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Christmas Night - Carols of the Nativity / Rutter, City of London Sinfonia
Collegium Records

Christmas Night - Carols of the Nativity / Rutter, City of London Sinfonia

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Composer
RUTTER, JOHN
Artist
Rutter, The Cambridge Singers, City Of London Sinfonia
Format
CD
Label
Collegium Records
Released
Nov 06, 2020
Catalog #
CSCD526
UPC
040888052623

About

The theme of this album is the birth of Christ, reflected in the words and music of twenty-two carols spanning more than six centuries. Some of these carols have long been widely known and loved; others have become so thanks to the annual Christmas Eve Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King’s College, Cambridge; a few are newly written. But all of them focus on the central event of the Christmas story – the birth at Bethlehem – and on the characters in that story: the angels, the shepherds, the wise men, and the mother with her child.

John Rutter writes: “This has always been my favorite among the Christmas albums I have devised and conducted, but digital sound restoration techniques have made huge advances in the years since it was recorded and it was time to give it a spring-clean. In remastering it, it has been possible to bring the sound of the choir and the orchestra to life, and I have been able to enjoy it anew. The Cambridge Singers in 1985 were at the top of their game, and the choir list includes at least two singers who are now internationally renowned as soloists. We hope you will enjoy this classic recording in its newly restored form.”

CONTENTS:

  • In dulci jubilo
  • Ord: Adam lay ybounden
  • Christmas Night
  • Once, As I Remember
  • Howells: A Spotless Rose
  • Darke: In the Bleak Midwinter
  • Rutter: There Is a Flower
  • The Cherry-Tree Carol
  • Niles: I Wonder as I Wander
  • Rutter: Candlelight Carol
  • Tannenbaum
  • Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
  • A Virgin Most Pure
  • Hadley, P: I sing of a maiden
  • Ballet: Lute-Book Lullaby
  • Cornelius: The Three Kings
  • Richard R. Terry: Myn Lyking
  • Bach, J S: O Jesulein süß, BWV493
  • Ebeling: All my heart this night rejoices
  • I Saw a Maiden
  • Kirkpatrick: Away in a Manger
  • Rutter: Nativity Carol

Tracklist 22 tracks

  1. 1 In dulci jubilo (arr. R.L. Pearsall for mixed choir) 03:15
    Track
    1
    Title
    In dulci jubilo (arr. R.L. Pearsall for mixed choir)
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  2. 2 Adam lay y-bounden 01:09
    Track
    2
    Title
    Adam lay y-bounden
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Boris Ord
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  3. 3 Christmas Night (arr. J. Rutter for mixed choir and orchestra) 04:02
    Track
    3
    Title
    Christmas Night (arr. J. Rutter for mixed choir and orchestra)
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  4. 4 Once, as I remember (arr. C. Wood for mixed choir) 02:30
    Track
    4
    Title
    Once, as I remember (arr. C. Wood for mixed choir)
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  5. 5 A Spotless Rose 02:46
    Track
    5
    Title
    A Spotless Rose
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Herbert Howells
    Performer
    Nicholas Sears
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  6. 6 In the Bleak Mid-Winter (arr. J. Rutter for mixed choir and strings) 04:35
    Track
    6
    Title
    In the Bleak Mid-Winter (arr. J. Rutter for mixed choir and strings)
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Harold Darke
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  7. 7 There Is a Flower 04:05
    Track
    7
    Title
    There Is a Flower
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    John Rutter
    Performer
    Ruth Holton
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  8. 8 The Cherry Tree Carol (arr. D. Willcocks for mixed choir) 01:50
    Track
    8
    Title
    The Cherry Tree Carol (arr. D. Willcocks for mixed choir)
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  9. 9 I wonder as I wander (arr. J. Rutter for mixed choir) 02:53
    Track
    9
    Title
    I wonder as I wander (arr. J. Rutter for mixed choir)
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Gerald Finley
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  10. 10 Candlelight Carol (version for mixed choir, flute, oboe, harp and strings) 04:07
    Track
    10
    Title
    Candlelight Carol (version for mixed choir, flute, oboe, harp and strings)
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    John Rutter
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  11. 11 O Tannenbaum (arr. J. Rutter for mixed choir) 02:00
    Track
    11
    Title
    O Tannenbaum (arr. J. Rutter for mixed choir)
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  12. 12 Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (arr. D. Willcocks for mixed choir) 01:58
    Track
    12
    Title
    Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (arr. D. Willcocks for mixed choir)
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  13. 13 A Virgin Most Pure (arr. C. Wood for mixed choir) 02:40
    Track
    13
    Title
    A Virgin Most Pure (arr. C. Wood for mixed choir)
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  14. 14 I Sing of a Maiden 02:56
    Track
    14
    Title
    I Sing of a Maiden
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Patrick Hadley
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  15. 15 Lute-book lullaby (arr. G. Shaw for mixed choir) 02:07
    Track
    15
    Title
    Lute-book lullaby (arr. G. Shaw for mixed choir)
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    William Ballet
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  16. 16 The Three Kings (arr. I. Atkins for voice and mixed choir) 02:19
    Track
    16
    Title
    The Three Kings (arr. I. Atkins for voice and mixed choir)
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Peter Cornelius
    Performer
    Nicholas Sears
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  17. 17 Myn lyking 02:38
    Track
    17
    Title
    Myn lyking
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Richard Runciman Terry
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  18. 18 O Little One Sweet (arr. J. S. Bach for mixed choir) 03:17
    Track
    18
    Title
    O Little One Sweet (arr. J. S. Bach for mixed choir)
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  19. 19 All My Heart this Night Rejoices 02:14
    Track
    19
    Title
    All My Heart this Night Rejoices
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Johann Georg Ebeling
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  20. 20 I Saw A Maiden (arr. E. Pettman for mixed choir) 02:54
    Track
    20
    Title
    I Saw A Maiden (arr. E. Pettman for mixed choir)
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  21. 21 Away in a Manger (arr. J. Rutter for mixed choir) 02:15
    Track
    21
    Title
    Away in a Manger (arr. J. Rutter for mixed choir)
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    William J. Kirkpatrick
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers
    Conductor
    John Rutter
  22. 22 Nativity Carol (version for mixed choir and strings) 04:22
    Track
    22
    Title
    Nativity Carol (version for mixed choir and strings)
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    John Rutter
    Ensemble
    Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia
    Conductor
    John Rutter