Parry's Judith NEW RECORDING | Crouch End Festival Chorus & London Mozart Players

Recorded after the first London performance for over 130 years, Parry’s neglected oratorio appears on disc for the very first time. Having been commissioned by the Birmingham Festival, Parry decided to combine the Old Testament stories of Manasseh and Judith. A good deal of the libretto was provided by Parry himself, who took other texts from the biblical books of Isaiah, Psalms, and Judith. Having originally conceived the work in four acts, Parry condensed it into two. Judith was premiered by Richter in Birmingham in August 1888, and it consolidated Parry’s reputation as a choral composer, numerous performances following in Edinburgh and in London. Although popular in his lifetime, Judith fell into obscurity after Parry’s death.

Crouch End Festival Chorus
London Mozart Players
William Vann (conductor)

Out on Friday 28th February 2020
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