A Very English Christmas / Tenebrae

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Label
Signum Classics
Release Date
September 11, 2015
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      PRESTON GARDNER WARLOCK
    • PERFORMER
      Tenebrae, Short, Sherlock
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 11, 2015
    • UPC
      635212090220
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SIGCD902
    • LABEL
      Signum Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Choral - Sacred
    Works ⌄

    1. Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, for chorus, Op. 75/2

      Composer: John Gardner

      Ensemble: Tenebrae

      Performer: James Sherlock (Organ), Greg Skidmore

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    2. Rejoice and be merry

      Composer: Christopher Robinson

      Ensemble: Tenebrae

      Performer: James Holliday

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    3. Benedicamus Domino, for double chorus

      Composer: Peter Warlock

      Performer: Simon Whiteley

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    4. Adam lay ybounden

      Composer: Peter Warlock

      Performer: Simon Whiteley

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    5. I saw a fair maiden

      Composer: Peter Warlock

      Performer: Simon Whiteley

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    6. Balulalow

      Composer: Peter Warlock

      Performer: Grace Davidson, James Sherlock (Organ), Simon Whiteley

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    7. As Dewe in Aprylle

      Composer: Peter Warlock

      Performer: Simon Whiteley

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    8. Adam lay y-bounden

      Composer: Philip Ledger

      Performer: Ben Alden, Geoffrey Clapham, James Holliday, Nicholas Madden, Emilia Morton, Richard Savage, Simon Whiteley

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    9. On Christmas Night

      Composer: Philip Ledger

      Performer: James Sherlock (Organ), Greg Skidmore

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    10. I sing of a maiden that is makeless

      Composer: Arnold Bax

      Performer: James Holliday

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    11. No Small Wonder

      Composer: Paul Edwards

      Performer: James Sherlock (Organ), Greg Skidmore

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    12. There is No Rose, song for chorus

      Composer: Jonathan Lane

      Performer: Ben Alden, Geoffrey Clapham, James Holliday, Emilia Morton, Richard Savage

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    13. I Sing of a Maiden, song for chorus

      Composer: Alec Redshaw

      Performer: Ben Alden, Geoffrey Clapham, James Holliday, Emilia Morton, Richard Savage

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    14. I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In, for soprano, tenor, chorus & organ

      Composer: Simon Preston

      Performer: James Sherlock (Organ), Greg Skidmore

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    15. There is No Rose, for chorus

      Composer: Simon Preston

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    16. The Birds, for soprano, chorus & organ

      Composer: Richard Hickox

      Performer: Grace Davidson, James Sherlock (Organ), Simon Whiteley

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    17. On Christmas Day, for soprano, chorus & organ

      Composer: Simon Preston

      Performer: Joanna Forbes, James Sherlock (Organ), Greg Skidmore

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    18. Come Rock His Cradle, for baritone, chorus & organ

      Composer: Richard Knight

      Performer: Stephen Kennedy, James Sherlock (Organ), Greg Skidmore

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    19. Mary Walked Through a Wood of Thorn, for soprano, tenor & chorus

      Composer: Philip Radcliffe

      Performer: Ben Alden, Geoffrey Clapham, Grace Davidson, James Holliday, Emilia Morton, Richard Savage, Christopher Watson

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    20. Balulalow, for soprano, chorus, organ & percussion, Op. 109/2

      Composer: John Gardner

      Performer: James Sherlock (Organ), Greg Skidmore, Katie Trethewey

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    21. A Gallery Carol, for soprano, chorus, organ & percussion, Op. 109/4

      Composer: John Gardner

      Performer: James Sherlock (Organ), Greg Skidmore

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    22. Love Came Down at Christmas, for chorus

      Composer: Richard Lloyd

      Performer: Ben Alden, Geoffrey Clapham, James Holliday, Emilia Morton, Richard Savage

      Conductor: Nigel Short


Described as “phenomenal” (The Times) and “devastatingly beautiful” (Gramophone Magazine), the BBC Music Magazine Award award-winning choir Tenebrae, under the direction of Nigel Short, one of the world’s finest vocal ensembles renowned for its passion and precision return to disc on Signum with a sumptuous album of Carols, Hymns and other celebratory works for Christmas. Among the composers to feature on this disc are John Gardner, Peter Warlock, Philip Ledger and Arnold Bax, A singer of great acclaim, Nigel Short was a member of the world-renowned vocal ensemble The King’s Singers from 1994–2000. Upon leaving the group, he formed Tenebrae, a virtuosic choir that embraced his dedication to passion and precision.

REVIEW:

If you’re looking for a collection of Christmas music that includes a lot of pieces you don’t often hear, don’t overlook this outstanding release. Lovers of choral music will need no introduction to Tenebrae, a superb mixed chorus of around 16. This is their third album of Christmas music, and it is the most interesting of the three.

– American Record Guide