John Tavener

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Biography

Tavener was born on 28 January 1944 in Wembley, London, England, and is 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.

Top Tracks

1	The Lamb	65
2	Song for Athene	58
3	Mother And Child	25
4	As one who has slept	15
4	The Protecting Veil	15
4	Tavener: The Lamb	15
4	Funeral Canticle	15
8	Funeral Ikos	14
9	The Lord's Prayer	9
9	Eternity's Sunrise	9
11	Eternity’s Sunrise	8
12	Song of the angel	7
12	Fragments of a Prayer	7
14	The Lamb (for string orchestra)	6
15	A Hymn to the Mother of God	5