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Mark Forkgen and his versatile chamber choir Canticum are obviously fully committed to Wright’s music and have done him proud. — Choir & Organ, January/February 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 7th Aug 2020
Catalogue No: TOCC0457
Label: Toccata Classics
Length: 70 minutes

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Wright, C: Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis

Work length9:41

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No. 1, Magnificat

Track length6:41

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No. 2, Nunc dimittis

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Wright, C: Qui natus est de Virgine

Work length4:06

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Wright, C: The Eternal Star

Work length2:32

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Canticum

Wright, C: The Crown of Roses

Work length2:15

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Canticum

Wright, C: A Penitential Prayer

Work length1:51

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Wright, C: Hymn of Salvation

Work length4:14

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Canticum

Wright, C: In Memoriam

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Wright, C: Missa Brevis

Work length13:37

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Canticum

I. Kyrie

Track length1:56

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II. Gloria

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III. Sanctus

Track length4:06

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IV. Agnus Dei

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Wright, C: The Bread of Life

Work length4:05

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Canticum

Wright, C: Thy Perfect Grace

Work length3:47

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Julian Thomas (organ)
Canticum

Wright, C: I am come into deep waters

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Canticum

Wright, C: Short Motets (5)

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No. 3, Prayer for Peace

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Wright, C: Rejoice in the Lord Always

Work length6:35

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Julian Thomas (organ)
Canticum

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The English composer Christopher Wright, born in Suffolk in 1954, declares that he is ‘not fettered by fashion, style, ideology or gimmickry or some insatiable desire to be original’; instead, he writes music that aims to communicate directly with the listener – although it can also be thorny and challenging. This first-ever album of his sacred choral music reveals it to be in the British-cathedral tradition of composers like Benjamin Britten, William Mathias, Bernard Rose and Malcolm Williamson: the melodic lines may on occasion be angular and the harmonies sometimes tart, but Wright’s concern with immediacy of expression ensures that the ‘personal prayers’ embodied in these pieces can be readily understood and appreciated.

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January/February 2021

Mark Forkgen and his versatile chamber choir Canticum are obviously fully committed to Wright’s music and have done him proud.

March/April 2021

Stylistically, this music lies within a lineage descended from Herbert Howells, though its harmonic idiom is at times a degree more dissonant, and it often has a rhythmic vigor that makes its style very distinct, so that no-one would mistake it for that composer’s work. But there are many moments of quiet contemplation and introspection as well; Wright covers a wide canvas of perceptions and emotions in his work. Firmly recommended to all collectors of English sacred choral music.

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