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 ...
What the listener will think of this CD will depend partly on what he or she thinks of Rutter's musical rendition of sentimentalist religion. It's nicely executed here -- as nicely as on Rutter's own recordings with his handpicked choir -- by the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, under Timothy Brown. And the two outer works on the album are ...
Samuel Sebastian Wesley -- not to be confused with his father, great-grandfather, or uncle, all of whom were also "Samuel Wesley" -- was dubbed by one contemporary critic as "the greatest organist now living," and that was while Felix Mendelssohn was still among the quick. As a composer, this particular Wesley is recognized by Grove's as the ...
Call it the breakthrough of John Tavener, or the mainstreaming, depending on your perspective. Beginning around the turn of the millennium, this British exemplar of holy minimalism began to move away from his identification with the Eastern Orthodox faith. At the same time, his musical language broadened, maintaining its repetitive sound but ...
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