Christopher Gibbons: Motets, anthems, fantasias & voluntaries

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We owe Egarr our thanks for this sampler – a selection of gently expressive choral anthems, organ works and instrumental fantasias that establish him as a far-from-negligible precursor of Blow... — Financial Times, 27th July 2012, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 30th Jul 2012
Catalogue No: HMU807551
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Length: 62 minutes

Gibbons, C: Not unto us, O Lord

Work length4:58

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Academy of Ancient Music, The Choir of the AAM
Richard Egarr

Gibbons, C: Voluntarie in C

Work length4:08

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Richard Egarr

Gibbons, C: Above the Stars my Saviour dwells

Work length6:28

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Charmian Bedford, Alastair Ross, Philippa Hyde
The Choir of the AAM
Richard Egarr

Gibbons, C: Fantasy-suite in d

Work length6:55

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Richard Egarr
Academy of Ancient Music

I. [Fantasy]

Track length3:07

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II. Allman

Track length1:45

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III. Galliard

Track length2:03

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Gibbons, C: Ah, my Soul, why so dismayed?

Work length2:38

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Richard Latham, Alastair Ross, Charmian Bedford, Philippa Hyde
The Choir of the AAM
Richard Egarr

Gibbons, C: Organ Voluntary in C

Work length2:21

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Richard Egarr

Gibbons, C: O bone Jesu

Work length3:25

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Richard Latham, Susanna Spicer, Charmian Bedford, Alastair Ross, Jacqueline Connell
The Choir of the AAM
Richard Egarr

Gibbons, C: A Voluntary for ye Duble Organ in a

Work length5:39

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Richard Egarr

Gibbons, C: Fantasia

Work length4:37

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Richard Egarr
Academy of Ancient Music

Gibbons, C: The Lord said unto my Lord

Work length5:02

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Philippa Hyde, Charmian Bedford, Susanna Spicer, Alastair Ross
The Choir of the AAM
Richard Egarr

Gibbons, C: Verse for the Double Organn in d

Work length4:19

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Richard Egarr

Gibbons, C: Fantasy-Suite in F

Work length11:47

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Richard Egarr
Academy of Ancient Music

I. Pavan

Track length7:25

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II. Allman

Track length1:33

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III. Courante

Track length1:39

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IV. Saraband

Track length1:10

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Born into an English musical family, organist and composer Christopher Gibbons (1615-1676) probably received early training from his famous father Orlando Gibbons. He sang in the choir of the Chapel Royal and went on to a distinguished career at Westminster Abbey and in the court of Charles II. With this showcase programme of motets, anthems, fantasias for strings, and organ voluntaries (all of which are receiving their first recording), Richard Egarr, the Academy of Ancient Music and the Choir of the AAM, aim to rescue the composer from unjust obscurity.

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27th July 2012

We owe Egarr our thanks for this sampler – a selection of gently expressive choral anthems, organ works and instrumental fantasias that establish him as a far-from-negligible precursor of Blow and Purcell.

October 2012

Perhaps the most distinctive of all is the keyboard music...And it's here also that Egarr's musicianship is at its most compelling...the choir and vocalists give the impression of being a pick-up ensemble that hasn't quite gelled...Don't let that put you off, however: the monographic approach tends to expose composers of lesser substance but Gibbons junior passes the test admirably.

September 2012

Egarr has put together a rather charming musical portrait of Gibbons junior...with Frescobaldian flair, Egarr makes the most of the four substantial pieces he plays here...A chip off the old block, certainly, and no mere splinter either. A real discovery and an exceptionally rewarding recording.

26th July 2012

The instrumental pieces are wonderfully imaginative, but it's the choral works that stand out with their startling modulations and expressively charged vocal lines.

28th July 2012

This Academy of Ancient Music selection...is a personal crusade by Richard Egarr and shows what we’ve been missing: harmonic twists and word-painting almost as daring as Gesualdo’s; lilting refrains that suggest Monteverdi; quicksilver mood changes...the string music is deftly and expressively played.

The Independent on Sunday 15th July 2012

AAM's vocal consort is distinctly hoary but the instrumental playing – of two Fantasy-suites for violins, bass viol and organ, and a flamboyant selection of Organ Voluntaries – is divine.

Christopher Gibbons: Motets, anthems, fantasias & voluntaries

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