Blow:

Voluntary in A major
Robert Quinney (organ)
God is our hope and strength
Venite
Voluntary in D Minor
Robert Quinney (organ)
Voluntary in D Minor
Robert Quinney (organ)
Salvator Mundi

Child, W:

O praise the Lord

Purcell:

Service in B flat major, Z230
O Lord God of hosts, Z37
Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes, Z135
Julian Stocker (tenor) & Robert Macdonald (bass)
Voluntary in D minor, Z718
Robert Quinney (organ)
Hear my prayer, O Lord, Z15
Voluntary in C major, Z717
Robert Quinney (organ)
Lord, how long wilt thou be angry?, Z25
Voluntary in G major, Z720
Robert Quinney (organ)

Turner, W:

Psalm 113 ‘Praise the Lord, ye servants’
Psalm 54 ‘Save me, O God, for thy Name’s sake’

Westminster Abbey Choir, James O'Donnell

The Choir of Westminster Abbey under their inspirational director James O’Donnell delve into the Abbey’s vaults for this latest fascinating disc.

The triumphant mood of the Restoration required much glorious liturgical music, and the Abbey was home to some of the greatest composers and performers of the age. This recording presents music likely to have been sung by—and in some cases, almost certain to have been written for—the Choir of Westminster Abbey during the late 1670s and early 1680s. They sing four canticles from the compendious Service in B flat by Henry Purcell, together with psalmody in reconstructed contemporary style, and anthems and motets by Purcell and his contemporary John Blow, who famously both preceded and succeeded Purcell as Organist of the Abbey.