Celebrating the centenary of Aaron Copland's birth, Gloriæ Dei Cantores presents a broad spectrum of choral music by Aaron Copland and Virgil Thomson. These two musical giants exemplified the ideals of American culture and established a truly American style for music. The centerpiece for this recording is the first American recording in many years of Copland's choral masterpiece In the Beginning, featuring American mezzo-soprano Luretta Bybee. Also included are Thomson's beloved Four Southern Hymns and some of his fascinating early works written during his sojourn in Paris, and a selection of vibrant choral arrangements of Copland's Old American Songs.
Aaron Copland & Virgil Thomson
Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
1
In the Beginning
16:30
Old American Songs
2
Simple Gifts
1:32
3
The Boatmen's Dance
3:00
4
At the River
3:03
5
Zion's Walls
2:04
6
Ching-A-Ring-Chaw
1:45
Four Motets
7
Help Us, O Lord
2:29
8
Thou, O Jehovah, Abideth Forever
2:01
9
Have Mercy on Us, O My Lord
3:28
10
Sing Ye Praises to Our King
1:55
Virgil Thomson (1896-1989)
Hymns From the Old South
11
My Shepherd Will Supply My Need
3:51
12
The Morning Star
1:14
13
Green Fields
2:39
14
Death, 'tis a melancholy day
2:35
Mass For Two-Part Chorus and Percussion
15
Kyrie
1:16
16
Gloria
2:03
17
Credo
4:07
18
Sanctus
0:32
19
Benedictus
0:34
20
Agnus Dei
1:11
21
Tribulationes Civitatum
2:38
22
De Profundis
2:45
23
When I Survey The Bright Celestial Sphere
4:52
Total Time:
68:12
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