034571284187

Stanford: Requiem

University of Birmingham Voices, CBSO / Martyn Brabbins

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Format: CD

Cat No: CDA68418

Release Date:  05 May 2023

Label:  Hyperion Records Ltd

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  034571284187

Genres:  Classical  Choral  

  • Description

    Recorded in association with a live performance from Birmingham's Symphony Hall last year, this account of Stanford's Requiem rescues a magnificent work from wholly unjustified neglect.

    The performance of Charles Villiers Stanford's forgotten late-Victorian masterpiece, marking 125 years since the premiere of the Requiem at the Birmingham Triennial Festival, featured a number of international soloists alongside Brabbins – including Carolyn Sampson and Marta Fontanal-Simmons (both Birmingham alumni), with James Way and Ross Ramgobin.

    Critical Acclaim:

    "For anyone interested in British choral music of the period, it is a must!" - Gramophone

    "Brabbins, who truly understand the language of this music, judges the tempos and balance of the ensemble with instinctive sensitivity; his handling of the chorus […] is outstanding ,and he genuinely brings out the luminosity of Stanford's lustrous orchestration which is splendidly executed by the CBSO" – Gramophone

    "The CBSO plays splendidly throughout. The collective response is sonorous and there's an abundance of expert solo work to enjoy and admire The performance could not be in better hands than those of Martyn Brabbins. His conducting demonstrates evident empathy with the score and it seems clear that he brings out the best in all the performers." - MusicWeb International

    "Martyn Brabbins has the music – and the traditions on which it draws – intuitively under his radar. Impeccably he sculpts the flow and sweep that is so often Stanford's expressive default position […]. With fine singing for the chorus and soloists alike, the Requiem discloses one of Stanford's greatest achievements." – BBC Music Magazine (Performance 4 STARS, Recording 4 STARS)

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Requiem, Op 63. Introit: Requiem aeternam
      • 2. Ib. Te decet hymnus
      • 3. Ic. Requiem aeternam
      • 4. IIa. Kyrie I
      • 5. IIb. Kyrie II
      • 6. IIc. Kyrie III
      • 7. IIIa. Gradual: Requiem aeternam
      • 8. IIIb. In memoria aeterna
      • 9. IVa. Sequence: Dies irae
      • 10. IVb. Tuba mirum
      • 11. IVc. Liber scriptus proferetur
      • 12. IVd. Quid sum miser?
      • 13. IVe. Quem patronum rogaturus? -
      • 14. IVf. Rex tremendae maiestatis
      • 15. IVg. Recordare, Jesu pie
      • 16. IVh. Quaerens me
      • 17. IVi. Iuste iudex ultionis
      • 18. IVj. Inter oves locum praesta
      • 19. IVk. Confutatis maledictis
      • 20. IVl. Lacrimosa dies illa
      • 21. IVm. Pie Jesu Domine
      • 22. Va. Offertorium: Domine Jesu Christe
      • 23. Vb. Quam olim Abrahae promisisti
      • 24. Vc. Hostias et preces tibi -
      • 25. Vd. Transire ad vitam ... Quam olim Abrahae promisisti
      • 26. VIa. Sanctus
      • 27. VIb. Benedictus
      • 28. VIc. Osanna
      • 29. VIIa. Agnus Dei
      • 30. VIIb. Lux aeterna