Take 24 of the world's best-loved melodies, ask Noel Rawsthorne and Christopher Tambling to turn them into really attractive choral pieces, and commission Nick Fawcett to write fine new texts. The result: an exquisite collection of wonderful anthems that will become beloved by choirs, just as the original compositionshave taken hold of generations of music lovers.
Can it be true?
Morning from Peer Gynt - Grieg
Christ be with me
Canon in D - Pachelbel
Comfort, comfort
Adagio from Violin Concerto - Bruch
Gladness, sadness, joy and sorrow
To a Wild Rose - MacDowell
Go in peace
Largo from New World Symphony - Dvorák
Holy Spirit, gift divine
Chanson Triste - Tchaikovsky
In an upper room
Prelude in C minor - Chopin
Living God, I cry to you
Air from Suite No 3 - Bach
Lord, I lift my hands to you
Adagio from Pathétique Sonata - Beethoven
Lord, I would serve you
Adagietto from Symphony No 5 - Mahler
Proclaim the story
Te Deum Prelude - Charpentier
Sing aloud, the day is breaking
Ode to joy - Beethoven
