A Rose Magnificat

Featuring

Paul McCreesh
Gabrieli Consort
Kenneth Leighton
Thomas Tallis
Peter Warlock
Robert White

James MacMillan
John Sheppard
Owain Park
Robert Wylkynson
Herbert Howells
Jonathan Lane
Matthew Martin

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Album & Artwork

The album title, "A Rose Magnificat," combines the Marian themes of the rose and the Magnificat prayer, both central to the album's musical selections.

Interpretation

Paul McCreesh, the conductor, believes that great polyphony should be visceral and compared to the architecture of a great cathedral, rather than a soft-focus, ethereal sound.

Performer Biography

Gabrieli runs an education initiative called Gabrieli Roar, which provides intensive training and support for aspiring youth choirs across the UK, especially in areas with low cultural provision.

Performer Biography

Gabrieli, the ensemble on this recording, was formed as an early music group by Paul McCreesh in 1982 and has since expanded its repertoire from Renaissance to contemporary works.

Recording & Production

The album features a mix of Renaissance music and contemporary choral works, with the modern pieces often setting medieval texts.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The album explores the figure of Mary through words written hundreds of years ago, focusing on the paradoxes of her image like chastity and fertility.

Recording & Production

The recording was a genuinely collaborative project, with composer Matthew Martin revising the ending of his piece, "A Rose Magnificat," between its premiere and second performance.