In Winter's House: Christmas with Tenebrae

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Label
Signum Classics
Release Date
September 23, 2022
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Traditional, Sally Beamish, Benjamin Britten, Bob Chilcott, June Collin, Herbert Howells, Joanna For
    • PERFORMER
      Tenebrae, Joseph Edward, Grace Davidson, Joshua Davidson, Victoria Meteyard, Martha Mclorinan
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 23, 2022
    • UPC
      635212069028
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SIGCD690
    • LABEL
      Signum Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Choral
    Works ⌄

    1. The Shepherd's Carol

      Composer: Bob Chilcott

      Ensemble: Tenebrae

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    2. In Winter's House

      Composer: Joanna Marsh

      Ensemble: male section Tenebrae

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    3. Angelus ad Virginem

      Composer: Anonymous

      Ensemble: Tenebrae

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    4. The Truth Sent from Above (arr. R. Vaughan Williams for choir)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Tenebrae

      Performer: Joseph Edwards

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    5. Advent 'O' Carol

      Ensemble: Tenebrae

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    6. O Magnum Mysterium

      Composer: Owain Park

      Ensemble: Tenebrae

      Performer: Grace Davidson, Joseph Edwards

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    7. Vox Dicentis: Clama

      Composer: Edward Woodall Naylor

      Ensemble: Tenebrae

      Performer: Victoria Meteyard, Jeremy Budd

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    8. Procession

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: female section Tenebrae

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    9. Wolcum Yole!

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: female section Tenebrae

      Performer: Camilla Pay

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    10. There is no Rose

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: female section Tenebrae

      Performer: Camilla Pay

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    11. That Yongë Child

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Joshua Davidson, Camilla Pay

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    12. Balulalow

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: female section Tenebrae

      Performer: Victoria Meteyard, Camilla Pay

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    13. As Dew in Aprille

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: female section Tenebrae

      Performer: Camilla Pay

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    14. This Little Babe

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: female section Tenebrae

      Performer: Camilla Pay

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    15. Interlude

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Camilla Pay

    16. In Freezing Winter Night

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: female section Tenebrae

      Performer: Grace Davidson, Martha McLorinan, Camilla Pay

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    17. Spring Carol

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Performer: Grace Davidson, Victoria Meteyard, Camilla Pay

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    18. Deo Gracias!

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: female section Tenebrae

      Performer: Camilla Pay

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    19. Recession

      Composer: Benjamin Britten

      Ensemble: female section Tenebrae

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    20. In the Stillness

      Composer: Sally Beamish

      Ensemble: Tenebrae

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    21. Jesus Christ the Apple Tree

      Composer: Elizabeth Poston

      Ensemble: Tenebrae

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    22. The Quiet Heart

      Composer: June Collin

      Ensemble: Tenebrae

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    23. Sing Lullaby

      Composer: Herbert Howells

      Ensemble: Tenebrae

      Conductor: Nigel Short

    24. The Aldeburgh Carol

      Composer: Ben Parry

      Ensemble: Tenebrae

      Performer: Rachel Haworth, Victoria Meteyard, Elisabeth Paul, Jeremy Budd, Gabriel Crouch

      Conductor: Nigel Short

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

      Composer: Joseph Phibbs

      Ensemble: Tenebrae

      Conductor: Nigel Short


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 Davidson—former 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