Stephen Layton MBE
Album cover: Tavener - The Veil of the Temple (Re-Issue)

Signum Classics (distributed by Hyperion) SIGCD367 · January 2014

Tavener - The Veil of the Temple (Re-Issue)

English Chamber Orchestra, Stephen Layton (conductor)

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Recorded: July 2003
Produced by Adrian Peacock & Chris Hazell
Engineered by Mike Hatch
Release date: January 2014
Total duration: 148 minutes 13 seconds

Track list
  1. Cycle 1 No 1: Mystical love song of the SufisSir John Tavener (1944-2013)5'06
  2. Cycle 1 No 2: Primordial callSir John Tavener (1944-2013)2'42
  3. Cycle 2 No 1: Primordial callSir John Tavener (1944-2013)0'31
  4. Cycle 2 No 2: God's creationSir John Tavener (1944-2013)5'40
  5. Cycle 2 No 3: Outside the gates of paradiseSir John Tavener (1944-2013)2'51
  6. Cycle 2 No 4: Our FatherSir John Tavener (1944-2013)2'58
  7. Cycle 2 No 5: Holy MarySir John Tavener (1944-2013)3'00
  8. Cycle 2 No 6: Alleluia, Theos ErastosSir John Tavener (1944-2013)1'44
  9. Cycle 2 No 7: Gospel of St JohnSir John Tavener (1944-2013)4'23
  10. Cycle 2 No 8: Thrice-Holy Hymn: ResurrectionSir John Tavener (1944-2013)2'59
  11. Cycle 2 No 9: Beatitudes of St Isaac the SyrianSir John Tavener (1944-2013)4'37
  12. Cycle 3 No 1: Primordial callSir John Tavener (1944-2013)1'18
  13. Cycle 3 No 2: Psalm of creationSir John Tavener (1944-2013)1'49
  14. Cycle 3 No 3: O blessed paradise, pray for meSir John Tavener (1944-2013)3'13
  15. Cycle 4 No 1: Primordial callSir John Tavener (1944-2013)1'55
  16. Cycle 4 No 2: Mystery of the nothingness of GodSir John Tavener (1944-2013)2'15
  17. Cycle 5 No 1: Primordial callSir John Tavener (1944-2013)1'51
  18. Cycle 5 No 2: You mantle yourself in lightSir John Tavener (1944-2013)3'42
  19. Cycle 5 No 3: Jesus prayerSir John Tavener (1944-2013)1'14
  20. Cycle 5 No 4: The Lord's prayerSir John Tavener (1944-2013)6'58
  21. Cycle 6 No 1: Primordial callSir John Tavener (1944-2013)2'08
  22. Cycle 6 No 2: What God is, we do not knowSir John Tavener (1944-2013)2'34
  23. Cycle 6 No 3: God of strengthSir John Tavener (1944-2013)2'45
  24. Cycle 6 No 4: Kyrie eleison: ChantSir John Tavener (1944-2013)2'18
  25. Cycle 6 No 5: Te re rem: Ecstatic chantSir John Tavener (1944-2013)3'31
  26. Cycle 6 No 6: Jesus having risen from the tombSir John Tavener (1944-2013)2'22
  27. Cycle 7 No 1: Apocalyptic primordial callSir John Tavener (1944-2013)1'26
  28. Cycle 7 No 2: Absolved in the mirrorSir John Tavener (1944-2013)2'05
  29. Cycle 7 No 3: Jesus prayerSir John Tavener (1944-2013)1'37
  30. Cycle 7 No 4: Hesychast meditationSir John Tavener (1944-2013)4'17
  31. Cycle 7 No 5: Mary TheotokosSir John Tavener (1944-2013)2'57
  32. Cycle 7 No 6: Hail, veil of the templeSir John Tavener (1944-2013)1'21
  33. Cycle 7 No 7: Mother of GodSir John Tavener (1944-2013)5'06
  34. Cycle 7 No 8: AlleluiaSir John Tavener (1944-2013)4'58
  35. Cycle 7 No 9: The gospel of St JohnSir John Tavener (1944-2013)13'47
  36. Cycle 8 No 1: MaranathaSir John Tavener (1944-2013)2'51
  37. Cycle 8 No 2: Awake thou that sleepestSir John Tavener (1944-2013)2'12
  38. Cycle 8 No 3: Into beautySir John Tavener (1944-2013)1'11
  39. Cycle 8 No 4: Rending of the veil of the temple: Maya AtmaSir John Tavener (1944-2013)5'40
  40. Cycle 8 No 5: Knights Templar in the temple churchSir John Tavener (1944-2013)4'18
  41. Cycle 8 No 6: Light of ChristSir John Tavener (1944-2013)4'31
  42. Cycle 8 No 7: Cosmic risingSir John Tavener (1944-2013)4'13
  43. Cycle 8 No 8: New Jerusalem: Upanishad hymnSir John Tavener (1944-2013)5'55
  44. Cycle 8 No 9: ShántihSir John Tavener (1944-2013)3'24

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