A Choral Tapestry

 
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A Choral Tapestry
Voces8

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Release Date: Monday 6 February 2012

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International award-winning octet Voces8 has established itself as the foremost young British a cappella vocal group. Performing a repertoire ranging from Renaissance polyphony to unique jazz and pop arrangements, the group has been praised for stunning performance, exquisite singing and creating a sound that spans the entire range of vocal colour.

A Choral Tapestry explores the rich vocal timbres of sacred vocal music spanning five centuries. Interweaving genres create an ethereal sonic tapestry that centres around the haunting beauty of William Byrd's Mass for Four Voices. The programme includes anthems and motets from the English Chapel Royal, the Sistine Chapel in Rome and St. Thomas' Church, Leipzig.

VOCES8 are as good as any vocal ensemble I have heard for many a year and the material on this CD is well chosen and superbly sung - Cross Rhythms

Following their Bach Motets, choral octet Voces8 branch further afield with A Choral Tapestry, programming devotional material from across the spectrum - The Independent

Tracks:

1. Os Justi Anton Bruckner
2. Vigilate William Byrd
3. Kyrie William Byrd, taken from Mass for 4 Voices
4. Cantate domino Claudio Monteverdi
5. O magnum mysterium Tomas Luis de Victoria
6. Magnificat primi toni Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
7. Warum ist das Licht gegeben? Johannes Brahms
8. Go down Moses Traditional Spiritual, arr. Michael Tippett
9. O clap your hands Orlando Gibbons
10. Das Agnus Dei Max Reger
11. Wir glauben an eimen Gott Max Reger

Fest- und Gedenksprüche
Johannes Brahms
12. I. Unsere Väter hofften auf dich
13. II. Wenn ein starker Gewappneter
14. III. Wo ist ein so herrlich Volk
15. Steal away Traditional spiritual, arr. David Blackwell
16. Abendlied Josef Rheinberger
17. The lamb John Tavener
18. Agnus dei William Byrd, taken from Mass for 4 Voices