Choral Songs in honour of Her Majesty Queen Victoria
In celebration of Queen Victoria’s 80th birthday in 1899, thirteen of the leading composers and poets of the day collaborated on a collection of partsongs to rival their Elizabethan model, The Triumphs of Oriana. Published in a limited edition of only 100 copies, this superb sequence, studded with musical gems, provides a fascinating snapshot of the British musical renaissance on the eve of the twentieth century.
Spiritus Chamber Choir, choir
Aidan Oliver, director
Listen To This Recording:
- Lady on the Silver Throne (Gosse)
- With still increasing blessings (Marquis of Lorne)
- A thousand years, by sea and land (Newbolt)
- To her beneath whose stedfast star (Myers)
- Out in the windy West (Benson)
- For all the wonder of thy regal day (Earl of Crewe)
- Flora’s Queen (Stainer)
- A Century’s Penultimate (James)
- With wisdom, goodness, grace (Austin)
- Who can dwell with greatness! (Dobson)
- Hark! The world is full of thy praise (Bridges)
- The seaboards are her mantle’s hem (Davidson)
- The Triumph of Victoria (Warren)
MusicWeb International :
‘This is a beautifully produced CD. It feels good, looks great and sounds superb. The quality of the singing is both near-perfect and enthusiastic. The programme notes by Lewis Foreman are a model of erudition and interest: a virtual dissertation on the subject which is illuminating and helpful. Texts of these poems are also provided.’
—John France, MusicWeb International