O Praise ye the Lord (1997)
This disc brings together hymns, anthems and prayers from various traditions. A tapestry of praise is woven, whose many colours and textures reflect a myriad of approaches to God. Majestic hymns by Goss and Parry, dressed in new descants, are contrasted by Mennonite Kernlieder, whose powerful intimacy speaks from the very heart. The jubilant cry of William Mathias’ Let the People Praise Thee, written for the wedding of Charles and Diana, stands beside the quiet yearning of Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Racine. Mendelssohn’s Hear my Prayer, with its sublime combination of soprano solo and chorus builds on the harmonic textures of Schubert’s devotional Mass in F, with its glowing inner voices.
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