John Rutter - Requiem and other sacred music
The Choir of Clare College: Recordings
John Rutter: Requiem
Naxos 8.557130 compact disc (£6.00)
John Rutter Requiem and other sacred music. Produced by the composer this is the first recording of the ensemble version of John Rutter's radiant Requiem Written in 1985, the work is not a conventional setting of the Requiem Mass but comprises a personal selection of texts from the Catholic liturgy and the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. John Rutter maintains intimate ties with Clare College and some of his anthems are left as a musical legacy to the college. Among these are two simple, tender blessings: Go forth into the world in peace , dedicated to the choir on the eve of its first tour to America; and a Clare Benediction , written as a gift to Rutter's alma mater. This recording is dedicated to the memory of Christopher Rutter.
REQUIEM:
Requiem aeternam
Out of the deep
Pie Jesu
Sanctus
Agnus Dei
The Lord is my shepherd
Lux aeterna
ADVENT ANTHEM
Arise, shine
ANTHEM
Come down, O Love divine
MUSICA DEI DONUM
TWO BLESSINGS
A Clare Benediction
Go forth into the world in peace
TWO ORGAN PIECES
Toccata in 7
Vatiaions on an Easter theme
Listen to the First Movement