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- John Tavener
Two Hymns to the Mother of God (1985)
- Chester Music Ltd (World)
Two Hymns t the Mother of God were first performed on 14th December 1985 by the Choit of Winchester Cathedral conducted by Martin Neary.
(i) Hymn to the Mother of God
(ii) Dormition of the Mother of God
Programme Note
These Two Hymns were written in memory of my mother. The first is for double choir, and is a setting of a text from the Liturgy of St Basil. It speaks of the almost cosmic power attributed to the Mother of God by the Orthodox Church. The second comes form the Vigil Service of the Dormition (of falling asleep) of the Mother of God. She invites the apostles to gather form the end of the earth to bury her body in Gethsemane, and asks her to receive her spirit.
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Media
2 Hymns to the Mother of God: Hymn to the Mother of God
2 Hymns to the Mother of God: Hymn for the Dormition of the Mother of God
Discography
Hymns to the Mother of God
- LabelCambridge Chorale
- ConductorOwain Park
- EnsembleCambridge Chorale
- Released2020
Choral Ikons
- LabelOpus Arte
- Catalogue NumberOA0854D (DVD)
- ConductorJames Whitbourn
- EnsembleThe Choir
- Released2nd January 2011
A Spotless Rose
- LabelDeutsche Grammophon
- Catalogue Number477 7635
- ConductorPaul McCreesh
- EnsembleGabrieli Consort
- Released23rd February 2009
The John Tavener Collection
- LabelDecca
- Catalogue Number475 096-2
- ConductorStephen Layton
- EnsembleEnglish Chamber Orchestra / Choir of Temple Church / Holst Singers
- SoloistNatalie Clein, cello (extracts only of The Protecting Veil and The Veil of the Temple)
- Released1st January 2003
Hail Mary
- LabelGuild
- Catalogue NumberGMCD7291
- ConductorAric Prentice
- EnsembleLincoln Cathedral Choir
- LabelHyperion
- Catalogue NumberCDA66464
- ConductorChristopher Robinson
- EnsembleSt George's Chapel Choir
- LabelNaxos
- Catalogue Number8.555256
- ConductorChristopher Robinson
- EnsembleChoir of St John's College, Cambridge
- SoloistTimothy Hugh, cello
- LabelCollins
- Catalogue Number1405-2
- ConductorHarry Christophers
- EnsembleDuke Quartet / The Sixteen
- LabelGuild
- Catalogue NumberGMCD7140
- ConductorJane Sturmheit
- EnsembleYork Minster Chapel House Choir
- LabelEMI Eminence
- Catalogue NumberCD EMX2251
- ConductorJeremy Backhouse
- EnsembleVasari Singers
- LabelCollegium
- Catalogue NumberCOLCD113
- ConductorJohn Rutter
- EnsembleCambridge Singers
- LabelSony
- Catalogue NumberSK66613
- ConductorMartin Neary
- EnsembleEnglish Chamber Orchestra / Westminster Abbey Choir
- LabelCala
- Catalogue NumberCACD88023
- ConductorSimon Joly
- EnsembleBBC Singers
