St Paul's Cathedral Choir, The Parley Of Instruments, John Scott - Blow, Boyce & Handel: Music for St Paul's (1998)

Tracklist

01. Utrecht Te Deum, HWV 278: I. We Praise Thee, O God
02. Utrecht Te Deum, HWV 278: II. To Thee All Angels Cry Aloud
03. Utrecht Te Deum, HWV 278: III. To Thee Cherubin and Seraphim
04. Utrecht Te Deum, HWV 278: IV. The Glorious Company of the Apostles
05. Utrecht Te Deum, HWV 278: V. When Thou Took'st Upon Thee
06. Utrecht Te Deum, HWV 278: VI. We Believe That Thou Shalt Come
07. Utrecht Te Deum, HWV 278: VII. Day by Day We Magnify Thee
08. Utrecht Te Deum, HWV 278: VIII. And We Worship Thy Name
09. Utrecht Te Deum, HWV 278: IX. Vouchsafe, O Lord
10. Utrecht Te Deum, HWV 278: X. O Lord, in Thee Have I Trusted
11. Utrecht Jubilate, HWV 279: I. O Be Joyful in the Lord
12. Utrecht Jubilate, HWV 279: II. Be Ye Sure That the Lord He Is God
13. Utrecht Jubilate, HWV 279: III. O Go Your Way into His Gates
14. Utrecht Jubilate, HWV 279: IV. For the Lord Is Gracious
15. Utrecht Jubilate, HWV 279: V. Glory Be to the Father
16. I Was Glad When They Said unto Me: I. I Was Glad When They Said unto Me
17. I Was Glad When They Said unto Me: II. One Thing Have I Desired of the Lord
18. I Was Glad When They Said unto Me: III. They Shall Prosper That Love Thee
19. I Was Glad When They Said unto Me: IV. The King Shall Rejoice in Thy Strength
20. I Was Glad When They Said unto Me: V. As for His Enemies
21. Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge: I. Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge
22. Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge: II. Our Fathers Hoped in Thee
23. Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge: III. Yea, Like as a Father Pitieth His Own Children
24. Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge: IV. Remember, O Lord, What Is Come Upon Us
25. Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge: V. The Eyes of All Wait upon Thee, O Lord
26. Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Refuge: VI. Blessed Be the Name of the Lord

This recording was made to mark the tercentenary of the formal opening in 1697 of St Paul's, rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren after the Great Fire of London. It consists of four notable pieces written for the cathedral between 1697 and 1755.

John Blow wrote a new anthem for the opening ceremony. I was glad when they said unto me is a setting of the text which Bishop Compton took for his sermon during the service. Handel's Te Deum and Jubilate, written for the Peace of Utrecht, was first heard in the Cathedral on 5 March 1713. William Boyce's anthem Lord, thou hast been our refuge was written in 1755 for the Festival of the Sons of the Clergy, the charity that raised (and still raises) funds for needy clergymen and their families. Like all the pieces recorded here, it is music that demands to be heard in the spacious acoustic of the building for which it was written.

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