In Winter's House: Christmas with Tenebrae

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Their fourth Christmas release, BBC Music Magazine Award winning choir Tenebrae return under the expert direction Nigel Short with a sumptuous album of Carols, Hymns...

Their fourth Christmas release, BBC Music Magazine Award winning choir Tenebrae return under the expert direction Nigel Short with a sumptuous album of Carols, Hymns and other celebratory works for Christmas.

Tenebrae is regularly engaged with the world’s finest orchestras – appearing regularly with the Academy of Ancient Music and Aurora Orchestra – and has performed at major festivals and venues including the BBC Proms, Edinburgh International Festival, Leipzig Gewandhaus (Germany) and Melbourne Festival (Australia). ‘Passion and Precision’ are Tenebrae’s core values. Through its continued dedication to performance of the highest quality, Tenebrae’s vision is to deliver dramatic programming, flawless performances and unforgettable experiences, allowing audiences around the world to be moved by the power and intimacy of the human voice.

REVIEWS:

The variety of carols is enchanting: Tenebrae includes pieces by authors from the twentieth century (such as Ralph Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Britten, Elizabeth Poston and Herbert Howells), from the nineteenth century (such as Edward W. Naylor) or contemporary (such as Owain Park , Joanna Marsh, Joseph Phibbs and Joanna Forbes l'Estrange), all well-contrasted samples of Christmas music. Short — who presents a new version of Britten's work, A Ceremony of Carols op. 28, a piece full of charm perhaps because of the mystery of the ancient texts—he has done an exceptional job with the musicians in his choir, accompanied by Camilla Pay's harp.

Highlights include the delicate That Yongë Childe ('That little boy'), with a solo of Joshua Davidsonformer chorister of the St. John's College—as well as an exquisite duet of soloists Grace Davidson and Martha McLorinan in Spring Carol and the enchanting This Little Babe, in a lyrical and dynamic interpretation of the female voices to the rhythm of the harp. Pay's imaginative and personal interpretation of the interlude deserves a commendable mention. The voices of the choir have been very successful in performing Advent music, such as Marsh's In Winter's House, composed in 2019 for the tenors and basses of the Tenebrae Choir, and the beautiful Advent 'O' Carol by the composer Forbes l'Estrange. Likewise, the version of the traditional Christmas carol The Truth Sent from Above, arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams, has the splendid baritone Joseph Edwards as soloist.

With his plurality of perspectives, Nigel Short offers a very coherent proposal not only for his varied repertoire but also for the rigor with which he synthesizes the knowledge he has acquired at the head of the Tenebrae Choir.

-- Sonograma



Product Description:


  • Release Date: August 26, 2022


  • UPC: 635212069028


  • Catalog Number: SIGCD690


  • Label: Signum Classics


  • Number of Discs: 1


  • Composer: Sally Beamish, Benjamin Britten, Bob Chilcott, June Collin, Herbert Howells, Joanna Forbes L’Estrange, Joanna Marsh, Edward W. Naylor, Owain Park, Ben Parry, Joseph Phibbs, Elizabeth Poston, Ralph Vaughan Williams


  • Conductor: Nigel Short


  • Orchestra/Ensemble: Tenebrae


  • Performer: Joseph Edward, Grace Davidson, Joshua Davidson, Victoria Meteyard, Martha McLorinan



Works:


  1. The Shepherd's Carol

    Composer: Bob Chilcott

    Ensemble: Tenebrae

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  2. In Winter's House

    Composer: Joanna Marsh

    Ensemble: Tenebrae

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  3. Angelus ad Virginem

    Composer: Anonymous

    Ensemble: Tenebrae

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  4. The Truth Sent from Above

    Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (arr.)

    Ensemble: Tenebrae

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  5. Advent 'O' Carol

    Composer: Joanna Forbes L'Estrange

    Ensemble: Tenebrae

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  6. O Magnum Mysterium

    Composer: Owain Park

    Ensemble: Tenebrae

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  7. Vox Dicentis: Clama

    Composer: Edward Woodall Naylor

    Ensemble: Tenebrae

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  8. A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28

    Composer: Benjamin Britten

    Ensemble: Tenebrae

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  9. In the Stillness

    Composer: Sally Beamish

    Ensemble: Tenebrae

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  10. Jesus Christ the Apple Tree

    Composer: Elizabeth Poston

    Ensemble: Tenebrae

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  11. The Quiet Heart

    Composer: June Collin

    Ensemble: Tenebrae

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  12. Sing Lullaby

    Composer: Herbert Howells

    Ensemble: Tenebrae

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  13. The Aldeburgh Carol

    Composer: Ben Parry

    Ensemble: Tenebrae

    Conductor: Nigel Short


  14. Night Songs: No. 3. Sleep My Pretty One, Sleep

    Composer: Joseph Phibbs

    Ensemble: Tenebrae

    Conductor: Nigel Short