Mother of God, here I standThe Catholic Church’s immense devotion to Mary, the mother of God, is shown in many ways, among them, the closure of the Divine Office each day with the Antiphon to Our Lady. The four in general use today vary with the liturgical seasons of the year and form the backbone to this recording by the Nottingham Cathedral Choir, interspersed with music of the Renaissance and by 20th and 21st century composers.
Anerio Regina Caeli
Britten A Hymn to the Virgin Byrd Beata viscera Hassler Dixit Maria Lassus Salve Regina McDowall Ave Regina Caelorum Patterson Ave Maria* Palestrina Alma Redemptoris Mater Philips Alma Redemptoris Mater Rachmaninoff Bogoroditsye Dyevo Skempton Ave Maria* Skempton Ave Virgo sanctissima Summers Salve Regina* Tavener Mother of God, here I stand Victoria Missa Ave Maris Stella *pieces commissioned for the Cathedral Choir |