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Venables: Requiem, Op. 48 / Partington, Glouchester Cathedral Choir
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Venables: Requiem, Op. 48 / Partington, Glouchester Cathedral Choir

$20.99

Details

Composer
VENABLES, IAN
Artist
Partington, Hope
Format
CD
Label
SOMM Recordings
Released
Jul 31, 2020
Catalog #
SOMMCD 0618
UPC
748871061828

About

SOMM Recordings is proud to announce the premiere recording of Ian Venables’ exquisite and moving Requiem with the Choir of Gloucester Cathedral conducted by the Cathedral’s of Music Adrian Partington and Assistant of Music Jonathan Hope playing the organ. Completed in 2018, the Requiem received its first performance in the imposing surroundings of Gloucester Cathedral, where this recording was made in 2019. Widely acclaimed for his songs and chamber music, the Requiem is Ian Venables’ most substantial choral work to date and is a compelling piece full of fine melodies and gorgeous harmonies. Adrian Partington describes the Requiem as “a significant addition to the choral repertoire. The music is eloquent, resourceful and exerts a strong emotional appeal”. Ian Venables comments: “Composing a Requiem is a daunting creative challenge because so many great settings have been written in the past. However, as a composer of songs, words are always crucially important to me and I found that the words of the Mass for the Dead came to appeal to me strongly. I felt an overwhelming desire to set them to music. I am delighted that Adrian Partington, his excellent choir and Jonathan Hope have brought my music so vividly to life.” The album also includes first recordings of Ivor Gurney’s God mastering me (arranged by Venables), John Joubert’s O eternal God and Venables’ O Sing Aloud to God alongside John Sander’s Dedication. SOMM’s long relationship with Ian Venables includes his chamber music (SOMMCD 0101), of which Gramophone declared: “Lovers of the 20th- century English music renaissance will derive much pleasure from this enterprising and rewarding SOMM anthology”.

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 Introit 05:36
    Track
    1
    Title
    Introit
    Duration
    05:36
    Composer
    Ian Venables
    Performer
    Jonathan Hope
    Ensemble
    Gloucester Cathedral Choir
    Conductor
    Adrian Partington
  2. 2 Kyrie 03:23
    Track
    2
    Title
    Kyrie
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Ian Venables
    Performer
    Catherine Perfect, Alex Taylor, Jonathan Hope
    Ensemble
    Gloucester Cathedral Choir
    Conductor
    Adrian Partington
  3. 3 Offertorium 06:19
    Track
    3
    Title
    Offertorium
    Duration
    06:19
    Composer
    Ian Venables
    Performer
    Jonathan Hope
    Ensemble
    Gloucester Cathedral Choir
    Conductor
    Adrian Partington
  4. 4 Pie Jesu 03:00
    Track
    4
    Title
    Pie Jesu
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Ian Venables
    Performer
    Arthur Johnson, Jonathan Hope
    Ensemble
    Gloucester Cathedral Choir
    Conductor
    Adrian Partington
  5. 5 Sanctus 04:56
    Track
    5
    Title
    Sanctus
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Ian Venables
    Performer
    Jonathan Hope
    Ensemble
    Gloucester Cathedral Choir
    Conductor
    Adrian Partington
  6. 6 Agnus Dei 03:49
    Track
    6
    Title
    Agnus Dei
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Ian Venables
    Performer
    Jonathan Hope
    Ensemble
    Gloucester Cathedral Choir
    Conductor
    Adrian Partington
  7. 7 Libera me 08:17
    Track
    7
    Title
    Libera me
    Duration
    08:17
    Composer
    Ian Venables
    Performer
    Matthew Clark, Jonathan Hope
    Ensemble
    Gloucester Cathedral Choir
    Conductor
    Adrian Partington
  8. 8 Lux aeterna 05:05
    Track
    8
    Title
    Lux aeterna
    Duration
    05:05
    Composer
    Ian Venables
    Performer
    Jonathan Hope
    Ensemble
    Gloucester Cathedral Choir
    Conductor
    Adrian Partington
  9. 9 Dedication 03:01
    Track
    9
    Title
    Dedication
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    John Sanders
    Performer
    Jonathan Hope
    Ensemble
    Gloucester Cathedral Choir
    Conductor
    Adrian Partington
  10. 10 O Eternal God 04:38
    Track
    10
    Title
    O Eternal God
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    John Joubert
    Performer
    Charles Lucas, Jonathan Hope
    Ensemble
    Gloucester Cathedral Choir
    Conductor
    Adrian Partington
  11. 11 God Mastering Me 03:20
    Track
    11
    Title
    God Mastering Me
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Ivor Gurney
    Performer
    Jonathan Hope
    Ensemble
    Gloucester Cathedral Choir
    Conductor
    Adrian Partington
  12. 12 O Sing Aloud to God, Op. 19 07:32
    Track
    12
    Title
    O Sing Aloud to God, Op. 19
    Duration
    07:32
    Composer
    Ian Venables
    Performer
    Jonathan Hope
    Ensemble
    Gloucester Cathedral Choir
    Conductor
    Adrian Partington