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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | John Rutter: The Colours of Christmas
The Colours of Christmas is a collection of the greatest Christmas carols by the composer/conductor whose music has, for many, been so associated with Christmas. Featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and The Bach Choir, with guest artists Over the Bridge and conducted by Rutter himself. The Colours of Christmas (track 2 from the album) is a newly composed carol by Rutter for this new album, and is testament to the very best of Rutter’s music. Newly orchestrated for this album are the carols Ding Dong Merrily On High and Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. All recordings on this album are brand new. “If you believe that Christmas music should have a warm, comfortable feel, then this CD will fit the bill perfectly...Rutter is equally skilled as an arranger and orchestrator, and the ingenious use of calypso rhythms in 'Ding dong! Merrily on high' is a delight...The Bach Choir and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra give crisp, enthusiastic performances. The choir have superb diction, blend and ensemble.” Gramophone Magazine, January 2012 “There’s something for everyone here” Sunday Times, 18th December 2011 “Nobody knows more about Christmas carols than John Rutter, and this collection oozes class. The opening "Ding Dong! Merrily on High" sets the scene: full of fluttering woodwind and horns dancing around tinkling percussion.” The Independent, 23rd December 2011 **** “Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a new piece from John Rutter, master of singable and ear-catching carols. This year’s is The Colours of Christmas, artlessly written and beautifully sung by the Bach Choir.” The Telegraph, 9th December 2011 “it’s hard not to enjoy the disc’s panache and the smiling skill of Rutter, the Bach Choir and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra as they paint the season red, white and green.” The Times, 23rd December 2011 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | SnowflakesA Classical Christmas
Øystein Baadsvik (tuba) Trondheim Symphony Orchestra & Cantus Women’s Choir, Torodd Wigum Norwegian tuba player Øystein Baadsvik, with the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra under Torodd Wigum, and Cantus Women’s Choir here present an unique disc. The programme consists of lavish arrangements of international and Nordic Christmas favourites, with a few surprises included, On a previous disc from Baadsvik for BIS, The Daily Telegraph wrote "that anything a violin can do, a tuba can do too" | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The First Christmas
Bennett, R R: | Dormi Jesu The Sorrows of Mary | Britten: | Jesus, as Thou art our Saviour (from A Boy is born) | Crosse: | Laetabundus | Davies, Maxwell: | Ave Maria - Hail blessed flower Ave Plena Gracia | Fricker: | The First Christmas A babe is born In Excelsis Gloria | Gardner, John: | When Christ was born of Mary free The Shout, an Easter carol | Gruber, F: | Silent Night (arr. Alan Ridout) | Halsey: | Balulalow | Hoddinott: | What tidings? | Joubert: | There Is No Rose Welcome Yule!, Op. 27 A Little Child there is yborn | Leighton: | O leave your sheep | Mathias: | Wassail Carol | Maw, N: | Our Lady’s song Balulalow | McCabe: | Coventry Carol | Milner, Anthony: | Out of your sleep arise | Naylor, B: | Ecce Puer | Naylor, P: | Eastern Monarchs | Oldham, A: | Remember, O thou man | Ramsey, B: | From Heaven Winging | Rawsthorne: | The Oxen | Tate, P: | The Virgin and Child | trad.: | I saw three ships (arr. Simon Preston) Deck the Hall (arr. Hugh Cole) Wassail Song (Here We Come A-Wassailing) (arr. John Joubert) Unto us is born a Son (arr. Thomas Eastwood) We wish you a merry Christmas (arr. John Gardner) The Boar's Head Carol (arr. Malcolm Williamson) The First Nowell (arr. John Gardner) God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (arr. John Joubert) Infant Holy (arr. Edmund Rubbra) Ding dong! merrily on high (arr. Malcolm Williamson) Away in a manger (arr. Hugo Cole) The Holly and the Ivy (arr. Benjamin Britten) Salutation Carol (arr. Richard Rodney Bennett) Shepherds shake off your drowsy sleep (arr. Bernard Naylor) Good King Wenceslas (arr. Malcolm Williamson) The Old Year Now (Greensleeves) (arr. Alan Ridout) | Walton: | What cheer? | Wishart, P: | Alleluya! A new work is come on hand |
The Elizabethan Singers, Louis Halsey A rare, beautiful and unusual Christmas compilation: three 1960s Argo recordings of contemporary settings and arrangements of carols – Sir Cristemas, Sing Nowell and Carols Of Today – released collectively on Decca CD for the first time. It is a worthy reissue of the many recordings made for Argo by The Elizabethan Singers and their long-time musical director Louis Halsey. Recording producers: Michael Bremner, Andrew Raeburn Recording engineers: Michael Mailes, Stanley Goodall Recording locations: Holy Trinity Church, Kensington, London, UK, July 1963, April 1965, April 1966 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Traditional & Modern Carols
