Bringing together Bernstein, Stravinsky, Schoenberg and Zemlinsky has turned out to be a master stroke of programming by Nigel Short and his expert, small professional choir, Tenebrae.
Financial Times
Symphonic Psalms and Prayers
With trumpets and well-tuned cymbals, the musical and prayerful richness of The Book of Psalms inspires vastly differing offerings from composers with a myriad of approaches to combining the two worlds of the symphonic and the choral. The results are works which defy categorisation and stand the test of time with audiences and performers alike. Tenebrae and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Nigel Short, perform iconic works by American and American émigré composers: Bernstein, Schoenberg, Stravinsky and Zemlinsky. This release also marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Leonard Bernstein in 2018 and highlights the richness of American twentieth-century music.
Tenebrae
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Allsopp countertenor
Nigel Short conductor
Produced in association with BBC Radio 3.
Release Date: 02 February 2018
Record Label: Signum
Catalogue Number: SIGCD492
Location of Recording: BBC Maida Vale Studios and St Augustine’s Church, Kilburn, London
Total Running Time: 01:00:28
Purchase Options
You have the option to either buy the physical CD, or download the full recording or individual tracks in a choice of formats. The prices listed below will update when you change the following format:
| # | Title | Composer | Duration | Price | Listen | Add to Cart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I. Exaudi orationem meam, Domine: Symphony of Psalms | Igor Stravinsky | 03:20 | £ | Listen | |
| 2 | II. Expectans expectavi, Dominum: Symphony of Psalms | Igor Stravinsky | 06:23 | £ | Listen | |
| 3 | III. Alleluia. Laudate Dominum: Symphony of Psalms | Igor Stravinsky | 11:44 | £ | Listen | |
| 4 | Friede auf Erden, Op. 13 | Arnold Schoenberg | 10:30 | £ | Listen | |
| 5 | Psalm 108: 2; Psalm 100: Chichester Psalms | Leonard Bernstein | 03:42 | £ | Listen | |
| 6 | Psalm 23; Psalm 2: 1–4: Chichester Psalms | Leonard Bernstein | 05:31 | £ | Listen | |
| 7 | Psalm 131; Psalm 133: 1: Chichester Psalms | Leonard Bernstein | 09:23 | £ | Listen | |
| 8 | Psalm 23, Op. 14 | Alexander Zemlinsky | 10:53 | £ | Listen | |
| # | Title | Composer | Duration | Price | Listen | Add to Cart |
Bringing together Bernstein, Stravinsky, Schoenberg and Zemlinsky has turned out to be a master stroke of programming by Nigel Short and his expert, small professional choir, Tenebrae.
Financial Times
“There is an arresting immediacy to both performance and recording… What a sound!”
Gramophone Magazine
Countertenor David Allsopp displays beguiling poise and tonal purity in ‘The Lord is my shepherd’, while the Tenebrae singers contribute a precision-tooled ‘raging nations’ section to that movement. Short’s flowing tempo in the finale dilutes the danger of sentimentality, and the hushed coda is particularly captivating… these Tenebrae performances will reward repeated listening.
BBC Music Magazine
