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

Name: Britain's cathedrals and their music no. 4 - Worcester / Gloucester
Brand: BBC Records
SKU: REB97
Availability: OutOfStock
Rating: 3.00 (1 reviews)

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Title	Britain's cathedrals and their music no. 4 - Worcester / Gloucester
Artist(s):	John Betjeman
Category:	BBC - RE* (Click on this button to view other releases of BBC - RE* Albums.)
Label and catalogue number:	BBC Records - REB 97
Format:	Vinyl Albums
Country:	UK
Released:	1971
Genre:	Music - Religious View all other tracks listed as Music - Religious.
Run-off codes:	RE + 97 + 1 BBC RE + 97 + 2 BBC
Item deleted?	Yes
Distributed / printed by	E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford
Page views:	923 times since 20th May, 2017, global rank is 6940, rank in albums is 3163.
My rating:	*****
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Cover condition			Near mint
Record condition			Near mint
BBC records label code			B
Number have			1
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Tracks

Side & track no	Track and Artist									Length
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WORCESTER
A1	John Betjemin talks about the Cathedral
A2	Choir - Angus Dei (Four past Mass) [Byrd]
A3	Organ - Allegro Maestoso (Sonata in G major) [Elgar]
A4	Magnificat in B minor [Hugh Blair]
GLOUCESTER
B1	John Betjemin talks about the Cathedral
B2	Choir - Lord, let me know mine end [Greene]
B3	Organ - Carillon, Vierne
B4	Choir - Benedicite [Herbert Sumsion]
Total length of media 0:00.

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Extra notes on cover, middle (gatefold sleeve) and any inserts
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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