Esurientes - John Rutter, Patricia Forbes, The Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia

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'Esurientes'
From the album ‘Magnificat’
A celebratory work reminiscent of outdoor processions in honour of the Virgin.

Composer John Rutter
Conductor John Rutter
Soloist (Soprano) Patricia Forbes
Choir The Cambridge Singers
Orchestra City of London Sinfonia

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LYRICS:
Esurientes implevit bonis: et divites dimisit inanes. Suscepit Israel puerum suum,
recordatus misericordiae suae. Sicut locutus est ad patres nostros, Abraham et semini eius
in saecula.

(He hath filled the hungry with good things: and the rich he hath sent empty away. He remembering
his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel. As he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed for ever.)

Magnificat
John Rutter’s Magnificat for soprano soloist, choir and orchestra was written in 1990, and the première took place in May of that year in Carnegie Hall, New York. The text, based on the prayer ascribed by St Luke to the Virgin Mary on learning that she was to give birth to Christ, is extended by the interpolation of Marian prayers and poems chosen by the composer, to create a celebratory work reminiscent of outdoor processions in honour of the Virgin.

John Rutter, English composer and conductor, is associated with choral music throughout the world. His recordings with the Cambridge Singers (the professional chamber choir he set up in 1983) have reached a wide global audience, many of them featuring his own music in definitive versions. Among John’s best-known choral works are Gloria, Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, and Visions, together with many church anthems, choral songs and Christmas carols.


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