Cat No:
CDA67245
Release Date: 01 October 2001
Label: Hyperion Records Ltd
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 034571172453
Genres: Classical Orchestral
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Description
It has been said of John Rutter that he has become the musical equivalent of Dickens, synonymous with the season, and this magnificent choral collection represents the kind of Rutter repertoire that has been colouring Christmases around the world for more than three decades. Christmas music has always remained very dear to Rutter, who admits that as a student, the carol service was the 'highlight of the year'. 'Christmas', he remarked, 'is for many people the only time of year when they have contact with choral music'—an observation that will rapidly establish this CD as the absolute must-have Christmas record of the year. It is stunningly recorded by Stephen Layton, who once again directs Polyphony and the City of London Sinfonia following their equally magnificent release of Rutter's Gloria and other sacred music (CDA67259).
The absence of this 'come-in-and-warm-yourself-by-the-fire' disc in January is guaranteed to leave a chill as bitter as the north winds! It is the perfect antidote to cold winter evenings, the idyllic soundtrack to the season, and will prove a great source of inspiration, nostalgia and joy to a great many people. -
Tracklisting
- 1. Shepherd's Pipe Carol
- 2. Nativity Carol
- 3. There Is A Flower
- 4. Sans Day Carol
- 5. What Sweeter Music
- 6. I Wonder As I Wander
- 7. Jesus Child
- 8. Wild Wood Carol
- 9. The Very Best Time Of Year
- 10. Away In A Manger
- 11. Angel Tidings
- 12. Christmas Lullaby
- 13. Dormi Jesu
- 14. Love Came Down At Christmas
- 15. Star Carol
- 16. Carol Of The Children
- 17. Mary's Lullaby
- 18. Silent Night
- 19. Angel's Carol
- 20. Candlelight Carol
- 21. Second Amen
- 22. Donkey Carol
Disc 1
Side 1
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War Silence - Rare Italian piano concertos
Roberto Prosseda, London Philharmonic Orchestra / Nir Kabaretti
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A monk's life
The Brabant Ensemble / Stephen Rice
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Boccherini: Cello Concertos, Sonatas & Quintets
Steven Isserlis
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Debussy: String Quartet & Sonatas
The Nash Ensemble
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Unplayed Stories ... in 40 Fingers
MultiPiano Ensemble, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Ivor Bolton
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Beethoven: Hammerklavier
Marc-Andre Hamelin
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Shostakovich: Piano Concertos
Marc-Andre Hamelin, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Litton
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Hildegard of Bingen: A feather on the breath of God
Gothic Voices / Christopher Page
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Five Sacred Pieces-Five T
J. Rutter
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