Vidi Speciosam: Sacred Choral Music

Name: Vidi Speciosam: Sacred Choral Music
SKU: SIGCD746
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In the 1970s the Bevan Family Choir, consisting of 10 siblings under the direction of their father Roger Bevan, released an album of choral music and toured the country, even making a documentary for ITV. Now, some of the children of those singers – 15 of the 53 first cousins…are set to release their debut album with conductor Graham Ross. The album is a celebration of their musical heritage and contains works by Stanford, Victoria, Palestrina, Tallis, David Bevan, Lobo and more.

★★★★ THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2023 SO FAR “[A] lovingly curated selection of works for voices… All received performances of exquisite subtlety and clarity” – The Times

★★★★ “The sound is rich and strong…I loved it…the blend is faultless…an album of joy” – Opera Now

★★★★ Performance “[Bevan’s Magnificat] Lovingly performed. They are particularly good at strongly textured works…the works with intricate polyphony are pleasingly performed” – BBC Music Magazine

SKU: SIGCD746

The Bevan Family Consort

Graham Ross conductor

Release date: 19/05/2023

Catalogue number: SIGCD746

Barcode: 635212074626

“The Robert Parsons ‘Credo quod redemptor’.. a fine piece, beautifully sung – a real highlight. Clearly a very personal and touching tribute to David Bevan which leaves one rather speechless with admiration at the breathtaking musicality of some families.” – Cathedral Music

“The musical universe of the Bevan Family Consort is expansive and energetic; the most important thing is not only what they convey, but how they convey it. A splendid album“ – Sonograma

“The Bevan Family Consort offers a wide-ranging choral programme with care, musicality and bags of personality…[Sopranos] soft focus haze and blossomy, full throated warmth…the men come into their own in plainchant that ebbs and flows with instinctive, well-trodden ease…a gorgeous, eminently listenable disc” – Gramophone

[1] O lux beata caelitum – Anonymous / Plainchant

[2] Sicut cervus – Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

[3]-[7] Missa Vidi speciosam – Tomás Luis de Victoria

[8] Versa est in luctum – Alonso Lobo

[9] O sacrum convivium – Thomas Tallis

[10] Credo quod redemptor – Robert Parsons

[11] In spiritu humilitatis – Giovanni Croce

[12] Dignare me laudare te – Fernando de las Infantas

[13] Ave Maria – Anonymous / Plainchant

[14] Magnificat septimi toni – David Bevan

[15] Nunc dimittis – Gustav Holst

[16] Ave Maria – Gustav Holst

[17] Beati quorum via – Charles Villiers Stanford