Psalm 23 - Franz Schubert, John Rutter, The Cambridge Singers, Aurora Orchestra
3. 'Psalm 23' - from the album ‘This is the day’
Composer Franz Schubert
Conductor John Rutter
Choir The Cambridge Singers
Orchestra Aurora Orchestra
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LYRICS:
The Lord is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing.
He feedeth me in pastures green, yea, he leadeth me beside still waters.
The Lord restoreth all my soul; he leadeth me in paths of righteousness to praise
his holy Name.
Yea, though I walk through death’s dark shadowed valley, yet I will fear no evil, for
thou dost shelter me: thy rod and staff they comfort me.
Thou shalt prepare a table for me before the face of all my foes, thou hast
anointed my head with oil, and my cup shall be full.
Thy goodness and thy mercy, they shall ever follow me;
Yea, I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for evermore.
Psalm 23: 1–6 (English version by John Rutter)
Schubert's setting of Psalm 23 was composed in 1820. It was written for a soirée given in Vienna by four musical sisters, the Fröhlichs, one of whom was a singing teacher. The piece quickly became a favourite and was soon published. Psalm 23 was performed at the wedding of Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong-Jones in 1960.
This is the day
The music on this album recollects, and celebrates, some of the choral music heard on royal occasions in England during the lifetime of HM Queen Elizabeth II.
John Rutter, English composer and conductor, is associated with choral music throughout the world. His recordings with the Cambridge Singers (the professional chamber choir he set up in 1983) have reached a wide global audience, many of them featuring his own music in definitive versions. Among John’s best-known choral works are Gloria, Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, and Visions, together with many church anthems, choral songs and Christmas carols.
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