A cluster of choral miniatures culminating in one of Finzi’s most intense, visionary masterpieces: this is some of the most exquisite English choral writing of the last century.
What a beautifully crafted disc this is – not just in its quality (and it really is Trinity at their absolute best) but also in its shape and programming…Uplifting, moving, poignant, triumphant – this gloriously, lovingly performed recital of Finzi’s music fully reflects the breadth of the composer’s masterly skill at writing for choir. – Gramophone Magazine, September 2019
Trinity’s mixed young adults are effortless in the ease with which they respond to Layton’s exacting demands. The ground is hit running with a Magnificat whose iterations of the word ‘magnify’ explode in radiant exultation, cutting through the impeccably English collegiate timbres that lubricate Finzi’s flowing lines. – BBC Music Magazine, October 2019
Tracklist:
1. Magnificat, Op 36, ‘My soul doth magnify the Lord’
2. Welcome sweet and sacred feast, Op 27 No 3
3. My lovely one, Op 27 No 1
4. God is gone up, Op 27 No 2
5. Stephen Layton: Trinity College Choir Cambridge – Bednall: Nunc dimittis, ‘Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace’
6. White-flowering days, Op 37, ‘Now the white-flowering days’
7. All this night, Op 33
8. Seven poems of Robert Bridges, Op 17 – 1: I praise the tender flower
9. Seven poems of Robert Bridges, Op 17 – 2: I have loved flowers that fade
10. Seven poems of Robert Bridges, Op 17 – 3: My spirit sang all day
11. Seven poems of Robert Bridges, Op 17 – 4: Clear and gentle stream
12. Seven poems of Robert Bridges, Op 17 – 5: Nightingales
13. Seven poems of Robert Bridges, Op 17 – 6: Haste on, my joys!
14. Seven poems of Robert Bridges, Op 17 – 7: Wherefore tonight so full of care
15. Lo, the full, final sacrifice, Op 26
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