Orlando Gibbons: Anthems und Verse Anthems on CD
Anthems und Verse Anthems
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Als Orlando Gibbons während seiner Dienstzeit an der Chapel Royal zu Canterbury am 5. Juni 1625 einer vermuteten Gehirnblutung zum Opfer fiel, verlor England einen seiner begabtesten und vielseitigsten Komponisten im Alter von einundvierzig Jahren. Gibbons, der als gewandter Tasteninstrumentalist galt (ein 1693 veröffentlichtes Buch von 1692 beschreibt ihn als den ‘besten Finger’ seiner Epoche), war ein Musiker, der das Komponieren für geistliche wie weltliche Ensembles mit gleichem Geschick bewerkstelligte. Er entstammte einer musikalischen Familie: Sein Vater zog zweimal zwischen Oxford und Cambridge hin und her, um am jeweiligen Ort die Stadtmusikanten zu leiten. In Cambridge wurde, wahrscheinlich Anfang 1568, Orlandos älterer Bruder Edward geboren, während Orlando am Weihnachtstag 1583 in Oxford getauft wurde. 1590 befand sich die Familie Gibbons wieder in Cambridge, wo Edward 1592 Kantoreisänger am King’s College wurde und Orlando ab 1596 im selben Chor seine musikalische Grundausbildung als Chorknabe erhielt. Gerade sieben Jahre später sollte er den bedeutendsten Teil seiner kurzen Laufbahn an der Chapel Royal in London beginnen.
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Orlando Gibbons was one of the most important English composers of the early 17th-century. He was a chorister at King's College, Cambridge, and later became a gentleman of the Chapel Royal, which he served as an organist and to which he later added the position of organist at Westminster Abbey. He wrote forty anthems including the well-known This is the record of John - here sung by the brilliant young countertenor Robin Blaze - and is still regarded as one the of the great masters of the 'verse' anthem. A good example of a 'verse' anthem is Hosanna to the son of David where solos for one or more voices are repeated and reinforced with short choral passages. The 'full' anthem on the other hand does not use solo voices, as illustrated by the eight-voiced O clap your hands.
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'Sung with sensitivity and vigour. Vocal ranges are perfectly suited to Robin Blaze and Stephen Varcoe. Dovetailing between the solo and vocal sections is beautifully managed throughout, the countertenor quiet outstanding' (Gramophone)
'An essential addition to any collection of English church music.' (International Record Review)
'The choral sound is exemplary – clean, but edged with an appealing English softness ... a glorious sound.' (BBC Music Magazine)
'Hill breathes new life into Gibbons' musical and spoken rhetoric, using tempo and dynamics to set up conflicts between vocal lines. Perfectly complemented by Robin Blaze' (BBC Music Magazine)
'This recording is a well-balanced introduction to Gibbons' obvious musical talent' (Scotland on Sunday)
Disk 1 von 1 (CD)
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1 Hosanna to the Son of David (Motette)
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2 Sing unto the Lord
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3 This is the Record of John
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4 If ye be risen again with Christ
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5 O Lord, in Thy Wrath rebuke me not
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6 Magnificat (Short and Second Service)
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7 Nunc dimittis (Short and Second Service)
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8 Behold, thou hast made my days
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9 O God, the King of Glory
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10 Glorious and powerful God
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11 Fantasie a-moll
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12 O clap your Hands together
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13 Thou God of wisdom
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14 Blessed are all they that fear the Lord
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15 Great king of gods
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