Christmas Carols of Vaughan Williams / Cardiff Festival Choir

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Album Summary

Performer

• Robert Court (Organ)

Conductor

• Hughes, Owain Arwel

Ensemble

• Cardiff Festival Choir

Composers

• Christmas Traditional
• Geoffrey Shaw (Composer) (1879 - 1943)
• Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)
• Anonymous

Notes & Reviews:

One of the most famous choirs in the world for hymn singing join forces with Owain Arwel Hughes who's name is synonymous with large scale choral singing.

Ralph Vaughan Williams had a supreme gift for melody and harmonizing folk tunes and these talents are brought together in this unique compilation.

A spirited performance of these stirring Christmas favorites!

Notes & Reviews:

Recording information: Cardiff University (06/1995/11/1995).

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Works Details

Traditional, Christmas : Hereford Carol, for choir

• Performer: Robert Court (Organ)
• Conductor: Owain Hughes
• Ensemble: Cardiff Festival Choir
• Running Time: 2 min. 55 sec.

Traditional, Christmas : While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night (unspecified tune)

• Performer: Robert Court (Organ)
• Conductor: Owain Hughes
• Ensemble: Cardiff Festival Choir
• Running Time: 3 min. 22 sec.

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Snow in the Street ("From far away we come to you"), carol for chorus

• Performer: Robert Court (Organ)
• Conductor: Owain Hughes
• Ensemble: Cardiff Festival Choir
• Running Time: 2 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: circa 1928

Anonymous : Song of the Crib

• Performer: Robert Court (Organ)
• Conductor: Owain Hughes
• Ensemble: Cardiff Festival Choir
• Running Time: 3 min. 39 sec.

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : The Holy Well, carol for chorus or voice & piano (Traditional Carols from Herefordshire no 1 & no

• Performer: Robert Court (Organ)
• Conductor: Owain Hughes
• Ensemble: Cardiff Festival Choir
• Running Time: 6 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1920

Anonymous : The Salutation Carol

• Performer: Robert Court (Organ)
• Conductor: Owain Hughes
• Ensemble: Cardiff Festival Choir
• Running Time: 3 min. 52 sec.

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Blake's Cradle Song ("Sweet dreams, form a shade o'er my lovely infant's head"), carol for chorus

• Performer: Robert Court (Organ)
• Conductor: Owain Hughes
• Ensemble: Cardiff Festival Choir
• Running Time: 2 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: circa 1928

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : O Little Town of Bethlehem, carol (arr. from English traditional, "Forest Green")

• Performer: Robert Court (Organ)
• Conductor: Owain Hughes
• Ensemble: Cardiff Festival Choir
• Running Time: 4 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1928

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Wassail Song ("Wassail, wassail, all over the town"), carol for chorus ("Gloucestershire Wassail")

• Performer: Robert Court (Organ)
• Conductor: Owain Hughes
• Ensemble: Cardiff Festival Choir
• Running Time: 2 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : The Miraculous Harvest, carol for chorus or voice & piano (Traditional Carols from Herefordshire no

• Performer: Robert Court (Organ)
• Conductor: Owain Hughes
• Ensemble: Cardiff Festival Choir
• Running Time: 3 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1920

Shaw, Geoffrey : How far is it to Bethlehem :: Stowey) (English)

• Performer: Robert Court (Organ)
• Conductor: Owain Hughes
• Ensemble: Cardiff Festival Choir
• Running Time: 1 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Christmas

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : The Golden Carol ("Now is Christèmas y-come"), carol for chorus

• Performer: Robert Court (Organ)
• Conductor: Owain Hughes
• Ensemble: Cardiff Festival Choir
• Running Time: 2 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: circa 1928

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Wither's Rocking Hymn ("Sweet baby, sleep! What ails my dear?"), carol for chorus

• Performer: Robert Court (Organ)
• Conductor: Owain Hughes
• Ensemble: Cardiff Festival Choir
• Running Time: 6 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1928

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Behold the great Creator makes, hymn ("This Endris Nyght")

• Performer: Robert Court (Organ)
• Conductor: Owain Hughes
• Ensemble: Cardiff Festival Choir
• Running Time: 2 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1906

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Christmas Hymn ("Now Blessed by Thou, Christ Jesu"), for baritone or tenor, chorus & orchestra in F

• Performer: Robert Court (Organ)
• Conductor: Owain Hughes
• Ensemble: Cardiff Festival Choir
• Running Time: 3 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1929

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Traditional English Carols (8)

• Performer: Robert Court (Organ)
• Conductor: Owain Hughes
• Ensemble: Cardiff Festival Choir
• Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1919

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : And All in the Morning ("On Christmas Day"), carol for chorus or voice & piano (Traditional English

• Performer: Robert Court (Organ)
• Conductor: Owain Hughes
• Ensemble: Cardiff Festival Choir
• Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1919

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : On Christmas Night, carol for chorus or voice & piano ("Sussex Carol"; Traditional English Carols No

• Performer: Robert Court (Organ)
• Conductor: Owain Hughes
• Ensemble: Cardiff Festival Choir
• Running Time: 2 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1919