Composer(s): Pott, Francis
Conductor(s): Berry, Matthew
Choir(s): Commotio
Label: Naxos
Genre: Choral - Sacred
Period: Contemporary
Catalogue No: 8.573976
Barcode: 747313397679
Release Date: 07/2020

POTT, F.: At First Light / Word (Commotio, Spooner, C. Wilson, M. Berry)

Francis Pott’s acclaimed musical voice is one of uncommon eloquence and seriousness of purpose, and his works have been performed and broadcast in over 40 countries. This recording presents world premiere recordings of two major pieces. At First Light is a memorial work which takes the form of a series of slow meditations surrounding an exuberant motet, with wordless commentary from a lamenting cello. Word, with its significant role for the organ and the inclusion of texts by the Welsh priest and poet R.S. Thomas, reveals Gospel contemplation in a postmodern world.

Tracklist

Pott, Francis
Mass Text - Lyricist
Blackburn, Thomas - Lyricist
Gibran, Kahlil - Lyricist
Bible - Old Testament - Lyricist
Berry, Wendell - Lyricist
Lewis, Alun - Lyricist
Commotio (Choir)
Spooner, Joseph (cello)
Berry, Matthew (Conductor)
1I. Requiem aeternam dona eis Domine09:22
Commotio (Choir)
Spooner, Joseph (cello)
Berry, Matthew (Conductor)
2II. Generatio praeterit et generatio advenit -03:22
Commotio (Choir)
Spooner, Joseph (cello)
Berry, Matthew (Conductor)
3III. Daybreak04:32
Commotio (Choir)
Spooner, Joseph (cello)
Berry, Matthew (Conductor)
4IV. Laudibus in sanctis Dominum celebrate Supremum09:01
Commotio (Choir)
Berry, Matthew (Conductor)
5V. This Day Has Ended07:06
Commotio (Choir)
Spooner, Joseph (cello)
Berry, Matthew (Conductor)
6VI. We Follow the Dead to Their Graves -02:36
Commotio (Choir)
Spooner, Joseph (cello)
Berry, Matthew (Conductor)
7VII. God of Compassion Who Dwells on High05:45
Commotio (Choir)
Spooner, Joseph (cello)
Berry, Matthew (Conductor)
Pott, Francis
Bible - New Testament - Lyricist
Thomas, Ronald Stuart - Lyricist
Wilson, Christian (organ)
Commotio (Choir)
Berry, Matthew (Conductor)
8Prelude01:18
Wilson, Christian (organ)
9In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God (Chorus)01:22
Commotio (Choir)
Berry, Matthew (Conductor)
10In the beginning was the word. What word? (Chorus, Organ)03:11
Commotio (Choir)
Wilson, Christian (organ)
Berry, Matthew (Conductor)
11What has come into being in him was life (Chorus)00:49
Commotio (Choir)
Berry, Matthew (Conductor)
12I have seen the sun break through (Chorus, Organ)07:00
Commotio (Choir)
Wilson, Christian (organ)
Berry, Matthew (Conductor)
13He was in the world, and the world came into being through Him (Chorus)01:24
Commotio (Choir)
Berry, Matthew (Conductor)
14And to one God says: Come to me by numbers and figures - (Chorus, Organ)03:34
Commotio (Choir)
Wilson, Christian (organ)
Berry, Matthew (Conductor)
15You must put your knowledge off and come to me with your mind bare (Chorus, Organ)02:31
Commotio (Choir)
Wilson, Christian (organ)
Berry, Matthew (Conductor)
16But to all who received him, who believed in his name (Chorus)00:58
Commotio (Choir)
Berry, Matthew (Conductor)
17It's a long way off (Chorus, Organ)04:41
Commotio (Choir)
Wilson, Christian (organ)
Berry, Matthew (Conductor)
18And the Word became flesh and lived among us (Chorus)01:06
Commotio (Choir)
Berry, Matthew (Conductor)
19Epilogue -03:22
Wilson, Christian (organ)
20Enough that we are on our way (Chorus, Organ)03:32
Commotio (Choir)
Wilson, Christian (organ)
Berry, Matthew (Conductor)
21And the Word became flesh and lived among us (Chorus, Organ)02:41
Commotio (Choir)
Wilson, Christian (organ)
Berry, Matthew (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:19:13