Tenebrae, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Nigel Short - Symphonic Psalms & Prayers (2018) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Tenebrae return to disc on Signum in performances exploring the Psalms in Music. With trumpets and well-tuned cymbals, the musical and prayerful richness of The Book of Psalms inspires vastly differing offerings from composers with a myriad of approaches to combining the two worlds of the symphonic and the choral. The results are works which defy categorisation and stand the test of time with audiences and performers alike. Joined by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the choirs director Nigel Short, they perform iconic works by Stravinsky (Symphony of Psalms), Bernstein (Chichester Psalms), Zemlinsky (Psalm 23), as well as Schoenberg’s final significant tonal work Freide auf Erden.

Described as “phenomenal” (The Times) and “devastatingly beautiful” (Gramophone Magazine), award-winning choir Tenebrae, under the direction of Nigel Short, is one of the world’s leading vocal ensembles renowned for its passion and precision.

Tracklist:
01. Symphony of Psalms: I. Exaudi orationem meam, Domine - Tenebrae
02. Symphony of Psalms: II. Expectans expectavi, Dominum - Tenebrae
03. Symphony of Psalms: III. Alleluia. Laudate Dominum - Tenebrae
04. Friede auf Erden, Op. 13 - Tenebrae
05. Chichester Psalms: I. Psalm 108-Psalm 100 - Tenebrae
06. Chichester Psalms: II. Psalm 23-Psalm 2: 1–4 - David Allsopp
07. Chichester Psalms: III. Psalm 131-Psalm 133: 1 - Tenebrae
08. Psalm 23, Op. 14 - Tenebrae

Composers:
Bernstein, Leonard (1918-90)
Schoenberg, Arnold (1874-1951)
Stravinsky, Igor Feodorovich (1882-1971)
Zemlinsky, Alexander von (1871-1942)

Personnel:
David Allsopp, countertenor
Tenebrae
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Nigel Short, conductor