Cover: The Herbert Howells Memorial Window, Gloucester Cathedral (1992) by Caroline Swash (b1941)
Hyperion CDA68105 · April 2016
Howells - Collegium Regale & other choral works
The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge, Stephen Layton (conductor)
- GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICE (APRIL 2016)
- RECORDING OF THE YEAR 2016 (LIMELIGHT MAGAZINE)
Press
Gramophone Magazine2016It was indeed fateful that Howells should have found himself in Cambridge during the Second World War in order to stand in for the recently appointed St John's College Organist Robin Orr, who was on active service in the RAF…Read the review 
The Guardian2016Much as John Piper, Graham Sutherland and Geoffrey Clarke created a new aesthetic in 20th-century visual art, so Herbert Howells did in liturgical music, particularly in his complete canticle settings for King’s College…Read the review 
Europadisc2016Herbert Howells may have been an Oxford man by education, but he came to forge his closest links with the 'other place': Cambridge. From 1941 to 1945 he was organist of St John's College while Robin Orr was on active service in…Read the review 
Music Web International2016This is the second Howells disc that Stephen Layton and the Trinity College Choir have made for Hyperion and once again they have ventured out of Cambridge for the sessions. Their very fine disc that included the Requiem was set…Read the review 
Classic FM Magazine2016Herbert Howells was arguably the most important composer of music for the Anglican church in the mid-twentieth century, and this selection has all of the polish and charisma to be expected from one of Britain’s most accomplished…Read the review 
BBC Music Magazine2016Those who have sung Howells's church music know how fluidly he matches it with text, how closely the cadences of words are reflected in the ebb and flow of notes on the stave. The Trinity College singers understand this, and a…Read the review 
Choir and Organ2016This splendid disc brings together all of the Howells's 'Collegium Regale' music for the Morning and Evening Prayer and the Office of Holy Communion, composed for King's College, Cambridge, during the second world war and then a…Read the review
Recorded: July 2014
Produced by Adrian Peacock
Engineered by David Hinitt
Release date: April 2016
Total duration: 61 minutes 14 seconds
Track list
- Jubilate O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands (Morning Canticle 2 from Collegium Regale 'King's College Cambridge Service')Herbert Howells (1892-1983)3'29
- Magnificat My soul doth magnify the Lord (Evening Canticle 1 from Collegium Regale 'King's College Cambridge Service')Herbert Howells (1892-1983)5'16
- Nunc dimittis Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace (Evening Canticle 2 from Collegium Regale 'King's College Cambridge Service')Herbert Howells (1892-1983)4'12
- Psalm 122 'Laetatus sum' I was glad when they said unto meHerbert Howells (1892-1983)2'38
- I love all beauteous thingsHerbert Howells (1892-1983)6'15
- Kyrie Lord, have mercy upon us (Communion setting 1 from Collegium Regale 'King's College Cambridge Service')Herbert Howells (1892-1983)1'23
- Credo I believe in one God (Communion setting 2 from Collegium Regale 'King's College Cambridge Service')Herbert Howells (1892-1983)6'17
- Sanctus Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts (Communion setting 3 from Collegium Regale 'King's College Cambridge Service')Herbert Howells (1892-1983)2'26
- Benedictus Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord (Communion setting 4 from Collegium Regale 'King's College Cambridge Service')Herbert Howells (1892-1983)1'45
- Agnus Dei O lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world (Communion setting 5 from Collegium Regale 'King's College Cambridge Service')Herbert Howells (1892-1983)2'04
- Gloria Glory be to God on high (Communion setting 6 from Collegium Regale 'King's College Cambridge Service')Herbert Howells (1892-1983)4'37
- Psalm 121 'Levavi oculos' I will lift up mine eyes unto the hillsHerbert Howells (1892-1983)2'34
- Behold, O God our defenderHerbert Howells (1892-1983)3'29
- Behold, O God our defender: No 1 in D flat majorHerbert Howells (1892-1983)6'12
- Te Deum We praise thee, O God (Morning Canticle 1 from Collegium Regale 'King's College Cambridge Service')Herbert Howells (1892-1983)8'37
Recording details from Hyperion Records.