Visions and Requiem

Description

John Rutter’s latest major work Visions is a four-movement showpiece for solo violin, string orchestra, harp and choir of treble voices, based on the theme of Jerusalem, the Holy City of prophetic imaginations. It was composed at the invitation of the 2016 Menuhin Competition and premiered at a Festival concert in London’s historic Temple Church by Kerson Leong, winner of the 2010 Junior Menuhin Prize, and the Choristers of the Temple Church. They are joined by the Cambridge Singers and the young and vibrant Aurora Orchestra.

Rutter’s Requiem has enjoyed immense popularity since its premiere recording in 1986. Over 30 years on, John Rutter takes advantage of advances in recording technology to revisit the work with a new generation of Cambridge Singers.

Track list

1. Visions: Processional and prelude: Jerusalem the blessed
2. Visions: Arise, Shine
3. Visions: Lament for Jerusalem
4. Visions: Finale: The holy city
5. Requiem: Requiem aeternam
6. Requiem: Out of the deep
7. Requiem: Pie Jesu
8. Requiem: Sanctus
9. Requiem: Agnus Dei
10. Requiem: The Lord is my shepherd
11. Requiem: Lux aeterna