℗ 2018 King's College, Cambridge
| Released | June 8, 2018 |
| Duration | 1h 01m 08s |
| Record Label | Kings College Cambridge |
| Genre | Classical (Specific choral music) |
Grier: Lit by Holy Fire
Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Available in 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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1.1
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Genesis I, 1-2 (Reading)
Anonymous; King's College Chapel Readers |
0:25 | |||
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Lit by Holy Fire
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1.2
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I. Introit (First dark)
Francis Grier; Stephen Cleobury; Choir of King's College, Cambridge; Benedict Kearns; Joel Williams; Benjamin Sheen |
2:41 | |||
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1.3
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Jeremiah IV, 23-26 (Reading)
Anonymous; King's College Chapel Readers |
0:51 | |||
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1.4
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II. "My feet were almost gone"
Francis Grier; Stephen Cleobury; Choir of King's College, Cambridge |
3:46 | |||
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1.5
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Job XXXVIII, 16-27 (Reading)
Anonymous; King's College Chapel Readers; Choir of King's College, Cambridge |
2:01 | |||
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1.6
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III. "He made darkness his secret place"
Francis Grier; Stephen Cleobury; Choir of King's College, Cambridge; Samuel Landman; Philip Barrett; Benjamin Sheen; Adam Banwell; Thomas Pickard |
3:38 | |||
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1.7
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Ezekiel XXXVII, 1-6 (Reading)
Anonymous; King's College Chapel Readers |
1:37 | |||
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1.8
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IV. "Thou requirest truth"
Francis Grier; Stephen Cleobury; Choir of King's College, Cambridge; Adam Banwell; Patrick Dunachie |
3:40 | |||
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1.9
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Proverbs III, 13-23 (Reading)
Anonymous; King's College Chapel Readers |
1:50 | |||
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1.10
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Matthew VII, 13-14 (Reading)
Anonymous; King's College Chapel Readers |
0:33 | |||
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1.11
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V. "Order my steps in thy word"
Francis Grier; Stephen Cleobury; Choir of King's College, Cambridge; Joel Williams |
2:36 | |||
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1.12
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Romans VIII, 32-39 (Reading)
Anonymous; King's College Chapel Readers |
1:49 | |||
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1.13
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VI. "Blessed are those"
Francis Grier; Stephen Cleobury; Choir of King's College, Cambridge; Samuel Landman; Patrick Dunachie; Philip Barrett; Barnaby May |
4:05 | |||
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1.14
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Revelations XXII, 1-5 (Reading)
Anonymous; King's College Chapel Readers |
1:21 | |||
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1.15
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VII. "For with thee is the well of life"
Francis Grier; Stephen Cleobury; Choir of King's College, Cambridge; Henry Hawkesworth; Oliver Finn; Barnaby May |
5:22 | |||
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1.16
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Genesis XVIII, 1-8 (Reading)
Anonymous; King's College Chapel Readers |
2:01 | |||
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1.17
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VIII. "Thou hast set my feet in a large room"
Francis Grier; Stephen Cleobury; Choir of King's College, Cambridge; Patrick Dunachie |
2:45 | |||
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1.18
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John XV, 4-11 (Reading)
Anonymous; King's College Chapel Readers |
1:54 | |||
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1.19
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IX. "I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever"
Francis Grier; Stephen Cleobury; Choir of King's College, Cambridge; Joel Williams |
4:54 | |||
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1.20
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Luke I, 26-38 (Reading)
Anonymous; King's College Chapel Readers |
2:52 | |||
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1.21
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X. Magnificat
Francis Grier; Stephen Cleobury; Choir of King's College, Cambridge; Oliver Finn; Benjamin Sheen |
7:10 | |||
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1.22
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XI. Magnificamus
Francis Grier; Stephen Cleobury; Choir of King's College, Cambridge |
3:17 | |||
Available in 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF and FLAC audio formats
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Kings College Cambridge Studio Masters
Stephen Cleobury and the Choir of King's College, Cambridge present a live world premiere recording of Francis Grier's lit by holy fire. A vespers service that is, in the composer's words, 'less traditional than most', lit by holy fire is set for unaccompanied choir and takes seven poems by the British writer Elizabeth Cook as its base. The scoring and musical atmosphere follows the emotional sequence of Cook's poems, leading from darkness to light, from music often of brooding intensity and simplicity towards more complex and more animated forms and tonal pictures. The musical style overall is a nod to Rachmaninov's soaring setting, and the full resources of the choir are utilised, from unison and homophony to complex contrapuntal configurations. Solo voices from all the different sections of the choir sing in contrast to the tutti; the dynamic range is extreme; and the tessitura in all parts covers both the lowest and highest points of those parts' vocal ranges.
