| Other author/creator | Hind, Rolf performer. |
| Other author/creator | Millar, Cynthia (Ondes Martenot player) performer. |
| Other author/creator | Edwards, Terry, 1939- conductor. |
| Included Work | Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Boy was born. |
| Included Work | Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Hymn to St. Cecilia. |
| Included Work | Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. A.M.D.G. |
| Included Work | Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Shepherd's carol. |
| Included Work | Messiaen, Olivier, 1908-1992. Petites liturgies de la présence divine. |
| Included Work | Messiaen, Olivier, 1908-1992. Rechants. |
| Included Work | Messiaen, Olivier, 1908-1992 Sacrum convivium. |
| Other author/creator | London Sinfonietta. Chorus, performer. |
| Other author/creator | St. Paul's Cathedral (London, England). Choristers performer. |
| Other author/creator | London Sinfonietta. Voices, performer. |
| Other author/creator | London Sinfonietta performer. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. A boy was born : op. 3 (1932), choral variations for men's, women's and boy's voices ; Hymn to St. Cecilia : op. 27 (1942), for unaccompanied chorus (words by W.H. Auden) ; A.M.D.G. : (1939), for unaccompanied chorus (words by Gerard Manley Hopkins) ; A shepherd's carol : (1944), for unaccompanied chorus (words by W.H. Auden) / Benjamin Britten. |
| Contents |
Disc 2. Trois petites liturgies de la présence divine : (1944), for piano solo, ondes Martenot solo, string orchestra, celeste, vibraphone, percussion and unison women's chorus ; Cinq rechants : for 12 voices a cappella ; O sacrum convivium! : motet for mixed chorus a cappella / Olivier Messiaen. |
| General note | Compact discs. |
| General note | Previously issued separetely in 1988 and 1991. |
| General note | Program notes in English, French and German in container. |
| Performer |
Rolf Hind, piano (5th work) ; Cynthia Millar, ondes Martenot (5th work) ; Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral (1st work) ; London Sinfonietta Voices (2nd work) ; London Sinfonietta Chorus (remainder) ; London Sinfonietta (5th work) ; Terry Edwards, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Disc 1 recorded in Oct. 1987 and Apr. 1988, St. Giles, Cripplegate, London; Disc 2 recorded in Aug. 1990, St. Silas' Church, London. |
| Language | Sung in English, French, and Latin. |
| Publisher number | 7243 5 61916 2 4 Virgin Classics |
| Publisher number | VC 7 90728-2 Virgin Classics |
