A King's College Christmas / King's College Choir

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Album Summary

Performers

• David Goode (Organ)
• Alexander Knight (Baritone)

Conductor

• Cleobury, Stephen

Ensemble

• King's College Choir, Cambridge

Composers

• Traditional
• Flor Peeters (1903 - )
• Judith Weir (1954 - )
• Anonymous
• Henry Walford Davies (1869 - 1941)
• John Tavener (1944 - )
• Dietrich Buxtehude (1637 - 1707)
• John Francis Wade (circa 1711 - 1786)
• Henry John Gauntlett (1805 - 1876)
• Herbert Howells (1892 - 1982)
• Arvo Pärt (1935 - )
• Michael Praetorious (1571 - 1621)

Notes & Reviews:

Recorded in 1994 this collection, which truly reflects King's as it is today, contains new delights and traditional favorites.

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Works Details

Gauntlett, Henry John : Once in Royal David City

• Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 4 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 19th Century
• Language: English
• Studio/Live: Studio

Traditional : Rejoice and be merry

• Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 1 min. 26 sec.
• Form: Christmas
• Language: English
• Studio/Live: Studio

Traditional : Ding Dong! Merrily on high

• Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 2 min. sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 16th Century
• Language: English
• Studio/Live: Studio

Traditional : What sweeter music

• Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 4 min. 15 sec.
• Form: Christmas
• Language: English
• Studio/Live: Studio

Davies, Henry Walford : O little town of Bethlehem

• Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 3 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Christmas
• Language: English
• Studio/Live: Studio

Howells, Herbert : Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus :: no 2, A spotless rose

• Performers: David Goode (Organ); Alexander Knight (Baritone)
• Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 3 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1918-1920
• Language: English
• Studio/Live: Studio

Peeters, Flor : Chorale Preludes for Organ, Op. 39 :: Heer Jezus heeft een hofken

• Performer: David Goode (Organ)
• Running Time: 7 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1936
• Studio/Live: Studio

Traditional : King Jesus hath a garden

• Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 3 min. 22 sec.
• Form: Christmas
• Language: English
• Studio/Live: Studio

Tavener, John : The Lamb "Little Lamb, who made thee?"

• Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 3 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1982
• Language: English
• Studio/Live: Studio

Pärt, Arvo : Bogoroditse Devo

• Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 1 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1990
• Language: Russian
• Studio/Live: Studio

Traditional : Infant holy, infant lowly

• Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 1 min. 42 sec.
• Form: Christmas
• Language: English
• Studio/Live: Studio

Weir, Judith : Illuminare, Jerusalem

• Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 2 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary
• Written: 1985
• Language: Latin
• Studio/Live: Studio

Traditional : While shepherds watched their flocks by night

• Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 2 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Form: Christmas
• Written: by 1592
• Language: English
• Studio/Live: Studio

Traditional : Quittez pasteurs

• Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 3 min. 6 sec.
• Form: Christmas
• Language: French
• Studio/Live: Studio

Buxtehude, Dietrich : In dulci jubilo, BuxWV 197

• Performer: David Goode (Organ)
• Running Time: 3 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Studio/Live: Studio

Praetorious, Michael : In dulci jubilo

• Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 2 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Form: Choral
• Written: by 1619
• Studio/Live: Studio

Traditional : The first nowell

• Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 5 min. 15 sec.
• Form: Christmas
• Language: English
• Studio/Live: Studio

Traditional : Lully, lulla, thow littel tyne child "Coventry Carol"

• Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 3 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 16th Century
• Studio/Live: Studio

Anonymous : Personent hodie

• Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 2 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1582
• Language: Latin
• Studio/Live: Studio

Wade, John Francis : Adeste fideles

• Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 4 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Christmas
• Written: by 1782
• Language: English
• Studio/Live: Studio