Howells from Hereford
Peter Dyke (organ)
The Choir of Hereford Cathedral, Geraint Bowen (director)
Particularly admirable throughout is the finely shaded, sympathetic interchange between choir and organ. …the choir does credit to its director, Geraint Bowen, singing with keen attentiveness...
Howells from Hereford
Peter Dyke (organ)
The Choir of Hereford Cathedral, Geraint Bowen (director)
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Particularly admirable throughout is the finely shaded, sympathetic interchange between choir and organ. …the choir does credit to its director, Geraint Bowen, singing with keen attentiveness...
About
This year’s Three Choirs’ Festival (8-15 August 2009) is based in the radiant acoustic of Hereford Cathedral, where this collection of works by Herbert Howells is recorded.
Presents the three sets of evening canticles written for the cathedrals of the Three Choirs Festival, (Gloucester, Hereford & Worcester) together with the complete canticles written for King’s College, Cambridge (‘Collegium Regale’).
Includes the set of Four Anthems featuring his most popular choral work ‘Like as the hart’.
Contents and tracklist
- Peter Dyke (organ)
- Hereford Cathedral Choir
- Geraint Bowen (director)
- Peter Dyke (organ)
- Hereford Cathedral Choir
- Geraint Bowen (director)
- Peter Dyke (organ)
- Hereford Cathedral Choir
- Geraint Bowen (director)
- Peter Dyke (organ)
- Hereford Cathedral Choir
- Geraint Bowen (director)
- Peter Dyke (organ)
- Hereford Cathedral Choir
- Geraint Bowen (director)
- Peter Dyke (organ)
- Hereford Cathedral Choir
- Geraint Bowen (director)
- Peter Dyke (organ)
- Hereford Cathedral Choir
- Geraint Bowen (director)
- Peter Dyke (organ)
- Hereford Cathedral Choir
- Geraint Bowen (director)
- Peter Dyke (organ)
- Hereford Cathedral Choir
- Geraint Bowen (director)
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Awards and reviews
November 2009
Particularly admirable throughout is the finely shaded, sympathetic interchange between choir and organ. …the choir does credit to its director, Geraint Bowen, singing with keen attentiveness and consistently pleasing tone.
December 2012
The choir are a little pallid to begin with but soon liven up and seem to be become more fully engaged...these are good, confident and atmospheric performances of some truly wonderful choral works, and the disc merits commendation.
October 014
Geraint Bowen and the choir of Hereford Cathedral give a clear sound that, at the right moments, becomes achingly expressive.
