REB 97 Britain's cathedrals and their music no. 4 - Worcester / Gloucester by John Betjeman


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Catalogue numberREB 97
TitleBritain's cathedrals and their music no. 4 - Worcester / Gloucester
Artist(s)John Betjeman
Cover conditionNear mint
Record conditionNear mint
BBC records label codeB
Item deleted?Yes
Released1971
Distributed / printed byE. J. Day Group, London and Bedford
Country of originUK UK flag
Media typePrimary
Media genreMusic - Religious
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Run-off codes / Shop bar codesRE + 97 + 1 BBC
RE + 97 + 2 BBC
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Side & trackTrack and ArtistLength
WORCESTER
A1 John Betjemin talks about the Cathedral
A2Choir - Angus Dei (Four past Mass) [Byrd]
A3Organ - Allegro Maestoso (Sonata in G major) [Elgar]
A4Magnificat in B minor [Hugh Blair]
GLOUCESTER
B1 John Betjemin talks about the Cathedral
B2Choir - Lord, let me know mine end [Greene]
B3Organ - Carillon, Vierne
B4Choir - Benedicite [Herbert Sumsion]
Total length of media 0:00.

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Worcester Cathedral

In the 7th Century AD, Worcester was chosen as the Seat of the bishop of the West Midlands. Since that time there has been a Cathedral on the site of the present building which has under-gone many changes throughout the centuries.



St. Wulstan, who died in 1095, was the only Saxon Bishop whom William the Conqueror allowed to retain his see after 1066. He cleared away the earlier churches and built a new cathedral in the Norman style, much of which remains in the present cathedral, notably the very fine crypt. His building was remodelled and enlarged in the 13th and 14th centuries, and again extensively repaired in the 19th.



Some of the medieval music of Worcester Cathedral has survived showing what an important musical centre it was then. In the early 18th century the Three Choirs Festival, in which Worcester joins with Gloucester and Hereford, began and has been of great importance in maintaining the musical tradition at Worcester. The Cathedral contains a memorial window to Sir Edward Elgar, himself a Worcester man, who was for many years closely associated with the festival.



CHOIR OF WORCESTER CATHEDRAL

ORGANIST AND MASTER OF THE CHORISTERS: CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON

ASSISTANT ORGANIST: HARRY BRAMMA



The bells of Worcester Cathedral are heard at the beginning and end of this side.

Based on the BBC Music Programme broadcast on 1st April, 1966.



Gloucester Cathedral



For many years Gloucester was situated in the diocese of Worcester and did not have its own Cathedral until 1541 when Henry VIII created the separate diocese of Gloucester and placed the bishop's throne (cathedra) in the Abbey Church of St. Peter. Its origins go back to 681 when permission was granted to found a monastery in honour of St. Peter.



This had almost ceased to exist by the time of the Norman conquest but William I decided to revive the monastery in 1072. Work begun on the abbey church by Abbot Serlo who came from Mont St. Michel in 1089. The graceful tower which is 225 ft high was completed in the middle of the fifteenth century.



Gloucester is host for the Three Choirs Festival in 1971 which is held annually in turn at Gloucester, Worcester and Hereford.



CHOIR OF GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL

ORGANIST AND MASTER OF THE CHORISTERS: JOHN SANDERS

ASSISTANT ORGANIST: RICHARD LATHAM



The bells of Gloucester Cathedral are heard at the beginning and end of this side.

Based on the BBC Music Programme broadcast on 11th February, 1966.

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