Missa Festiva: Choral Music by Flor Peeters The Choir of Royal Holloway & Rupert Gough

• Flor Peeters (1903 - 1986): Entrata Festiva, Op. 93:
• 1 Peeters: Entrata Festiva, Op. 93 05:02
• Missa Festiva, Op. 62:
• 2 Peeters: Missa Festiva, Op. 62: I. Kyrie 04:19
• 3 Peeters: Missa Festiva, Op. 62: II. Gloria 04:17
• 4 Peeters: Missa Festiva, Op. 62: III. Credo 07:43
• 5 Peeters: Missa Festiva, Op. 62: IV. Sanctus 02:51
• 6 Peeters: Missa Festiva, Op. 62: V. Benedictus 02:39
• 7 Peeters: Missa Festiva, Op. 62: VI. Agnus Dei 04:07
• Ego sum panis, Op. 9 No. 1:
• 8 Peeters: Ego sum panis, Op. 9 No. 1 04:29
• Ave Maria, Op. 9 No. 2:
• 9 Peeters: Ave Maria, Op. 9 No. 2 02:57
• Tantum Ergo, Op. 9 No. 4:
• 10 Peeters: Tantum Ergo, Op. 9 No. 4 02:55
• Missa in honorem Sanci Josephi, Op. 21:
• 11 Peeters: Missa in honorem Sanci Josephi, Op. 21: I. Kyrie 02:08
• 12 Peeters: Missa in honorem Sanci Josephi, Op. 21: II. Gloria 03:49
• 13 Peeters: Missa in honorem Sanci Josephi, Op. 21: III. Credo 06:25
• 14 Peeters: Missa in honorem Sanci Josephi, Op. 21: IV. Sanctus 01:26
• 15 Peeters: Missa in honorem Sanci Josephi, Op. 21: V. Benedictus 01:41
• 16 Peeters: Missa in honorem Sanci Josephi, Op. 21: VI. Agnus Dei 02:15
• Ave verum, Op. 63 No. 1:
• 17 Peeters: Ave verum, Op. 63 No. 1 02:57
• Magnificat, Op. 108:
• 18 Peeters: Magnificat, Op. 108 07:11
• Total Runtime 01:09:11

Info for Missa Festiva: Choral Music by Flor Peeters

Flor Peeters was one of the most significant Catholic composers of the twentieth century, whose deeply spiritual œuvre incorporates elements of Gregorian chant and Renaissance polyphony. This recording celebrates his Latin choral music, a perfect assimilation of the motu proprio of Pope Pius X in 1903, which was unjustly neglected following the Second Vatican Council but is now sung in both Catholic and Protestant churches throughout the world. This album, which includes a number of premiere recordings, also features the popular Missa Festiva, to which Rupert Gough has added brass parts in line with those written by the composer for the Entrata Festiva. These dramatic works, brought to life by the Choir of Royal Holloway, are contrasted with eucharistic motets and the smaller-scale Missa In honorem Sancti Josephi, which showcase the full breadth of Peeters’ idiomatic style.

"…the gentle liberty he [Gough] takes in adding brass parts fo the Mass brings something fresh and exciting to an already popular work. It is performed here with energy and vitality alongside a number of other Peeters works that hadn’t previously made it to record." (Choir & Organ)

"The performances are superb. Gough directs his resources with consummate professionalism (as found on other recordings by the Royal Holloway Choir). The blend between voices, organ and brass is first rate. Special mention must be made of the organ accompaniments of Matthew Searles and George Nicholls… Very highly recommended." (Organists’ Review)

"This beautifully album of his choral music is a welcome addition to the library. The dramatic Entrata Festiva gets this recording off to a spirited start. Brass, choir and organ are perfectly balanced and instrumentalists accompany the choir most sensitively. It sets the listener up for a special journey of some quite exquisite music… Highly recommended." (RSCM Church Music Quarterly)

Matthew Searles, organ
George Nicholls, organ
Onyx Brass
The Choir of Royal Holloway
Rupert Gough, director

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