Hail! Queen of Heaven

Description

This recording, made in the architecturally and acoustically glorious setting of the Lady Chapel of Ely Cathedral by the 28 mixed voices of the Cambridge Singers, gathers together 21 examples of the extraordinary wealth of choral music inspired by the Virgin Mary, from Gregorian chant to the 20th-century sounds of Gustav Holst, Herbert Howells, Pierre Villette, Igor Stravinsky and Giles Swayne.

Track list

1. Alma Redemptoris Mater (Gregorian chant)
2. Ave Virgo sanctissima (Guerrero)
3. There is no rose of such virtue (Anon.)
4. Ave Maria (for four voices) (Victoria)
5. Ave Virgo gloriosa (Richard Dering)
6. Ave Regina caelorum (Gregorian chant)
7. Stabat Mater (Palestrina)
8. Ave Maria (Bruckner)
9. Laudi alla Vergine Maria (Verdi)
10. Ave Maria (Stravinsky)
11. Dostoino Yest (Tchaikovsky)
12. Regina caeli laetare (Gregorian chant)
13. Regina caeli (Howells)
14. Hail! Blessed Virgin Mary (arr. Wood)
15. Hymne à la Vierge (Villette)
16. Magnificat (Swayne)
17. Salve Regina (Gregorian chant)
18. Alleluia, Ave Maria (Byrd)
19. Vidi speciosam (Victoria)
20. Ave Maria (Gustav Holst)
21. Ave Maria (for double choir) (Victoria)