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Resurrexi: Easter in Vienna with Mozart and the Haydn Brothers
£10.99
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Catalogue Number
CRD3539
All recordings by collegiate choirs these days seem to require a provenance, so I shall pull together a few facts and figurations to explain what we are trying to do here. We have not tried to give you a lesson in history, liturgy, theology or musicology. We are not attempting to tell you exactly how this music and its accompanying liturgy was performed, though you can be sure that there was yards of antique lace and cloth of gold worn. We have not attempted a liturgical reconstruction – though, we present the music in liturgical order to help accentuate its variety – or a dogmatic representation of the sounds of the scores. We are bringing you the powerful truth of Easter, celebrated in sound by two enthusiastic and devoted groups, in a fusion of what you might have heard in late eighteenth-century Salzburg or Vienna in Austria, and what you are welcome to come and hear in early twenty-first-century Oxford in England. With its choir and chapel services Keble College aims to make itself accessible and approachable, it was founded in 1870 to enable undergraduates from more modest backgrounds to attend The University.
Paul Brough, 2022
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Reviews:
"Here is a delightful selection of Easter music from Keble College. The liner notes say that the disc is designed to have the joy of Easter Day from 'old Vienna' (albeit that Mozart was in Salzburg) performed by a 21st century Oxford choir - the recording certainly has the Anglican sound about it. What is sad about this disc is that Paul Brough retired from Keble at the end of Trinity Term in 2022 and his all too brief term as Director of Music has come to an end. However, this CD serves as a lasting testament to the considerable achievements he made during his time at the college. Back to the music: the singers and orchestra are on top form for this musical offering and Paul Brough leads it all, allowing consummate artistry. The acoustic quality of the disc is also exceptional and there was a 'warmth' to the sound which made me think of 'old DECCA' - if you know what I mean. It's well-rounded and balanced and comes over excellently... The musicians haven't held out for historic or authentic performance but simply and effectively convey the message of the wondrous joy of Christ's Resurrection through their music-making - and joyous it certianly is. Brough's opening remarks in the booklet are full of wit and charm and that matches the music on the disc." Donald MacKenzie, Organists' Review
“Fresh, rhythmically alert voices with clear diction and sharply marked dynamics are well matched by crisp, incisive playing that never intrudes or undermines, Brough expertly balancing the ensemble while also drawing out felicitous detail. Each of the soloists, Emily Dickens, Rebekah Jones, Philippe Durrant and Graham Kirk, are uniformly impressive, collectively and individually... Michael Haydn’s buoyantly tuneful 'Victimae paschali laudes'... is performed with suitable brio... [The plainsong is] most beautifully sung, with special mention of Graham Kirk’s velvet baritone. In short, this recording is thoroughly appealing and owes much to the vitality of Brough’s energetic direction.” David Truslove, Opera Today [read complete review]
"... an enticing opportunity to hear some rarely played music in eager and engaging performances... Throughout, the impeccably drilled Keble choir and the period players of the Instruments of Time and Truth respond to Paul Brough's enthusiastic direction... an immensely enjoyable recording." David Threasher, Gramophone [read complete review]
"… there is a profound depth and beauty in the exemplary declamation of chants… And fervent and thrilling singing through the Sequenza to the Te Deum. The choir has mastered sustained, seamless legato singing; complemented with sensitive accompaniments by the Instruments of Time and Truth, the music is revelatory and rewarding. Voices, brass and reeds, timpani and strings inhabit this Latin liturgy with unaffected brilliance striking gold from the opening Regina Coeli by Mozart to the fervent account of Haydn’s Te Deum at closing". The Whole Note, Canada