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Choir of Merton College, Oxford - Ian Venables: Requiem - Herbert Howells: Anthems for Choir & Orchestra (2022)

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Choir of Merton College, Oxford - Ian Venables: Requiem - Herbert Howells: Anthems for Choir & Orchestra (2022)

Choir of Merton College, Oxford & Benjamin Nicholas - Ian Venables: Requiem - Herbert Howells: Anthems for Choir & Orchestra (2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 296 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 186 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:17:28
Classical, Sacred, Choral | Label: Delphian Records

Conductor Benjamin Nicholas draws parallels between the familiar English choral sound of Howells and that of contemporary composer Ian Venables. Venables’ Requiem has already been warmly received by critics in a 2020 recording with just organ accompaniment. Now, Nicholas and his Merton College choir present it in an orchestrated version made specially for this recording.

Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Benjamin Nicholas & Britten Sinfonia - Orchestral Anthems: Elgar, Finzi, Dyson, Howells (2023)

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Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Benjamin Nicholas & Britten Sinfonia - Orchestral Anthems: Elgar, Finzi, Dyson, Howells (2023)

Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Benjamin Nicholas & Britten Sinfonia - Orchestral Anthems: Elgar | Finzi | Dyson | Howells (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 218 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 126 Mb | 00:55:06
Classical, Sacred, Choral | Label: Delphian Records

For the Choir of Merton College, Oxford’s first collaboration with Britten Sinfonia, Benjamin Nicholas has brought together a collection of sacred works from the first half of the twentieth century. A little - known fact is that these stalwarts of the English repertory were either originally intended to be heard with orchestra, or subsequently orchestrated by their composer or a close colleague. Written for enthronements, coronations and the nation’s grandest choral festivals, these national ‘standards’ are here brought back to life in Delphian’s largest recording to - date, their orchestral accompaniments affording them the richness, pomp and majesty associated with that epoch.