Vaughan Williams: Sancta Civitas; Dona Nobis Pacem | CD review

Pier/Brook/Staples/Bach & Winchester Cathedral Choirs/Bournemouth SO/Hill(Naxos)Vaughan Williams described himself as a "cheerful agnostic", though that did not prevent him hedging his bets and composing specifically liturgical pieces, such as his well known Mass in G Minor, and more characteristically unconventional religious works such as this pairing. Both the cantata Dona Nobis Pacem from 1936 and the oratorio Sancta Civitas from the mid-1920s have become popular repertoire for British chora...

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