Faire is the Heaven

Description

This recording is dedicated to unaccompanied English church music, sung in the beautiful acoustic of the Lady Chapel of Ely Cathedral. The 23 motets and anthems are drawn from three key periods: the Reformation, in the 16th century; the Restoration, in the later 17th century; and the Anglican revival, in the mid-19th century.

Track list

1. Ave Maria (Parsons)
2. Loquebantur variis linguis (Tallis)
3. Miserere Mei (Byrd)
4. Haec dies (Byrd)
5. Ave verum corpus (Byrd)
6. If ye love me (Tallis)
7. Hide not thou thy face (Farrant)
8. Lord, for thy tender mercy’s sake (Farrant)
9. O clap your hands (Gibbons)
10. Bow thine ear (Byrd)
11. Hosanna to the Son of David (Gibbons)
12. Lord, how long wilt thou be angry (Purcell)
13. Thou knowest, Lord (Purcell)
14. Hear my prayer, O Lord (Purcell)
15. Beati quorum via (Stanford)
16. This joyful Eastertide (arr. Wood)
17. Sing lullaby (Howells)
18. A spotless Rose (Howells)
19. What cheer? (Walton)
20. O taste and see (Vaughan Williams)
21. A hymn to the Virgin (Britten)
22. Jesus Christ the apple tree (Poston)
23. Faire is the heaven (Harris)