Stephen Cleobury and the Choir of King's College, Cambridge present a live world premiere recording of Francis Grier's lit by holy fire. A vespers service that is, in the composer's words, 'less traditional than most', lit by holy fire is set for unaccompanied choir and takes seven poems by the British writer Elizabeth Cook as its base. The scoring and musical atmosphere follows the emotional sequence of Cook's poems, leading from darkness to light, from music often of brooding intensity and simplicity towards more complex and more animated forms and tonal pictures. The musical style overall is a nod to Rachmaninov's soaring setting, and the full resources of the choir are utilised, from unison and homophony to complex contrapuntal configurations. Solo voices from all the different sections of the choir sing in contrast to the tutti; the dynamic range is extreme; and the tessitura in all parts covers both the lowest and highest points of those parts' vocal ranges.
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -15.47 -27.39 to -0.79 | -38.09 -48.18 to -22.59 | -33.33 -43.80 to -17.90 | 14 12 to 16 | |
| 1 | Genesis I, 1-2 (Reading) | -24.41 | -45.20 | -40.0 | 14 |
| 2 | I. Introit (First dark) | -13.13 | -34.13 | -29.7 | 12 |
| 3 | Jeremiah IV, 23-26 (Reading) | -24.05 | -45.06 | -40.8 | 12 |
| 4 | II. "My feet were almost gone" | -5.50 | -28.22 | -22.9 | 13 |
| 5 | Job XXXVIII, 16-27 (Reading) | -22.19 | -44.29 | -40.2 | 15 |
| 6 | III. "He made darkness his secret place" | -15.20 | -40.08 | -35.6 | 14 |
| 7 | Ezekiel XXXVII, 1-6 (Reading) | -25.80 | -47.88 | -43.8 | 16 |
| 8 | IV. "Thou requirest truth" | -11.78 | -38.94 | -34.1 | 16 |
| 9 | Proverbs III, 13-23 (Reading) | -25.58 | -46.84 | -42.6 | 14 |
| 10 | Matthew VII, 13-14 (Reading) | -27.39 | -48.18 | -43.8 | 13 |
| 11 | V. "Order my steps in thy word" | -11.72 | -34.71 | -31.1 | 13 |
| 12 | Romans VIII, 32-39 (Reading) | -21.48 | -42.19 | -38.1 | 14 |
| 13 | VI. "Blessed are those" | -0.79 | -27.55 | -20.3 | 14 |
| 14 | Revelations XXII, 1-5 (Reading) | -24.20 | -45.54 | -41.2 | 14 |
| 15 | VII. "For with thee is the well of life" | -2.12 | -26.07 | -20.2 | 14 |
| 16 | Genesis XVIII, 1-8 (Reading) | -24.69 | -45.34 | -40.9 | 14 |
| 17 | VIII. "Thou hast set my feet in a large room" | -8.25 | -31.38 | -25.8 | 14 |
| 18 | John XV, 4-11 (Reading) | -23.88 | -45.40 | -41.3 | 14 |
| 19 | IX. "I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever" | -2.01 | -25.79 | -21.1 | 14 |
| 20 | Luke I, 26-38 (Reading) | -21.87 | -43.92 | -39.6 | 15 |
| 21 | X. Magnificat | -3.40 | -28.70 | -22.3 | 15 |
| 22 | XI. Magnificamus | -0.89 | -22.59 | -17.9 | 13 |