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Choral Songs in honour of Her Majesty Queen Victoria
Catalogue Number: TOCC0012 Music by Elgar, Mackenzie, Parry, Somervell, Stainer, Stanford, Wood and others written to commemorate Queen Victoria's 80th birthday
Spiritus Chamber Choir, choir In celebration of Queen Victoria’s 80th birthday in 1899, thirteen of the leading composers and poets of the day collaborated on a collection of partsongs to rival their Elizabethan model, The Triumphs of Oriana. Published in a limited edition of only 100 copies, this superb sequence, studded with musical gems, provides a fascinating snapshot of the British musical renaissance on the eve of the twentieth century. Booklet texts (PDF) |
Track Listing, MP3 Downloads and Streaming Samples
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| 1 | Lady on the Silver Throne (Gosse) [Words by Edmund Gosse] Arthur M. Goodhart, composer Spiritus Chamber Choir, choir Aidan Oliver, director (first recording) |
4:31 |
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| 2 | With still increasing blessings (Marquis of Lorne) [Words by the Marquis of Lorne] Arthur Somervell, composer Spiritus Chamber Choir, choir Aidan Oliver, director |
2:23 |
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| 3 | A thousand years, by sea and land (Newbolt) [Words by Henry Newbolt] Charles Harford Lloyd, composer Spiritus Chamber Choir, choir Aidan Oliver, director (first recording) |
5:01 |
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| 4 | To her beneath whose stedfast star (Myers) (1899) [Words by Frederic W. H. Myers] Sir Edward Elgar, composer Spiritus Chamber Choir, choir Aidan Oliver, director (first recording) |
5:16 |
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| 5 | Out in the windy West (Benson) [Words by Arthur C. Benson] Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, composer Spiritus Chamber Choir, choir Aidan Oliver, director (first recording) |
5:07 |
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| 6 | For all the wonder of thy regal day (Earl of Crewe) [Words by the Earl of Crewe] Sir Frederick Bridge, composer Spiritus Chamber Choir, choir Aidan Oliver, director (first recording) |
2:58 |
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| 7 | Flora’s Queen (Stainer) [Words by J. F. R. Stainer] Sir John Stainer, composer Spiritus Chamber Choir, choir Aidan Oliver, director (first recording) |
5:34 |
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| 8 | A Century’s Penultimate (James) (1899) [Words by Arthur C. James] Charles Wood, composer Spiritus Chamber Choir, choir Aidan Oliver, director (first recording) |
5:03 |
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| 9 | With wisdom, goodness, grace (Austin) [Words by Alfred Austin] Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, composer Spiritus Chamber Choir, choir Aidan Oliver, director (first recording) |
3:42 |
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| 10 | Who can dwell with greatness! (Dobson) [Words by Austin Dobson] Sir Hubert Parry, composer Spiritus Chamber Choir, choir Aidan Oliver, director (first recording) |
3:05 |
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| 11 | Hark! The world is full of thy praise (Bridges) [Words by Robert Bridges] Henry Walford Davies, composer Spiritus Chamber Choir, choir Aidan Oliver, director (first recording) |
4:44 |
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| 12 | The seaboards are her mantle’s hem (Davidson) [Words by John Davidson] Sir George Martin, composer Spiritus Chamber Choir, choir Aidan Oliver, director (first recording) |
3:35 |
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| 13 | The Triumph of Victoria (Warren) [Words by T. H. Warren] Sir Walter Parratt, composer Spiritus Chamber Choir, choir Aidan Oliver, director (first recording) |
2:20 |
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Artists
Sir Frederick Bridge, composer
Henry Walford Davies, composer
[credit: Histed, London]
Sir Edward Elgar, composer
Arthur M. Goodhart, composer
Charles Harford Lloyd, composer
Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie, composer
Sir George Martin, composer
Sir Walter Parratt, composer
Sir Hubert Parry, composer
[credit: Histed, London]
Arthur Somervell, composer
Sir John Stainer, composer
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, composer
Charles Wood, composer
Spiritus Chamber Choir, choir
Aidan Oliver, director
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