The Choir of New College, Oxford, Edward Higginbottom - Twentieth Century Masters Volume 1: Poulenc and His Contemporaries (2006)
Artist: The Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom
Title: Twentieth Century Masters Volume 1: Poulenc and His Contemporaries
Year Of Release: 2006
Label: Avie
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:10:19
Total Size: 287 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist: Title: Twentieth Century Masters Volume 1: Poulenc and His Contemporaries
Year Of Release: 2006
Label: Avie
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:10:19
Total Size: 287 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Salve Regina (Francis Poulenc)
1 Salve Regina 04:59
Quatre petites prières de Saint François d'Assise (Francis Poulenc)
2 Quatre Petites Prières De Saint François D'Assise 02:31
3 Quatre Petites Prières De Saint François D'Assise 01:26
4 Quatre Petites Prières De Saint François D'Assise 01:23
5 Quatre Petites Prières De Saint François D'Assise 02:07
Exultate Deo (Francis Poulenc)
6 Exultate Deo 02:57
O sacrum convivium (Olivier Messiaen)
7 O Sacrum ConviviumDavid Newsholme, Organ 04:46
Quem vidistis pastores dicite (Francis Poulenc)
8 Quem Vidistis Pastores Dicite 02:29
Videntes stellam (Francis Poulenc)
9 Videntes Stellam 02:48
Attende Domine, op. 45 (Pierre Villette)
10 Attende Domine, Op. 45 05:36
O magnum mysterium (Francis Poulenc)
11 O Magnum Mysterium 03:33
Hodie Christus natus est (Francis Poulenc)
12 Hodie Christus Natus Est 02:39
Messe en sol majeur (Francis Poulenc)
13 Messe En Sol Majeur: Kyrie 03:09
14 Messe En Sol Majeur: Gloria 03:35
15 Messe En Sol Majeur: Sanctus 02:28
16 Messe En Sol Majeur: Benedictus 03:30
17 Messe En Sol Majeur: Agnus Dei 04:32
Panis angelicus, op. 80 (Pierre Villette)
18 Panis Angelicus, Op. 80 03:42
Hymne à la Vierge, op. 24 (Pierre Villette)
19 Hymne À La Vierge Noire, Op. 24 04:00
Litanies à la Vierge noire (Francis Poulenc)
20 Litanies À La Vierge Noire 08:09
Performers:
Nicholas Wearne (organ)
The Choir of New College, Oxford
Edward Higginbottom
In 2006, Edward Higginbottom celebrated 30 years as Director of Music at New College Oxford. During his time there the New College Choir has achieved international recognition and produced over 70 recordings, many of them worldwide best sellers. This release is the first in a trio of CDs exploring 20th-century choral music, grouped thematically by country. The journey begins in France, where we find Poulenc exploring his religious side, not something often associated with the rebellious and often cheeky Parisian. But he did maintain a strong spiritual streak, remarking once that “he’s not as religious as he’d like to be.” His liturgical writing is deeply contemplative and affecting in its simplicity, yet now and again his witty side will emerge. He shares the disc with his contemporaries Messiaen – represented by his only motet O sacrum convivium – and Pierre Villette who had strong links with the English choral tradition. His ambitious six-part piece Attende Domine was dedicated to the choir of Worcester Cathedral.