Haydn: Nelson Mass/ Croft: Burial Service / Bach: St John Passion

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(Haydn) “resonant King’s acoustic…the effect is admirably full-blooded and vivid” (Penguin Guide 3 stars) (Croft) “Another unforgettable experience is the singing of Croft’s Burial Service, recorded in procession with the voices gradually drawing nearer.” (Haydn) “a fine and vital performance under David Willcocks, with a first-rate quartet of soloists (Gramophone)

THE ‘NELSON’ MASS (Missa in augustiis / Mass in Troubled Times)
• 1. Kyrie 5:02
• 2. Gloria 10:43
• 3. Credo 9:51
• 4. Sanctus 2:22
• 5. Benedictus 5:57
• 6. Agnus Dei 6:14

Sylvia Stahlman, Helen Watts, Wilfred Brown, Tom Krause
with the London Symphony Orchestra

• 7. William Croft: The Burial Service (Recorded in procession) 14:38
• 8. Thomas Tallis (ed. Ken): Glory to Thee, My God, this Night 2:53
• 9. Orlando Gibbons: Drop, Drop Slow Tears 1:33

J S Bach: St. John Passion – Excerpts

• 10. Chorale: O Lord who dares smite Thee 2:05
• 11. Chorale: O Mighty King. Eternal is Thy Glory 2:03
• 12. Chorus: Rest calm…Lord Jesu, Thy dear Angel send 10:58