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‘Radiance’ is an apt title for this disc of luminous, searingly beautiful and lyrical choral music from the English Arts Chorale and the English Arts Orchestra. Paul Carr’s work has graced EM Records’ releases and the English Music Festival often before, and we are delighted to feature for the first time works by Morten Lauridsen, Bob Chilcott, Ola Gjeilo and Eric Whitacre. This is haunting, glowing music of intensity and power which also remains highly accessible and attractive.
Paul Carr (b.1961) ‘STABAT MATER’ (2017) (World Première recording) |
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1. | I. ‘At the Cross’ |
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2. | II. ‘Who would not weep?’ |
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3. | III. ‘O thou Mother, fount of love!’ |
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4. | IV. ‘All I ask of thee’ |
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5. | V. ‘Thy grief divine’ |
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6. | VI. ‘In Paradise with Thee’ |
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Morten Lauridsen (b.1943) | |||
7. | ‘SURE ON THIS SHINING NIGHT’ (2005) |
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Bob Chilcott (b.1955) | |||
8. | ‘IRISH BLESSING’ (1997) |
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Ola Gjeilo (b.1978) | |||
9. | ‘THE GROUND’ (2008) |
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Bob Chilcott | |||
10. | ‘LONDONDERRY AIR’ (arr.) (1999) |
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Eric Whitacre (b.1970) | |||
11. | ‘THIS MARRIAGE’ (2004) |
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Ola Gjeilo | |||
12. | ‘UBI CARITAS’ (2007) |
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Paul Carr | |||
13. | ‘THE LAMB’ (2015) (World Première recording) |
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Morten Lauridsen | |||
14. | ‘O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM’ (1994) |
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EMR CD028 | INTERNATIONAL
RECORD REVIEW