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Faire Is The Heaven - Music Of The English Church / Rutter


Release Date: 09/11/1993 
Label:  Collegium Records   Catalog #: 107   Spars Code: n/a 
Composer:  Robert Parsons,  Thomas Tallis,  William Byrd,  Richard Farrant,   ... 
Performer:  Mary Seers
Conductor:  John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge Singers
Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 1 Hours 10 Mins. 

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Notes and Editorial Reviews

This recording is dedicated to unaccompanied English church music, sung in the beautiful acoustic of the Lady Chapel of Ely Cathedral. The 23 motets and anthems are drawn from three key periods: the Reformation, in the sixteenth century; the Restoration, in the later seventeenth century; and the Anglican revival, in the mid-nineteenth century. "An individual record of exceptional warmth and delight." -- Gramophone This recording is dedicated to unaccompanied English church music, sung in the beautiful acoustic of the Lady Chapel of Ely Cathedral. The 23 motets and anthems are drawn from three key periods: the Reformation, in the sixteenth century; the Restoration, in the later seventeenth century; and the Anglican revival, in the mid-nineteenth century. "An individual record of exceptional warmth and delight." -- Gramophone Read less

Works on This Recording

1.
Ave Maria by Robert Parsons
Conductor:  John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge Singers
Period: Renaissance 
Written: 1560s; England 
 Date of Recording: 10/1982 
Venue:  Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral, England 
Length: 4 Minutes 25 Secs. 
Language: Latin 
2.
Loquebantur variis linguis by Thomas Tallis
Conductor:  John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge Singers
Period: Renaissance 
Written: 16th Century; England 
 Date of Recording: 10/1982 
Venue:  Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral, England 
Length: 3 Minutes 53 Secs. 
Language: Latin 
3.
Cantiones sacrae, Book 2: Miserere mei, Deus by William Byrd
Conductor:  John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge Singers
Period: Renaissance 
Written: 1591; London, England 
 Date of Recording: 10/1982 
Venue:  Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral, England 
Length: 3 Minutes 46 Secs. 
Language: Latin 
4.
Liber secundus sacrarum cantionum: Haec dies by William Byrd
Conductor:  John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge Singers
Period: Renaissance 
Written: by 1591; London, England 
 Date of Recording: 10/1982 
Venue:  Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral, England 
Length: 2 Minutes 23 Secs. 
Language: Latin 
5.
If ye love me by Thomas Tallis
Conductor:  John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge Singers
Period: Renaissance 
Written: 16th Century; England 
 Date of Recording: 10/1982 
Venue:  Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral, England 
Length: 2 Minutes 8 Secs. 
Language: English 
6.
Hide not thou thy face by Richard Farrant
Conductor:  John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge Singers
Period: Renaissance 
Written: 16th Century; England 
 Date of Recording: 10/1982 
Venue:  Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral, England 
Length: 1 Minutes 15 Secs. 
Language: English 
7.
Lord, for thy tender mercy's sake by Richard Farrant
Conductor:  John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge Singers
Period: Renaissance 
Written: 16th Century; England 
 Date of Recording: 10/1982 
Venue:  Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral, England 
Length: 1 Minutes 53 Secs. 
Language: English 
8.
O clap your hands by Orlando Gibbons
Conductor:  John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge Singers
Period: Renaissance 
Written: 17th Century; England 
 Date of Recording: 10/1982 
Venue:  Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral, England 
Length: 4 Minutes 36 Secs. 
Language: English 
9.
Hosanna to the Son of David by Orlando Gibbons
Conductor:  John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge Singers
Period: Renaissance 
Written: 17th Century; England 
 Date of Recording: 10/1982 
Venue:  Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral, England 
Length: 2 Minutes 33 Secs. 
Language: English 
10.
Bow thine ear by William Byrd
Conductor:  John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge Singers
Period: Renaissance 
Written: England 
 Date of Recording: 10/1982 
Venue:  Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral, England 
Length: 4 Minutes 8 Secs. 
Language: English 
11.
Lord, how long wilt thou be angry?, Z 25 by Henry Purcell
Conductor:  John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge Singers
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1680-1682; England 
 Date of Recording: 10/1982 
Venue:  Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral, England 
Length: 4 Minutes 8 Secs. 
Language: English 
12.
Thou know'st, Lord, the secrets of our hearts, Z 58b by Henry Purcell
Conductor:  John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge Singers
Period: Baroque 
Written: by 1683; England 
 Date of Recording: 10/1982 
Venue:  Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral, England 
Length: 2 Minutes 5 Secs. 
Language: English 
13.
Hear my prayer, O Lord, Z 15 by Henry Purcell
Conductor:  John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge Singers
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1680-1682; England 
 Date of Recording: 10/1982 
Venue:  Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral, England 
Length: 2 Minutes 28 Secs. 
Language: English 
14.
This joyful Eastertide by Traditional
Conductor:  John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge Singers
Written: Netherlands (Holland 
 Date of Recording: 10/1982 
Venue:  Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral, England 
Length: 2 Minutes 17 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: Arranged: Charles Wood 
15.
Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus: no 3, Sing lullaby by Herbert Howells
Conductor:  John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge Singers
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1918-1920; England 
 Date of Recording: 10/1982 
Venue:  Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral, England 
Length: 3 Minutes 6 Secs. 
Language: English 
16.
Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus: no 2, A spotless rose by Herbert Howells
Conductor:  John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge Singers
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1918-1920; England 
 Date of Recording: 10/1982 
Venue:  Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral, England 
Length: 2 Minutes 45 Secs. 
Language: English 
17.
O taste and see by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performer:  Mary Seers (Soprano)
Conductor:  John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge Singers
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1953; England 
 Date of Recording: 10/1982 
Venue:  Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral, England 
Length: 1 Minutes 16 Secs. 
Language: English 
18.
Hymn to the Virgin by Benjamin Britten
Conductor:  John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge Singers
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1930/1934; England 
 Date of Recording: 10/1982 
Venue:  Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral, England 
Length: 3 Minutes 5 Secs. 
Language: English 
19.
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree by Elisabeth Poston
Conductor:  John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge Singers
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1967; England 
 Date of Recording: 10/1982 
Venue:  Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral, England 
Length: 2 Minutes 31 Secs. 
Language: English 
20.
Faire is the Heaven by William Henry Harris
Conductor:  John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge Singers
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1925; England 
 Date of Recording: 10/1982 
Venue:  Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral, England 
Length: 5 Minutes 5 Secs. 
Language: English 
21.
Gradualia, Volume 1: Part 2 - Ave verum corpus by William Byrd
Conductor:  John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge Singers
Period: Renaissance 
Written: 1605; England 
 Date of Recording: 10/1982 
Venue:  Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral, England 
Length: 3 Minutes 39 Secs. 
Language: Latin 
22.
Beati quorum via by Charles Villiers Stanford
Conductor:  John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge Singers
Period: Romantic 
Written: England 
 Date of Recording: 10/1982 
Venue:  Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral, England 
Length: 3 Minutes 21 Secs. 
Language: Latin 
23.
What cheer by Sir William Walton
Conductor:  John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cambridge Singers
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1961; England 
 Date of Recording: 10/1982 
Venue:  Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral, England 
Length: 1 Minutes 18 Secs. 
Language: English 

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 Definitive survey of English CHurch Music November 27, 2017 By David J Hatmaker (Harrisonburg, VA) See All My Reviews "An indispensable survey of English church music from the Renaissance to the present day. Recorded in the Lady Chapel of Ely Cathedral, it is one of the most beautiful recordings I've ever heard." Report Abuse
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