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Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb, etc Reviews
Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb, etc Reviews
| 12 of 12 people found the following review helpful  "from the hand of the artist inimitable", By This review is from: Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb, etc (Audio CD) Benjamin Britten adds to the tradition of English choral music with his inventive genius in these lovely pieces, sung so beautifully by the Choir of St. John's College in Cambridge, which consists of 16 choristers and 14 choral students, led since 1991 by Christopher Robinson, and with Iain Farrington on organ.The first work, "Rejoice the Lamb" was commissioned in 1943, and uses the 18th century poems of Christopher Smart, who was considered insane in his lifetime. The words have a childlike wonder to them, and praise God's creation in everything from flowers to a mouse, who is "a creature of great personal valour"; my favorite is "I will consider my Cat Jeoffrey", and both text and music in this composition are enchanting. "Te Deum", from 1934, was according to the liner notes the first of Britten's works to be published. "Jubilate Deo" is a short piece from 1961, and "Antiphon" (1956), is one of my favorites, a... Read more 10 of 10 people found the following review helpful outstanding singing at bargain price, By Russell Jackson (Australia) - See all my reviews This review is from: Britten: Rejoice in the Lamb, etc (Audio CD) This is worth paying full price for; it is spirited singing and idiomatic. It is harder to obtain the Howells Requiem and the piece he wrote after President Kennedy's assassination but they are equally beautiful. Naxos have a winner in this choir and they have the entire Englsh choral repertoire ahead of them - hopefully. It is one of those CDs which you keep off the shelf for constant replaying. |
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