Janacek: The Lord's Prayer (Organ and Choral Music) - Christ Church Cathedral Oxford, Stephen Darlington

Griffin has assembled a world-class team here for discovery recordings of Janacek’s beautiful shorter church works. The reaction last spring when BBC Radio 3 broadcast a live performance of “The Lord’s Prayer” ( Otčenáš ) was astounding, predicting exceptional interest in this recording. Another notably beautiful piece is “On the Death of Daughter Olgy”.  Stephen Darlington now leads one of the UK’s top choirs in these works, of which there are very few if any versions available.

Otcenas The Lord’s Prayer                                      16.08
Ave Maria                                                                         5.20
Elegie on the death of my daughter Olga        7.27
Exaudi Deus                                                                    1.33
Choral Fantasia (organ)                                            7.30
Zdravas Maria Ave Maria                                          4.04
Constitues                                                                       1.56
Veni Sancte Spiritus                                                   2.18
Varyto (organ)                                                              4.00

Mass after Liszt’s Messe pour Orgue

Kyrie                                      2.02
Gloria                                    3.28
Credo                                    3.24
Sanctus                                2.21
Benedictus                         2.32
Agnus Dei                            2.47