Description
Title: Lux
Artist: Voces8
Label: Universal Classics
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 028947880530
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2015-01-27
Number of Discs: 1
2015 release from the British a cappella octet, a luminous selection of pieces spanning over 400 years: From Thomas Tallis and Gregorio Allegri to Massive Attack (”Teardrop”) and Ben Folds Five (”The Luckiest”). LUX (the Latin for “”light””) brings hope, banishes darkness and nurtures both the body and the spirit – it has inspired composers from the earliest times until the present day. Features works by two of the most talked about composers of our time: Norway”s Ola Gjeilo and Will Todd (UK). There is something inherently comforting about the sound of unaccompanied voices blended in harmony. Saxophone, cello, harp and water glasses make otherworldly additions to several tracks.
Tracks:
1.1 Ubi Caritas, for Chorus
1.2 O Nata Lux de Lumine, Motet (Hymn) for 5 Voices, P. 209
1.3 Lux Aeterna, for Chorus (After Nimrod from Enigma Variations, Various Arr.)
1.4 Teardrop
1.5 The Mother of God, for Chorus
1.6 Miserere Mei Deus (Psalm 51), Motet for Chorus
1.7 Stars, for Chorus ; Water Glasses
1.8 Ave Maria (I), for Chorus in E Major
1.9 Prayer to a Guardian Angel, for Soprano, Harp ; String Orchestra
1.10 Vespers (All-Night Vigil), for Alto, Tenor ; Chorus, Op. 37
1.11 Lux Aeterna, for Chorus ; Orchestra
1.12 The Luckiest
1.13 Corde Natus Ex Parentis
1.14 My Lord Has Come, for Chorus
1.15 Ubi Caritas, for Chorus
