℗ 2023 Delphian Records
| Released | June 23, 2023 |
| Duration | 55m 02s |
| Record Label | Delphian Records |
| Catalogue No. | DCD34291 |
| Genre | Classical (Choral) |
Orchestral Anthems: Elgar | Finzi | Dyson | Howells
Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Benjamin Nicholas, Britten Sinfonia
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Blessed city, heavenly Salem (Version for Choir and Orchestra)
Edward Bairstow; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Benjamin Nicholas; Britten Sinfonia; Áine Smith |
7:53 | |||
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1.2
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Ecce sacerdos magnus (Version for Choir and Orchestra)
Edward Elgar; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Benjamin Nicholas; Britten Sinfonia |
3:17 | |||
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Evening Service in D
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1.3
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I. Magnificat (Arr. for choir and orchestra by Douglas Hopkins)
George Dyson; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Benjamin Nicholas; Britten Sinfonia; Girl Choristers of Merton College, Oxford |
4:16 | |||
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1.4
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II. Nunc Dimittis (Arr. for choir and orchestra by Douglas Hopkins)
George Dyson; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Benjamin Nicholas; Britten Sinfonia; Girl Choristers of Merton College, Oxford |
2:45 | |||
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1.5
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Behold, O God our defender (Version for Choir and Orchestra)
Herbert Howells; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Benjamin Nicholas; Britten Sinfonia |
3:22 | |||
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1.6
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Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes mei (Arr. for choir and orchestra by Edward Elgar)
Henry Purcell; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Benjamin Nicholas; Britten Sinfonia; Ruairi Bowen; William Thomas |
6:51 | |||
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1.7
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Lo, the full, final sacrifice (Version for Choir and Orchestra)
Gerald Finzi; Ralph Vaughan Williams; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Benjamin Nicholas; Britten Sinfonia |
13:58 | |||
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1.8
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Te Deum in G (Arr. for choir and orchestra by Arnold Foster)
Ralph Vaughan Williams; Gerald Finzi; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Benjamin Nicholas; Britten Sinfonia; Áine Smith; Ruairi Bowen; William Thomas |
6:28 | |||
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1.9
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The Spirit of the Lord (Version for Choir and Orchestra)
Edward Elgar; Choir of Merton College, Oxford; Benjamin Nicholas; Britten Sinfonia |
6:12 | |||
For the Choir of Merton College, Oxford’s first collaboration with Britten Sinfonia, Benjamin Nicholas has brought together a collection of sacred works from the first half of the twentieth century.A little-known fact is that these stalwarts of the English repertory were either originally intended to be heard with orchestra, or subsequently orchestrated by their composer or a close colleague.
Written for enthronements, coronations and the nation’s grandest choral festivals, these national ‘standards’ arehere brought back to life, their orchestral accompaniments affording them the richness, pomp and majesty associated with that epoch.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Delphian Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.61 -2.11 to -0.40 | -21.19 -24.31 to -16.79 | -17.39 -20.30 to -13.60 | 12 9 to 14 | |
| 1 | Blessed city, heavenly Salem (Version for Choir and Orchestra) | -0.40 | -22.98 | -18.3 | 14 |
| 2 | Ecce sacerdos magnus (Version for Choir and Orchestra) | -0.40 | -21.10 | -17.1 | 12 |
| 3 | I. Magnificat (Arr. for choir and orchestra by Douglas Hopkins) | -0.40 | -16.79 | -13.6 | 9 |
| 4 | II. Nunc Dimittis (Arr. for choir and orchestra by Douglas Hopkins) | -2.11 | -22.98 | -20.3 | 11 |
| 5 | Behold, O God our defender (Version for Choir and Orchestra) | -0.40 | -19.44 | -15.3 | 11 |
| 6 | Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes mei (Arr. for choir and orchestra by Edward Elgar) | -0.40 | -21.17 | -17.6 | 13 |
| 7 | Lo, the full, final sacrifice (Version for Choir and Orchestra) | -0.61 | -24.31 | -19.8 | 14 |
| 8 | Te Deum in G (Arr. for choir and orchestra by Arnold Foster) | -0.40 | -19.77 | -15.7 | 12 |
| 9 | The Spirit of the Lord (Version for Choir and Orchestra) | -0.40 | -22.20 | -18.8 | 13 |