Quantity deal. Rutter, John: Visions
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A violin concerto with a choir in it? John Rutter's Visions probably isn't quite a concerto - he doesn't call it that - but the solo part is certainly extensive, often recalling Vaughan Williams's...
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A violin concerto with a choir in it? John Rutter's Visions probably isn't quite a concerto - he doesn't call it that - but the solo part is certainly extensive, often recalling Vaughan Williams's...
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for solo violin, upper-voice choir (women's and/or advanced children's choir), with harp, and strings or organ This four-movement work is inspired by the idea of 'Jerusalem' both as a Holy City and a utopian ideal of heavenly peace and seraphic bliss. The composer has selected four biblical texts, in English and Latin, that express different aspects of this vision. The work may be performed by women's or boys' voices.
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A violin concerto with a choir in it? John Rutter's Visions probably isn't quite a concerto - he doesn't call it that - but the solo part is certainly extensive, often recalling Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascdending in shape and atmosphere . . . The tone of Visions is often lingeringly elegiac, and may well surprise those who associate Rutter primarily with . . . carols
The visions in question are those of Jerusalem, the eternal city, and the composer himself chose apt biblical and medieval texts to form the libretto, inspired by the location of the first performance of the work, the Temple Church, London . . . In the central lament the composer employs text and melody from Byrd's 'Bow thine ear, O Lord', but provides entirely different harmony that prevents the quotation from sounding out of place. The piece is framed by accompanied plainsong, 'Urbs Jerusalem beata', which, as the composer suggests, could be used as a procession and recession for choral performances in church
