JOHN RUTTER- Cambridge Singers Christmas Album (CD)
Two major works by John Rutter, form this album - Visions. Featuring Rutter's most recent piece, scored for solo violin, string ensemble and choristers, Visions was written for a past winner of the Menuhin Competition, Kerson Leong. The four movement piece is based around the vision of the holy city of Jerusalem, weaving in biblical texts which express different aspects of the vision. Requiem, one of John Rutter's most well-known and widely-performed pieces, was originally recorded by John Rutter in the 80s. Rutter felt it would be interesting to give a new generation of the Cambridge Singers (most of whom were not born at the time of the original recording) an opportunity to see what they could do with what is now a familiar choral work.
Tracklist:
- holly and the ivy, The
- Blessed be that Maid Mary
- Somerset Wassail
- Shepherds in the field abiding
- infant king, The
- What is this lovely fragrance?
- Gabriel's message
- Still, still, still
- Quittez pasteurs - (French)
- Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle - (French)
- Personent hodie - (Latin)
- L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25: L'adieu des bergers
- Minuit, Chr‚tiens "O holy night"
- O magnum mysterium - (Latin)
- Hodie Christus natus est - (Latin)
- Messiah, HWV 56: For unto us a child is born
- In dulci jubilo
- Carols (3), Op. 25: no 2, Lully, lulla thou little tiny child
- New Year Carol, A
- Balulalow
- I saw a fair maiden
- Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?", The
- Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Two major works by John Rutter, form this album - Visions. Featuring Rutter's most recent piece, scored for solo violin, string ensemble and choristers, Visions was written for a past winner of the Menuhin Competition, Kerson Leong. The four movement piece is based around the vision of the holy city of Jerusalem, weaving in biblical texts which express different aspects of the vision. Requiem, one of John Rutter's most well-known and widely-performed pieces, was originally recorded by John Rutter in the 80s. Rutter felt it would be interesting to give a new generation of the Cambridge Singers (most of whom were not born at the time of the original recording) an opportunity to see what they could do with what is now a familiar choral work.
Tracklist:
- holly and the ivy, The
- Blessed be that Maid Mary
- Somerset Wassail
- Shepherds in the field abiding
- infant king, The
- What is this lovely fragrance?
- Gabriel's message
- Still, still, still
- Quittez pasteurs - (French)
- Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle - (French)
- Personent hodie - (Latin)
- L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25: L'adieu des bergers
- Minuit, Chr‚tiens "O holy night"
- O magnum mysterium - (Latin)
- Hodie Christus natus est - (Latin)
- Messiah, HWV 56: For unto us a child is born
- In dulci jubilo
- Carols (3), Op. 25: no 2, Lully, lulla thou little tiny child
- New Year Carol, A
- Balulalow
- I saw a fair maiden
- Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?", The
- Fantasia on Christmas Carols