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Solemn Vespers from Buckfast Abbey on the Feast of St Mary Magdalene, with music by Scheidemann, Guerrero and Martin Baker.

Solemn Vespers from Buckfast Abbey on the Feast of St Mary Magdalene.

Prelude: Victimae paschali laudes (Scheidemann)
Incipit: Deus in adiutorium (Plainsong)
Hymn: Lauda mater ecclesia (Guerrero)
Psalms 109, 112, 121, 126 (Plainsong – Patrick Russill, Plainsong, Plainsong – Matthew Martin, Plainsong)
Scripture Reading: Romans 8 vv28-34
Magnificat Octavi toni a 8 (Martin Baker)
Motet: Maria Magdalena et altera Maria (Guerrero)
Voluntary: Dic nobis Maria (Scheidemann)

Matthew Searles (Master of the Music)
Charles Maxtone-Smith (Organist)

Recorded 5 February.

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59 minutes

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Music Played

  • Heinrich Scheidemann

    Victimae paschali laudes

    Performer: Charles Maxtone-Smith.
  • Buckfast Abbey Choir, Matthew Searles & Charles Maxtone-Smith

    Deus in adiutorium (Plainsong)

  • Francisco Guerrero

    Lauda mater ecclesia

    Choir: Buckfast Abbey Choir. Conductor: Matthew Searles.
  • Buckfast Abbey Choir, Matthew Searles & Charles Maxtone-Smith

    Psalms 109, 112, 121, 126 (Plainsong, Patrick Russill, Matthew Martin)

  • Martin Baker

    Magnificat Octavi toni a 8

    Choir: Buckfast Abbey Choir. Conductor: Matthew Searles.
  • Francisco Guerrero

    Maria Magdalena et altera Maria

    Choir: Buckfast Abbey Choir. Conductor: Matthew Searles.
  • Heinrich Scheidemann

    Dic nobis Maria

    Performer: Charles Maxtone-Smith.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony no. 84 in E flat major (1st mvt)

    Conductor: Harry Christophers. Orchestra: Handel and Haydn Society.
    • Coro.

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