Recorded in New College Chapel, Oxford
Playing time : 76'32" DDD
Reviews
"This famous choir now has a history
(albeit a fairly recent one) of putting together programmes
likely to have a wider appeal than those devoted to a single
composer or to music for the Anglican liturgy. This new
recording takes its title from Stanford's imaginative and
readily memorable setting of
The Blue Bird... The various pieces
follow one another smoothly, with scarcely a break in sound or
disruption of the pervasive tranquillity. Performances
are fine: choral tone and balance sensitively controlled,
with forms of accompaniment nicely varied to include harp
and strings as well as organ."
The Gramophone
"A serene album of music which mixes forgotten
masterpieces, invigorating new arrangements, and some works that
remain ever popular."
Metro
