Five Mystical Songs is a setting of four
poems by George Herbert, a 17th century poet
and priest. Vaughan Williams wrote the work
between 1906 and 1911. His poetry is not
particularly well-known in itself, but a number of
his texts have been set as hymns: the final part
of this piece, Antiphon (Let All The
World) will be familiar to many in this
setting.
Recently performed works:
Mozart : Priests' Chorus (from "The Magic Flute")
Bizet : March of the Toreadors (from "Carmen")
Donizetti : Chorus of Wedding Guests (from "Lucia di Lammermoor")
