John Tavener
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Sir John Kenneth Tavener (28 January 1944 – 12 November 2013) was an English composer of choral religious works. Among his works are The Lamb (1982), The Protecting Veil (1988), and Song for Athene (1993).
Tavener first came to prominence with his cantata The Whale, premiered in 1968. Then aged 24, he was described by The Guardian as "the musical discovery of the year", while The Times said he was "among the very best creative talents of his generation". During his career he became one of the best known and popular composers of his generation, most particularly for The Protecting Veil, which as recorded by cellist Steven Isserlis became a best-selling album, and Song for Athene which was sung at the funeral of Princess Diana. The Lamb featured in the soundtrack for Paolo Sorrentino's film The Great Beauty. Tavener wrote the composition A New Beginning to commemorate the Millennium celebrations on New Year's Eve, 1999, during the opening of the Millennium Dome in London. Tavener was knighted in 2000 for his services to music and won an Ivor Novello Award, and was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by Sarum College in 2001.
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- Traditional: Ding Dong! Merrily on High - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Traditional: Angels from the Realm of Glory - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Gruber: Stille Nacht - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Warlock: Adam Lay Ybounden - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Traditional: O Come, All Ye Faithful - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Traditional: Joy to the World! - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Traditional: In dulci jubilo - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Kirkpatrick: Away in a Manger - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Traditional: Sussex Carol - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Britten: A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28: IV. (b) Balulalow - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Traditional: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Cummings & Mendelssohn: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (After Mendelssohn's Gutenberg Cantata, WoO 9, MWV D4) - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Traditional: O Little Town of Bethlehem - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Ebeling: All My Heart This Night Rejoices - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Tavener: The Lamb - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Anonymous: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Also Attributed to Wade) - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Traditional: A Maiden Most Gentle - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Traditional: While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Traditional: Sans Day Carol - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Traditional: I Saw a Maiden - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Praetorius: Quem pastores laudavere - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Rutter: Dormi Jesu "The Virgin’s Cradle Hymn" - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Traditional: Chester Carol - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Mathias: A Babe Is Born, Op. 55 - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25, H 130, Pt. 2 "La fuite en Égypte": L'adieu des bergers à la Sainte Famille. "Il s'en va loin de la terre" - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Darke: In the Bleak Midwinter - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Holst: 3 Hymns for the English Hymnal: No. 1, In the Bleak Mid-Winter - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Cornelius: Weihnachtslieder, Op. 8: No. 3, The Kings - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Hadley: I Sing of a Maiden - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Bach, JS: Musicalisches Gesang-Buch: No. 203, O Jesulein süß, o Jesulein mild, BWV 493 - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Traditional: How Far Is It to Bethlehem? - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Ravenscroft: Melismata: No. 23, Remember, O Thou Man - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Traditional: The Infant King - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Traditional: Of the Father's Heart Begotten - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Flecha: Riu, riu, chiu, la guarda ribera (No. 46 from Cancionero de Uppsala) - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Traditional: Personent hodie - Carols from King’s College, Cambridge - John Tavener
- Lento, ma non troppo - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- No. 3, Larghetto "Van Dieman's Land" - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Var. IX. Nimrod - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- No. 2, When I was one-and-twenty - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- Finale. Britannia - The Albert Memorial - God Save the Queen - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- Overture - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- Jerusalem - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- Christ Is Risen! - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- The Frog Galliard, P. 23 - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- No. 2, Spring Song (Version for Cello & Piano) - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- No. 2, Touch Her Soft Lips and Part - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- Sanctus - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- II. Horkstow Grange - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- Nocturne No. 2 in C Minor, H. 25 - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- II. Allegro molto leggiero - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- Kyrie - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- VIII. Passacaglia - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- Farewell to Stromness, Op. 89 No. 1 - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- No. 2, Con brio - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- Rondo for Dancing (Version for 2 Violins & Cello) - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- No. 2, Quite Slow and Thoughtful - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- No. 4, Forlana. Allegretto grazioso - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- No. 3, Serenade, "Snow Shower" - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- No. 3, Mill-Field - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- 6 Songs, Op. 33: No. 4, The November Piano - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- Dance of the Fairy Princess - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- II. Vivace - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- Approach of Autumn - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- Pastime with Good Company - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- Andantino for Cello and Piano, Op. 21, No. 2a - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- III. Un Sonnet d'Amour - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- No. 2, — - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- I. Allegro con molto spirito - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- No. 4, Sleep - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- No. 2, — - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- The Westminster Waltz - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- Romance. I hear It again (Maritana) - Chorus. Listen pilgrim, list [Chorus] - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- In the Woodlands - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- La Chasse - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- Venus Waltz - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- Magnificat - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- III. Minuet. Allegretto grazioso (Version for String Orchestra) - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- I. Meadow-Rest - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- III. Scherzo. Allegro con fuoco - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- II. Adagio - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- Lay a Garland - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- Elizabethan Serenade - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- VI. Carnival - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- Nereid - British Classical Masterpieces - John Tavener
- Delius: 2 Aquarelles: No. 1, Slow (Arr. Fenby for String Orchestra) - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 13, Der Dichter spricht - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Rameau: Quam dilecta: IV. Altaria tua - Contemplation - John Tavener
- In Retrospect (Solo Piano Version) - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Vaughan Williams: 6 Studies in English Folk-Song: No. 2, Andante sostenuto - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Bax: Mater ora Filium - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Satie: 3 Gymnopédies: No. 3, Lent et grave - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Shostakovich: Romance from The Gadfly - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Hahn: Chansons grises: No. 5, L'heure exquise (Version for Cello and Piano) - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Brahms: 4 Lieder, Op. 70: No. 2, Lerchengesang (Version with Harp) - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Bach, JS: Keyboard Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974: II. Adagio (After Marcello's Oboe Concerto) - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Bach & Gounod: Ave Maria (Meditation After Bach's Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 846) - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Horizon - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43: V. La vallée des cloches - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Debussy: Rêverie, CD 76, L. 68 - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Bartók: Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107, Book II: No. 45, Meditation - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Olive Tree - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Rachmaninov: Vespers, Op. 37: VI. Bogoroditse Devo - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Cage: Prelude for Meditation - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata in A Major, Kk. 208 - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Saint-Saëns: 6 Études pour la main gauche seule, Op. 135: No. 5, Élégie - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48: VII. In Paradisum - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Mompou: Paisajes: No. 2, El lago - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Strauss, R: Stimmungsbilder, Op. 9: No. 2, An einsamer Quelle - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Mozart: Serenade for Winds No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361 "Gran partita": III. Adagio - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Meditation 3 - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Mussorgsky: Meditation "Album Leaf" - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Purcell: Funeral Sentences: Thou Know'st, Lord, Z. 58C (Second Verse) - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Scriabin: 5 Préludes, Op. 74: No. 4, Lent, vague, indécis - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Barrios Mangoré: Contemplación - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Glazunov: Meditation, Op. 32 - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Albinoni: Oboe Concerto in D Minor, Op. 9 No. 2: II. Adagio - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Tormis: Swing Songs: No. 2, The Sea Under the Swing - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2 - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Massenet: Thaïs, Act 2: Méditation - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Berlioz: Tristia, Op. 18, H 119: I. Méditation religieuse, H 56b - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Sincère - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Duparc: Chanson triste - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Couperin, F: Les Nations, Quatrième ordre "La Piémontoise": V. Sarabande - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Pierné: Premier nocturne, Op. 31 - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Notturno (Excerpt) - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Charpentier: Messe pour les trépassés, H. 2: V. Symphonie - Agnus Dei - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko: Song of the Indian Guest (Version for Cello and Harp) - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major, Hob. VIIb:2: II. Adagio - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Mendelssohn: 3 Hymns, Op. 96, MWV A19: No. 1, Andante. "Lass, o Herr, mich Hülfe finden" - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Beving: Seelenkind - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Handel: Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, HWV 46a: "Tu del ciel ministro eletto" (Bellezza) - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Mandolins in G Major, RV 532: II. Andante - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Tchaikovsky: 18 Pieces, Op. 72: No. 5, Meditation - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Poulenc: Flute Sonata, FP 164: II. Cantilena - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Britten: Simple Symphony, Op. 4: III. Sentimental Saraband - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Takemitsu: Air - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Janáček: On an Overgrown Path, Book I: No. 2, A Blown-Away Leaf - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206, Magnificat: Deposuit - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Puccini: Crisantemi - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Verdi: 4 Pezzi sacri: No. 1, Ave Maria - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": II. Adagio molto espressivo - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Dvořák: Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act 1: Song to the Moon (Instrumental Version) - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op. 87, Act 3, Scene 2: No. 50, Amoroso - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 3 in G-Flat Major - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Liszt: 6 Consolations, S. 172: No. 3, Lento placido - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Mahler: Rückert Lieder: No. 2, Ich atmet' einen linden Duft! - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Elgar: The Light of Life, Op. 29: Meditation - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Telemann: Essercizii musici: Trio Sonata No. 3 for Violin, Oboe and Continuo in G Minor, TWV 42:g5: III. Andante - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Bach, CPE: Flute Concerto in G Major, Wq. 169: II. Largo - Contemplation - John Tavener
- NIODOM - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Rossini: Petite messe solennelle: XII. Sanctus - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Corelli & Barbirolli: Concerto for Oboe and Strings in F Major: III. Sarabanda. Largo - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Pärt: The Beatitudes - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Franck: Fantaisie in C Major, Op. 16, FWV 28: IV. Adagio - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Granados: Escenas románticas: No. 2, Berceuse - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Khachaturian: Spartacus Suite No. 2: I. Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Boccherini: Cello Concerto No. 7 in G Major, G. 480: II. Adagio - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Górecki: Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs": II. Lento e largo (Excerpt) - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Kodály: Missa brevis: V. Sanctus - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22 "Legends of the Kalevala": No. 2, The Swan of Tuonela - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Desprez: Tu solus qui facis mirabilia - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Flow My Tears - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Byrd: Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, Liber I: No. 37, Ave verum corpus - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Marais: Pièces de viole, Livre IV, Suite d'un goût étranger: La Rêveuse - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Lully: Persée, LWV 60, Act 3: "Ô tranquille sommeil" (Mercure) - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Falla: 4 Piezas españolas: No. 3, Montañesa - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Tavener: Mahãshakti: Shakti - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Widor: Organ Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 13 No. 1: VI. Méditation - Contemplation - John Tavener
- Mass in G Minor: I. Kyrie - Vaughan Williams, MacMillan & Tavener: Choral Works - John Tavener
- Mass in G Minor: II. Gloria - Vaughan Williams, MacMillan & Tavener: Choral Works - John Tavener
- Mass in G Minor: III. Credo - Vaughan Williams, MacMillan & Tavener: Choral Works - John Tavener
- Mass in G Minor: IVa. Sanctus - Vaughan Williams, MacMillan & Tavener: Choral Works - John Tavener
- Mass in G Minor: IVb. Benedictus - Vaughan Williams, MacMillan & Tavener: Choral Works - John Tavener
- Mass in G Minor: V. Agnus Dei - Vaughan Williams, MacMillan & Tavener: Choral Works - John Tavener
- O Taste and See - Vaughan Williams, MacMillan & Tavener: Choral Works - John Tavener
- What Man Is He That Feareth the Lord? - Vaughan Williams, MacMillan & Tavener: Choral Works - John Tavener
- Mass of St Edward the Confessor: I. Kyrie - Vaughan Williams, MacMillan & Tavener: Choral Works - John Tavener
- Mass of St Edward the Confessor: II. Gloria - Vaughan Williams, MacMillan & Tavener: Choral Works - John Tavener
- Mass of St Edward the Confessor: III. Sanctus & Benedictus - Vaughan Williams, MacMillan & Tavener: Choral Works - John Tavener
- Mass of St Edward the Confessor: IV. Agnus Dei - Vaughan Williams, MacMillan & Tavener: Choral Works - John Tavener
- A Special Appeal - Vaughan Williams, MacMillan & Tavener: Choral Works - John Tavener
- Who Shall Separate Us? - Vaughan Williams, MacMillan & Tavener: Choral Works - John Tavener
- Magnificat & Nunc dimittis "Collegium Regale": I. Magnificat - Vaughan Williams, MacMillan & Tavener: Choral Works - John Tavener
- Magnificat & Nunc dimittis "Collegium Regale": II. Nunc dimittis - Vaughan Williams, MacMillan & Tavener: Choral Works - John Tavener
- Song for Athene - Vaughan Williams, MacMillan & Tavener: Choral Works - John Tavener
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