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Herbert Howells: Psalms and Psalm Preludes
REGCD586 (Regent Records, CD)
DDD
FIRST RELEASE (23 May 2025)
Playing time: 83'12"
Tracks: 13
Booklet pages: 24
℗ 2025 Regent Records Ltd
© 2025 Regent Records Ltd
Main country of recording: United Kingdom
Received: 29 April 2025
This item is available to review
David Hill, solo organ
The Choir of Durham Cathedral
Joseph Beech, organ
Daniel Cook, director
Herbert Howells:
1 Master Tallis's Testament (Six Pieces for Organ, No 3)
2 Psalm 34: I will alway give thanks unto the Lord
3 Psalm-Prelude, Set 1, Op 32, No 1 (Ps 34, v6 - 'Lo, the poor crieth')
4 Psalm 37: Fret not thyself because of the ungodly
5 Psalm-Prelude, Set 1, Op 32, No 2 (Ps 37, v11 - 'But the meek-spirited shall possess the earth')
6 Psalm 23: The Lord is my shepherd
7 Psalm-Prelude, Set 1, Op 32, No 3 (Ps 23, v4 - 'Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death')
8 Psalm 130: Out of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord
9 Psalm-Prelude, Set 2, No 1 (Ps 130, v1 - 'Out of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord')
10 Psalm 139: O Lord, thou hast searched me out, and known me
11 Psalm-Prelude, Set 2, No 2 (Ps 139, v11 - 'Yea, the darkness is no darkness with thee')
12 Psalm 33: Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous
13 Psalm-Prelude, Set 2, No 3 (Ps 33, v3 - 'Sing unto the Lord a new song')
Recorded 12-13 June 2023 (choir sessions) and 27-28 July 2023 (David Hill) in Durham Cathedral, Durham, UK.