Description

Evensong A meditation for the close of the day The timeless liturgy of the Anglican church has produced a wonderful tradition of Evensong. This album captures beautiful choral music by Bernard Rose, one of the twentieth century's most brilliant exponents of this special art form, with bible readings by Margaret Howard Music recorded in Magdalen College Chapel, June 1981, by kind permission of the President and Fellows. It has been transcribed from the second LP pressing and remastered by Classical Communications Ltd. With thanks to James Crabbe (recording engineer) and Gregory Rose. This release is dedicated to Mrs Molly Rose. The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford Director:Bernard Rose, Informator Choristarum Organist:Martin Souter, Mackinnon Organ Scholar Cantor:The Rev. Brian Findlay, Dean of Divinity Reader:Margaret Howard

Track listings

1. Organ Voluntary - Chimes

  2. Introit - Lift up your heads

  3. Versicles and Responses I

  4. Psalm 142

  5. Psalm 148

  6. First Reading - from The Old Testament:Genesis 1 & 2 to v.4

  7. Magnificat

  8. Second Reading - from The New Testament:Matthew 3

  9. Nunc Dimittis

  10. Versicles and Responses II

  11. Anthem - O Praise God

  12. Praise ye the Lord

  13. Lord, I have loved

  14. O quam gloriosum

  15. When the sun

  16. Dominus custodit te

  17. Surely Thou hast tasted

  18. When all Thy mercies

  19. The Lord my pasture

  20. The spacious firmament on high