John Tavener

Composer's notes:The Fool is a time-honoured Orthodox religious figure: a Saint, the highest of all, who discards everything for Christ's sake. He discards all convention, all decency, all wealth, act...

John Tavener 's Schuon Lieder is a work of 6 songs arranged for Voice and Piano by the composer, with words by Frithjof Schuon. This version was first performed at the Wigmore Hall in London on 28th S...

Marienhymne is a piece on a smaller scale than Tavener's dramatic cantatas, and is written for unaccompanied choir and semiChorus. Tavener was drawn to writer and philosopher Frithjof Schuon's vision...