John Tavener Archive
Sir John Tavener: Angels – Winchester Cathedral Choir, Andrew Lumsden – Hyperion
Taverner’s music beautifully recorded and performed
“Tavener Conducts Tavener” – Cappella Nova/ Alan Tavener – Linn
A Tavener tribute of substance and compelling emotion. “Tavener Conducts Tavener” – Cappella Nova/ Alan Tavener – Linn CKD 539, 74 min. [Distr. by Naxos] ****: Cappella Nova has a long association with the music of the late John Tavener (2013), and so this tribute album is bookended with music from the very first composition […]
“Christ the Saviour Cathedral Moscow: New Liturgical Chant of the Russian Orthodox Church” [TrackList follows] – Moscow Patriarch Choir/ Tolkachev – Christophorus
A most surprising release—knocking the cobwebs off the antiquities. “Christ the Saviour Cathedral Moscow: New Liturgical Chant of the Russian Orthodox Church”
JOHN TAVENER: Ikon of Light = Ikon of Light; Funeral Ikos; The Lamb; Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete – The Tallis Scholars/ Peter Phillips – Gimel
An old and revered, and somewhat important recording, with caveats regarding Ikon of Light.
TAVENER: Towards Silence – Medici Quartet/ Finzi Quartet/ Cavaleri Quartet/ Fifth Quadrant – Signum
The religious and philosophical quests of John Tavener continue—what is he up to now?