William Croft at St. Paul's

1. Te Deum in D major
Composed by William Croft
with Peter Holman , Parley of Instruments
Conducted by John Scott

2. Rejoice in the Lord, O Ye Righteous (A Thanksgiving Anthem)
Composed by William Croft
with Peter Holman , Parley of Instruments
Conducted by John Scott

3. Burial Service
Composed by William Croft
with Peter Holman , Parley of Instruments
Conducted by John Scott

4. Jubilate in D major
Composed by William Croft
with Peter Holman , Parley of Instruments
Conducted by John Scott

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William Croft at St. Paul's Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Te Deum | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music ASIN: B000A7XJO2 Release Date: 2005-11-08

Tracks:

1. Symphony
2. We Praise Thee, O God; We Acknowledge Thee To Be The Lord
3. To Thee All Angels Cry Aloud: The Heavens And All The Powers Therein
4. Heaven And Earth Are Full Of The Majesty Of The Glory
5. The Glorious Company Of The Apostles Praise Thee
6. The Holy Church Througout All The World Doth Acknowledge Thee
7. The Father Of An Infinite Majesty
8. Thou Art The King Of Glory, O Christ
9. When Thou Tookest Upon Thee To Deliver Man
10. Thou Sittest At The Right Hand Of God, In The Glory Of The Father
11. We Believe That Thou Shalt Come To Be Our Judge
12. Make Them To Be Numbered With Thy Saints In Glory Everlasting
13. O Lord, Save Thy People, And Bless Thine Heritage
14. Day By Day We Magnify Thee
15. Vouchsafe, O Lord, To Keep Us This Day Without Sin
16. O Lord, In Thee Have I Trusted; Let Me Never Be Confounded
17. Rejoice In The Lord, O Ye Righteous
18. Praise The Lord With Harp
19. Sing Unto The Lord A New Song
20. For The Word Of The Lord Is True, And All His Works Are Faithful
21. He Loveth Righteousness And Judgement
22. I Am The Resurrection And The Life, Saith The Lord
23. Man That Is Born Of Woman Hath But A Short Time To Live, And Is Full Of Misery
24. Thou Knowest, Lord The Secrets Of Our Hearts
25. I Heard A Voice From Heaven, Saying Unto Me
26. O Be Joyful In The Lord, All Ye Lands
27. Be Ye Sure That The Lord He Is God
28. O Go Your Way Into His Gates With Thanksgiving, And Into His Courts With Praise
29. For The Lord Is Gratious, His Mercy Is Everlasting
30. Glory Be To The Father, And To The Son: And To The Holy Ghost

Average customer rating: Great music and performances spoiled by the acoustic Ineffable and poignant

Croft at St Paul's - Te Deum & Burial Service (English Orpheus, Vol 15) /St Paul's Cathedral Choir * Parley of Instruments * Scott Manufacturer: Hyperion ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Te Deum | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000002ZRM Release Date: 1996-01-08

Tracks:

