Greater Love Hath No Man - John Ireland

Majestic and beautiful, this piece was commissioned in 1912 for Charles Macpherson, sub-organist of St Paul's Cathedral, London. The lyrics were combination of several texts from the Christian Bible:
Song of Solomon 8: 7,6
John 15: 13
1 Peter 2: 24
1 Corinthians 6: 11
1 Peter 2: 9
Romans 12: 1

Unknown to most and deceased in 1962, English composer John Ireland was a pupil of Charles Villiers Stanford and teacher to Benjamin Britten. In addition to teaching he was an organist and conductor at St. Luke's Church in London. Influenced by German composers like Beethoven and Brahms on the one side and composers like Debussy, Ravel, Stravinsky, and Bartók on the other, he developed his own "English Impressionism style". Like most other impressionist composers, Ireland favoured small forms and wrote neither symphonies nor operas. Due to his job at St. Luke's Church, he also wrote hymns, carols, and other sacred choral music. Among choirs repertoires he is probably best known for the anthem Greater Love Hath No Man, often sung in services that commemorate the victims of war. (Edited from concert notes by Johannes Köpple, Executive Director of Nidaros Cathedral Men and Boys Choir).

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Song: Greater Love Hath No Man (sung in English)
Composer: John Ireland (1879-1962)
Choir: Nidaros Cathedral Men and Boys Choir (Norway)
Organ: Magne Draagen (Norway)
Conductor and Artistic Director: Bjørn Moe (Norway)

Recorded on 20 October 2017 by Rolton Video Productions (Singapore)
Nidaros Cathedral Men and Boys Choir 2017 Singapore Tour
Singapore Esplanade Concert Hall
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