A HYMN OF
HEAVENLY BEAUTY
Tenebrae
at the Thaxted Festival
12.07.2015
A
welcome return from Tenebrae brought this year's Festival to a
memorable close.
Not
only for the rain drumming on the roof in the opening Lassus, but
also for sublime performances from their broad repertoire, including
some of the Russian music which is at the heart of their new touring
programme – even the encore was a Rachmaninov: Тебе
поем
from
his Liturgy of St John Chrysostom.
Holst
was represented on his home turf by the Ave Maria and Nunc Dimittis,
we
heard Tavener's popular Song for Athene, and
Harris's wonderful Faire is the Heaven brought the advertised
programme to a magnificent close.
Tenebrae
also gave us two of their signature works, the Crucifixus
of
Antonio Lotti, and Allegri's incomparable Miserere. Performed, as
were many of the evening's offerings, using the architecture of
Thaxted's famous church to full advantage.
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