Principally for unaccompanied mixed voices; the 2nd work for unaccompanied men's voices; the 4th work for mixed voices and organ; the last work for women's voices and organ. Choir of New College Oxford ; Edward Higginbottom, director. Recorded Aug. 21-25, 2005, Abbaye de Saint Michel-en-Thierache, France. Compact disc. Program notes by Richard Langham Smith and biographical notes on the performers in English, French, and German, and texts with English translations (31 pages : ports.) inserted in container.
Contents:
Salve Regina (5:00) ; Quatre petites prières de Saint François d'Assise (7:29) ; Exultate Deo (2:58) / Francis Poulenc -- O sacrum convivium / Olivier Messiaen (with David Newsholme, organ) (4:46) -- Quem vidistis pastores dicite (2:30) ; Videntes stellam (2:49) / Poulenc -- Attende Domine : op. 45 / Pierre Villette (5:37) -- O magnum mysterium (3:34) ; Hodie Christus natus est (2:39) ; Messe en sol majeur (17:37) / Poulenc -- Panis angelicus : op. 80 (3:42) ; Hymne à la Vierge : op. 24 (4:01) / Villette -- Litanies à la Vierge noire / Poulenc (with Nicholas Wearne, organ) (8:09).
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