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Durham Cathedral Choir - O magnum mysterium by William Byrd

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Uploaded by on Dec 7, 2010

James Lancelot, Master of the Choristers and Organist, directs the Choir of Durham Cathedral, Durham, England (circa May 2002) in a performance of the Christmas motet, "O magnum mysterium," by the great English Renaissance composer William Byrd (1543-1623).


O magnum mysterium, et amaribile sacramentum,

ut animalia viderent Dominum natum, iacentem in praesepio:

O beata Virgo, cuius viscera meruerunt

portare Dominum Iesum Christum.

Alleluia.


O great mystery and wondrous thing,

that the animals behold the newborn Lord lying in a manger.

O blessed Virgin, whose womb

was worthy to bear the Lord Jesus Christ.

Alleluia.


Pictured is an interior corner of the Chapel of Nine Altars, Durham Cathedral.

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  • @jyhughes

    . I did try DCOCA two years or more ago who didn't manage to come up with any definite info - thanks anyway. Do you yourself have a connection with either Durham Choristers or Durham School? Please E-mail me at pwsandmj@aol.com.

    Peter Stanley

  • @pwsandmj - Have you tried contacting the Durham Cathedral Old Choristers Association (DCOCA)?

    

  • nice (Y)

    

  • This choir sounds great, if a little unusual for a British choir; normally one expects to hear no vibrato.

  • Great singing - took me back to when I was a

    Durham Catrhedral chorister under Conrad Eden (also, at first, Cyril Maude).

    Peter Stanley.

    P.S. Does anyone know what became of my friend Gordon Gregg?

  • fabulous singing , worthy one of the greatest and most ancient seats of english christianity

  • Absolutely beautiful. Excellent performance in a splendid space which I hope to visit some day. The professional church choir in which I sing will present this and two other Byrd motets on Christmas Eve. Ahh...serene and splendid Byrd...

  • Magnificent Byrd by a great Cathedral Choir. Thank you for this moment.

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