Anthology of English Anthems
450 years Byrd to Tavener
Magdalen College Oxford, John Harper
this set contains some very fine performances – particularly of the early twentieth century works. It makes fascinating listening especially for anyone interested in the development of music. — MusicWeb International, October 2012
Attwood, T: Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire
Bairstow: Blessed City, heavenly Salem
Bairstow: Let all mortal flesh keep silence
Battishill: O Lord, look down from heaven
Bennett, R R: Verses
Berkeley, L: Thou Hast Made Me
Blow: My God, My God, Look Upon Me
Boyce: O where shall wisdom be found?
Britten: Hymn to St. Peter, Op. 56a
Byrd: Exalt Thyself, O God
Byrd: O Lord Turn Thy Wrath
Byrd: Sing joyfully
Byrd: Teach me, O Lord
Croft: God Is Gone Up With A Merry Noise
Fanner: The Lord's Prayer
Farrant, R: Hide not thou thy face
Finzi: Welcome Sweet and Sacred Feast, Op. 27 No. 3
Gibbons, O: O Lord, I Lift My Heart To Thee
Gibbons, O: O Lord, in thy wrath rebuke me not
Greene, M: Lord, Let Me Know Mine End
Harper, J: Salve Regina
Harper, J: Ubi Caritas
Harris, W: Bring us, O Lord God
Harvey, J: Come, Holy Ghost
Harvey, J: The Tree
Holst: The Evening-watch, H159
Howells: Come, my soul
Howells: Like as the Hart
Howells: Thee will I love
Ireland: Greater Love Hath No Man
Joubert: O Lorde, the maker of al thing
Leighton: Drop, Drop Slow Tears
Leighton: Give me the wings of faith
Morley: Nolo mortem peccatoris
Morley: Out of the Deep
Ouseley: Is it Nothing to You?
Ouseley: O Saviour of the world
Parry: My soul, there is a country (No. 1 from Songs of Farewell)
Purcell: Hear my prayer, O Lord, Z15
Purcell: I was glad when they said unto me, Z19
Purcell: O God, thou hast cast us out, Z36
Purcell: Remember not, O Lord, our offences, Z50
Rose, B: Praise Ye the Lord
Sheppard, J: The Lord's Prayer
Stainer: I saw the Lord
Stanford: Glorious and Powerful God, Op. 135 No. 3
Stanford: The Lord is my shepherd
Stewart, H C: King of Glory, King of Peace
Tallis: I call and cry to thee, O Lord
Tallis: O Lord, give thy holy spirit
Tallis: Purge me, O Lord
Tavener: Hymn to the Mother of God
Tomkins: O Praise the Lord, All Ye Heathen
Tomkins: Then David mourned
Tye: I Will Exalt Thee
Vaughan Williams: Whitsunday Hymn
Walton: Set me as a seal upon thine heart
Weelkes: Hosanna to the Son of David
Weelkes: O Lord Arise
Wesley, S S: Blessed be the God and Father
Wesley, S S: The Wilderness
Wilder, P: Blessed Art Thou
Wood, C: Expectans Expectavi
Wood, C: Hail, gladdening Light
Wood, C: O thou the central orb