℗ 2023 Orchid Music Ltd
| Released | April 7, 2023 |
| Duration | 1h 15m 31s |
| Record Label | Orchid Classics |
| Catalogue No. | ORC100223 |
| Genre | Classical |
Sword in the Soul
London Choral Sinfonia, Michael Waldron, Simon Callow, Samantha Bond, Brian O'Kane, James Orford, Adrian Peacock
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Sword in the Soul
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1.1
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We venerate the wood of thy Cross
Francis Grier; Rowan Williams; London Choral Sinfonia; Michael Waldron; James Orford; Brian O'Kane |
6:03 | |||
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1.2
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Narration 1
Francis Grier; Rowan Williams; London Choral Sinfonia; Michael Waldron; Samantha Bond; Simon Callow; Adrian Peacock |
3:17 | |||
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1.3
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Nunc Dimittis
Francis Grier; Rowan Williams; London Choral Sinfonia; Michael Waldron; James Orford; Brian O'Kane; Samuel Pantcheff |
2:14 | |||
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1.4
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Narration 2
Francis Grier; Rowan Williams; London Choral Sinfonia; Michael Waldron; Samantha Bond; Simon Callow; Adrian Peacock |
3:40 | |||
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1.5
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O Lord, thou hast duped me
Francis Grier; Rowan Williams; London Choral Sinfonia; Michael Waldron; James Orford; Brian O'Kane |
1:22 | |||
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1.6
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Narration 3
Francis Grier; Rowan Williams; London Choral Sinfonia; Michael Waldron; Samantha Bond; Simon Callow; Adrian Peacock |
3:37 | |||
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1.7
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Lovely tears of lovely eyes
Francis Grier; Rowan Williams; London Choral Sinfonia; Michael Waldron; James Orford; Brian O'Kane |
4:14 | |||
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1.8
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Narration 4
Francis Grier; Rowan Williams; London Choral Sinfonia; Michael Waldron; Samantha Bond; Simon Callow; Adrian Peacock |
3:10 | |||
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1.9
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Dialogue for cello & organ
Francis Grier; Rowan Williams; London Choral Sinfonia; Michael Waldron; James Orford; Brian O'Kane |
3:28 | |||
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1.10
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Narration 5
Francis Grier; Rowan Williams; London Choral Sinfonia; Michael Waldron; Samantha Bond; Simon Callow; Adrian Peacock |
6:25 | |||
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1.11
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O Cross of Christ
Francis Grier; Rowan Williams; London Choral Sinfonia; Michael Waldron; James Orford; Brian O'Kane |
2:47 | |||
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1.12
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Narration 6
Francis Grier; Rowan Williams; London Choral Sinfonia; Michael Waldron; Samantha Bond; Simon Callow; Adrian Peacock |
5:13 | |||
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1.13
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Today he who hung the earth upon the waters
Francis Grier; Rowan Williams; London Choral Sinfonia; Michael Waldron; James Orford; Brian O'Kane |
5:37 | |||
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1.14
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Hail, gladdening light
Owain Park; London Choral Sinfonia; Michael Waldron; Alison Ponsford-Hill |
2:04 | |||
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1.15
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We will remember them
Edward Elgar; London Choral Sinfonia; Michael Waldron |
2:46 | |||
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Enigma Variations. Nimrod
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1.16
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Lux Aeterna
Edward Elgar; John Cameron; London Choral Sinfonia |
4:11 | |||
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1.17
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Nunc Dimittis (after Finzi)
David Bednall; London Choral Sinfonia; Michael Waldron |
9:39 | |||
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1.18
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And I saw a new heaven
Edgar Bainton; London Choral Sinfonia; Michael Waldron |
5:44 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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In an album that includes world-premiere recordings, Michael Waldron and the London Choral Sinfonia perform Francis Grier’s modern-day Passion, "Sword in the Soul", to texts by Rowan Williams narrated by Simon Callow, Samantha Bond and Adrian Peacock.
Alongside Grier’s "Sword in the Soul", we hear "Lux Eterna", the profoundly moving choral setting of Elgar’s famous ‘Nimrod’ from his "Enigma Variations", as well as a rarely-heard piece by Elgar recorded only once before: the intensely poignant "We Will Remember Them" a beautiful and simple a cappella arrangement of a famous text.
The album also features music by contemporary composer David Bednall, and LCS’s Composer in Residence Owain Park.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Orchid Classics Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.36 -16.12 to -0.49 | -27.87 -34.83 to -19.55 | -23.88 -32.80 to -15.90 | 15 11 to 20 | |
| 1 | We venerate the wood of thy Cross | -0.78 | -26.97 | -23.0 | 17 |
| 2 | Narration 1 | -8.89 | -31.96 | -27.5 | 16 |
| 3 | Nunc Dimittis | -7.14 | -29.83 | -27.3 | 14 |
| 4 | Narration 2 | -4.16 | -30.93 | -26.3 | 20 |
| 5 | O Lord, thou hast duped me | -1.29 | -19.55 | -15.9 | 11 |
| 6 | Narration 3 | -4.70 | -30.19 | -25.9 | 18 |
| 7 | Lovely tears of lovely eyes | -0.50 | -25.82 | -21.0 | 15 |
| 8 | Narration 4 | -5.36 | -31.86 | -27.1 | 19 |
| 9 | Dialogue for cello & organ | -13.47 | -32.89 | -32.2 | 11 |
| 10 | Narration 5 | -5.31 | -31.87 | -27.7 | 18 |
| 11 | O Cross of Christ | -2.07 | -25.82 | -20.4 | 14 |
| 12 | Narration 6 | -4.85 | -31.59 | -26.9 | 19 |
| 13 | Today he who hung the earth upon the waters | -0.49 | -24.73 | -21.0 | 15 |
| 14 | Hail, gladdening light | -16.12 | -34.83 | -32.8 | 12 |
| 15 | We will remember them | -1.17 | -25.21 | -20.8 | 14 |
| 16 | Lux Aeterna | -0.73 | -21.79 | -17.1 | 13 |
| 17 | Nunc Dimittis (after Finzi) | -0.86 | -23.79 | -19.4 | 14 |
| 18 | And I saw a new heaven | -0.56 | -22.05 | -17.5 | 13 |