Blessed Spirit: Music of the Soul's Journey

There can be nothing but praise for the excellence of these performances, for the quality and choice of the music itself and, most of all, for the gorgeous sound quality of these recordings made... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Release Date: 1st Oct 2000
Catalogue No: COLCD127
Label: Collegium

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Gregorian Chant: Requiem aeternam

Choir of Clare College Cambridge
Timothy Brown

Gregorian Chant: Kontakion of the departed

Choir of Clare College Cambridge
Timothy Brown

Schütz: Selig sind die Toten, SWV391

Choir of Clare College Cambridge
Timothy Brown

Tchaikovsky: Blessed are they

Choir of Clare College Cambridge
Timothy Brown

Tavener: Funeral Ikos

Choir of Clare College Cambridge
Timothy Brown

Gregorian Chant: Domine Jesu Christe

Choir of Clare College Cambridge
Timothy Brown

Victoria: O quam gloriosum

Choir of Clare College Cambridge
Timothy Brown

Davies, Walford: Psalm 121 'I will lift up mine eyes'

Choir of Clare College Cambridge
Timothy Brown

Holst: The Evening-watch, H159

Choir of Clare College Cambridge
Timothy Brown

trad.: Steal away

Choir of Clare College Cambridge
Timothy Brown

Parry: There is an old belief (No. 4 from Songs of Farewell)

Choir of Clare College Cambridge
Timothy Brown

Abelard: O quanta qualia

Choir of Clare College Cambridge
Timothy Brown

Byrd: Justorum animae

Choir of Clare College Cambridge
Timothy Brown

trad.: Deep River

Choir of Clare College Cambridge
Timothy Brown

Gregorian Chant: In paradisum

Choir of Clare College Cambridge
Timothy Brown

Hildegard: O felix anima

Choir of Clare College Cambridge
Timothy Brown

Sheppard, J: Audivi vocem de caelo

Choir of Clare College Cambridge
Timothy Brown

Harris, W: Faire is the Heaven

Choir of Clare College Cambridge
Timothy Brown

Davies, Walford: Requiem aeternam

Choir of Clare College Cambridge
Timothy Brown

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"There can be nothing but praise for the excellence of these performances, for the quality and choice of the music itself and, most of all, for the gorgeous sound quality of these recordings made in Ely Cathedral. Add to this some eminently readable booklet?notes and we have a real winner, even if the overall aural effect bears a striking resemblance to those ubiquitous inoffensive compilation discs played in hotel lobbies the world over.

Within the basic theme of death and the soul's subsequent journey to paradise the music juxtaposes chunks of plainsong and standard cathedral choir repertoire with some rather more esoteric choral pieces. Whether it's the ancient plainchant In paradisum, Psalm 121 sung to Walford Davies's fine Anglican chant, William Harris's richly textured anthem Faire is theHeaven or the almost erotically indulgent arrangement by Timothy Brown of Steal Away, Clare College Choir distinguish it all with finely crafted and beautifully shaped performances that aren't just note?perfect but intensely perceptive as well. There's no hint of the sickliness we sometimes experience when church music is exposed to such slick professionalism on disc ? rather a real sense of wonder and awe at the timeless beauty of the programme.

It's difficult to listen to the disc in its entirety without falling into some kind of soporific trance, but taken individually each piece is, in its own way, as dramatic and earth?shaking as the garish blue cover leads us to suspect." - The Gramophone Classical Music Guide

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2010

There can be nothing but praise for the excellence of these performances, for the quality and choice of the music itself and, most of all, for the gorgeous sound quality of these recordings made in Ely Cathedral. Add to this some eminently readable booklet–notes and we have a real winner, even if the overall aural effect bears a striking resemblance to those ubiquitous inoffensive compilation discs played in hotel lobbies the world over.
Within the basic theme of death and the soul's subsequent journey to paradise the music juxtaposes chunks of plainsong and standard cathedral choir repertoire with some rather more esoteric choral pieces. Whether it's the ancient plainchant In paradisum, Psalm 121 sung to Walford Davies's fine Anglican chant, William Harris's richly textured anthem Faire is theHeaven or the almost erotically indulgent arrangement by Timothy Brown of Steal Away, Clare College Choir distinguish it all with finely crafted and beautifully shaped performances that aren't just note–perfect but intensely perceptive as well. There's no hint of the sickliness we sometimes experience when church music is exposed to such slick professionalism on disc – rather a real sense of wonder and awe at the timeless beauty of the programme.
It's difficult to listen to the disc in its entirety without falling into some kind of soporific trance, but taken individually each piece is, in its own way, as dramatic and earth–shaking as the garish blue cover leads us to suspect.

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