Mother of God, here I stand

The 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