Samuel Sebastian Wesley, son of composer Samuel Wesley and grandson of Charles Wesley, the founder of Methodism, was the preeminent composer in early Victorian England. His legacy is secure because of the continued prominence of his choral anthems in the repertoires of choirs of Protestant churches throughout the English-speaking world. This Naxos ...
There can be no doubt that Mendelssohn believed -- truly, deeply, profoundly believed -- in the Lutheran faith into which he was baptized. Just listen to his oratorios Elijah and Paulus. Nor can there be any doubt that Mendelssohn was -- truly, deeply, profoundly -- one of the most gifted composers of the first half of the nineteenth century. Just ...
This collection of music for Advent and Christmas features a wide variety of carols, hymns, and anthems, some well known and some less familiar, interspersed with plainsong antiphons. The men and boys choir of St. John's College, Cambridge, conducted by David Hill, sings with pure and smoothly blended tone. Among the more traditional hymns, "O ...
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