In the 1960s few would have predicted that Peter Maxwell Davies would eventually write a set of Evening Canticles; yet religious texts have always been of fundamental importance to the composer, as this disc vividly demonstrates by bringing together sacred masterworks from both ends of his career. Tough, uncompromising and of surpassing beauty, Davies' major contributions to the Anglican repertoire are given thrilling voice by these fearless champions of contemporary liturgical music.
5 All Sons of Adam (After An Anon. Sixteenth-Century Motet)
6 Carol: O Magnum Mysterium (Treble Solo)
7 Carol: Haylle, Comly and Clene
8 Sonata 1: Puer Natus
9 Carol: O Magnum Mysterium (Treble and Alto)
10 Carol: Alleluia, Pro Virgine Maria
11 Sonata 2: Lux Fulgebit
12 Carol: The Fader of Heven
13 Carol: O Magnum Mysterium (Full Choir)
14 Organ Fantasia on 'O Magnum Mysterium'
In the 1960s few would have predicted that Peter Maxwell Davies would eventually write a set of Evening Canticles; yet religious texts have always been of fundamental importance to the composer, as this disc vividly demonstrates by bringing together sacred masterworks from both ends of his career. Tough, uncompromising and of surpassing beauty, Davies' major contributions to the Anglican repertoire are given thrilling voice by these fearless champions of contemporary liturgical music.