A Cello Christmas /Geoffrey Simon, London Cello Sound, et al

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Album Summary

Performers

• Paul Cullington (Double Bass)
• Cathy Colwell (Double Bass)
• Kenneth Knussen (Double Bass)
• Allan Cox (Drums)
• Gabriella Dall'Olio (Harp)
• Rachel Gledhil (Percussion)
• Fiona Hibbert (Harp)
• Roderick Elms (Piano)
• Cameron Sinclair (Percussion)
• Helen Swift (Soprano)
• Chris Dixon (Bass)
• Mark Dobell (Tenor)
• Matthias Feile (Cello)
• Christopher Vanderspar (Cello)
• Paul Watkins (Cello)

Conductor

• Simon, Geoffrey

Ensembles

• Clare College Choir
• London Cello Sound members
• London Philharmonic Cellos

Composers

• Daryl Runswick
• William James Kirkpatrick (1838 - 1921)
• Irving Berlin (1888 - 1989)
• Christmas Traditional
• Peter Cornelius (1824 - 1874)
• Leroy Anderson (1908 - 1975)
• Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
• Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)

Notes & Reviews:

Christmas favorites presented with an amazing blend of velvet and virtuosity! Conductor Geoffrey Simon and arranger Daryl Runswick combine Cala's "London Sound" series concept with the sonorous warmth of twenty-four cellos plus the remarkable voices of the internationally acclaimed Choir of Clare College, Cambridge in a program of English and American seasonal favorites. "[A] feat as logically and technically astonishing as it is musically satisfying." -CD Review

Notes & Reviews:

Personnel: Mark Dobell (tenor); Fiona Hibbert (harp); Chris Vanderspar, Paul Watkins (cello); Roderick Elms (celesta); Paul Cullington (double bass); Allan Cox (drums); Rachel Gledhill (percussion).

Recording information: All Hallow's Church, Gospel Oak, London, England.

Includes troika (prokofiev) / o little town of bethlehem (d by various composers.

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Runswick, Daryl : Introit :: Once in Royal David's City, for 24 cellos

• Performers: Paul Cullington (Double Bass); Cathy Colwell (Double Bass); Kenneth Knussen (Double Bass); Allan Cox (Drums); Gabriella Dall'Olio (Harp); Rachel Gledhil (Percussion); Fiona Hibbert (Harp); Roderick Elms (Piano); Cameron Sinclair (Percussion)
• Conductor: Geoffrey Simon
• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Cellos
• Running Time: 3 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Choral

Traditional, Christmas : God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (English)

• Performers: Gabriella Dall'Olio (Harp); Helen Swift (Soprano); Chris Dixon (Bass); Cathy Colwell (Double Bass); Rachel Gledhil (Percussion); Paul Cullington (Double Bass); Roderick Elms (Piano); Fiona Hibbert (Harp); Allan Cox (Drums); Kenneth Knussen (Double Bass); Cameron Sinclair (Percussion)
• Conductor: Geoffrey Simon
• Ensemble: Clare College Choir
• Running Time: 2 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Christmas

Traditional, Christmas : Gaudete (Swedish)

• Performers: Kenneth Knussen (Double Bass); Helen Swift (Soprano); Allan Cox (Drums); Gabriella Dall'Olio (Harp); Rachel Gledhil (Percussion); Mark Dobell (Tenor); Roderick Elms (Piano); Cameron Sinclair (Percussion); Fiona Hibbert (Harp); Cathy Colwell (Double Bass); Paul Cullington (Double Bass)
• Conductor: Geoffrey Simon
• Ensemble: London Cello Sound members
• Running Time: 3 min. 10 sec.

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a :: Trepak

• Performers: Fiona Hibbert (Harp); Allan Cox (Drums); Gabriella Dall'Olio (Harp); Roderick Elms (Piano); Kenneth Knussen (Double Bass); Cameron Sinclair (Percussion); Cathy Colwell (Double Bass); Rachel Gledhil (Percussion); Paul Cullington (Double Bass)
• Conductor: Geoffrey Simon
• Ensemble: Clare College Choir
• Running Time: 1 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1892

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a :: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

• Performers: Fiona Hibbert (Harp); Kenneth Knussen (Double Bass); Cameron Sinclair (Percussion); Allan Cox (Drums); Cathy Colwell (Double Bass); Gabriella Dall'Olio (Harp); Rachel Gledhil (Percussion); Roderick Elms (Piano); Paul Cullington (Double Bass)
• Conductor: Geoffrey Simon
• Ensemble: London Cello Sound members
• Running Time: 2 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1892

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a :: Pas De Deux

• Performers: Kenneth Knussen (Double Bass); Cameron Sinclair (Percussion); Cathy Colwell (Double Bass); Gabriella Dall'Olio (Harp); Rachel Gledhil (Percussion); Paul Cullington (Double Bass); Roderick Elms (Piano); Fiona Hibbert (Harp); Allan Cox (Drums)
• Conductor: Geoffrey Simon
• Ensemble: London Cello Sound members
• Running Time: 4 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1892

Kirkpatrick, William J. : Away in a manger :: Cradle Song) (New English Hymnal 22)

