℗ 2022 Delphian Records
| Released | November 11, 2022 |
| Duration | 1h 17m 22s |
| Record Label | Delphian Records |
| Genre | Classical (Vocal) |
Ian Venables: Requiem, Herbert Howells: Anthems for Choir & Orchestra
Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia, Benjamin Nicholas
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Four Anthems
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1.1
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I. O pray for the peace of Jerusalem (Orchestrated by Jonathan Clinch)
Herbert Howells; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia; Benjamin Nicholas |
6:54 | |||
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1.2
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III. Like as the hart desireth the waterbrooks (Orchestrated by Howard Eckdahl)
Herbert Howells; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia; Benjamin Nicholas; Eppie Sharp |
6:27 | |||
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Three Motets for Choir and Organ
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1.3
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II. The House of the Mind
Herbert Howells; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia; Benjamin Nicholas |
9:14 | |||
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Requiem, Op. 48
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1.4
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I. Introit (Requiem aeternam)
Ian Venables; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia; Benjamin Nicholas |
5:37 | |||
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1.5
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II. Kyrie
Ian Venables; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia; Benjamin Nicholas; Aine Smith; LucyAnne Fletcher |
3:20 | |||
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1.6
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III. Offertorium
Ian Venables; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia; Benjamin Nicholas |
6:13 | |||
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1.7
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IV. Pie Jesu
Ian Venables; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia; Benjamin Nicholas; Aine Smith |
3:17 | |||
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1.8
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V. Sanctus
Ian Venables; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia; Benjamin Nicholas |
4:32 | |||
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1.9
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VI. Agnus Dei
Ian Venables; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia; Benjamin Nicholas |
3:13 | |||
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1.10
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VII. Libera me
Ian Venables; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia; Benjamin Nicholas; Edmund Saddington |
8:12 | |||
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1.11
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VIII. Lux aeterna
Ian Venables; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia; Benjamin Nicholas |
4:40 | |||
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1.12
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God be merciful, Op. 51
Ian Venables; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia; Benjamin Nicholas |
6:24 | |||
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1.13
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Rhapsody 'In memoriam Herbert Howells' Op. 25 (For Solo Organ)
Ian Venables; Benjamin Nicholas; Oxford Contemporary Sinfonia |
9:19 | |||
Conductor Benjamin Nicholas draws parallels between the familiar English choral sound of Howells and that of contemporary composer Ian Venables. Venables’ "Requiem" has already been warmly received by critics in a 2020 recording with just organ accompaniment. Now, Nicholas and his Merton College choir present it in an orchestrated version made specially for this recording.
The Howells items here are also premiere recordings: new instrumental accompaniments to two of his "Four Anthems", in arrangements by Howells scholars Howard Eckdahl and Jonathan Clinch, illuminate and intensify his rich choral writing like back-lighting on a stained-glass window, and they are complemented by the first recording of Howells’ original orchestration of "The House of the Mind" – a chance to hear one of his major underperformed works, introspective yet dramatic.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Delphian Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.39 -3.93 to -0.40 | -23.09 -26.71 to -20.83 | -18.70 -22.60 to -15.80 | 13 11 to 15 | |
| 1 | I. O pray for the peace of Jerusalem (Orchestrated by Jonathan Clinch) | -0.55 | -24.46 | -20.6 | 15 |
| 2 | III. Like as the hart desireth the waterbrooks (Orchestrated by Howard Eckdahl) | -1.03 | -24.34 | -20.2 | 14 |
| 3 | II. The House of the Mind | -0.40 | -22.30 | -18.2 | 13 |
| 4 | I. Introit (Requiem aeternam) | -0.40 | -22.67 | -17.5 | 13 |
| 5 | II. Kyrie | -3.93 | -26.71 | -22.6 | 13 |
| 6 | III. Offertorium | -0.40 | -21.19 | -17.2 | 13 |
| 7 | IV. Pie Jesu | -3.93 | -24.85 | -19.4 | 12 |
| 8 | V. Sanctus | -0.40 | -21.49 | -16.2 | 12 |
| 9 | VI. Agnus Dei | -2.58 | -25.23 | -21.9 | 12 |
| 10 | VII. Libera me | -0.40 | -20.83 | -15.8 | 12 |
| 11 | VIII. Lux aeterna | -0.40 | -22.09 | -18.0 | 13 |
| 12 | God be merciful, Op. 51 | -0.40 | -21.73 | -16.8 | 12 |
| 13 | Rhapsody 'In memoriam Herbert Howells' Op. 25 (For Solo Organ) | -3.21 | -22.32 | -18.7 | 11 |