1. Te Deum In D: Sumphony
2. Te Deum In D: We Praise Thee, O God; We Acknowledge Thee To Be The Lord. All The Earth Doth Worship Thee, The Father Everlasting
3. Te Deum In D: To Thee All Angels Cry Aloud: The Heavens And All The Powers Therein; To Thee Cherubin And Seraphin Continually Do Cry: Holy, Holy , HOly: Lord God Of Sabaoth;
4. Te Deum In D: Heaven And Earth Are Full Of The Majesty Of They Glory
5. Te Deum In D: The Glorious Company Of The Apostles Praise Thee. The Goodly Fellowship Of The Prophets Praise Thee. The Noble Army Of Martyrs Praise Thee.
6. Te Deum In D: The Holy Church Throughout All The World Doth Acknowledge Thee;
7. Te Deum In D: The Father Of Infinite Majesty; Thine Honourable, True, And Only Son; Also The Holy Ghost, The Comforter
8. Te Deum In D: Thou Art The King Of Glory, O Christ: Thou Art The Everlasting Son Of The Father.
9. Te Deum In D: When Thou Tookest Upon Thee To Deliver Man Thou Didst Not Abhor The Virgin's Womb. When Thou Hadst Ovecome The Sharpness Of Death Thou Didst Open The Kingdom Of Heaven To All Believers
10. Te Deum In D: Thou Sittest At The Right Hand Of God, In The Glory Of The Father
11. Te Deum In D: We Believe That Thou Shalt Come To Be Our Judge. We Therefore Pray Thee, Help Thy Servants Whom Thou Hast Redeemed With thy Prescious Blood
12. Te Deum In D: Make Us To Be Numbered With Thy Saints In Glory Everlasting
13. Te Deum In D: O Lord, Save Thy People, And Bless Thine Heritage. Govern Them And Lift Them Up For Ever
14. Te Deum In D: Day ByDay We Magnify Thee And Worship Thy Name, Ever World Without End.
15. Te Deum In D: Vouchsafe, O Lord, To Keep Us This Day Without Sin. O Lord, Have Mercy Upon Us, As Our Trust Is In Thee.
16. Te Deum In D: O Lord, In Thee Have I Trusted; Let Me Never Be Confounded
17. Rejoice In The Lord, O Ye Righteous (A Thanksgiving Anthem): Rejoice In The Lord, O Ye Righteous, For It Becometh Well The Just Be Thankful
18. Rejoice In The Lord, O Ye Righteous (A Thanksgiving Anthem): Praise The Lord With Harp: Sing Praises Unto Him With The Lute, And Instrument Of Ten Strings.
19. Rejoice In The Lord, O Ye Righteous (A Thanksgiving Anthem): Sund Unto The Lord A New Song: Sing Praises Lustily Unto Him With A Good Courage.
20. Rejoice In The Lord, O Ye Righteous (A Thanksgiving Anthem): For The Word Of The lord Is True, And All His Wroks Are Faithful.
21. Rejoice In The Lord, O Ye Righteous (A Thanksgiving Anthem): He Loveth Righeousness And Judgement: The Earth Is Full Of The Goodness Of The Lord. Amen
22. THE BURIAL SERVICE: I Am The Resurrection And The Life, Saith The Lord: He That Beleiveth In Me, Though He Were Dead, Yet Shall He Live: And Whosoever Liveth And Believeth In Me Shall Never Die.
23. THE BURIAL SERVICE: Man That Is Bron Of Woman Hath But A Short Time To Live, And Is Full Of Misery. He Cometh Up, And Is Cut Down, Like A ...
24. THE BURIAL SERVICE: Thou Knowest, Lord, The Secrets Of Our Hearts; Shut Not Thy Merciful Ears Unto Our Prayer...
25. THE BURIAL SERVICE: I Heard A Voice From Heven, Saying Unto Me, Write, From Henceforth Blessed Are The Dead...
26. Jubilate In D: O Be Joyful In The Lord, All Ye Lands: Serve The Lord With Galdness...
27. Jubilate In D: Be Ye Sure That The Lord He Is God: It Is He That Hath Made Us...
28. Jubilate In D: O Go Your Way Into His Gates With Thanksgiving, And Into His Courts With Praise: Be Thankful Unto Him...
29. Jubilate In D: For The Lord Is Gracious, His Mercy Is Everlasting: And His Truth Endureth From...
30. Jubilate In D: Glory Be To The Father And ToThe Son: And To The Holy Ghost; As It Was In The Beginning...

Customer Reviews:

Great music and performances spoiled by the acoustic.......2005-12-05

This recording could have been a real treasure, but, alas, it is flawed.

The music of Croft is of very high quality, and this Te Deum compares favorably with those of Purcell and Handel (the Utrecht), especially in the two exquisite alto solos. The performance is also excellent, with Ashley Stafford reigning among the soloist, but many others making a valuable contribution. Even the choir is quite good, being a large cathedral choir using boys on the top line.

The main problem is that this large cathedral choir has been recorded in a very large cathedral; St. Paul's in London - one of the biggest there is. Don't get me wrong, I love to visiting St. Paul's for looking around, but the large reverberent space obscures the music to the point where the musical lines blur into one another. Had this exact performance been recorded in a smaller church, I would probably have given it 5 stars.

St. Judes-on-the-Hill in Hampstead, and All Saints in Tooting are both large London churches used frequently for recording, but are small enough that the texture doesn't get so muddied. I don't know why they didn't take the choir to a building with a drier sound.

I realize that the recorded sound is a matter of taste, but I find St. Paul's is just too resonant for me, and it mars an otherwise very good recording.

Ineffable and poignant.......2000-12-03

Most of us have grown up listening to the David Wilcocks/King's
College Choir recording of Croft's Burial Service (1972). The opening
sentences are recorded as a processional chant where the choir slowly
approaches from a distance. The choir then settles in the chancel to
intone the "De Profundis" before continuing with "Man
that is born of woman hath but a short time to live . . .". At
this moment one feels as though one is standing among the singers. I
still to this day hold my breath for those few moments before the
"De Profundis". Its purity is startling, and it encapulates
all the simple beauty of Anglican chant. The rendition of Purcell's
included anthem, "Lord, thou knowest the secrets of our hearts,
. ..." is particularly successful in this recording.

The
recording under the direction of John Scott (1998) is quite
different. The choir is static during the opening sentences, and there
is, alas, no "De Profundis". The acoustics of St Paul's
Cathedral, the phrasing and tempi, however, more than compensate for
these deficiencies. It reveals this incomparable homophonic
masterpiece in all its glory. Would it that all our public expressions
of grief could display such a beautiful simplicity and be dignified by
such ineffable solemnity and heartbreaking poignancy.

Unfortunately,
on this disc the Burial Service is sandwiched between two of Croft's
joyous, floridly Baroque anthems. For me this is not an entirely happy
combination.

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