Illumina
The Choir of Clare College: Recordings
Illumina
Collegium COLCD 125 compact disc (£14.50)
An exploration of the theme of light down the ages: includes music by Hildegard of Bingen, Josquin, Byrd, Palestrina, Rachmaninov, Holst and Ligeti
'The challenge to singers is formidable and these young voices do marvellously well throughout. The quality of choral tone is remarkable ... a wondrous record' (The Gramophone, December 1999)
- Lumen Gregorian Chant
- Bring us, O Lord God William Harris
- Ehtoohymni E. Rautavaara
- Nyínye otpushcháyeshi S. Rachmaninov
- O Lux beata Trinitas William Byrd
- O coruscans lux stellarum Hildegard of Bingen
- O nata lux Thomas Tallis
- Te lucis ante terminum Thomas Tallis
- Hymn to the Creator of Light John Rutter
- Hail, gladdening Light Charles Wood
- Christe, qui lux es et dies Robert Whyte
- Nunc Dimittis Gustav Holst
- Christe, qui lux es et dies G.P. da Palestrina
- Nunc dimittis Josquin Desprez
- Svyétye tíkhii Alexander Grechaninov
- Svyétye tíkhii P.I. Tchaikovsky
- Lucis Creator optime G.P. da Palestrina
- Lux aeterna György Ligeti