John Tavener — Funeral Canticle (2/2)

Funeral Canticle, for chorus (1996) George Mosley, baritone The Choir of the Academy of Ancient Music Paul Goodwin For John Tavener, mortality is a knot in a string whose ends extend forever in both directions, and while virtually all of his works have an air of prayerfulness and godly mystery to them, in memoriam works such as the Funeral Canticle from 1996 afford the opportunity for deep musical and poetic rumination on the duration of life and the infinity of existence. Though mortal mourning is never