POTT Francis (*1957)
Vasari Singers - Jeremy Backhouse (Dir)
Signum Records
2 CD
088:31
Chor / Lied
1999-01-01
The cloud of unknowing (Gesamtaufnahme) Pott, Francis Prologue There where the sun first dwelt Lord, thou hast been our refuge Now, as though God were sighing There where the sun first dwelt (Reprise) I was in the spirit on the Lord's day And there went out another horse that was red The cities are burned and consumed from the earth For a nation is come up All faces shall gather blackness They that hate me without a cause Divided sons, fight on Behold a pale horse Blessed be he that taketh their children Dark earth, dark heavens... - Interlude Yesterday I was at work teaching Chris to lift his cross The Lord is my sheperd For those men night was a more bitter day My God, why hast thou forsaken me? O do not look Is this He that was transfigured There they lie huddled Epilogue: Clear sight shall never man have For in the other life In one little time may heaven be won and lost Amen Farewell, ghostly friend The love in him was such Amen
POTT Francis (*1957)Vasari Singers - Jeremy Backhouse (Dir)Label : Signum Records
Jeremy Filsell (Orgel) - James Gilchrist (Tenor) // Following its successful premiere performance earlier this year, Francis Pott's highly anticipated recording of The Cloud of Unknowing is likely to be musical milestone and a choral great. Drawing together a variety of texts and musical influences, Pott weaves together a deep and emotional work with an ethos reminiscent of Michael Tippett's 'War Oratorio'.
