Francis Poulenc:
Mass in G, FP 89

Zoltán Kodály:
Missa Brevis

Leoš Janáček:
Otčenáš, JW IV/29

The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge return to disc with three 20th Century European masterpieces: Poulenc’s Mass in G Major (last recorded by the choir over 40 years ago under the iconic George Guest), Kodály’s Missa Brevis, and Janáček’s Otčenáš (Our Father). All works make use of highly distinctive musical languages, yet all three are tonal and highly accessible.This disc follows the choir’s debut release of works by Jonathan Harvey Deo (SIGCD456), which was awarded the choral prize at the 2017 BBC Music Magazine Awards.

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Recorded in St John’s College Chapel, Cambridge, UK from 11th to 14th July 2016