Elgar, Edward - Great is the Lord - Choir of Westminster Abbey, The
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Elgar from the Abbey—what could be more fitting? From the regal opulence of Great is the Lord, first performed in
Westminster Abbey in 1912, to the quiet devotion of the opus 2 Ave verum and Ave Maria, this varied programme is the
perfect guide through Elgar’s rich choral output.
Performances on this new recording are astounding, as James O’Donnell guides the men and boys of Westminster
Abbey through the grandiloquence and tenderness of this seminal music. The full gamut of Elgar’s career—from son of
provincial instrument dealer to ‘composer laureate’—is represented and at every turn these performers offer new
insights into the performing possibilities of these all-too-often-hackneyed works. There is also a rare performance of the
long-forgotten Queen Alexandra Memorial Ode—a fitting tribute by Poet Laureate (John Masefield) and Master of the
King’s Musick (Elgar) to Edward VII’s much-lamented consort.
Robert Quinney, organ
The Choir of Westminster Abbey/James O’Donnell
Edward Elgar
1 Great is the Lord Op 67
2 They are at rest
3 Queen Alexandra Memorial Ode
4 Ave Maria Op 2 No 2
5 The Spirit of the Lord Prologue from The Apostles Op 49
Te Deum & Benedictus Op 34
6 Te Deum
7 Benedictus
8 O salutaris hostia
9 Ave verum Op 2 No 1
10 Ecce sacerdos magnus
11 O hearken Thou Op 64
12 Give unto the Lord Op 74