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The English Hymn 4 - All Things Bright and Beautiful

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from: Hyperion

Release Date May 05, 2003
Despite receiving strange looks from my husband, I played the above at full volume to get the benefit of the beautiful orchestration and vocals.

I wouldn't have put myself down as a huge fan of choral works, so it's either a sign of getting old or just that I have such fond memories of singing hymns at school [which, incidentally, I probably thought I hated at the time]; but I felt the hairs rise on the back of my neck as I listened to songs I haven't heard for 30 years, such as He Who Would Valiant Be and When a Knight Won His Spurs.

I felt quite sad listening to this CD and realising that due to current education policy, my own children will never become familiar with hymns like these, which are often poetic and moving ... Read More:

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Sing With the Spirit

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from: Epilogue Masterworks

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Despite receiving strange looks from my husband, I played the above at full volume to get the benefit of the beautiful orchestration and vocals.

I wouldn't have put myself down as a huge fan of choral works, so it's either a sign of getting old or just that I have such fond memories of singing hymns at school [which, incidentally, I probably thought I hated at the time]; but I felt the hairs rise on the back of my neck as I listened to songs I haven't heard for 30 years, such as He Who Would Valiant Be and When a Knight Won His Spurs.

I felt quite sad listening to this CD and realising that due to current education policy, my own children will never become familiar with hymns like these, which are often poetic and moving ... Read More:

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Treasures of English Church Music

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by: The Cambridge Singers/Rutter

Release Date February 08, 1995
Recorded in the Lady Chapel of Ely Cathedral, the Cambridge Singers under the direction of John Rutter produced a duo of discs dedicated to Music of the English Church previously issued as two separate discs, 'Hail, Gladdening Light', and its companion piece, 'Faire is the Heaven'. The discs here are straight copies of those discs; hence, if you have those already, there is no need to purchase this - on the other hand, if you do not have the other discs, this is a bargain.

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This is all unaccompanied music, sung in a cathedral chapel acoustically suited for such music. The first disc has four primary sections: Music of the Latin Rite; Music of the Reformation; Music of the Restoration; and Anglican Revival and the twentieth ... Read More:

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Rutter - Be Thou My Vision

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from: Collegium

Release Date October 04, 2004
Even though not an Anglican Christian, but from a Pentecostal background, I really like this cd. Rutter has a special gift of letting the music go very well together with the texts of his anthems (old well known texts like Be thou my vision and St. Francis' prayer, or Psalms from the Bible). I find these songs suitable both for accompanying a contemplative mood at home as for a special occasion at Church e.g. a wedding.
This album is a compilation of previous recordings of the Cambridge Singers varying from the 1980's to 21st century recordings. All of them sounding as good as if they had been recorded yesterday.

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Hymns at St Giles'

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by: Various Composers

Release Date September 20, 2001
Even though not an Anglican Christian, but from a Pentecostal background, I really like this cd. Rutter has a special gift of letting the music go very well together with the texts of his anthems (old well known texts like Be thou my vision and St. Francis' prayer, or Psalms from the Bible). I find these songs suitable both for accompanying a contemplative mood at home as for a special occasion at Church e.g. a wedding.
This album is a compilation of previous recordings of the Cambridge Singers varying from the 1980's to 21st century recordings. All of them sounding as good as if they had been recorded yesterday.