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Track(s) taken from CDA67150

The God of Gods, the Lord, hath call'd

composer
John Foster (1762-1822)
A Collection of Sacred Music, York, c1820
author of text
John Hopkins (fl1561-1561)
after Psalm 50

Psalmody, The Parley of Instruments, Peter Holman (conductor)
Recording details: September 1999
St Mary the Virgin, Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Produced by Martin Compton
Engineered by Antony Howell & Julian Millard
Release date: September 2000
Total duration: 3 minutes 29 seconds

Cover artwork: The Strand, looking east towards St Mary-le-Strand (1824). Caleb Robert Stanley (1795-1868)
The Museum of London
 

Reviews

‘A fascinating collection … wonderfully atmospheric’ (Gramophone)

‘Music both major and relatively elementary, but all of it has charm’ (Fanfare, USA)

‘An issue of great historical interest … performances (lovely solo and choral singing) are excellent: so is Peter Holman's scholarship’ (MusicWeb International)

‘A jewel of a disc’ (Amazon.co.uk)

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