Kyrie
Poulenc, Kodály, Janáček
The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha
The prevalent mood [in the Poulenc] is one of celebration which St John’s Choir captures admirably; there is also a lively engagement with the contrasts which make the Gloria so appealing…The...
Kyrie
Poulenc, Kodály, Janáček
The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Andrew Nethsingha
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The prevalent mood [in the Poulenc] is one of celebration which St John’s Choir captures admirably; there is also a lively engagement with the contrasts which make the Gloria so appealing…The...
About
The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge return to disc with three 20th Century European masterpieces: Poulenc’s Mass in G Major (last recorded by the choir over 40 years ago under the iconic George Guest), Kodály’s Missa Brevis, and Janáček’s Otčenáš (Our Father). All works make use of highly distinctive musical languages, yet all three are tonal and highly accessible.This disc follows the choir’s debut release of works by Jonathan Harvey Deo (SIGCD456), which was awarded the choral prize at the 2017 BBC Music Magazine Awards.
Contents and tracklist
- Joseph Wicks, Michael Bell, Louis Marlowe, William Ashford, Blake Chen, Hamish McLaren, Joel Branston
- Choir of St John's College Cambridge
- Andrew Nethsingha
- Joseph Wicks, George Balfour, Theodore Platt, Thomas Lilburn, Benedict Flinn, Hamish McLaren, Xavier Hetherington
- Choir of St John's College Cambridge
- Andrew Nethsingha
- Michael Bell, Anne Denholm, Glen Dempsey
- Choir of St John's College Cambridge
- Andrew Nethsingha
Awards and reviews
Christmas 2017
The prevalent mood [in the Poulenc] is one of celebration which St John’s Choir captures admirably; there is also a lively engagement with the contrasts which make the Gloria so appealing…The choir captures the other-worldly atmosphere of the opening [of the Janacek] and mostly navigates the Czech with conviction...If at times the choir sound is not ideally integrated, as a whole these well-recorded performances are certainly recommendable.
October 2017
The choir sing with their justly famed blend and perfect intonation… An essential disc.
January 2018
Nethsinga coaxes from his charges a bold, ripe, forwardly placed sound that is as consonant with the Czech text as it may be foreign to the singers’ instincts and education…quintessential Janáček from an unlikely source.
17th September 2017
These two contrasting masses and Janácek’s Lord’s Prayer (Otče náš) are sung with characteristic “European” ripeness of tone and precision by the choir of St John’s College, Cambridge...Another worthwhile disc from this top collegiate choir.
