Album Summary
Performers
James Davy (Organ)
Simon Johnson (Piano)
Simon Johnson (Organ)
Nicholas Robinson (Organ)
Nicholas Robinson (Piano)
Evelyn Sharpe
Carl Orff (1895 - 1982)
Richard Rodney Bennett (Composer) (1936 - 2012)
Pelham Humfrey (1647 - 1674)
Jeremiah Clarke (circa 1674 - 1707)
Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
Jean-François Lallouette
Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930)
Charles Gounod (Composer) (1818 - 1893)
Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
English Traditional
Henry Walford Davies (1869 - 1941)
Richard Shepherd (1949 - )
Antonio Caldara (1670 - 1736)
Peter Hurford (1930 - )
Notes & Reviews:
Freddy de Rivaz was born in St. Albans, England in 1991. His musical talents were evident at an early age on the drums where his remarkable sense of rhythm and contrast livened up many occasions. Freddy also had a good voice and in 1999 became a chorister at the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Albans under Andrew Lucas. Early on, Freddy's innate musicality shone through and he could be relied upon to sing solos exquisitely the first time; with a maturity beyond his years. In 2004 he was selected out of 25,000 applicants to perform in Rachel Portman's opera The Little Prince, shown on BBC2. In choosing songs for this recording, he has selected music with a wide range of appeal that gives him the opportunity to make the songs his own. Boy's voices do not last forever and it is this unique temporal quality that is captured so well in these songs with Freddy's voice at its peak. He ended his treble career a few months after these recordings were made with a stunning unaccompanied solo of Away in a Manger, each note of which could be heard clearly throughout the Abbey by the 2,000 members of the Christmas congregation.
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Works Details
Davies, Henry Walford : God Be in My Head - Performers: Simon Johnson (Piano); Simon Johnson (Organ)
- Notes: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban (07/18/2005/07/20/2005)
- Running Time: 1 min. 33 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
Bennett, Richard R. : Aviary, for voice & piano :: 1. The Birds Lament - Performers: Nicholas Robinson (Organ); Nicholas Robinson (Piano)
- Notes: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban (07/18/2005/07/20/2005)
- Running Time: 2 min. 40 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
Jean-François Lallouette : O Mysterium Ineffabile, motet - Performers: Nicholas Robinson (Organ); Nicholas Robinson (Piano)
- Notes: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban (07/18/2005/07/20/2005)
- Running Time: 1 min. 45 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Choral
Shepherd, Richard : Let Him Who Seeks, anthem for voice & keyboard - Performers: Simon Johnson (Piano); Simon Johnson (Organ)
- Notes: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban (07/18/2005/07/20/2005)
- Running Time: 1 min. 42 sec.
- Period Time: Contemporary
- Form: Choral
Humfrey, Pelham : A Hymne to God the father "Wilt thou forgive that sin" - Performers: Nicholas Robinson (Organ); Nicholas Robinson (Piano)
- Notes: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban (07/18/2005/07/20/2005)
- Running Time: 2 min. 47 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Choral
- Written: 1688
Warlock, Peter : Balulalow - Performers: Nicholas Robinson (Piano); Nicholas Robinson (Organ)
- Notes: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban (07/18/2005/07/20/2005)
- Running Time: 1 min. 37 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1919
Caldara, Antonio : La costanza in amor vince l'inganno - Performer: James Davy (Organ)
- Notes: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban (07/18/2005/07/20/2005)
- Running Time: 2 min. 42 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Vocal
- Written: 1710
Clarke, Jeremiah : Evening Hymn - Performers: Nicholas Robinson (Organ); Nicholas Robinson (Piano)
- Notes: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban (07/18/2005/07/20/2005)
- Running Time: 2 min. 1 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Choral
Gounod, Charles : Ave Maria - Performers: Simon Johnson (Piano); Simon Johnson (Organ)
- Notes: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban (07/18/2005/07/20/2005)
- Running Time: 2 min. 31 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: circa 1852
Hurford, Peter : Litany of the Holy Spirit, hymn - Performer: James Davy (Organ)
- Notes: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban (07/18/2005/07/20/2005)
- Running Time: 2 min. 41 sec.
- Period Time: Contemporary
- Form: Choral
Britten, Benjamin : A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 :: That Yonge Child - Performers: Nicholas Robinson (Piano); Nicholas Robinson (Organ)
- Notes: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban (07/18/2005/07/20/2005)
- Running Time: 1 min. 47 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Form: Cantata/Oratorio
- Written: 1942
Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Requiem, Op. 48 :: Pie Jesu - Performer: James Davy (Organ)
- Notes: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban (07/18/2005/07/20/2005)
- Running Time: 3 min. 24 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Form: Choral
- Written: 1887-1900
Sharpe, Evelyn : Skye Boat Song, ballad for voice & keyboard - Performers: Simon Johnson (Piano); Simon Johnson (Organ)
- Notes: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban (07/18/2005/07/20/2005)
- Running Time: 2 min. 45 sec.
- Form: Vocal
Mendelssohn, Felix : Hear my prayer - Performer: James Davy (Organ)
- Notes: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban (07/18/2005/07/20/2005)
- Running Time: 3 min. 39 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 01/25/1844
Traditional, English : The Salley Gardens (or Maids of Mourne Shore), traditional melody - Performers: Simon Johnson (Piano); Simon Johnson (Organ)
- Notes: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban (07/18/2005/07/20/2005)
- Running Time: 2 min. 19 sec.
- Period Time: Renaissance
Orff, Carl : Carmina burana :: In Trutina - Performers: Simon Johnson (Organ); Simon Johnson (Piano)
- Notes: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban (07/18/2005/07/20/2005)
- Running Time: 2 min. 20 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Form: Cantata/Oratorio
- Written: 1935-1936

























