Christmas Night - Carols Of The Nativity / Rutter, Cambridge

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Release Date: 01/20/1993
Label: Collegium Records Catalog #: 106 Spars Code: DDD
Composer: Traditional, John Rutter, Boris Ord, Herbert Howells, Harold Edwin Darke,
John Jacob Niles, Patrick Hadley, William Ballet, Peter Cornelius,
Richard Runciman Terry, Samuel Scheidt, William J. Kirkpatrick, Johann Georg Ebeling

Conductor: John Rutter
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia

Number of Discs: 1
Recorded in: Stereo
Length: 1 Hours 4 Mins.

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Notes & Reviews	Back to Top

"The theme of this album is the birth of Christ, reflected in the words and music of 22 carols spanning more than six centuries." This description might also say that the program contains some of the best and best-loved Christmas choral pieces of all time, presented in a pleasing mix of familiar carols and lesser-known original works. Among the best-known selections are Darke's "In the bleak mid-winter" and Howells's "A spotless rose." Several original pieces by John Rutter appear here for the first time--"Christmas Night," "There is a flower," and "Nativity Carol." Other notable highlights are Peter Cornelius's "The three kings" and the lively Willcocks arrangement of "Tomorrow shall be my dancing day." Of course, the singing is among the best on the planet--in fact, there may even be a few heavenly angels in the soprano section." -- David Vernier "... in the field of choral Christmas CDs, Christmas Night shines brightest of all" - Digital Audio 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.


Works on This Recording			Back to Top

1.	In dulci jubilo by Traditional
	Conductor: John Rutter Orchestra/Ensemble: Cambridge Singers Period: Medieval Written: 12th Century; Germany	Venue: Great Hall, Univ College School, London Length: 3 Minutes 12 Secs.

	Notes: Arranged: Persall Arranger: Robert Lucas Pearsall. This selection is sung in English and Latin.


2.	Christmas Night by Traditional
	Conductor: John Rutter Orchestra/Ensemble: Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia	Venue: Great Hall, Univ College School, London Length: 4 Minutes 0 Secs. Language: English

	Notes: Arranged: Rutter


3.	There is a flower by John Rutter
	Conductor: John Rutter Orchestra/Ensemble: Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia Period: 20th Century Written: England	Venue: Great Hall, Univ College School, London Length: 4 Minutes 4 Secs. Language: English


4.	Cherry Tree Carol by Traditional
	Conductor: John Rutter Orchestra/Ensemble: Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia Written: England	Venue: Great Hall, Univ College School, London Length: 1 Minutes 48 Secs. Language: English

	Notes: Arranged: Willcocks


5.	Candlelight Carol by John Rutter
	Conductor: John Rutter Orchestra/Ensemble: Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia Period: 20th Century Written: 1984; England	Venue: Great Hall, Univ College School, London Length: 4 Minutes 6 Secs. Language: English


6.	O Tannenbaum by Traditional
	Conductor: John Rutter Orchestra/Ensemble: Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia Written: Westphalia, Germany	Venue: Great Hall, Univ College School, London Length: 1 Minutes 58 Secs. Language: German

	Notes: Arranged: Rutter


7.	Tomorrow shall be my dancing day by Traditional
	Conductor: John Rutter Orchestra/Ensemble: Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia Period: Renaissance Written: 16th Century; England	Venue: Great Hall, Univ College School, London Length: 1 Minutes 55 Secs. Language: English

	Notes: Arranged: Willcocks


8.	Nativity Carol by John Rutter
	Conductor: John Rutter Orchestra/Ensemble: Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia Period: 20th Century Written: 1963; England	Venue: Great Hall, Univ College School, London Length: 4 Minutes 20 Secs. Language: English


9.	Adam lay ybounden by Boris Ord
	Conductor: John Rutter Orchestra/Ensemble: Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia Period: 20th Century Written: 1957; England	Venue: Great Hall, Univ College School, London Length: 1 Minutes 7 Secs. Language: English


10.	Once as I remember by Traditional
	Conductor: John Rutter Orchestra/Ensemble: Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia	Venue: Great Hall, Univ College School, London Length: 2 Minutes 28 Secs. Language: English

	Notes: Arranged: Wood


11.	Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus: no 2, A spotless rose by Herbert Howells
	Conductor: John Rutter Orchestra/Ensemble: Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia Period: 20th Century Written: England	Venue: Great Hall, Univ College School, London Length: 2 Minutes 45 Secs. Language: English


12.	In the bleak mid-winter by Harold Edwin Darke
	Conductor: John Rutter Orchestra/Ensemble: Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia Period: 20th Century Written: 1911; England	Venue: Great Hall, Univ College School, London Length: 4 Minutes 32 Secs. Language: English


13.	I wonder as I wander by John Jacob Niles
	Conductor: John Rutter Orchestra/Ensemble: Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia Period: 20th Century Written: USA	Venue: Great Hall, Univ College School, London Length: 2 Minutes 52 Secs.

	Notes: Arranged: Rutter


14.	A Virgin most pure by Traditional
	Conductor: John Rutter Orchestra/Ensemble: Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia Written: USA	Venue: Great Hall, Univ College School, London Length: 2 Minutes 38 Secs. Language: English

	Notes: Arranged: Wood


15.	I sing of a maiden by Patrick Hadley
	Conductor: John Rutter Orchestra/Ensemble: Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia Period: 20th Century Written: by 1936; England	Venue: Great Hall, Univ College School, London Length: 2 Minutes 54 Secs. Language: English


16.	Lute-Book Lullaby "Sweet was the song the virgin sang" by William Ballet
	Conductor: John Rutter Orchestra/Ensemble: Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia Period: Baroque	Venue: Great Hall, Univ College School, London Length: 2 Minutes 5 Secs. Language: English

	Notes: Arranged: Shaw


17.	Weihnachtslieder (6), Op. 8: no 3, Die K�nige by Peter Cornelius
	Conductor: John Rutter Orchestra/Ensemble: Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia Period: Romantic Written: 1856/1870; Weimar, Germany	Venue: Great Hall, Univ College School, London Length: 2 Minutes 16 Secs. Language: English

	Notes: Arranged: Atkins


18.	Myn lyking by Richard Runciman Terry
	Conductor: John Rutter Orchestra/Ensemble: Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia Period: 20th Century	Venue: Great Hall, Univ College School, London Length: 2 Minutes 35 Secs. Language: English


19.	O Jesulein s�ss, o Jesulein mild by Samuel Scheidt
	Conductor: John Rutter Orchestra/Ensemble: Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia Period: Baroque Written: by 1650; Halle, Germany	Venue: Great Hall, Univ College School, London Length: 3 Minutes 15 Secs. Language: English

	Notes: Arranged: Bach


20.	I saw a maiden by Traditional
	Conductor: John Rutter Orchestra/Ensemble: Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia	Venue: Great Hall, Univ College School, London Length: 2 Minutes 52 Secs. Language: English

	Notes: Arranged: Pettman


21.	Away in a manger by William J. Kirkpatrick
	Conductor: John Rutter Orchestra/Ensemble: Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia Period: 20th Century Written: USA	Venue: Great Hall, Univ College School, London Length: 2 Minutes 12 Secs. Language: English

	Notes: Arranged: Rutter


22.	All my heart this night rejoices by Johann Georg Ebeling
	Conductor: John Rutter Orchestra/Ensemble: Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia	Venue: Great Hall, Univ College School, London Length: 2 Minutes 12 Secs. Language: English

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