Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Benjamin Nicholas, Britten Sinfonia - Orchestral Anthems: Elgar | Finzi | Dyson | Howells (2023) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Blessed city, heavenly Salem (Version for Choir and Orchestra)
02. Ecce sacerdos magnus (Version for Choir and Orchestra)
03. Evening Service in D (Arr. for Choir and Orchestra by Douglas Hopkins): I. Magnificat
04. Evening Service in D (Arr. for Choir and Orchestra by Douglas Hopkins): II. Nunc Dimittis
05. Behold, O God our defender (Version for Choir and Orchestra)
06. Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes mei (Arr. for Choir and Orchestra by Edward Elgar)
07. Lo, the full, final sacrifice (Version for Choir and Orchestra)
08. Te Deum in G (Arr. for Choir and Orchestra by Arnold Foster)
09. The Spirit of the Lord (Version for Choir and Orchestra)

For the Choir of Merton College, Oxford’s first collaboration with Britten Sinfonia, Benjamin Nicholas has brought together a collection of sacred works from the first half of the twentieth century. A little - known fact is that these stalwarts of the English repertory were either originally intended to be heard with orchestra, or subsequently orchestrated by their composer or a close colleague. Written for enthronements, coronations and the nation’s grandest choral festivals, these national ‘standards’ are here brought back to life in Delphian’s largest recording to - date, their orchestral accompaniments affording them the richness, pomp and majesty associated with that epoch.

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