Canticum, Julian Thomas & Mark Forkgen – Christopher Wright – Sacred Choral Music (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:10:35 minutes | 1,16 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Toccata Classics
The English composer Christopher Wright, born in Suffolk in 1954, declares that he is ‘not fettered by fashion, style, ideology or gimmickry or some insatiable desire to be original’; instead, he writes music that aims to communicate directly with the listener – although it can also be thorny and challenging. This first-ever album of his sacred choral music reveals it to be in the British-cathedral tradition of composers like Benjamin Britten, William Mathias, Bernard Rose and Malcolm Williamson: the melodic lines may on occasion be angular and the harmonies sometimes tart, but Wright’s concern with immediacy of expression ensures that the ‘personal prayers’ embodied in these pieces can be readily understood and appreciated.
Tracklist
01. Canticum, Julian Thomas & Mark Forkgen – Magnificat & Nunc dimittis: No. 1, Magnificat
02. Canticum, Julian Thomas & Mark Forkgen – Magnificat & Nunc dimittis: No. 2, Nunc dimittis
03. Canticum, Julian Thomas & Mark Forkgen – Qui natus est de Virgine
04. Canticum, Julian Thomas & Mark Forkgen – The Eternal Star
05. Canticum, Julian Thomas & Mark Forkgen – The Crown of Roses
06. Canticum, Julian Thomas & Mark Forkgen – A Penitential Prayer
07. Canticum, Julian Thomas & Mark Forkgen – Hymn of Salvation
08. Canticum, Julian Thomas & Mark Forkgen – In memoriam (Version for Choir & Organ)
09. Canticum, Julian Thomas & Mark Forkgen – Missa brevis: I. Kyrie
10. Canticum, Julian Thomas & Mark Forkgen – Missa brevis: II. Gloria
11. Canticum, Julian Thomas & Mark Forkgen – Missa brevis: III. Sanctus
12. Canticum, Julian Thomas & Mark Forkgen – Missa brevis: IV. Agnus Dei
13. Canticum, Julian Thomas & Mark Forkgen – The Bread of Life
14. Canticum, Julian Thomas & Mark Forkgen – Thy Perfect Grace (Version for Choir & Organ)
15. Canticum, Julian Thomas & Mark Forkgen – I Am Come Into Deep Waters
16. Canticum, Julian Thomas & Mark Forkgen – 5 Short Motets: No. 3, Prayer for Peace
17. Canticum, Julian Thomas & Mark Forkgen – Rejoice in the Lord Alway
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