Recordings
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Victoria: De Beata Maria Virgine & Surge propera |
Westminster Cathedral Choir, Martin Baker (conductor) Following the success of the Westminster Cathedral Lay Clerks in their sumptuous men-only recording of Victoria's Missa Gaudeamus, the choir returns to full ranks for a further issue in their survey of the Masses of this undisputed Master of the Renaissance. This new recording opens with Victoria's five-part setting of the Marian antiphon Salve regina, followed by two of the composer's Masses: Missa De Beata Maria Virgine and Missa Surge propera, which is preceded by its Palestrina model. Released to mark the conclusion of a highly successful American tour, this album finds the choir in superb voice and the thrillingly involved sound is perfectly coloured by the Westminster resonance. | |
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From the vaults of Westminster Cathedral |
A procession of chant & polyphony from Advent to Christmas & the Epiphany and Presentation of our Lord A century ago, Richard Runciman Terry re-introduced the wonders of the Renaissance into
liturgical polyphony and placedWestminster Cathedral Choir at the pinnacle of the art. | |
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Palestrina: Missa Tu es Petrus & Missa Te Deum laudamus |
Westminster Cathedral Choir, Martin Baker (conductor) The celebrated Choir of Westminster Cathedral goes back to its roots with this recording of some of the towering masterpieces of Renaissance polyphony—a genre which the choir has made its own through the ritual of daily liturgical performance. Recent reviews have declared the choir to be at the peak of its powers, and this disc is an important celebration of a great musical tradition. | |
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From the vaults of Westminster Cathedral |
A procession of chant & polyphony from Advent to Christmas & the Epiphany and Presentation of our Lord A century ago, Richard Runciman Terry re-introduced the wonders of the Renaissance into
liturgical polyphony and placedWestminster Cathedral Choir at the pinnacle of the art. | |
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Victoria: Missa Gaudeamus |
A liturgical sequence for the Feast of the Assumption, with organ music by Girolamo Frescobaldi A recording fromWestminster Cathedral features the gentlemen of
their choir in a fascinating programme which brings to life the musical and liturgical traditions of | |
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Palestrina: Third Book of Lamentations |
A continuous narrative describing momentous Biblical events from the Last Supper through to Christ’s crucifixion and death Palestrina composed four sets of Lamentations, the third of which is recorded here. This most
opulent of liturgies runs as a continuous narrative describing momentous Biblical events from the
Last Supper through to Christ’s crucifixion and death. | |
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ChristmasVespers at Westminster Cathedral |
An adorned version of the Office of Vespers as it might be heard on the eve of Christmas inWestminster Cathedral The only cathedral choir in the world to sing Mass andVespers liturgically every day,The Choir of Westminster Cathedral is perfectly placed to offer to the armchair listener this CD encapsulation of their very lifeblood, recorded here in the opulent acoustic of their own cathedral. 'The real value of this disc is the palpable sense of atmosphere in the listening.The service
unfolds in the acoustic space of the great Byzantine structure, almost making the listener present | |
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Brahms/Rheinberger: Mass |
Brahms Missa canonica and Rheinberger Mass Brahms’s Missa canonica is something of a rarity: composed around 1856, the work lay
unperformed until 1983. | |
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Bingham/Vaughan Willaims: Mass |
VaughanWilliams Mass in G Minor & Judith Bingham Mass VaughanWilliams's Mass in G MInor has been described as the first "English" Mass setting since
the sixteenth century and the time ofTallis and Byrd. In this new performance of the work, which
had its first liturgical performance atWestminster Cathedral in 1923, the Choir ofWestminster
Cathedral promises to set a new standard. | |
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Victoria: Ave Regina caelorum |
and other Marian music Westminster Cathedral continue their survey of the music of Tomás Luis de Victoria. The
performances do full justice to the ambition ofVictoria’s intentions, as Martin Baker firmly cements
his position as worthy successor to the glories achieved by this choir under James O’Donnell
and, before him, David Hill & Stephen Cleobury. | |
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Maxwell Davies: Mass & Missa parvula |
and other sacred works This new recording fromWestminster Cathedral presents two of the most important new Mass
settings of recent times. Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, recently confirmed by Buckingham Palace as the
new Master ofThe Queen’s Music. Both Masses were composed for, and first performed by,The
Choir ofWestminster Cathedral. | |
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Palestrina: Missa Hodie Christus natus est |
Music for Advent and Christmas Martin Baker’s first disc of Palestrina with Westminster Cathedral Choir was highly praised across
the world. Here follows another delicious disc of Palestrina, this time dedicated to Christmas, the
main work being the stunning Missa Hodie Christus natus est—one of Palestrina’s most popular
works. | |
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Palestrina: Dum complerentur & Veni Sancte Spiritus |
and other music forWhitsuntide 'Purposeful performances by a choir for whom this music is a staple diet, and whose slightly edgy, "continental" treble sound is ideally suited to it' The Daily Telegraph |
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MacMillan: Mass |
and other sacred music The Mass was commissioned byWestminster Cathedral and was first performed on the Feast of
Corpus Christi in 2000. |
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Other Recordings:
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Adeste Fidles |
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Anerio: Requiem |
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Britten: A Ceremony of Carols |
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Duruflé: Requiem |
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Exultate Deo |
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Guerrero: Missa De la battalla escoutez & other works |
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Guerrero: Missa Sancta et immaculata |
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Janácek/Kodály: Masses |
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Josquin: Missa Pange lingua |
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Langlais: Messe solennelle |
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Lassus: Misa Bell 'Amfitrit' altera |
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Martin/Pizzetti: Mass & Messadi Requiem |
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Masterpieces of Mexican Polyphony |
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Masterpieces of Portuguese Polyphony |
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Morales: Missa Queramus cum pastoribus |
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Mortuus est Phillippus Rex |
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Palestrina: Aeterna Christi munera |
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Palestrina: De Beata Virgine & Ave Maria |
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Palestrina: Ecce ego Johannes |
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Palestrina: Missa Papæ Marcelli |
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Palestrina: O rex gloriæ & Viri Galilæi |
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Panis angelicus |
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Penalosa: Masses |
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Poulenc: Mass & Motets |
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Praetorius: Christmas Music |
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Stravinsky: Mass & Symphony of Psalms |
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The Music of Westminster Cathedral |
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Treasures of the Spanish Renaissance |
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Victoria: Dum compleretur |
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Victoria: O magnum mysterium & Ascendens Christus |
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Victoria: O quam gloriosum & Ave maris stella |
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Victoria: Requiem |
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Victoria: Tenebræ Responsories |
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Victoria: Trahe me post te |
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Victoria: Vidi speciosam |
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Vierne, Widor & Dupré |