BBC Music, Volume 29, Number 3: A Cathedral Christmas

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Festive choral music from 21 of Britain's cathedrals and abbeys

Annotation last modified on 2021-02-03 15:11 UTC.

Tracklist

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1In dulci jubilo
organ:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
choir vocals:
Choir of Westminster Abbey
conductor:
James O’Donnell (organist and choir master)
recording of:
In dulci jubilo (macaronic of English and Latin)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger and translator:
Robert Lucas Pearsall (composer)
translated version of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
[traditional] arranged Robert Lucas Pearsall3:31
2I saw three ships
organ:
David Price (British conductor and organist)
choir vocals:
Portsmouth Cathedral Choir
conductor:
David Price (British conductor and organist)
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships (arr. Beeby)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
David Beeby
arrangement of:
I Saw Three Ships
[traditional] arranged David Beeby2:35
3There is no rose
organ:
Adrian Partington (organist and conductor)
choir vocals:
Gloucester Cathedral Choir
conductor:
Adrian Partington (organist and conductor)
recording of:
There is no Rose of Such Virtue
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
John Joubert
John Joubert3:00
4The Christ-child
organ:
Peter King (UK organist, Bath Abbey)
choir vocals:
Bath Abbey Choir
conductor:
Peter King (UK organist, Bath Abbey)
recording of:
The Christ Child
composer:
Gabriel Jackson (choral composer) (in 2009)
Gabriel Jackson4:20
5Shepherd's Pipe Carol
choir vocals:
Lincoln Cathedral Choir
conductor:
Aric Prentice
recording of:
Shepherd’s Pipe Carol
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1963)
John Rutter3:27
6The shepherd's farewell
organ:
David Halls (organist)
choir vocals:
Salisbury Cathedral Choir
conductor:
David Halls (organist)
recording of:
The Shepherds’ Farewell
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
translator:
Paul England
translated version of:
L'Enfance du Christ, op. 25 : Deuxième partie no. 8. Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille « Il s'en va loin de la terre » (Les bergers) (“The Shepherds' Farewell”)
Hector Berlioz5:31
7Bethlehem Down
organ:
Geraint Bowen (conductor & organist)
choir vocals:
Hereford Cathedral Choir
conductor:
Geraint Bowen (conductor & organist)
recording of:
Bethlehem Down
lyricist:
Bruce Blunt
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer) (in 1927)
Peter Warlock4:25
8Sussex carol
choir vocals:
Canterbury Cathedral Girls' Choir
conductor:
David Newsholme
recording of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 597)
[traditional] arranged David Rees-Williams2:30
9While shepherds watched
organ:
Ashley Grote (British organist)
choir vocals:
Norwich Cathedral Choir
recording of:
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night (Winchester old version)
lyricist:
Nahum Tate
composer:
Christopher Tye (English composer & organist, c. 1505–1573)
arranger:
George Kirbye
is based on:
Song of the Angels, at the Nativity of Our Blessed Saviour
is based on:
Winchester Old
[traditional] arranged Ashley Grote2:36
10In the bleak midwinter
choir vocals:
Truro Cathedral Choir
conductor:
Christopher Gray (British choral conductor)
recording of:
In the bleak mid-winter
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Becky McGlade (composer)
Becky McGlade3:50
11There is no rose
organ:
Michael Harris (UK organist)
choir vocals:
The Choir of St. Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh
recording of:
There Is No Rose
composer:
Andrew Carvel (British composer)
Andrew Carvel3:26
12The night he was born
organ:
Simon Bell (organist)
choir vocals:
Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum
recording of:
The night he was born
composer:
Bob Chilcott (in 2007)
Bob Chilcott5:57
13Suo Gan
organ:
Alexander Mason (organist)
choir vocals:
St. Davids Cathedral Choir (Pembrokeshire)
soprano vocals:
Abbie Parr (British soprano)
conductor:
Alexander Mason (organist)
recording of:
Suo Gân (arr. Guest)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
George Guest (organist and conductor)
arrangement of:
Suo Gân
[traditional] arranged George Guest3:27
14Lullay my liking
organ:
Timothy Noon (British organist)
choir vocals:
The Cathedral Choir Exeter
conductor:
Timothy Noon (British organist)
recording of:
Lullay My Liking
composer:
Philip Lawson (British baritone and composer)
version of:
Lullay, Mine Liking
Philip Lawson5:32
15O radiant dawn
choir vocals:
The Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Choir
conductor:
Christopher McElroy (British conductor)
recording of:
Strathclyde Motets: O Radiant Dawn
composer:
Sir James MacMillan (Scottish composer and conductor) (in 2007)
part of:
Strathclyde Motets
James MacMillan3:39
16God is with us: a Christmas proclamation
organ:
Andrew Lumsden (British organist)
choir vocals:
Winchester Cathedral Choir
conductor:
Andrew Lumsden (British organist)
recording of:
God Is With Us
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1987)
John Tavener5:27
17Nowell, sing we
organ:
Robert Sharpe (British choral director and organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of York Minster
conductor:
Robert Sharpe (British choral director and organist)
recording of:
Nowell Sing We
composer:
Matthew Martin (organist and composer)
Matthew Martin2:47
18The first nowell
choir vocals:
Worcester Cathedral Choir
countertenor vocals:
Peter Nardone
recording of:
The First Nowell (David Willcocks arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
The First Nowell
[traditional] arranged Sir David Willcocks5:47
19Sir Christemas
choir vocals:
The Girl Choristers & Lay Clerks of Ely Cathedral
conductor:
Sarah MacDonald (Canadian-British organist and composer)
recording of:
Sir Christëmas
composer:
Bernard Trafford (British composer and organist)
Bernard Trafford3:07
20Jingle bells
organ:
Matthew Owens (choral conductor and organist)
choir vocals:
Wells Cathedral Choir
conductor:
Matthew Owens (choral conductor and organist)
recording of:
Jingle Bells (arr. Allwood)
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont
arranger:
Ralph Allwood
arrangement of:
Jingle Bells
James Lord Pierpont arranged Ralph Allwood2:01
21Ding dong! Merrily on high
organ:
Katherine Dienes
choir vocals:
Guildford Cathedral Choir
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High (arr. Nicholson)
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau (Artist name of Jehan Tabourot (“Orchesographie”))
arranger:
Stuart Nicholson (Ireland | Organist St Patrick's Cathedral Dublin)
arrangement of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
[traditional] arranged Stuart Nicholson3:01

Credits

Release

liner notes:Terry Blain
editor and mastering:Jennifer Howells
part of:The BBC Music Magazine Collection (number: vol. 29 no. 3) (order: 152)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/16274695 [info]