“One of the attractions of this disc is the variety of the repertoire...Logical phrasing and clear articulation are among the virtues of this choir, and these serve the repertoire on this disc well, whether old or new. Some of the best-known carols for full choir are sung with vigour, but never exaggerated...The programme guarantees almost 80 minutes of exquisite singing.” MusicWeb International, January 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | A Christmas Caroll from Westminster Abbey
The first of this month’s ‘double bill’ from Westminster presents a delightful and unusual selection of music for Christmas from the Abbey Choir. It encompasses all the diverse themes of Christmas which have inspired composers across the ages: light shining in darkness; the tenderness of mother and child; the fulfilment of promise; and the warm merriment of corporate celebration. An excellent selection of contemporary carols features the composers Jonathan Dove and Bob Chilcott among others. The richness of twentieth-century church music is illustrated in works by Poulenc, Walton, Mathias and Leighton, and by the heartbreakingly lovely piece The little road to Bethlehem by Michael Head. Skilful arrangements of the traditional carols Silent night, In dulci jubilo and I saw three ships, complete this attractive seasonal release. “An ambitious and superbly sung programme, sympathetically framed within the choir's spaciously atmospheric home acoustic.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2008 ***** “The Christmas Eve carol service at Westminster Abbey is one of the most warming events in the festive calendar, and this CD captures the atmosphere beautifully … The singing is a constant delight” The Telegraph | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Classic Christmas Carols - 50 Favourite Carols
Bach, J S: | O Jesulein süß, BWV493 Chorale Prelude BWV729 'In dulci jubilo' | Cornelius: | The Three Kings | Darke: | In the Bleak Midwinter | Ebeling: | All my heart this night rejoices | Gauntlett: | Once in Royal David's city | Gruber, F: | Silent Night | Hadley, P: | I sing of a maiden | Howells: | A Spotless Rose | Kirkpatrick: | Away in a Manger | Mendelssohn: | Hark! the herald angels sing | Niles: | I wonder as I wander | Ord: | Adam lay y-bounden | Poston: | Jesus Christ the Apple Tree | Ravenscroft, T: | Remember O thou Man | Rutter: | Sans Day Carol Dormi, Jesu | Scheidt: | A Child is born in Bethlehem | Tavener: | The Lamb | Terry, R: | Myn lyking | trad.: | Ding dong! merrily on high The Holly and the Ivy (arr. Walford Davies)) While Shepherds Watched God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Angels from the Realms Of Glory I saw a maiden Whence is that goodly fragrance flowing? Quem pastores laudavere Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day A maiden most gentle Cherry Tree Carol Gabriel's Message ('The angel Gabriel from heaven came') Personent hodie The First Nowell In Dulci Jubilo O little town of Bethlehem I saw three ships It came upon the midnight clear Sussex Carol O come, o come, Emmanuel Riu, riu, chiu The Shepherd's Cradle Song How far is it to Bethlehem Up good Christen folk Quittez, pasteurs The Lord at first did Adam make The Infant King (Sing Lullaby) And all in the morning Of the Father's heart begotten | Vaughan Williams: | The truth sent from above | Wade: | O come, all ye faithful |
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| |  | A Traditional Christmas Carol Selection Volume 1
A collection of well-loved traditional Christmas Carols, perfect for creating a warm seasonal atmosphere and to sing along with. "Simple, sincere and thoroughly engaging" American Record Guide | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Carols from King's
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| |  | Noël !
Ackermans: | Le Noël des petits santons | Adam: | O Holy Night | Berthier, P: | Noël nouveau est venu | Bertille: | Le premier noël | Bizet: | Agnus Dei | Faure, J B: | Sancta Maria | Franck, C: | Panis Angelicus | Gevaert: | Chanson joyeuse de Noël | Gounod: | Ave Maria Le ciel a visité la terre | Gruber, F: | Silent Night | Holmès, A: | Trois Anges Sont Venus ce Soir! | Lacôme: | Chantez Noël ('Il est minuit, la lune éclaire au loin
') | Martinet: | Petit papa Noël | Massenet: | Marie, avec l'enfant Jésus (from Le jongleur de Notre-Dame) | Pagot: | Ô Dieu de clémence Noël bourguignon | Perissas: | Noël pour demander la paix de l'enfant qui va naître | Pradère: | Le petit soulier de Noël | Rameau: | La Nuit (The Night) | Rivel: | Noël des îles | Saboly: | Ah! Quand reviendra-t-il le temps de Noël Chut! Taisez-vous (L'écho) | Schubert: | Ave Maria, D839 | trad.: | Il est né le divin Enfant O Tannenbaum La Marche des Rois C'est le jour de la Noël Les anges de nos campagnes (Angels In Ours Fields) Votre divin Maître Les Bergeretes Le sommeil de l'enfant Jesus (The Sleep of the Infant Jesus) Nous voici dans la ville Noël au Tyrol autrichien Pastourelles, pastoreaux Noël nouvelet | Vincent, J: | Noël | Wade: | O come, all ye faithful |
Michel Dens (baritone), Janine Micheau (soprano), Martha Angelici (soprano) Les Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois All songs sung in French | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The John Rutter Christmas Album
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