Notes and Editorial Reviews
The distinguished composer and pianist John McCabe has written in almost every genre, and has long been one of Britain’s leading musicians. In his choral music he has taken a variety of texts—including anonymous sixteenth-century Latin, and the poems of Henry Vaughan and Thomas Hardy—and fashioned them into powerful settings. He evokes a rich variety of vocal colours and textures, remaining at all times communicative and vital, not least in the beautiful Marian Carols and the contrasting riches of the Mangan Triptych.
The distinguished composer and pianist John McCabe has written in almost every genre, and has long been one of Britain’s leading musicians. In his choral music he has taken a variety of texts—including anonymous sixteenth-century Latin, and the poems of Henry Vaughan and Thomas Hardy—and fashioned them into powerful settings. He evokes a rich variety of vocal colours and textures, remaining at all times communicative and vital, not least in the beautiful Marian Carols and the contrasting riches of the Mangan Triptych. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
I sing of a maiden by John McCabe
Conductor:
David Hill
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Singers
Period:
Written: 2008
2.
Upon the High Midnight: Dormi Jesu by John McCabe
Conductor:
David Hill
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Singers
Written: 1973
3.
Mary Laid her Child by John McCabe
Conductor:
David Hill
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Singers
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1964
4.
Mangan Triptych by John McCabe
Conductor:
David Hill
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Singers
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1983
5.
Amen/Alleluia by John McCabe
Conductor:
David Hill
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Singers
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1991
6.
Proud Songsters by John McCabe
Conductor:
David Hill
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Singers
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1989
7.
The Lily-white Rose by John McCabe
Conductor:
David Hill
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Singers
Written: 2009
8.
The Morning Watch by John McCabe
Performer:
Iain Farrington (Organ)
Conductor:
David Hill
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Singers
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1968
9.
The Evening Watch by John McCabe
Conductor:
David Hill
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Singers
Written: 2003
10.
Great Lord of Lords by John McCabe
Conductor:
David Hill
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Singers
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1967
11.
A Hymn to God the Father by John McCabe
Conductor:
David Hill
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Singers
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1996
12.
The Last and Greatest Herald by John McCabe
Performer:
Iain Farrington (Organ)
Conductor:
David Hill
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Singers
Written: 2006
Sound Samples
Upon the High Midnight: Dormi Jesu
Mangan Triptych: I. Visions
Mangan Triptych: II. Siberia
Mangan Triptych: III. Motet
The Last and Greatest Herald
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