Haydn: Nelson Mass; Croft: Burial Service; Bach: St John Passion (excerpts) - Choir of King’s College Cambridge, David Willcocks, Simon Preston

Haydn: Nelson Mass/ Croft: Burial Service / Bach: St. John Passion excerptsChoir of King’s College CambridgeDavid Willcocks(Bach with Simon Preston, organ) (Haydn) “resonant King’s acoustic…the effect is admirably full-blooded and vivid” (Penguin Guide 3 stars) (Croft) “Another unforgettable experience is the singing of Croft’s Burial Service, recorded in procession with the voices gradually drawing nearer.” (Haydn) “a fine and vital performance under David Willcocks, with a first-rate quartet of soloists (Gramophone) THE ‘NELSON’ MASS (Missa in augustiis / Mass in Troubled Times)1. Kyrie 5:022. Gloria 10:433. Credo 9:514. Sanctus 2:225. Benedictus 5:576. Agnus Dei 6:14Sylvia Stahlman, Helen Watts, Wilfred Brown, Tom Krausewith the London Symphony Orchestra7. William Croft: The Burial Service (Recorded in procession) 14:388. Thomas Tallis (ed. Ken): Glory to Thee, My God, this Night 2:539. Orlando Gibbons: Drop, Drop Slow Tears 1:33 J S Bach: St. John Passion – Excerpts10. Chorale: O