Friday, July 17, 2015

A HYMN OF HEAVENLY BEAUTY


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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