Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Handel: Zadok the Priest
2. Elgar (arr. John Cameron): Lux aeterna
3. John Goss; descant Cleobury: Hymn: Praise, my soul, the king of heaven
4. Tallis: Spem in alium
5. John Goss: Psalm 23: The Lord is my shepherd
6. Handel: Hallelujah Chorus
7. Rutter: Requiem - Pie Jesu
8. Vaughan Williams: Hymn: Come down, O love divine
9. Tallis: O nata lux de lumine
10. Balfour Gardiner: Evening Hymn (Te lucis ante terminum)
11. Byrd: Ave verum corpus
12. Edward Miller arr Rutter: Hymn: When I survey the wondrous cross
13. Stanford: Beati quorum via
14. Vaughan Williams: Antiphon (Let all the world in every corner sing)
15. Byrd: Iustorum animae
16. Purcell: Come ye sons of art away
17. William Harris: Faire is the heaven
18. Bairstow: Psalm 67: God be merciful unto us
19. Robert Parsons I: Ave Maria
20. Louis Bourgeois arr. Vaughan William; Hymn: All people that on earth do dwell

Disc 2:

1. Parry: Jerusalem
2. Rutter: Requiem - Requiem aeternam
3. Holst: I vow to thee, my country
4. Tavener: Song for Athene
5. W. H. Monk: Hymn: Abide with me
6. Stanford: Magnificat in G
7. Purcell: Thou knowest, Lord
8. Gibbons: Hosanna to the son of David
9. C. C. Scholefield (arr Rutter): Hymn: The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended
10. Parry: Psalm 84: O how amiable are thy dwellings
11. Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor - Kyrie
12. Ireland: Greater love hath no man
13. Tallis: If ye love me
14. Parry: Hymn: Dear Lord and Father of mankind
15. Britten: Jubilate Deo
16. Gibbons: Hymn: Drop, drop, slow tears
17. Delius: To be sung of a summer night on the water
18. Goodenough: Psalm 150: O praise God in his holiness
19. Weelkes: When David heard
20. Parry: I was glad

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1508 in Music
• Released on: 2009-07-06
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: CD
• Dimensions: .24 pounds
• Running time: 152 minutes

CD Description
England My England—-performed by the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge—-opens and closes with coronation music: "Zadok the Priest" was written for the crowning of George II in 1727, "I Was Glad for That" of Edward VII in 1902. Both were so successful that they have been sung at every coronation since their premières. Parry’s "processional anthem" is heard here in its full panoply of extra brass and shouted vivats, the choir of King’s college providing the semi-chorus in the exquisite interlude "O pray for the peace of Jerusalem".

In between are motets ancient and modern--from the miniature "If ye Love Me" and the architectural splendour of the 40-part Spem in alium to William Harris’ dramatic double-choir spenser setting "Faire is the Heaven"; well-known psalms sung to Anglican chant; and favourite hymns, notably "All People that on Earth do Dwell", arranged ceremonially for another coronation, that of Elizabeth II.

As well as national rejoicing there is solemn remembrance. "Come ye Sons of art Away" is Purcell’s 1694 birthday ode for Queen Mary, "Thou knowest", Lord" part of the music he wrote for her funeral just nine months later. John Ireland’s "Greater Love Hath no Man" is often heard on Remembrance Sunday; Sir John Tavener’s "Song for Athene" made a powerful impression at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales; while JJohn Rutter’s small-scale, personal requiem touched a wider public following the attacks of 11 September 2001. But "Nimrod" above all epitomises music of national remembrance. Here a choral setting of it, "Lux Aeterna", represents our "Shakespeare of music", Edward Elgar.

Customer Reviews

England My England
It arrived in perfect condition and within days. I love the music and play it often.

England My England (2CD Album)
The musical selections are good, but I was disappointed with the quality of the recording.

Stewart Matthews, Golden, CO