Against The Dying Of The Light

Cantus

2005

CD

United States of America

The collection of songs that aim to take the listener on a journey from the depths of despair to the pinnacles of joy with words from Wordsworth: "Though fallen thyself, never to rise again, Live and take comfort."

Artist

Cantus

Label

Cantus Recordings (CTS-1202)

Album info

For unaccompanied men's chorus (except track 6 with tam-tam and track 17 with piano)
Performed by Cantus; with assisting musicians
Sung in Latin, Italian, Finnish, German, English, and French; with accompanying lyrics in English
Buklett 34 lk.

CD package includes 40-page booklet of texts from the works featured on this recording
Designed by Bass Timothy Takach.

Recording

24-bit high resolution recording
Recorded in the Chapel Of The Good Shepherd, Shattuck-St. Mary's School, Faribault, MN
John Atkinson: Digital Editing, Engineer, Recording

1. Hymnus (natus in curas), op. 21

Jean Sibelius.

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3:49

2. O vos omnes

Pablo Casals

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3:04

3. Sunt Lacrimae Rerum I

Carl Orff
Kelvin Chan (Baritone), Brian Arreola (Tenor), Michael Hanawalt (Tenor), Adam Reinwald (Baritone), Paul Wilson (Baritone), Lawrence Wiliford (Tenor)

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4:20

4. Sunt Lacrimae Rerum II

Carl Orff
Kelvin Chan (Baritone), Brian Arreola (Tenor), Michael Hanawalt (Tenor), Adam Reinwald (Baritone), Paul Wilson (Baritone), Lawrence Wiliford (Tenor)

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3:36

5. Sunt Lacrimae Rerum III

Carl Orff
Kelvin Chan (Baritone), Brian Arreola (Tenor), Michael Hanawalt (Tenor), Adam Reinwald (Baritone), Paul Wilson (Baritone), Lawrence Wiliford (Tenor)

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4:46

6. Varjele, Jumala, Soasta

Veljo Tormis
Dave Hagedorn (Tamtam)

God Protect Us from War!

ISRC: USHM20552338

6:12

7. Absalon, Fili Mi

Josquin des Prez

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3:42

8. Sydämeni laulu

Jean Sibelius

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3:11

9. Grab und Mond

Franz Schubert

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3:13

10. Two Laments on Dylan Thomas: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Kenneth Jennings
Alan Dunbar (Bass), Adam Reinwald (Baritone)

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3:05

11. Two Laments on Dylan Thomas: And Death Shall Have No Dominion

Kenneth Jennings
Alan Dunbar (Bass), Adam Reinwald (Baritone)

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3:08

12. De profundis: 1. Andante

Leevi Madetoja
Adam Reinwald (Baritone)

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1:35

13. De profundis: 2. Lento

Leevi Madetoja
Adam Reinwald (Baritone)

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1:18

14. De profundis: 3. Allegretto

Leevi Madetoja
Adam Reinwald (Baritone)

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1:11

15. De profundis: 4. Andante Sostenuto

Leevi Madetoja
Adam Reinwald (Baritone)

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1:34

16. Alleluia

Randall Thompson

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4:59

17. Invocation

Claude Debussy
Charles Kemper (Piano), Brian Arreola (Tenor)

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5:02

18. Heaven-Haven (A Nun Takes The Veil)

Samuel Barber

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2:02

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