William Croft: Burial Service & Anthems

CD714

William Croft (1678-1727) was the finest English composer of his age, having followed in the footsteps of Henry Purcell and John Blow at Westminster Abbey.

This recording highlights his full anthems and Burial Service published in his ambitious and successful Musica Sacra of 1724. Croft was deeply inspired by Tallis and, at the hight of his career, flourished in the shadow of Handel.

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1. Sing praises to the Lord

2. Voluntary No. 8 in C major

3. Hear my prayer, O Lord

4. O Lord God of my salvation

5. Voluntary No. 1 in D minor

The Burial Service

6. I am the resurrection

7. Man that is born of a woman

8. Thou knowest, Lord (Henry Purcell)

9. I heard a voice from heaven

10. Voluntary No. 5 in C major

11. God is gone up with a merry noise

12. O Lord, rebuke me not

13. Voluntary No. 4 in G minor

14. O Lord, grant the King a long life

Released: June 2015

Length: 51 minutes

Artist: The Choir of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge

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