O Give Thanks Unto the Lord: Choral Works by Thomas Tomkins

O Give Thanks Unto the Lord: Choral Works by Thomas Tomkins

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The Choir of HM Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace
Rufus Frowde (organ)
Carl Jackson (conductor)

Following their debut album for Resonus Classics, The Choir of HM Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace, with their director Carl Jackson, returns with an album of early-seventeenth century choral works by Thomas Tomkins (1572–1656).

Featuring elaborate verse anthems, two settings of the Evensong canticles, and four-part psalm settings, this album reminds us of Tomkins’s prominence as one of the greatest Chapel Royal composers of the late English Renaissance.

Album Booklet (PDF)

Tracklist

1. Death is swallowed up in victory

Preces & Responses
2. Preces

Magnificat & Nunc dimittis
(The Fourth Service)
3. Magnificat
4. Nunc dimittis

5. Who can tell how oft he offendeth

6. Gloria tibi Trinitas

7. Give sentence with me, O God

Magnificat & Nunc dimittis
(The Seventh Service)
8. Magnificat
9. Nunc dimittis

Preces & Responses
10. Responses

11. Jesus came when the doors were shut

12. Turn unto the Lord our God

13. A Fantasy

14. Give ear to my words

15. The heavens declare the glory of God

16. Remember me, O Lord

17. O Lord, how manifold are thy works

18. O give thanks unto the Lord

19. Voluntary

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'The unsung genius of the late-Tudor and Stuart composer is on full display here in anthems and service settings. It’s all beautifully and intimately sung and recorded at the Chapel Royal at Hampton Palace.'

- BBC Music Magazine

'The unsung genius of the late-Tudor and Stuart composer is on full display here in anthems and service settings. It’s all beautifully and intimately sung and recorded at the Chapel Royal at Hampton Palace.'
BBC Music Magazine

'The proceedings here are in stellar hands with organist Rufus Frowde (who also gets to play a couple of short solo keyboard pieces), director Carl Jackson, and the Choir of Her Majesty’s Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace whose 25 members (not all appearing on any one track) sing with precision, clarity, and expressivity. The recorded sound is clear and intimate; full texts are provided. Enthusiastically recommended.'
Fanfare

'This collection offers a vivid survey of the musical tastes of the court of Charles I, sung with refreshing fervour.'
The Observer

'The acoustic, that of the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court itself, is reverberant but not at all overpowering. Its gentle spaces allow every word to be heard clearly, the balance between soloists and choir being well achieved'
MusicWeb International

'I have already complimented the selection of material on this disc, and the performances are all that one could desire. The trebles are responsive and confident, the soloists from among them have pleasant voices with good diction, and the Gentlemen all have voices well suited to this repertory'
Early Music Review

© 2020 Resonus Limited
Ⓟ 2020 Resonus Limited
Catalogue No. RES10253
Producer, engineer & editor: Adam Binks
EAN: 5060262791646
Cover image © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Release date: 2 January 2020