Trinity Sunday at Westminster Abbey
A sequence of music as might be heard in the Abbey on Trinity Sunday
Robert Quinney (organ)
The Choir of Westminster Abbey, James O’Donnell
James O'Donnell proves himself master of two Westminster traditions: the Collegiate Abbey style is as assured as his former 'continental' Cathedral persona. Best of the persuasively-layered...
Trinity Sunday at Westminster Abbey
A sequence of music as might be heard in the Abbey on Trinity Sunday
Robert Quinney (organ)
The Choir of Westminster Abbey, James O’Donnell
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James O'Donnell proves himself master of two Westminster traditions: the Collegiate Abbey style is as assured as his former 'continental' Cathedral persona. Best of the persuasively-layered...
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Hyperions record of the month for November sees the launch of an exciting new collaboration with The Choir of Westminster Abbeythe pinnacle of the premier league of the Church of England. This first disc presents a sequence of music such as might be heard in the Abbey on Trinity Sunday. Opening with the Abbey bells summoning the faithful, we travel through the three principal services of the dayMatins, Eucharist and Evensongin a blaze of glorious music and atmosphere. Alongside such old chestnuts as Waltons Jubilate and Stainers I saw the Lord, we have a new recording of Francis Griers astonishing Missa Trinitatis Sanctaewritten for the Abbey choir in 1991and a rare performance of Howellss Westminster Service, the second of two settings of the Evening Canticles he made for the choir in the 1950s. Full documentation is provided, and includes a history of music-making in the Abbey through the ages, and an introduction by The Very Reverend Dr Wesley Carr, Dean of Westminster.
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November 2005
James O'Donnell proves himself master of two Westminster traditions: the Collegiate Abbey style is as assured as his former 'continental' Cathedral persona. Best of the persuasively-layered Britten Te Deum, and conspicuously bouncy Walton Jubilate.