Bax/Villette
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COMPOSERS: Bax/Villette
LABELS: Herald
WORKS: Mater, ora Filium: Choral Music
PERFORMER: Christopher Hughes (organ)Rodolfus Choir/Ralph Allwood
CATALOGUE NO: HAVPCD 176 DDD
The young Rodolfus Choir, splendidly recorded in the wholly sympathetic acoustic of Eton College Chapel, realises all the complex yet translucent contrapuntal and chromatic parts of Bax’s inspired and sublime masterpiece, Mater, ora filium, the highlight of this marvellous collection. The Villette items deserve wider recognition. His Salve, regina’s solo soprano soaring over hummed chords is particularly moving. Top marks. Ian Lace