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This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on standard CD players as well as Super Audio CD players. An unforgettable blend of velvet and virtuosity. Building on the acclaim of the bestselling London Sound series of recordings (Calla 104-113), Geoffrey Simon now combines the sonorous warmth of twenty-four cellos with the angelic quality of the award winning Choir of Clare College, Cambridge University. This innovative, richly rewarding Christmas CD contains a wide selection of English and American seasonal favorites, arranged especially for Cala by Daryl Runswick London's finest cellists, including five orchestral principals and London's top orchestral and session musicians, supported by percussion, harp, celeste and two double basses create a totally unique and arresting atmosphere, a trade mark of the unforgettable and unparalleled richness of sound that is The London Sound. |
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| 1. |
Once in Royal David's City by Henry John Gauntlett |
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Performer:
Rachel Gledhill (Percussion),
Cameron Sinclair (Percussion)
Conductor: Geoffrey Simon Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Cellos Period: Romantic Written: 19th Century; England |
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Date of Recording: 05/1996 Venue: All Hallows Church, London, England Length: 3 Minutes 28 Secs. |
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| Notes: Arranged: Daryl Runswick | |||||
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| 2. |
Gaudete, Christus est natus by Traditional |
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Performer:
Cameron Sinclair (Percussion),
Daryl Runswick (Descant Recorder),
Rachel Gledhill (Percussion)
Conductor: Geoffrey Simon Orchestra/Ensemble: Clare College Choir, London Cello Sound members Period: Medieval Written: England |
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Date of Recording: 05/1996 Venue: All Hallows Church, London, England Length: 3 Minutes 6 Secs. Language: Latin |
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| Notes: Arranged: Daryl Runswick | |||||
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| 3. |
God rest ye merry, gentlemen by Traditional |
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Performer:
Rachel Gledhill (Percussion),
Fiona Hibbert (Harp),
Gabriella Dall'Olio (Harp),
Helen Swift (Soprano), Chris Dixon (Bass), Cameron Sinclair (Percussion) Conductor: Geoffrey Simon Orchestra/Ensemble: Clare College Choir, London Cello Sound members Written: England |
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Date of Recording: 05/1996 Venue: All Hallows Church, London, England Length: 2 Minutes 30 Secs. Language: English |
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| Notes: Arranged: Daryl Runswick | |||||
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| 4. |
Away in a manger by William J. Kirkpatrick |
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Performer:
Helen Swift (Soprano)
Conductor: Geoffrey Simon Orchestra/Ensemble: Clare College Choir, London Cello Sound members Period: 20th Century Written: USA |
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Date of Recording: 05/1996 Venue: All Hallows Church, London, England Length: 4 Minutes 3 Secs. Language: English |
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| Notes: Arranged: Daryl Runswick | |||||
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| 5. |
Nutcracker, Op. 71: no 12d, Act 2 - Russian Dance "Trepak" by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
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Performer:
Cameron Sinclair (Percussion),
Rachel Gledhill (Percussion)
Conductor: Geoffrey Simon Orchestra/Ensemble: London Cello Sound members Period: Romantic Written: 1891-1892; Russia |
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Date of Recording: 05/1996 Venue: All Hallows Church, London, England Length: 1 Minutes 11 Secs. |
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| Notes: Arranged: Daryl Runswick | |||||
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| 6. |
Nutcracker, Op. 71: no 14c, Act 2 - Variation II, Sugar-Plum Fairy and Coda by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
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Performer:
Roderick Elms (Celesta),
Paul Cullington (Double Bass),
Cathy Colwell (Double Bass),
Kenneth Knussen (Double Bass) Conductor: Geoffrey Simon Orchestra/Ensemble: London Cello Sound members Period: Romantic Written: 1891-1892; Russia |
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Date of Recording: 05/1996 Venue: All Hallows Church, London, England Length: 2 Minutes 12 Secs. |
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| Notes: Arranged: Daryl Runswick | |||||
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| 7. |
Nutcracker, Op. 71: no 14a, Act 2 - Pas de deux by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
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Performer:
Fiona Hibbert (Harp),
Gabriella Dall'Olio (Harp)
Conductor: Geoffrey Simon Orchestra/Ensemble: London Cello Sound members Period: Romantic Written: 1891-1892; Russia |
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Date of Recording: 05/1996 Venue: All Hallows Church, London, England Length: 4 Minutes 31 Secs. |
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| Notes: Arranged: Daryl Runswick | |||||
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| 8. |
Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60: Troika by Sergei Prokofiev |
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Performer:
Cameron Sinclair (Percussion),
Rachel Gledhill (Percussion),
Fiona Hibbert (Harp),
Gabriella Dall'Olio (Harp), Roderick Elms (Celesta) Conductor: Geoffrey Simon Orchestra/Ensemble: London Cello Sound members Period: 20th Century Written: 1934; Paris, France |
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Date of Recording: 05/1996 Venue: All Hallows Church, London, England Length: 3 Minutes 37 Secs. |
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Notes: Arranged: Daryl Runswick This selection shares a track and timing with Henry Walford Davies' "O little town of Bethlehem." |
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| 9. |
O little town of Bethlehem by Henry Walford Davies |
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Performer:
Cameron Sinclair (Percussion),
Rachel Gledhill (Percussion),
Fiona Hibbert (Harp),
