Carols by Candlelight / Ives, Magdalen College

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Album Summary

Performer

• Martin Ford (Organ)

Composers

• William Byrd (Composer) (1543 - 1623)
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525 - 1594)
• Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976)
• P.S. Zimarino
• William Mathias (1934 - 1992)
• Gregorian Chant
• Charles Wood (Choral Composer) (1886 - 1926)
• John Stainer (1840 - 1901)
• Dietrich Buxtehude (circa 1637 - 1707)
• Max Reger (1873 - 1916)
• John Linton Gardner (1917 - )
• Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
• Christmas Traditional
• Francisco Guerrero (Renaissance) (1528 - 1599)
• Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930)
• Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)

Notes & Reviews:

Bill Ives leads the famed Choir of Magdalen College in this selection of choral favorites for Advent and Christmas. The music on this recording ranges from quiet reflection and anticipation to the excitement and celebration of the birth of Jesus and the coming of the Wise Men. In existence since 1480, the Choir of Magdalen College is one of the oldest choirs in England.

"The program is well-designed with just enough traditional favorites... to comfortably tie the familiar with the many more, less-commonly heard pieces... Needless to say, this choir is always a pleasure to hear, and in repertoire such as this you won't find more musically assured or more tonally concordant interpreters. Those trebles are wonderful, and the whole ensemble is ideally balanced, especially well-captured here in relationship to the organ and to the resonant acoustic of the Magdalen College venue. You will listen to this many times, not only this year, but for years after--and hopefully the Reger and Ives pieces will turn up more often on other choir's Christmas programs." -Classics Today (10/10)

The Independent on Sunday
Magdalen College's recital makes an attractive alternative to the annual broadcast from King's...Director Bill Ives has a good ear for contrasts

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Chant, Gregorian : Creator alme siderum, hymn (Advent 1)

• Performer: Martin Ford (Organ)
• Running Time: 1 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval
• Form: Choral

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Traditional English Carols (8)

• Performer: Martin Ford (Organ)
• Running Time: 2 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1919

Byrd, William : Earthly tree, duet for 2 sopranos

• Performer: Martin Ford (Organ)
• Running Time: 4 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Form: Choral

Wood, Charles : View me, Lord, for ATB chorus & organ

• Performer: Martin Ford (Organ)
• Running Time: 4 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (II), chorale prelude for organ (Achtzehn Choräle no 8), BWV 659 (BC K8

• Performer: Martin Ford (Organ)
• Running Time: 4 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: by 1723

Palestrina, Giovanni : Work(s) :: I look from afar

• Performer: Martin Ford (Organ)
• Running Time: 2 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Palestrina, Giovanni : Rorate caeli de super

• Performer: Martin Ford (Organ)
• Running Time: 2 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Stainer, John : How Beautiful Upon the Mountain, anthem for chorus & organ

• Performer: Martin Ford (Organ)
• Running Time: 2 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1871

Traditional, Christmas : O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol

• Performer: Martin Ford (Organ)
• Running Time: 3 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval
• Form: Choral
• Written: 12th Century

Britten, Benjamin : Hymn to the Virgin

• Performer: Martin Ford (Organ)
• Running Time: 3 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1930

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : The Blessed Son of God, for chorus (arranged from "Hodie," Christmas cantata)

• Performer: Martin Ford (Organ)
• Running Time: 2 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Christmas
• Written: circa 1954

Traditional, Christmas : In dulci jubilo (Piæ Cantiones)

• Performer: Martin Ford (Organ)
• Running Time: 3 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval
• Form: Christmas
• Written: circa 1400

Buxtehude, Dietrich : Chorale prelude for organ in G major, BuxWV 223, "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern"

• Performer: Martin Ford (Organ)
• Running Time: 5 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: circa 1690

Traditional, Christmas : Of the Father's heart begotten (A Christmas Procession)

• Performer: Martin Ford (Organ)
• Running Time: 3 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval
• Form: Christmas
• Written: by 1582

Guerrero, Francisco (Renaissance) : Pastores loquebantur, motet for 6 voices

• Performer: Martin Ford (Organ)
• Running Time: 2 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: 1585

Zimarino, P.S. : Ninna nanna a Gesù bambino

• Performer: Martin Ford (Organ)
• Running Time: 2 min. 48 sec.

Reger, Max : Mariä Wiegenlied :: "Maria sitzt am Rosenhag"), song for voice & piano (or orchestra),

• Performer: Martin Ford (Organ)
• Running Time: 2 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1912

Traditional, Christmas : Sweet Was the Song, carol (English)

• Performer: Martin Ford (Organ)
• Running Time: 3 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Form: Christmas

Warlock, Peter : Benedicamus Domino

• Performer: Martin Ford (Organ)
• Running Time: 1 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1918

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (I), chorale prelude for organ (Achtzehn Choräle no 11), BWV 662 (BC

• Performer: Martin Ford (Organ)
• Running Time: 7 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: by 1723

Mathias, William : Sir Christèmas

• Performer: Martin Ford (Organ)
• Running Time: 1 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Christmas

Gardner, John Linton : Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, for chorus, Op. 75/2

• Performer: Martin Ford (Organ)
• Running Time: 2 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1965

Mendelssohn, Felix : Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"

• Performer: Martin Ford (Organ)
• Notes: Composition written: 1840.
• Running Time: 3 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1840