Song for Athene

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DESCRIPCIÓN DEL PRODUCTO DESCRIPCIÓN DEL PRODUCTO Choir of St John's College, Cambridge OPINIÓN The Christmas Proclamation, God is with us, is the striking first item in this collection of John Tavener's shorter choral pieces. It was inspired, like so many of Tavener's works, by Greek Orthodox liturgy, rising in thrilling crescendo and punctuated at the end by fortissimo organ chords. The Song for Athene is here presented as an anthem rather than a processional. The longest work, Svyanti, with its cello solo magnetically played by Tim Hugh, echoes the example of Tavener's visionary cello work The Protecting Veil, while the shorter pieces include most of the favourite Taverner items. Superb singing throughout and vividly atmospheric sound. **** --Penguin Guide, January 2009