Hymns of Heaven & Earth

Hymns of Heaven & Earth

On this CD:

1. Hymn for St Cecilia, for chorus
Composed by Herbert Howells

2. Lord, thou hast told us
Composed by Arnold (Sir) Bax

3. There is a green hill far away (on the tune Horsley)
Composed by William Horsley

4. O what their joy and their glory must be
Composed by William H. Harris

5. Purest and Highest
Composed by Charles Villiers Stanford

6. O Jesus, I have promised (Wolvercote)
Composed by William H. Ferguson

7. Jerusalem, my happy home (Land of Rest)
Composed by American Traditional

8. O Salutaris Hostia
Composed by Malcolm Archer

9. Tantum ergo sacramentum
Composed by Malcolm Archer

10. O for A Closer Walk With God, anthem
Composed by Charles Villiers Stanford

11. Holy Spirit, ever dwelling (tune: Salisbury), hymn
Composed by Herbert Howells

12. Come, Labor On
Composed by Tertius Noble

13. Jesu, grant me this, I pray, for choir & organ
Composed by Sir Edward Cuthbert Bairstow

14. Love Divine, all loves excelling
Composed by John Stainer

15. Lord of All Hopefulness
Composed by Barry Rose

16. Saint Clement's Carol (tune: Kingsford)
Composed by English Traditional

17. O Holy City, seen of John
Composed by Herbert Howells

18. In our day of thanksgiving (tune: St. Catherine's Court)
Composed by Richard Strutt

19. The King of Love My Shepherd Is, hymn ("St. Columba")
Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams

20. The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended (St. Clement), hymn tune
Composed by Clement Cotterill Scholefield

Editorial Reviews
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Too often, critics dismiss hymns as merely functional, utilitarian relics--musically lacking in artistic sophistication. But the long history of the Christian church and the enduring nature of its traditional music--the contributions to the hymn repertoire by esteemed composers, and the frequent placement of hymns at moments of prodigious significance--deny such uninformed attitudes. Indeed, the greatest hymns successfully serve their functional purpose while, through masterful marriage of music and text, lifting spirits to somewhere beyond place and moment. This fine recording from Philadelphia's Saint Clement's Choir offers an outstanding program of familiar hymns and hymn anthems--and several unfamiliar ones--all of which meet the above description. Interestingly--and convincingly--they are not performed "congregationally," but rather as choral performance pieces, several appearing in arrangements by composers such as Stanford, Howells, Bairstow, and Saint Clement's Choir's director Peter Richard Conte. --David Vernier

Hymns of Heaven & Earth, Music, Malcolm Archer, Sir Edward Cuthbert Bairstow, Arnold Bax, William H. Ferguson, William H. Harris, William Horsley, Herbert Howells, Tertius Noble, Barry Rose, Clement Cotterill Scholefield, John Stainer, Charles Villiers Stanford, Richard Strutt, American Traditional, English Traditional, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Choral, Choral Music, Classical, Classical Collections-Artist Desc., Classical Music, Classical Vocals, Hymn, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Miscellaneous Vocal Music, Sacred Choral Music a capella, Vocal

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