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John Tavener

John Tavener has been played on NTS over 20 times, featured on 21 episodes and was first played on 10 October 2014.

British composer John Tavener (born 28 January 1944 in Wembley, London, died 12 November 2013 in Dorset) was a direct descendant of the sixteenth century composer John Taverner. He attended Highgate School (where a fellow pupil was John Rutter) and later studied at the Royal Academy of Music, where his tutors included Sir Lennox Berkeley. He first came to prominence in 1968 with his dramatic cantata The Whale, based on the Old Testament story of Jonah. It was premièred at the London Sinfonietta's…

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The Protecting Veil
John Tavener
Virgin Classics1992
The Protecting Veil
John TavenerVirgin Classics1992
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Funeral Canticle
John Tavener, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Paul Goodwin
Harmonia Mundi1999
Funeral Canticle
John Tavener, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Paul GoodwinHarmonia Mundi1999
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Funeral Ikos
John Tavener, The Tallis Scholars, Members Of The Chilingirian String Quartet
Gimell1984
Funeral Ikos
John Tavener, The Tallis Scholars, Members Of The Chilingirian String QuartetGimell1984
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From Jewish Life
Tavener, Bloch, Steven Isserlis, Moscow Virtuosi, Vladimir Spivakov
RCA Victor Red Seal1994
From Jewish Life
Tavener, Bloch, Steven Isserlis, Moscow Virtuosi, Vladimir SpivakovRCA Victor Red Seal1994
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The Lamb
John Tavener, Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge, Christopher Robinson
Naxos2000
The Lamb
John Tavener, Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge, Christopher RobinsonNaxos2000
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Sappho: Lyrical Fragments
John Tavener, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Paul Goodwin
Harmonia Mundi1999
Sappho: Lyrical Fragments
John Tavener, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Paul GoodwinHarmonia Mundi1999
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Song Of The Angel
John Tavener, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Paul Goodwin
Harmonia Mundi1999
Song Of The Angel
John Tavener, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Paul GoodwinHarmonia Mundi1999
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Eternity's Sunrise
John Tavener, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Paul Goodwin
Harmonia Mundi1999
Eternity's Sunrise
John Tavener, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Paul GoodwinHarmonia Mundi1999
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The Whale
John Tavener
Apple Records1970
The Whale
John TavenerApple Records1970
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The Lamb
John Tavener
Deutsche Grammophon2012
The Lamb
John TavenerDeutsche Grammophon2012
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