℗ 2018 Signum Records
Released | June 8, 2018 |
Duration | 1h 05m 50s |
Record Label | Signum Records |
Genre | Classical (Choral) |
The House of the Mind
The Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford, Owen Rees
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
1.1
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Behold O God our Defender
Herbert Howells; Oxford The Choir of The Queen's College; Owen Rees; Oxford & Owen Rees The Choir of The Queen's College |
4:08 | |||
1.2
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Hymn for St Cecilia
Herbert Howells; Oxford The Choir of The Queen's College; Owen Rees; Oxford & Owen Rees The Choir of The Queen's College |
3:17 | |||
1.3
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O Lord, I am not Haughty
David Bednall; Oxford The Choir of The Queen's College; Owen Rees; Oxford & Owen Rees The Choir of The Queen's College |
5:25 | |||
1.4
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God Be in My Head
Herbert Howells; Oxford The Choir of The Queen's College; Owen Rees; Oxford & Owen Rees The Choir of The Queen's College |
1:34 | |||
1.5
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The Souls of the Righteous
Ralph Vaughan Williams; Oxford The Choir of The Queen's College; Owen Rees; Oxford & Owen Rees The Choir of The Queen's College |
3:13 | |||
1.6
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The House of the Mind
Herbert Howells; Oxford The Choir of The Queen's College; Owen Rees; Oxford & Owen Rees The Choir of The Queen's College |
9:22 | |||
1.7
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Lighten our Darkness
Charles Stanford; Oxford The Choir of The Queen's College; Owen Rees; Oxford & Owen Rees The Choir of The Queen's College |
3:55 | |||
1.8
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Like as the Hart
Herbert Howells; Oxford The Choir of The Queen's College; Owen Rees; Oxford & Owen Rees The Choir of The Queen's College |
5:58 | |||
1.9
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Like as the Hart
Nico Muhly; Oxford The Choir of The Queen's College; Owen Rees; Oxford & Owen Rees The Choir of The Queen's College |
5:37 | |||
1.10
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Behold O God our Defender
John Scott; Oxford The Choir of The Queen's College; Owen Rees; Oxford & Owen Rees The Choir of The Queen's College |
2:28 | |||
1.11
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My Beloved Spake
Patrick Hadley; Oxford The Choir of The Queen's College; Owen Rees; Oxford & Owen Rees The Choir of The Queen's College |
3:28 | |||
1.12
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Regina caeli
Herbert Howells; Oxford The Choir of The Queen's College; Owen Rees; Oxford & Owen Rees The Choir of The Queen's College |
3:14 | |||
1.13
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Alma redemptoris mater
David Bednall; Oxford The Choir of The Queen's College; Owen Rees; Oxford & Owen Rees The Choir of The Queen's College |
5:20 | |||
1.14
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Salve regina
Herbert Howells; Oxford The Choir of The Queen's College; Owen Rees; Oxford & Owen Rees The Choir of The Queen's College |
4:31 | |||
1.15
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Ave regina caelorum
David Bednall; Oxford The Choir of The Queen's College; Owen Rees; Oxford & Owen Rees The Choir of The Queen's College |
4:20 |
The Choir of The Queen’s College, Oxford celebrate the works of choral music icon Herbert Howells in a disc that sets his works alongside pieces that they inspired and influenced – such as Nico Muhly’s Like as the Hart for choir, solo violin and percussion – as well as works that in turn influenced him. The disc features two world premiere recordings by David Bednall: settings of two Marian antiphons Alma redemptoris mater and Ave regina caelorum that ‘complete’ the partly-lost set of works that Howells wrote for Westminster Cathedral.
Led by their director Owen Rees, the Choir of The Queen’s College, Oxford is among the finest and most active university choirs in the UK. Its wide-ranging repertory includes a rich array of music from Renaissance and Baroque masterpieces to contemporary works, including commissions. Their recording of David Bednall’s Christmas work Welcome All Wonders was met with critical praise:
“An excellent disc: the singing is incredibly tight, in the manner to which it has become increasingly accustomed under its musical director, Owen Rees, and Bednall’s writing is ingenious, embedded in a profound understanding of the workings of the choir and organ – both as distinct entries and as a partnership.”
- Gramophone
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Signum Records Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.47 -1.34 to -0.20 | -21.77 -25.28 to -19.41 | -17.75 -21.90 to -15.50 | 12 11 to 17 | |
1 | Behold O God our Defender | -0.20 | -21.22 | -17.4 | 12 |
2 | Hymn for St Cecilia | -0.38 | -19.41 | -16.5 | 12 |
3 | O Lord, I am not Haughty | -0.41 | -20.12 | -16.2 | 12 |
4 | God Be in My Head | -0.62 | -24.92 | -20.3 | 12 |
5 | The Souls of the Righteous | -0.37 | -21.22 | -17.1 | 11 |
6 | The House of the Mind | -0.20 | -21.88 | -18.5 | 13 |
7 | Lighten our Darkness | -0.20 | -19.84 | -16.1 | 11 |
8 | Like as the Hart | -0.22 | -21.75 | -18.3 | 13 |
9 | Like as the Hart | -0.70 | -25.28 | -21.9 | 17 |
10 | Behold O God our Defender | -0.58 | -22.56 | -17.9 | 13 |
11 | My Beloved Spake | -0.26 | -21.17 | -15.9 | 12 |
12 | Regina caeli | -1.34 | -21.89 | -17.7 | 12 |
13 | Alma redemptoris mater | -0.30 | -23.77 | -19.7 | 13 |
14 | Salve regina | -0.86 | -21.91 | -17.2 | 12 |
15 | Ave regina caelorum | -0.48 | -19.63 | -15.5 | 12 |