Choir of Clare College Cambridge - Remembrance - Durufle: Requiem, Tavener: Song for Athene, Elgar: They are at rest on CD

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Product Description Graham Ross directs the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge in a wide-ranging and moving sequence of music for Remembrance, including John Tavener s 'Song for Athene', settings of the text 'When David heard of the death of Absolom ' by two of England s foremost 16th-century composers, Thomas Tomkins and Thomas Weelkes, and featuring Durufle s 1948 setting of the Requiem Mass. Founded in 1971, the Choir of Clare College has gained an international reputation as one of the leading university choral groups in the world. Beyond its primary function of leading services three times a week in the College Chapel in Cambridge, the Choir maintains an active schedule recording, broadcasting and performing worldwide. In addition to live performances the Choir has produced an impressive discography: their partnership with harmonia mundi includes recordings of Handel s 'Messiah', Blow s 'Venus and Adonis', with René Jacobs, world première recordings of choral works by Imogen Holst, and most recently a series based on the major festivals in the Anglican calendar, produced, engineered and edited by John Rutter and accompanied by excellent booklet notes by Graham Ross. Review 9/10 'This collection, from the ever reliable Graham Ross and his Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, is an excellent resource for all other choir directors as well as being well worth hearing by any who enjoy traditional choral singing ... the standout track is a debut recording of Ross's arrangement of that old favourite "Abide With Me". Ross wisely keeps the tune "Eventide" but his variations on the theme breathe new life into what can sometimes seem hard going and the choir, singing a cappella, bring out every nuance of Henry Francis Lyte's words. Once this arrangement becomes better known I predict it becoming the default setting at many funerals and other acts of remembrance ... 'Remembrance' is a varied selection of choral music appropriate for many acts of remembrance, whether public or private, and sung beautifully throughout.' --Steven Whitehead - Cross Rhythms, 13th October 2016 CLASSIC FM ALBUM OF THE WEEK 'exquisite singing by the Choir of Clare College Cambridge' John Suchet Classic FM, 7th-11th November 2016 ----------------------------***** 'The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, has some of the most beautifully clear choral sound I ve ever heard recorded, with fine tone and perfect intonation' Mark DeVoto Classical Ear, 16th November 2016----------------------------------'the magnificent Father Willis Organ ... is played to magnificent effect by Matthew Jorysz, reminding me why I sometimes end up preferring Durfule s organ only version of the Requiem ... it s interesting hearing the Clare College Choir after King s [College Choir, Cambridge], the focus and security of the sopranos especially. In the cool and calm of the In Paradiso , it s beautifully handled, the soloists take no prisoners ... altogether an excellent account.' --Andrew McGregor Radio 3 Record Review, 12th November 2016 **** 'In the ideal ambience of Lincoln Cathedral, Ross and the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, rise to a high-class performance that breathes an elevated air of Gallic sensuality and measured grandeur.' Richard Fairman Financial Times, 11th November 2016 --------------------------PERFORMANCE: ***** --Jeremy Pound - BBC Music Magazine, Christmas Issue 2016