1959 – The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Live broadcast from the chapel of King’s College, Cambridge, Ash Wednesday 11 February 1959. Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, under the direction of Sir David Willcocks.
Recordings tagged with: “Verses Omitted”
Recordings where certain sections have been omitted. This is typically due to the performing edition (e.g. Davison for TTBB) or to reduce the length of the performance to fit alongside the remaining tracks of an album.
1959 – Caltech Glee Club
An excellent rendition of A. T. Davison’s arrangement of Allegri’s Miserere for male voices performed by the Caltech Glee Club, as part of their double-LP recorded in 1959. Published on distinctive translucent red vinyl, this extensive and varied collection is well performed and a delight to hear after over 60 years.
1959 – The St. Meinrad Chancel Choir
The first recorded performance of the Davison TTBB setting of the Miserere by an American collegiate choir in a purely sacred context. As to be expected from the choir of a religious seminary, the singing is of a higher standard, but interestingly the performance matches many of the glee club performances in style, tempo and use of dynamics.
1961 – Harvard Glee Club
The Davison (TTBB) arrangement of the Miserere is a poor second to Josquin’s ‘Missa Mater Patris et Filia’ included on Side One of this album, but the Miserere is unique in that it is presently the only know recording of the work made in The Philippines.
1965 – The Masterwork Chorus
The Masterwork Chorus, directed by noted classical choral director, David Randolph, is devoted to singing the “works of the Masters”, Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, etc. During the 1956-1957 season, the group will present works by Bach, Allegri, Lasso, Lotti, Monteverdi and Schütz. And in January, 1957, the Chorus will be commercially recorded – binaurally – by the Westminster Recording Company (The Item of Millburn and Short Hills, Millburn, New Jersey, 30th August 1956)
1966 – Amherst College Glee Club
The best of the Glee Club recordings to date – a degree of expressiveness and quality not even seen in the Harvard performances. In fact, the whole album is a delight, no doubt aided by the quality of the recording and the near-mint condition of the copy.
1967 – The Caltech Glee Club
A recording believed made during the annual Choral Concert in 1967 which featured the Caltech Glee Club, the UCLA Women’s Choir, and the Caltech Chamber Singers.
1977 – Ohio State University Men’s Glee Club
Another outstanding Glee Club performance of the Davison arrangement for mens voices. The pedal ‘D’ in the bass in the final cadence is especially fine. We have been unable to locate the venue for this recording – please get in touch if you can help with any information.
1978 – Christ’s Hospital Singers
A fascinating recording by the A Cappella Choir of Christ’s Hospital School. The Miserere is unique in its use of a modified setting of the SATB section (the remainder mirrors Atkins), which both compresses and simplifies whilst still retaining the high ‘C’. Other features of the album include ‘Sound the Trumpet’ (Purcell), an excellent ‘Hear my Prayer’ Mendelssohn), and the school hymn ‘Praise the Lord for our Foundation’. Andrew March, the 1st treble – should be highly commended. John Shippen, who conducted the Miserere, was kind enough to share details of the recording with miserere.org.