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Music of the Spheres

Part Songs of the British Isles

Tenebrae, Nigel Short

Music of the Spheres

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A spooky, flickering account of Elgar’s Owls underlines the ability of Short and his outstandingly responsive singers to create riveting atmosphere, and communicate to the listener the import...

Music of the Spheres

Part Songs of the British Isles

Tenebrae, Nigel Short

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Awards:

A spooky, flickering account of Elgar’s Owls underlines the ability of Short and his outstandingly responsive singers to create riveting atmosphere, and communicate to the listener the import...

About

Internationally-renowned chamber choir Tenebrae return with a new collection of British part songs and choral works. As well as being a celebration of compositions by British composers, the disc also marks Shakespeare’s anniversary year with a selection of works based on his texts, including the much loved works by Vaughan Williams and a lesser-known set by Herbert Murrill. Perhaps the least recognisable composer name on this disc, Murrill (1909-1952) is one of a select group of composers who – through war or ill-health – died at a tragically young age and whose works were subsequently neglected during the second half of the century.

Contents and tracklist

No. 1, O Mistress Mine
Track length1:24
No. 2, Come Away, Death
Track length3:30
No. 1, Full Fathom Five
Track length3:21
No. 2, The Cloud-Capp’d Towers
Track length2:24
No. 3, Over Hill, Over Dale
Track length0:57
No. 1, There is Sweet Music
Track length4:23
No. 2, Deep in My Soul
Track length4:51
No. 3, O Wild, West Wind
Track length3:57
No. 4, Owls
Track length2:52
No. 1, The Runner
Track length2:34
No. 2, The Last Invocation
Track length2:49
No. 3, One’s-Self I Sing
Track length2:14

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Awards and reviews

Christmas 2016

A spooky, flickering account of Elgar’s Owls underlines the ability of Short and his outstandingly responsive singers to create riveting atmosphere, and communicate to the listener the import and implications of a song’s narrative…[an] intelligently assembled, superbly sung collection

January 2017

beautifully performed and recorded … Tenebrae’s youthful sound is not only irresistibly appealing but also extremely well suited to this very enjoyable programme. A fine achievement.

October 2016

Tenebrae’s tone is set by the purity of their top line.
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