Author: Neary; Westminster Abbey Choir
Format: Import
Release Date: 31-10-1995
Details: Amazon.ca
Innocence, the longest work here, is the least successful. The bulk of the piece is a catalog of cruelties inflicted by humankind on innocents--mostly children--set to harsh but generally monotonous music. But Patricia Rozario is spectacular in a three-octave solo part, and the ending, with an ethereal chorus and bells depicting the salvation awaiting suffering innocents, is magical. The shorter pieces are deservedly among Tavener's most famous. The gentle, beguiling
The Lamb and the powerful
Tyger, settings of poems by William Blake, make an ideal pair. (Where
The Tyger's text alludes to
The Lamb, Tavener quotes
The Lamb's music to wonderful effect.) The two hymns to the Mother of God are models of reverent beauty;
Song for Athene, made world-famous at Princess Diana's funeral, is spellbinding.
--Matthew Westphal
UPC: 074646661321
EAN: 0074646661321
Binding: Audio CD
Item Condition: UsedVeryGood
