CD 1 - More Divine Than Human:
John Fawkyner:
Gaude rosa sine spina

William Cornysh:
Salve regina

Walter Lambe:
Magnificat

Richard Davy:
In honore summe matris

John Browne:
Stabat mater

CD 2 - Choirs of Angels:
John Browne:
O Maria salvatoris mater a 8

William Cornysh:
Ave Maria mater Dei a 4

Richard Davy:
Salve Jesu mater vera a 5

Walter Lambe:
Maria plena gracia a 6

Robert Wylkynson:
Salve regina a 9

CD 3 - Courts of Heaven:
John Hampton:
Salve regina

Edmund Turges:
Gaude flore virginali

John Fawkyner:
Gaude virgo salutata

John Browne:
mater venerabilis

Robert Wylkynson:
Salve regina

CD 4 - The Sun Most Radiant:
John Browne:
Salve regina I a 5
Salve regina II a 5

William Horwood:
Gaude flore virginali a 5

William Stratford:
Magnificat a 4

CD 5 - The Gate of Glory:
Hugo Kellyk:
Gaude flore virginali a 7

John Browne:
O regina mundi clara a 6

Robert Fayrfax:
Magnificat ‘Regali’ a 5

Walter Lambe:
Gaude flore virginali a 4

Robert Hacomplaynt:
Salve regina a 5

The Door to Paradise celebrates Stephen Darlington’s 30+-year legacy as Director of the distinguished Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. This unprecedented contribution to the choral discography is the most comprehensive collection to date of music from the Eton Choirbook. The Door to Paradise brings together all five volumes of the Choir’s survey in a newly-packaged, beautifully presented deluxe box set with a newlypenned overview of the project by Darlington. This extraordinary collection of English sacred music from the early Renaissance reveals a striking diversity and range of stylistic structures, harmony, sonority, ornamentation and improvisation, and brings to light two world premiere recordings – Walter Lambe’s Gaude flore virginali and John Browne’s second setting of the Salve regina. The collection’s title derives from a dual meaning: the “door to paradise” is the English translation of a line from Browne’s O regina mundi clara, while the cover image features the “Alice Door” between the Deanery and Cathedral Gardens of Christ Church, Oxford, featured in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

The Door to Paradise contains over six hours of glorious choral music. It’s a limited edition of 1,000 units – when they’re gone they’re gone!

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