Sacred Minimalism (3): John Tavener

This is the third of my short forays into the music of composers associated with the term "sacred" (or "holy") minimalism. The previous two posts in this series touched on Aarvo Pärt and Henryk Górecki.

A third composer associated with this term is John Tavener, described in Wikipedia as follows:

"During his career he became one of the best known and popular composers of his generation, most particularly for The Protecting Veil, which as recorded by cellist Steven Isserlis became a bestselling album, and Song for Athene which was sung at the funeral of Princess Diana."

Here are recordings of the two mentioned pieces; have a listen, and share your thoughts in the "Comments" section below, if you wish.

Let me know if you have any suggestions of other favourite Tavener pieces to add to these recordings; I'll happily post more recordings if I get suggestions.