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Mathias Sacred Choral Works - Gloriae Dei Cantores celebrates the exuberance and touching humanity of this great Welsh composer. This recording of Mathias's sacred choral music includes several recorded premieres as well as his last sacred choral work, Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam. Also featured are the Missa Brevis, Rex Gloriae (four a cappella motets), The Lord is My Shepherd (Psalm 23) sung in Welsh by the men's choir, and Veni Sancte Spiritus (commissioned for the Three Choirs Festival in 1985), among other works. This CD was awarded a Rosette by the Penguin Guide to Compact Discs. Album Tracks 1. Kyrie 2. Gloria 3. Sanctus 4. Benedictus 5. Agnus Dei 6. Laetentur Coeli 7. Victimae Paschali 8. O Nata Lux 9. O Rex Gloriae 10. Except the Lord Build the House 11. Angelus 12. Veni Sancte Spiritus 13. The Doctrine of Wisdom 14. The Lord Is My Shepherd 15. Hodie, Christus Natus Est 16. Alleluia 17. Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
