland
    Ensemble
    Oxford Magdalen College Choir
    Conductor
    Mark Williams
  20. 20 This sweet and merry month of May 02:36
    Track
    20
    Title
    This sweet and merry month of May
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    William Byrd
    Ensemble
    Oxford Magdalen College Choir
    Conductor
    Mark Williams
  21. 21 The Spring of the Year 02:16
    Track
    21
    Title
    The Spring of the Year
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Peter Warlock
    Ensemble
    Oxford Magdalen College Choir
    Conductor
    Mark Williams
  22. 22 The Oak and the Ash (arr. G. Langford for choir) 03:27
    Track
    22
    Title
    The Oak and the Ash (arr. G. Langford for choir)
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Samuel Thyr, Milo Hodgkiss, Matthew Pope, Owen Huxford
    Ensemble
    Oxford Magdalen College Choir
    Conductor
    Mark Williams
  23. 23 In pride of May 03:33
    Track
    23
    Title
    In pride of May
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Thomas Weelkes
    Ensemble
    Oxford Magdalen College Choir
    Conductor
    Mark Williams
  24. 24 Hor'è di maggio 01:22
    Track
    24
    Title
    Hor'è di maggio
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Heinrich Isaac
    Ensemble
    Oxford Magdalen College Choir
    Conductor
    Mark Williams
  25. 25 Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, Op. 30: As Torrents in Summer 02:24
    Track
    25
    Title
    Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf, Op. 30: As Torrents in Summer
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Ensemble
    Oxford Magdalen College Choir
    Conductor
    Mark Williams
  26. 26 8 Partsongs, Op. 119: No. 3. The Bluebird 03:39
    Track
    26
    Title
    8 Partsongs, Op. 119: No. 3. The Bluebird
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Charles Villiers Stanford
    Ensemble
    Oxford Magdalen College Choir
    Conductor
    Mark Williams
  27. 27 5 Flower Songs, Op. 47: No. 5. Ballad of Green Broom 02:12
    Track
    27
    Title
    5 Flower Songs, Op. 47: No. 5. Ballad of Green Broom
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Ensemble
    Oxford Magdalen College Choir
    Conductor
    Mark Williams
  28. 28 The Bells of Magdalen College, Oxford 00:56
    Track
    28
    Title
    The Bells of Magdalen College, Oxford
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    na Not Applicable
    Performer
    na Not Applicable