• Performers: Allan Cox (Drums); Kenneth Knussen (Double Bass); Rachel Gledhil (Percussion); Cameron Sinclair (Percussion); Helen Swift (Soprano); Gabriella Dall'Olio (Harp); Paul Cullington (Double Bass); Roderick Elms (Piano); Fiona Hibbert (Harp); Cathy Colwell (Double Bass)
• Conductor: Geoffrey Simon
• Ensemble: London Cello Sound members
• Running Time: 4 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1885

Cornelius, Peter : The Three Kings

• Performers: Chris Dixon (Bass); Cathy Colwell (Double Bass); Gabriella Dall'Olio (Harp); Rachel Gledhil (Percussion); Paul Cullington (Double Bass); Roderick Elms (Piano); Fiona Hibbert (Harp); Kenneth Knussen (Double Bass); Allan Cox (Drums); Cameron Sinclair (Percussion)
• Conductor: Geoffrey Simon
• Ensemble: London Cello Sound members
• Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1856

Runswick, Daryl : Christmas in America Medley

• Performers: Matthias Feile (Cello); Cameron Sinclair (Percussion); Allan Cox (Drums); Cathy Colwell (Double Bass); Gabriella Dall'Olio (Harp); Rachel Gledhil (Percussion); Paul Cullington (Double Bass); Roderick Elms (Piano); Fiona Hibbert (Harp); Kenneth Knussen (Double Bass)
• Conductor: Geoffrey Simon
• Ensemble: London Cello Sound members
• Running Time: 6 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Christmas

Schubert, Franz : Ave Maria

• Performers: Rachel Gledhil (Percussion); Gabriella Dall'Olio (Harp); Cathy Colwell (Double Bass); Allan Cox (Drums); Cameron Sinclair (Percussion); Paul Cullington (Double Bass); Fiona Hibbert (Harp); Kenneth Knussen (Double Bass); Roderick Elms (Piano)
• Conductor: Geoffrey Simon
• Ensemble: Clare College Choir
• Running Time: 4 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1825

Traditional, Christmas : Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French)

• Performers: Kenneth Knussen (Double Bass); Cameron Sinclair (Percussion); Allan Cox (Drums); Cathy Colwell (Double Bass); Rachel Gledhil (Percussion); Roderick Elms (Piano); Fiona Hibbert (Harp); Paul Cullington (Double Bass); Gabriella Dall'Olio (Harp)
• Conductor: Geoffrey Simon
• Ensemble: London Cello Sound members
• Running Time: 2 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval
• Form: Christmas
• Written: circa 1588

Runswick, Daryl : An Olde English Christmas Medley

• Performers: Christopher Vanderspar (Cello); Paul Cullington (Double Bass); Cathy Colwell (Double Bass); Gabriella Dall'Olio (Harp); Roderick Elms (Piano); Fiona Hibbert (Harp); Kenneth Knussen (Double Bass); Rachel Gledhil (Percussion); Allan Cox (Drums); Cameron Sinclair (Percussion)
• Conductor: Geoffrey Simon
• Ensemble: London Cello Sound members
• Running Time: 4 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Christmas

Berlin, Irving : Holiday Inn

• Performers: Kenneth Knussen (Double Bass); Allan Cox (Drums); Cameron Sinclair (Percussion); Roderick Elms (Piano); Cathy Colwell (Double Bass); Fiona Hibbert (Harp); Gabriella Dall'Olio (Harp); Rachel Gledhil (Percussion); Paul Cullington (Double Bass)
• Conductor: Geoffrey Simon
• Ensemble: London Cello Sound members
• Running Time: 3 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1942

Anderson, Leroy : Sleigh Ride

• Performers: Roderick Elms (Piano); Fiona Hibbert (Harp); Allan Cox (Drums); Kenneth Knussen (Double Bass); Cameron Sinclair (Percussion); Paul Cullington (Double Bass); Cathy Colwell (Double Bass); Rachel Gledhil (Percussion); Gabriella Dall'Olio (Harp)
• Conductor: Geoffrey Simon
• Ensemble: London Cello Sound members
• Running Time: 2 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1948

Traditional, Christmas : We Wish You a Merry Christmas (English)

• Performers: Fiona Hibbert (Harp); Roderick Elms (Piano); Paul Cullington (Double Bass); Rachel Gledhil (Percussion); Gabriella Dall'Olio (Harp); Cathy Colwell (Double Bass); Allan Cox (Drums); Cameron Sinclair (Percussion); Kenneth Knussen (Double Bass)
• Conductor: Geoffrey Simon
• Ensemble: London Cello Sound members
• Running Time: 2 min. 43 sec.
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 15th Century

Traditional, Christmas : Work(s) :: Fantasia

• Performers: Cathy Colwell (Double Bass); Gabriella Dall'Olio (Harp); Rachel Gledhil (Percussion); Roderick Elms (Piano); Allan Cox (Drums); Cameron Sinclair (Percussion); Kenneth Knussen (Double Bass); Fiona Hibbert (Harp); Paul Cullington (Double Bass); Paul Watkins (Cello)
• Conductor: Geoffrey Simon
• Ensemble: London Cello Sound members
• Running Time: 6 min. 42 sec.