Birtwistle: The Gleam

This page lists our only recording of The Gleam, by Harrison Birtwistle (b.1934) on CD.

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On Christmas Day

Awards:

BBC Music Magazine

Christmas Special Choice - December 2005

Label:

EMI

Catalogue No:

5580702

Discs:

2

Release date:

14th Nov 2005

Barcode:

0724355807021

Medium:

CD
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On Christmas Day

New Carols from King's

Adès:

The Fayrfax Carol

Bennett, R R:

On Christmas Day

Berkeley, L:

In wintertime

Bingham, J:

God would be born

Birtwistle:

The Gleam

Burrell, D:

Christo Paremus

Casken:

A gathering

Chilcott:

Shepherd's Carol

Dove:

The three Kings

Goehr:

Carol for St Steven

Harvey, R:

The Angels

Holloway, R:

Christmas Carol

MacMillan:

Siente Mari

Maw, N:

Swete Jesu

Maxwell, M:

One star at last

Pärt:

Bogoróditse Djévo

Paulus:

Pilgrim Jesus

Rutter:

What sweeter music

Sculthorpe:

The birthday

Swayne:

Winter Solstice Carol, Op. 79

Weir:

Illuminare, Jerusalem

Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury

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playThe Shepherd's Carol (2000)

playOn Christmas Day To My Heart (1999)

playGod Would Be Born In Thee (2004)

playBogoróditse Dyévo (Mother Of God And Virgin) (1990)

playThe Angels (1994)

playIn Wintertime, Op. 103 (1983)

playChristmas Carol (2002)

playThe Three Kings (2000)

playWhat Sweeter Music (1987)

playA Gathering (1991)

playIlluminare, Jerusalem (1985)

playOne Star, At Last (1984)

playCarol For St. Steven (1989)

playThe Birthday Of Thy King (1988)

playWinter Solstice Carol (1998)

playSeinte Mari Moder Milde (1995)

playThe Gleam (2003)

playChristo Paremus Cantica (1993)

playSpring In Winter (2001)

playFayrfax Carol (1997)

playSwete Jesu (1992)

playPilgrim Jesus (1996)

BBC Music Magazine

December 2005

“King's' CD of new carols is the one unmissable Christmas release”

BBC Music Magazine

December 2007

“…catch while you can this rich sampling of the new carols commissioned and performed by the Choir of King's College, including gems by Jonathan Harvey, Judith Weir and Giles Swayne. Even the Birtwistle - with its stratosphere-reaching harmonies, and use of a wild shout and stamp - is sound with a fresh enthusiasm.”

BBC Music Magazine

December 2005

*****

“…this outstanding issue celebrates 20 years of carols newly commissioned for the annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. The two CDs are stuffed with memorable settings - Jonathan Dove's superb, multilayered 'The Three Kings', Judith Weir's dramatically angular 'Illuminare, Jerusalem', the intricate sound-tapestry of Birtwistle's extraordinary 'The Gleam'.”

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