This page lists all recordings of Wither's rocking hymn, by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) on CD & download (MP3 & FLAC). Generally, more recent releases are listed first, but with priority given to those that are in stock. |
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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | A Traditional Christmas Carol Collection Volume 2
Volume I of Traditional Christmas Carols broke iTunes’ record for the most downloads of a classical album and remains one of The Sixteen’s most popular discs. This brand new recording contains more festive delights. There is such an abundance of festive music available to us that sometimes one wishes Christmas did not come but once a year! The Sixteen’s first volume of traditional Christmas carols contains some of our most favourite pieces but there is so much more wonderful festive music that deserves to be better known. So we decided to make a second volume. On this disc you will discover familiar seasonal favourites such as ‘Unto us a boy is born’ and ‘It came upon the midnight clear’ but we have also included some less well-know gems like ‘Cherry Tree Carol’ and ‘Gloucestershire Wassail’. “The Sixteen sounds as crisp and refreshing as a frosty morning...A wide and interesting choice of festive favourites, performed with precise, unsentimental warmth and a sense of occasion.” Classic FM Magazine, January 2011 **** “If you really want to listen to carols at home or in the gym, you won’t go wrong with these pristine performances.” Financial Times, 4th December 2010 *** “beautiful with a capital B.” The Times, 17th December 2010 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Lessons: Genesis 3: God tells sinful Adam that he has lost the life serpent’s head. Genesis 22: God promises to faithful Abraham that in his seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. Isaiah 9: The prophet foretells the coming of the Saviour. Isaiah 11: The peace that Christ will bring is foreshown. Luke 1: The angel Gabriel salutes the Blessed Virgin Mary. Luke 2: St Luke tells of the birth of Jesus. Luke 2: The shepherds go to the manger. Matthew 2: The wise men are led by the star to Jesus. John 1: St John unfolds the great mystery of the Incarnation.
The 2008 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, recorded live by BBC Radio 3 in "the magnificent recording studio that is King’s College Chapel.” The service marked the 80th anniversary of its first BBC broadcast and the start of a year-long celebration of the 800th anniversary of Cambridge University. “…what's specially striking is the intimacy of these performances, the choir under Stephen Cleobury excelling in the difficult art of dynamic restraint and truly gentle singing. Vaughan Williams's 'Wither's Rocking Hymn' is a fine example, and includes some lovely solos.” BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2009 ***** “Judith Weir’s thrilling Illuminare Jerusalem is the most welcome novelty here, virtuosically sung.” Sunday Times, 20th December 2009 *** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Christmas from Winchester
Britten: | A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 | Chilcott: | Shepherd's Carol | Darke: | In the Bleak Midwinter | Edmundson: | Vom Himmel hoch (Toccata-Prelude IV) organ solo | Gardner, John: | Tomorrow shall be my dancing day | Hollins: | Christmas Cradle Song organ solo | Lauridsen: | O magnum mysterium | trad.: | Sussex Carol English trad, arr Sir Philip Ledger The holly and the ivy English trad, arr Sir Henry Walford Davies God rest ye merry, gentlemen English trad, arr Sir David Willcocks Gabriel's Message ('The angel Gabriel from heaven came') Basque, arr Edgar Pettman Ding dong! merrily on high 16thc French, arr Charles Wood Sans Day Carol Cornish trad, arr John Rutter | Vaughan Williams: | Wither's rocking hymn arr Andrew Lumsden | Wade: | O come, all ye faithful arr Sir David Willcocks |
The first release on the Regent label from the critically-acclaimed Choir of Winchester Cathedral. One of the UK’s foremost Cathedral choirs with an international reputation. A varied selection of favourite carols to appeal to all tastes. Items from both the boy and girl choristers, with the lay clerks. Includes a new recording of Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Great Cathedral Anthems Vol. 3
Bairstow: | Lord, I call upon thee | Boyle, M C: | Thou, O God, art praised | Britten: | Jubilate Deo in C major (1961) | Elgar: | The Spirit of the Lord is upon me (from The Apostles) | Gibbons, O: | Drop, drop, slow tears | Hadley, P: | My beloved spake | Harris, W: | Faire is the Heaven | Howells: | O Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem | Mendelssohn: | I Waited for the Lord | Purcell: | Thy word is a lantern unto my feet, Z61 | Vaughan Williams: | Wither's rocking hymn | Wesley, S S: | Blessed be the God and Father | Wood, C: | Hail, gladdening Light |
“An altogether enjoyable set of anthems” Organists Review | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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| |  | Vaughan Williams: Hymns & Choral Music
| | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Christmas with the Chapter House Choir in York Minster
Philip Moore (organ) The Chapter House Choir of York Minster, Jane Sturmheit | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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