Stanford's eight-part Latin Magnificat was posthumously dedicated to Parry, whose own Songs of farewell are unmistakably valedictory in mood. Personal as well as musical associations run deep in this poignantly expressive program from James O'Donnell and the Westminster Abbey Choir.

Tracklist:

Stanford: Three Motets, Op 38 - I. Justorum Animae
Stanford: Three Motets, Op 38 - II. Caelos Ascendit Hodie
Stanford: Three Motets, Op 38 - III. Beati Quorum Via
Gray: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in F minor - I. Magnificat
Gray: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in F minor - II. Nunc Dimittis
Stanford: Magnificat for Eight-Part Chorus in B Flat, Op 164
Wood: Nunc Dimittis in B Flat
Parry: Songs of Farewell - I. My Soul, There Is a Country
Parry: Songs of Farewell - II. I Know My Soul Hath Power to Know All Things 1
Parry: Songs of Farewell - III. Never Weather-Beaten Sail 1
Parry: Songs of Farewell - IV. There Is An Old Belief 1
Parry: Songs of Farewell - V. at the Round Earth's Imagined Corners 1
Parry: Songs of Farewell - VI. Lord, Let Me Know Mine End

UPC: 034571283012
Label: Hyperion
Release Date: 5.29.20
Format: CD

Westminster Abbey Choir / James Odonnell - Parry: Songs Of Farewell (CD)