Dona Nobis Pacem became a somewhat unexpected hit for Vaughan Williams. A fervently antiwar plea, the work remains to this day one of the composer's most widely performed works. Coupled with it here is the first recording of Stephen Hough's Missa Mirabilis (the title derives from an unfortunate motorway incident), a work which shares with the Vaughan Williams an ability to seem very much greater than the sum of it's parts. Andrew Litton directs the Colorado Symphony and all-star soloists Sarah Fox and Christopher Maltman.
3 Beautiful As the Sky Dona Nobis Pacem: Reconciliation. Word Over All
4 Dona Nobis Pacem: Dirge for Two Verterans. the Last Sunbeam
5 Dona Nobis Pacem: The Angel of Death Has Been Abroad
6 Missa Mirabilis: Kyrie
7 Missa Mirabilis: Gloria
8 Missa Mirabilis: Credo
9 Missa Mirabilis: Sanctus & Benedictus
10 Missa Mirabilis: Agnus Dei
Dona Nobis Pacem became a somewhat unexpected hit for Vaughan Williams. A fervently antiwar plea, the work remains to this day one of the composer's most widely performed works. Coupled with it here is the first recording of Stephen Hough's Missa Mirabilis (the title derives from an unfortunate motorway incident), a work which shares with the Vaughan Williams an ability to seem very much greater than the sum of it's parts. Andrew Litton directs the Colorado Symphony and all-star soloists Sarah Fox and Christopher Maltman.
