James Orford - Choral Music of Samuel Coleridge (CD)

On this essential new release, sacred and secular choral works by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor - many of them never recorded before - are performed by the London Choral Sinfonia directed by Michael Waldron, with James Orford at the organ. The music of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor has for too long been neglected despite being of exceptional quality. When Michael Waldron began to explore Coleridge-Taylor's choral music, he was struck by the sheer variety and depth of skill he found - and that this music is not more widely known. This release brings together a representative selection of both sacred and secular works by this great British composer, from the simple, understated tones of Whispers of Summer, to the quasi-cantata grandeur of Now late on the Sabbath Day.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Morning and Evening Service in F Major, Op. 18-Te Deum
2. Lord Is My Strength
3. In Thee, O Lord
4. Morning and Evening Service in F Major, Op. 18-Jubilate Deo
5. O Ye That Love the Lord
6. Morning and Evening Service in F Major, Op. 18-Benedictus
7. By the Waters of Babylon
8. 3 Short Pieces for Organ-No. 1 Arietta
9. Lift Up Your Heands
10. Morning and Evening Service in F Major, Op. 18-Magnificat
11. Morning and Evening Service in F Major, Op. 18-Nunc Dimittis
12. Now Late on the Sabbath Day

Disc: 2

1. Sea Drift, Op. 69
2. By the Lone Sea Shore
3. Whispers of Summer
4. Evening Star
5. 3 Short Pieces for Organ-No. 2 Elegy
6. Lee Shore
7. Song of Proserpine
8. Summer Is Gone
9. 3 Short Pieces for Organ-No. 3 Melody
10. Viking Song