Ward: Fantasies & Verse Anthems
Ward: Fantasies & Verse Anthems
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- Fantasia 2 a4 (VDGS 22)Composer(s) John WardArtist(s) Phantasm
Fantasia 2 a4 (VDGS 22)
02:13$2.30 - Praise the Lord, O my soulComposer(s) John WardArtist(s) Phantasm The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
Praise the Lord, O my soul
08:17$3.40 - Fantasia 5 a4 (VDGS 25)Composer(s) John WardArtist(s) Phantasm
Fantasia 5 a4 (VDGS 25)
02:49$2.30 - Mount up, my soulComposer(s) John WardArtist(s) Phantasm The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
Mount up, my soul
07:04$3.40 - Fantasia 1 a4 (VDGS 21)Composer(s) John WardArtist(s) Phantasm
Fantasia 1 a4 (VDGS 21)
02:53$2.30 - Down, caitiff wretch (Part 1)Composer(s) John WardArtist(s) Phantasm The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
Down, caitiff wretch (Part 1)
05:40$2.30 - Prayer is an endless chain (Part 2)Composer(s) John WardArtist(s) Phantasm The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
Prayer is an endless chain (Part 2)
05:27$2.30 - Fantasia 3 a4 (VDGS 23)Composer(s) John WardArtist(s) Phantasm
Fantasia 3 a4 (VDGS 23)
02:25$2.30 - How long wilt thou forget me, O LordComposer(s) John WardArtist(s) Phantasm The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord
04:51$2.30 - Fantasia 4 a4 (VDGS 24)Composer(s) John WardArtist(s) Phantasm
Fantasia 4 a4 (VDGS 24)
03:11$2.30 - Let God AriseComposer(s) John WardArtist(s) Phantasm The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
Let God Arise
06:13$2.30 - Fantasia 6 a4 (VDGS 26)Composer(s) John WardArtist(s) Phantasm
Fantasia 6 a4 (VDGS 26)
02:53$2.30 - This is a joyful, happy holy dayComposer(s) John WardArtist(s) Phantasm The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
This is a joyful, happy holy day
05:50$2.30
Total running time: 59 minutes.
Album information
Featuring ambitious and accomplished music for voices and viols, Ward: Fantasies & Verse Anthems offers a privileged glimpse of a special moment in English music history.
The four-part viol fantasies complement Phantasm's previous recording of Ward's five- and six-part works and show an equally fluent and skilful style exemplifying Jacobean consort fantasy at its best. The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford directed by Daniel Hyde, join Phantasm to perform Ward's verse anthems which contain an ever-shifting kaleidoscope of textures and generous word painting amidst a polyphonic swirl of viols. Phantasm are also joined by Emily Ashton and Christopher Terepin for this performance.
This recording is a fitting tribute to John Ward, whose efforts have been rediscovered in our own time and whose mellifluous music deserves a closer look. Phantasm's illustrious recording career has resulted in the viol consort being repeatedly recognized at the Gramophone Awards with two Awards and several 'Finalist' nods to its name.
Phantasm's debut on Linn, Ward: Consort music for five and six viols was named a ‘Choice' recording by BBC Music Magazine whilst also receiving many five- and four-star reviews.