poignantly rendered here by Frances Cooper
impressive piece easily bears comparison with works that Shchedrin admires like Rachmaninov's Vespers
This is a disc to listen to again and again"
but also on account of the music
well suited to the lustrous tone of Frances Cooper
A Gaelic Blessing Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral poignantly rendered here by FrancesSUMMARY TRACK LISTING REVIEWS INFO The first in a series of recordings with Matthew Owens and the Choir of St Marys Cathedral, Edinburgh. Best loved sacred works and new choral music grace this release, which includes works by Franck, Brahms, Prt, Finzi, Holst, Tavener, Mozart, Henschel and Wesley, some of them in world premiere recordings. "This recording is a real gemthe performance is always delicate but nonetheless abounding in richness" "This is