{"product_id":"tavener-j-ex-maria-virgine-clare-college-choir","title":"TAVENER, J.: Ex Maria Virgine (Clare College Choir)","description":"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan class=\"COMPOSER12\"\u003eTAVENER \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12bi\"\u003eEx Maria virgine. Birthday Sleep. O Do Not Move. A Nativity. Marienhymne. O Thou Gentle Light. Angels \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"BULLET12b\"\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003e Timothy Brown, dir; Clare College Cambridge Ch \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"BULLET12b\"\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003e NAXOS 8.572168 (63:46 \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"ARIAL12\"\u003eText and Translation) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan\u003eTwo of the selections are first recordings: \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eEx Maria virgine\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e, the major work at 38 minutes, and \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eMarienhymne\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e. The other works are not widely available, for \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eBirthday Sleep\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e was recorded by Stephen Layton (28:4), \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eA Nativity\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e by Matthew Greenall (not issued over here), and \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eAngels\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e by David Hill (23: 2). I cannot find the first recordings of the other two pieces. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eMarienhymne\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e is sung in German, while \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eO Thou Gentle Light\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e is sung in Greek (the ancient hymn \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003ePhos hiláron\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e, which Dom Lucien David also set as a neo-Gregorian chant). The earliest work on the program, \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-style:italic\"\u003eAngels\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e, dates from 1985. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan\u003eThe major work is a setting of nine age-old texts in Latin or English separated by a refrain, “Ex Maria virgine,” the first movement being repeated at the end. One movement has a Greek refrain, the original of “hail, Mary,” but the first word is pronounced “kay-ray” rather than “ky-ruh.” The composer has a devoted following, so these accomplished performances will delight them. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold\"\u003eFANFARE: J. F. Weber \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Naxos","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":49644166316312,"sku":"747313216871","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/1446695.jpg?v=1777706622","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/tavener-j-ex-maria-virgine-clare-college-choir","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}