Charles Harrison / The Choir Of Chichester Cathedral -Lest we forget-Lieder -Signum Classics CD Grooves.land/Playthek

Details / Tracklist:

01. "For Io, I raise up"

02. "And I saw a new heaven"

03. "Crossing the bar"

04. "Greater love hath no man"

05. "Rhapsody No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 17"

06. "The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended"

07. "We will remember them"

08. "There is an old belief"

09. "Turn back O Man, Op. 36a No. 2"

10. "Verdun, from Sonata No. 2 "Eroica""

11. "So they gave their bodies"

12. "I vow to thee, my country"

13. "Te Deum in F"

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Extra-Infos:

Charles Harrison / Works By Howells/ Stanford/ Elgar A.o.

Description:

In the centenary year of the Armistice of 1918, our thoughts turn to the great human cost of the First World War and many subsequent armed conflicts. Combat Stress, founded shortly after the end of the war, was an early pioneer in responding to the profound mental scars sustained by service personnel. As awareness of mental illness grows, and as the extent of the need for treatment becomes ever more apparent, the charity continues to provide invaluable support to those who suffer as a result of traumatic events experienced during their time with the armed services. - CHARLES HARRISON / WORKS BY HOWELLS/STANFORD/ELGAR A.O.

The work of artists, poets and composers forms some of the most eloquent responses to the grave crisis and unutterable horror of the First World War. As humanity confronted it's potential for destruction on a grotesque and unprecedented scale, new depths of musical and artistic expression emerged. Existing texts and music took on fresh poignancy, as if fulfilling their true prophetic value. Composers in England produced works whose plangency and resonance have not diminished in the century since they were written. The Choir of Chichester Cathedral are led by their conductor Charles Harrison in an exploration of these moving choral and organ works, marking the centenary of the end of the Great War. With a total of 18 boy choristers and 6 lay vicars, Chichester has one of the smallest cathedral choirs in Britain. The lay vicars are all professional singers and live in or near the Cathedral Close. The choristers are educated at the Prebendal School where they start as 'Probationers' in Year 3 or 4 (age 7-9), rising to the rank of chorister after about one year. The choir regularly tours abroad, enjoying particularly close links with Ravenna, Bayreuth, Bamberg and Chartres.

Manufacturer No.:

SIGCD562

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