COMPOSERS: Samuel Wesley
LABELS: ASV Gaudeamus
WORKS: Ave regina caelorum; Might I in Thy Sight Appear; Domine salvam fac
PERFORMER: Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge/Geoffrey Webber
CATALOGUE NO: CD GAU 157 DDD
This issue of music by Samuel Wesley (acclaimed as the ‘English Mozart’ by Boyce) is delightful. Webber and the Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, give a vibrant account of the vigorously contrapuntal In exitu Israel, enchant with simple melodiousness in gems like Ave regina caelorum and Might I in Thy Sight Appear (for soprano solo), and enthuse with infectious exuberance in Domine salvam fac. Aptly-chosen organ solos provide additional variety. Nicholas Rast
Samuel Wesley
This issue of music by Samuel Wesley (acclaimed as the ‘English Mozart’ by Boyce) is delightful. Webber and the Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, give a vibrant account of the vigorously contrapuntal In exitu Israel, enchant with simple melodiousness in gems like Ave regina caelorum and Might I in Thy Sight Appear (for soprano solo), and enthuse with infectious exuberance in Domine salvam fac. Aptly-chosen organ solos provide additional variety. Nicholas Rast
Published: January 20, 2012 at 3:08 pm