VA - John Tavener: A Portrait (2004)

Tracklist:

01. Section a / Eileen Hulse (00:04:14)
02. I. He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven / Heidi Grant Murphy (00:05:22)
03. The Lamb / Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge (00:03:52)
04. The Tyger / Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge (00:05:25)
05. Movement 1: Fos I, Doxa / Duke Quartet (00:05:00)
06. Movement 2: Più intensita / Duke Quartet (00:03:24)
07. Mandelion (excerpt) / Kevin Bowyer (00:03:30)
08. Chant (excerpt) / Jonathan Richards (00:03:47)
09. Ikon of Saint Cuthbert of Lindisfarne (excerpt) / Ian Shaw (00:02:42)
10. Section I / Maria Kliegel (00:15:07)
11. Bless Duet / Patricia Rozario (00:07:27)
12. No. 5, The Muse / Patricia Rozario (00:02:58)
13. Solemn - / Vanbrugh Quartet (00:05:52)
14. (rehearsal letter I) / Vanbrugh Quartet (00:05:02)
15. Song for Athene / Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge (00:05:39)
16. Zodiacs / Thalia Myers (00:02:29)
17. Prayer of the Heart / Björk Guðmundsdóttir (00:15:17)
18. Movement 2: Eros / Jorja Fleezanis (00:07:56)
19. Mother and Child (excerpt) / Tenebrae (00:04:38)
20. 'My earliest musical memories...' / John Tavener (00:08:21)
21. 'I saw in the Russian Orthodox Church...' / John Tavener (00:08:14)
22. 'I think the Protecting Veil...' / John Tavener (00:08:04)
23. 'the Icelandic pop singer Björk...' / John Tavener (00:06:18)
24. 'the fact That I've been given...' / John Tavener (00:04:11)
25. 'When my publishers ring...' / John Tavener (00:05:39)
26. 'The Only Goal...' / John Tavener (00:05:05)

Total length: 02:35:33
Label: Naxos

Performers:
Eileen Hulse (soprano), Heidi Grant Murphy (soprano), Stacey Shames (harp), Laura Gilbert (flute), Mary Hammann (viola), Kevin Bowyer (organ), Jonathan Richards (guitar), Ian Shaw (organ), Maria Kliegel (cello), Patricia Rozario (soprano), Stephen Varcoe (bass), Thalia Myers (piano), Bjork (vocals), Jorja Fleezanis (violin), John Tavener (vocals)

Ulster Orchestra, Aureole, Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Duke Quartet, Durham Cathedral Choir, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Vanbrugh Quartet, Brodsky Quartet, Minnesota Chorale, Minnesota Orchestra, Tenebrae, Takuo Yuasa, Christopher Robinson, Harry Christophers, James Lancelot, Lionel Friend, Paul Goodwin, Nigel Short

Composers:
Tavener, John (1944-2013)