Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (1882 - 1971)

Symphony of Psalms, for chorus & orchestra
Canticum Sacrum ad honorem Sancti Marci nominis, cantata for 2 soloists, chorus, & orchestra
Mass, for chorus & double wind quintet
Motets


John Mark Ainsley - tenor
Stephen Roberts - baritone
Iain Simcock, Martin Baker - pianos
Iain Simcock - organ

The City of London Sinfonia
Westminster Cathedral Choir

James O'Donnell - conductor


Here's a Symphony of Psalms that successfully captures the spirit and letter of the work--reverence, jubilation, and celebration, as well as specifics of orchestral color and texture. Boys' voices - supposedly Stravinsky's original choice - contribute their share to the bright choral timbre, an effect that works very well. We also get first-rate performances of the Mass and the rarely recorded Canticum sacrum.


01. Symphony Of Psalms: Psalm XXXIX
02. Symphony Of Psalms: Psalm XL
03. Symphony Of Psalms: Psalm CL
04. Pater Noster
05. Credo
06. Ave Maria
07. Mass: Kyrie
08. Mass: Gloria
09. Mass: Credo
10. Mass: Sanctus
11. Mass: Agnus Dei
12. Canticum Sacrum: Dedicatio
13. Canticum Sacrum: Euntes in mundum
14. Canticum Sacrum: Surge - aquilo
15. Canticum Sacrum: Diliges Dominum
16. Canticum Sacrum: Qui confident
17. Canticum Sacrum: Crededi - propter quod locutus sum
18. Canticum Sacrum: Jesus autem ait illi
19. Canticum Sacrum: Illi autem profecti

Total Time: 68'10