Gabriella Dall'Olio (Harp), Roderick Elms (Celesta) Conductor: Geoffrey Simon Orchestra/Ensemble: London Cello Sound members Period: 20th Century Written: England |
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Date of Recording: 05/1996 Venue: All Hallows Church, London, England |
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Notes: Arranged: Daryl Runswick This selection shares a track and timing with Prokofiev's "Troika." |
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| 10. |
Christmas in America by Daryl Runswick |
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Performer:
Matthias Feile (Cello),
Cameron Sinclair (Percussion),
Rachel Gledhill (Percussion),
Kenneth Knussen (Double Bass), Paul Cullington (Double Bass), Fiona Hibbert (Harp), Gabriella Dall'Olio (Harp), Allan Cox (Drum Set), Cathy Colwell (Double Bass) Conductor: Geoffrey Simon Orchestra/Ensemble: London Cello Sound members Period: 20th Century Written: by 1996; England |
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Date of Recording: 05/1996 Venue: All Hallows Church, London, England Length: 6 Minutes 49 Secs. |
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| Notes: This work is a medley that incorporates Mel Torme's "The Christmas Song", Felix Bernard's "Winter Wonderland", Jule Styne's "Let it Snow!", Johnny Marks' "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", John Frederick Coots' "Santa Claus is comin' to town", Evelyn Danzig's "Scarlet Ribbons", James S. Pierpont's "Jingle Bells", and Hugh Martin's "Have yourself a merry little Christmas." | |||||
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| 11. |
Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52 no 6 "Ave Maria" by Franz Schubert |
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Performer:
Gabriella Dall'Olio (Harp),
Fiona Hibbert (Harp),
Roderick Elms (Celesta)
Conductor: Geoffrey Simon Orchestra/Ensemble: London Cello Sound members Period: Romantic Written: 1825; Vienna, Austria |
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Date of Recording: 05/1996 Venue: All Hallows Church, London, England Length: 4 Minutes 26 Secs. |
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| Notes: Arranged: Daryl Runswick | |||||
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| 12. |
Ding Dong! Merrily on high by Traditional |
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Performer:
Rachel Gledhill (Percussion),
Cameron Sinclair (Percussion)
Conductor: Geoffrey Simon Orchestra/Ensemble: Clare College Choir, London Cello Sound members Period: Renaissance Written: 16th Century; France |
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Date of Recording: 05/1996 Venue: All Hallows Church, London, England Length: 2 Minutes 33 Secs. Language: English |
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Notes: Arranged: Daryl Runswick This selection is based on the tune "Branle l'officiel" from Thoinot Arbeau's "Orchésographie". |
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| 13. |
An Olde English Christmas by Daryl Runswick |
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Performer:
Allan Cox (Drum Set),
Christopher Vanderspar (Cello),
Paul Cullington (Double Bass),
Kenneth Knussen (Double Bass), Cathy Colwell (Double Bass) Conductor: Geoffrey Simon Orchestra/Ensemble: London Cello Sound members Period: 20th Century Written: by 1996; England |
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Date of Recording: 05/1996 Venue: All Hallows Church, London, England Length: 4 Minutes 15 Secs. |
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| Notes: This work is a medley that incorporates the carols "While shepherds watched their flocks by night", Mendelssohn's "Hark, the herald angels sing", "Good King Wenceslas", Harold Darke's "In the bleak midwinter", "I saw three ships", and "We three kings of Orient are." | |||||
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| 14. |
Holiday Inn: White Christmas by Irving Berlin |
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Performer:
Rachel Gledhill (Percussion),
Cameron Sinclair (Percussion),
Allan Cox (Drum Set),
Roderick Elms (Celesta) Conductor: Geoffrey Simon Orchestra/Ensemble: London Cello Sound members Period: 20th Century Written: 1942; USA |
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Date of Recording: 05/1996 Venue: All Hallows Church, London, England Length: 3 Minutes 38 Secs. |
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| 15. |
Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson |
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Performer:
Rachel Gledhill (Percussion),
Cameron Sinclair (Percussion),
Roderick Elms (Celesta)
Conductor: Geoffrey Simon Orchestra/Ensemble: London Cello Sound members Period: 20th Century Written: 1948; USA |
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Date of Recording: 05/1996 Venue: All Hallows Church, London, England Length: 2 Minutes 49 Secs. |
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| 16. |
We wish you a merry Christmas by Traditional |
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Performer:
Roderick Elms (Celesta)
Conductor: Geoffrey Simon Orchestra/Ensemble: Clare College Choir, London Cello Sound members Written: England |
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Date of Recording: 05/1996 Venue: All Hallows Church, London, England Length: 2 Minutes 38 Secs. Language: English |
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| 17. |
Fantasia on "Coventry Carol / In dulci jubilo" by Daryl Runswick |
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Performer:
Paul Watkins (Cello),
Cathy Colwell (Double Bass),
Kenneth Knussen (Double Bass),
Paul Cullington (Double Bass), Fiona Hibbert (Harp), Gabriella Dall'Olio (Harp) Conductor: Geoffrey Simon Orchestra/Ensemble: London Cello Sound members Period: 20th Century Written: by 1996; England |
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Date of Recording: 05/1996 Venue: All Hallows Church, London, England Length: 6 Minutes 38 Secs. |
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| 18. |
Weihnachtslieder (6), Op. 8: no 3, Die Könige by Peter Cornelius |
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Performer:
Chris Dixon (Bass)
Conductor: Geoffrey Simon Orchestra/Ensemble: Clare College Choir, London Cello Sound members Period: Romantic Written: 1856/1870; Weimar, Germany |
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Date of Recording: 05/1996 Venue: All Hallows Church, London, England Length: 2 Minutes 59 Secs. Language: English |
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