The Choir of the Queen’s College Oxford – That Sweet City (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:01:45 minutes | 1,06 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Signum Records
That Sweet City brings together two evocative British choral works—Kenneth Leighton’s “Veris Gratia” and Ralph Vaughan Williams’s “An Oxford Elegy”—in a beautifully atmospheric recording by The Choir of The Queen’s College, Oxford, with Britten Sinfonia under Owen Rees’s sensitive direction. This album captures the serene, reflective beauty of English choral music, perfect for listeners seeking a deeply moving and pastoral listening experience.
Tracklist:
1-1. Britten Sinfonia – Veris gratia, Op. 6: I. Prelude (02:10)
1-2. David Cuthbert – Veris gratia, Op. 6: II. Aubade (03:16)
1-3. David Cuthbert – Veris gratia, Op. 6: III. Lament (05:25)
1-4. David Cuthbert – Veris gratia, Op. 6: IV. Elegy (03:14)
1-5. David Cuthbert – Veris gratia, Op. 6: V. Eclogue (03:16)
1-6. David Cuthbert – Veris gratia, Op. 6: VI. Paean (03:14)
1-7. David Cuthbert – Veris gratia, Op. 6: VII. Hymn to Cypris (04:13)
1-8. David Cuthbert – Veris gratia, Op. 6: VIII. Erotikon (01:59)
1-9. David Cuthbert – Veris gratia, Op. 6: IX. Nocturne (03:49)
1-10. David Cuthbert – Veris gratia, Op. 6: X. Epilogue (08:17)
1-11. Choir of The Queen’s College, Oxford – An Oxford Elegy (22:45)
