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