Adeste Fideles: Christmas Carols from her Majesty's Chapel Royal
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Adeste Fideles: Christmas Carols from her Majesty's Chapel Royal
Choir of the Chapel Royal, Huw Williams
[ Signum Classics / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 16 December 2016
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Wells Cathedral Choir under Matthew Owens explore and celebrate their long standing relationship with the late British composer Sir John Tavener (1944-2013), in a new programme centred around his 'Missa Wellensis'. The disc features several world-premiere recordings of works commissioned especially for the choir, including his 'Preces and Responses' and 'They are all gone into the world of light'.
"it is not an easy piece to sing convincingly. There is, though, nothing at all tentative about this fervently committed performance by the Wells Cathedral Choir, a group with special connections to Tavener … Preces and Responses¸ the other work new to CD, elicits a reverently tender reading, with especially affecting contributions from the boy and girl choristers" BBC Music
"[A] fine addition to the Tavener discography … The Wells choir possesses a rich and developed tone, which Owens uses to the full in this wonderfully absorbing setting." Choir & Organ
"Owens and the Wells Cathedral Choir have built a very strong reputation, not just for the quality of their singing but also for their enterprise in commissioning significant new liturgical music. Both those traits are on display here. The performances are excellent and the recording captures the performances expertly." MusicWeb
Tracks:
Britten:
A New Year Carol
Carter, A:
A Maiden most gentle
Spanish Carol
Cornelius:
The Three Kings
Dove:
The three Kings
Gant, A:
We wish you a Merry Christmas
Gardner, John:
The holly and the ivy
Gauntlett:
Once in Royal David's city
Guest, G:
Suo Gân
Head, M:
The Little Road to Bethlehem
Howells:
A Spotless Rose
Mendelssohn:
There shall a star from Jacob (from Christus)
Hark! the herald angels sing
Popplewell:
Blessed Jesu! Here we stand
Poston:
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Rutter:
Sans Day Carol
Sargent:
Mary had a Baby
De Virgin Mary
Stravinsky:
Ave Maria
Tavener:
The Lamb
Vaughan Williams:
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Wade, J F:
O come, all ye faithful
Weelkes:
Hosanna to the Son of David
Willcocks, D:
Sussex Carol
I saw three ships
Wood, C:
Ding dong! merrily on high
