Sydney Chamber Choir, Paul Stanhope - Paul Stanhope: Lux Aeterna (2017) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: Sydney Chamber Choir, Paul Stanhope
- Title: Paul Stanhope: Lux Aeterna
- Year Of Release: 2017
- Label: ABC Classic
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) / flac 24bits - 48.0kHz
- Total Time: 01:01:31
- Total Size: 272 / 604 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Fiant Luminaria
02. Agnus Dei / Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep
03. Lux Aeterna
04. Ubi Caritas
05. Lament to Saint Cecilia
06. Jandamarra – Sing for the Country: The Land Is Healed. Ban.garay!
07. Exile Lamentations – Three Choruses: 1. Eykhah
08. Exile Lamentations – Three Choruses: 2. Deserts of Exile
09. Exile Lamentations – Three Choruses: 3. Lament
10. Cherubic Hymn
"Lux Aeterna" – ‘eternal light’ – the struggle of light and darkness: an ancient concept, inspiring music-making for centuries.
The new album from Australian composer Paul Stanhope brings this search for light into the present day, setting texts from across cultures and ages: Arabic poetry, Old Testament verses, liturgical chants, and present-day words from Australia and South America. By turns elegiac and urgent, serene and rapturous, Lux Aeterna lives out themes of optimism, humanity and empathy.
Stanhope’s music is recorded here with the choir he has collaborated with over the past decade, Sydney Chamber Choir, resulting in a uniquely satisfying depth of understanding of Stanhope’s musical language and the text which he sets.
Lux Aeterna (Eternal Light) eloquently expresses the theme of light that runs through the programme. While retaining a gentle modernist idiom, its reminiscences of Britten and Duruflé sensitively illuminate the text. Duruflé’s influence is also felt in Ubi Caritas. Lush choral textures and harmonies make the music equally attractive to singers and listeners. The same can be said for Cherubic Hymn, another effective motet. Fiant Luminaria (scored for choir, timpani, percussion, piano and organ) vividly recounts the creation of light from Genesis and shares an interest in creation with The Land is Healed. Ban.garay!, a work based on the indigenous story of Jandamarra.
Exile Lamentations consist of three choruses which “reflect upon the experience of displacement, homelessness and banishment”. Harnessing the power of choral music, this is a thoughtful exploration of an important contemporary issue using Jewish and Palestinian elements. Stanhope’s old choir does him proud here: performances are disciplined yet empathetic. How good to have such an uplifting collection of Australian choral music! (Tony Way, limelightmagazine.com.au)
01. Fiant Luminaria
02. Agnus Dei / Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep
03. Lux Aeterna
04. Ubi Caritas
05. Lament to Saint Cecilia
06. Jandamarra – Sing for the Country: The Land Is Healed. Ban.garay!
07. Exile Lamentations – Three Choruses: 1. Eykhah
08. Exile Lamentations – Three Choruses: 2. Deserts of Exile
09. Exile Lamentations – Three Choruses: 3. Lament
10. Cherubic Hymn
"Lux Aeterna" – ‘eternal light’ – the struggle of light and darkness: an ancient concept, inspiring music-making for centuries.
The new album from Australian composer Paul Stanhope brings this search for light into the present day, setting texts from across cultures and ages: Arabic poetry, Old Testament verses, liturgical chants, and present-day words from Australia and South America. By turns elegiac and urgent, serene and rapturous, Lux Aeterna lives out themes of optimism, humanity and empathy.
Stanhope’s music is recorded here with the choir he has collaborated with over the past decade, Sydney Chamber Choir, resulting in a uniquely satisfying depth of understanding of Stanhope’s musical language and the text which he sets.
Lux Aeterna (Eternal Light) eloquently expresses the theme of light that runs through the programme. While retaining a gentle modernist idiom, its reminiscences of Britten and Duruflé sensitively illuminate the text. Duruflé’s influence is also felt in Ubi Caritas. Lush choral textures and harmonies make the music equally attractive to singers and listeners. The same can be said for Cherubic Hymn, another effective motet. Fiant Luminaria (scored for choir, timpani, percussion, piano and organ) vividly recounts the creation of light from Genesis and shares an interest in creation with The Land is Healed. Ban.garay!, a work based on the indigenous story of Jandamarra.
Exile Lamentations consist of three choruses which “reflect upon the experience of displacement, homelessness and banishment”. Harnessing the power of choral music, this is a thoughtful exploration of an important contemporary issue using Jewish and Palestinian elements. Stanhope’s old choir does him proud here: performances are disciplined yet empathetic. How good to have such an uplifting collection of Australian choral music! (Tony Way, limelightmagazine.com.au)
Year 2017 | Classical | FLAC / APE | HD & Vinyl
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