℗ 2016 Novum
| Released | August 5, 2016 |
| Duration | 1h 13m 05s |
| Record Label | Novum |
| Catalogue No. | NCR1389 |
| Genre | Classical (Choral - Sacred) |
John Blow: Symphony Anthems
Oxford New College Choir, St. James' Baroque Players, Robert Quinney
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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God spake sometime in visions
John Blow; Jacob Clayden; Hugo Payton; Edward Beswick; Tom Hammond-Davies; Stephen Taylor; Tom Kelly; George Robarts; Brian McAlea; Thomas Lowen; Oxford New College Choir; St. James' Baroque Players; Robert Quinney |
12:51 | |||
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1.2
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Hear my voice, O God
John Blow; Alexander Chance; Tom Kelly; Brian McAlea; Thomas Lowen; Oxford New College Choir; St. James' Baroque Players; Robert Quinney |
10:35 | |||
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1.3
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O sing unto the Lord a new song, sing unto the Lord
John Blow; Alexander Chance; Tom Kelly; Brian McAlea; Oxford New College Choir; St. James' Baroque Players; Robert Quinney |
16:30 | |||
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1.4
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When the Son of man (reconstructed by R. Quinney)
Robert Quinney; John Blow; Alexander Chance; Tom Hammond-Davies; Brian McAlea; Oxford New College Choir; St. James' Baroque Players; Robert Quinney |
6:28 | |||
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1.5
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When Israel came out of Egypt
John Blow; Alexander Chance; Guy Cutting; George Robarts; Thomas Lowen; Oxford New College Choir; St. James' Baroque Players; Robert Quinney |
11:19 | |||
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1.6
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I was glad
John Blow; Tom Hammond-Davies; Alexander Chance; Guy Cutting; Sasha Ockenden; Brian McAlea; Oxford New College Choir; St. James' Baroque Players; Robert Quinney |
15:22 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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Composer John Blow, a mentor, colleague and friend of Purcell, deserves recognition as a major figure in the flourishing of music that followed the Restoration in 1660. This recording by the Choir of New College Oxford includes three previously unrecorded symphony anthems, together with ceremonial works written for the coronation of James II and the consecration of the rebuilt St. Paul’s Cathedral. Alongside these, choir director Robert Quinney presents the first performance in 400 years of a newly reconstructed verse anthem. The choir and the St. James’ Baroque, playing period instruments, bring Blow’s innovative and strikingly individual voice vividly to life.
"... the extraordinary fertility of Blow’s imagination has not yet been celebrated as fully as it deserves ..."
- Robert Quinney, choir director
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Novum Studio Masters
Recorded in the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford, 6-10 July 2015 Producer: Jeremy Summerly Engineer: Adrian hunter Post-production: Adrian hunter & Robert Quinney Photographs: © Nick Rutter Cover image: Engraving from Francis Sandford, The history of the coronation of the most high, most mighty, and most excellent monarch, James II. london, 1687.
Recorded in the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Summertown, Oxford, 6-10 July 2015 Producer: Jeremy Summerly Engineer: Adrian hunter Post-production: Adrian hunter & Robert Quinney Photographs: © Nick Rutter Cover image: Engraving from Francis Sandford, The history of the coronation of the most high, most mighty, and most excellent monarch, James II. london, 1687.
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.96 -6.34 to -1.71 | -28.36 -31.28 to -25.88 | -25.30 -28.40 to -22.20 | 16 15 to 18 | |
| 1 | God spake sometime in visions | -1.71 | -26.39 | -23.3 | 16 |
| 2 | Hear my voice, O God | -5.48 | -30.58 | -27.7 | 18 |
| 3 | O sing unto the Lord a new song, sing unto the Lord | -1.85 | -26.47 | -23.4 | 15 |
| 4 | When the Son of man (reconstructed by R. Quinney) | -6.34 | -29.59 | -26.8 | 15 |
| 5 | When Israel came out of Egypt | -5.58 | -31.28 | -28.4 | 17 |
| 6 | I was glad | -2.83 | -25.88 | -22.2 | 15 |