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Christmas Spectacular / John Wells & Nicholas Forbes, organ; APO Brass & Percussion; Indra Hughes, Musica Sacra

1 CD / Atoll / 2012-11-13

Works: John Rutter: Gloria; What sweeter music; Mary's Lullaby; Deck the hall, for chorus; Christmas Traditional: Noe! Noe!, carol (Provençal); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); The Holly and the ...
Performers: Forbes, Nicholas; Hughes, Indra [Organ]; Musica Sacra [New Zealand]; Wells, John [classical organ]
Conductors: Hughes, Indra [Organ];
Ensemble: ; Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra Brass and Percussi

Recording information: Auckland Town Hall, New Zealand (07/2011/09/2011)....continue...

Carols from Kings / Stephen Cleobury, King's College Choir

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Christmas Traditional: Rejoice and Be Merry; Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); King Jesus Hath A Garden (Dutch); Infant Holy, Infant Lowly ...
Performers: Goode, David; Knight, Alexander; Todd, Nicholas
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: ; King's College Choir

The Choir of King's College, Cambridge, is one of the world's most beloved choral groups. Each Christmas Eve millions across the globe tune in to...continue...
Recording information: La Musée des Augustins, Toulouse, France (08/02/1994-08/03/1994)....continue...

John Rutter: Requiem; Te Deum / Cleobury, King's College Choir

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: John Rutter: Requiem; Veni Sancte Spiritus; What sweeter music; Hymn to the Creator of Light; Cantate Domino; Cantus; Te Deum for chorus, organ & orchestra
Performers: Quinney, Robert
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: ; City of London Sinfonia; Wallace Collection (Brass Ensemble)

This set explores John Rutter as a conductor of choirs and an arranger and editor of music. Brought to life by the Choir of King's...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of King's College, Cambridge (07/15/1997-07/18/1997)....continue...

On Christmas Night / works by Rutter, Burton, Mathias, Darke and Poston

1 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2011-10-25

Works: John Rutter: What sweeter music; Christmas Traditional: Noël nouvelet, carol (French); Ding Dong! Merrily on High (French); I Saw Three Ships, carol; Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); ...
Performers: Challenger, John [Organ]; Clapham, Geoffrey; Gregory, Julian; James, Freddie [Organist]; Leslie, Huw; Macdonald, Basil; Neill, Henry
Conductors: Nethsingha, Andrew
Ensemble: St John's College Choir cambridge

A joyous celebration of music for the festive season! This disc was recorded in the College Chapel in full surround-sound, and recreates to a spectacular...continue...
Recording information: St John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (01/14/2011-01/16/2011)....continue...

Choral Music of David Willcocks

1 CD / Priory / 2011-09-13

Works: David Willcocks: Ceremony of Psalms, for chorus; Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, for chorus & organ; Sing!, for chorus (after the toccata from Widor's Organ Symphony no 5); English Traditional: The Las...
Performers: Chambers, Simon; Kanagasooriam, Jonathan; Sandy, Matthew; Stevens, Peter; Watts, Jane [Organ]
Conductors: Willcocks, David
Ensemble: ; Royal College Of Music Brass Ensemble

David Willcocks' eight decade-long career has included posts in many of the finest musical establishments in the United Kingdom. Born in 1919, Willcocks served in...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of King's College, Cambridge (2010-01-19_2010-01-20&2010-)....continue...

Candlelight / Rutter, The Cambridge Singers, et al

1 CD / Collegium / 2011-08-30

Works: John Rutter: Candlelight Carol; When Icicles Hang; Magnificat for soprano, chorus & orchestra; Wind in the Willows, for narrator, vocal ensemble & orchestra; Suite Antique, for flute, harpsichord & s...
Performers: Birch, John; Breakwell, ben; Evans, Sam; Nicholson, Andrew; Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia

John Rutter presents a collection of music that celebrates the holiday season and winter time from the Collegium back catalog....continue...

Gloria!

2 CD / Decca Import / 2011-05-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Messiah; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D, RV 589; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C minor, K. 427 "Grosse Messe"; Vesperae solennes de confessore in C, K. 33...
Performers: Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Farnes, Richard; Goode, David; Hopkinson, Thomas; Humphreys, George; Jones, Della; Pinnock, Trevor; Te ...
Conductors: Preston, Simon; Marriner, Sir Neville; Davis, Colin; Hill, David; Higginbottom, Edward; Layton, Stephen; Phillips, Daniel [Choral]; Darlington, Stephen; Cleobury, Stephen; Rutter, John; Lole, Simon; ...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Capricorn (Ensemble); The English Concert

Aled's Christmas Gift / boy soprano

1 CD / Demon Tv / 2010-12-07

Works: Buddy Greene: Mary, Did You Know?, song; William James Kirkpatrick: Away in a manger; Gustav Holst: In the bleak mid-winter; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; John Goss: See Amid the Winter's Snow, for cho...
Performers: Aitken, Rob; Ashley, Charlotte; Beston, Simon; Brown, Zoe; Coates, Sam; Crawley, Ben; Flanaghan, Katie; Hale, Simon; Hughes, Emilia; Jones, Aled; Kelly, John; Lole, Simon; May, Elizabeth; Palliser, U...

Recording information: Coombehurst Studio, Kingston University, London; FX YourSpace Studios, London; Greendale Studios, London, England.

Responsible for one of the most iconic and enchanting C...continue...

A Savior From on High / The Chorale of Shorter College

1 CD / ACA Digital / 2010-08-10

Works: Healey Willan: Hodie, Christus natus est, motet for chorus, HWC 319; The Three Kings; Paul Manz: E'en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come; George Frederick Handel: Messiah; John Rutter: What sweeter music; ...
Performers: Barton, Jamie; Collins, Laura; Green, Lenora; Harvey, Patrick; Hoch, Matthew; McLeod, Andy [Tenor Vocal]; Nelson, Hannah; Rigell, Nella; Scroggins, Carissa; Tumlin, Jerry
Conductors: Shaw, Martha

The Shorter Chorale has represented Shorter College for the past 40 years in churches and schools of the southeastern United States and on tours abroad....continue...
Recording information: Falany Performing Arts Center, Reinhardt College, Wales (01/03/2007-01/05/2007)....continue...

Festival Of Nine Lessons / King's College Choir

2 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2009-12-08

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Spoken Word: Bidding Prayer - The Lord's Prayer - Blessing; First Lesson - Genesis 3; Second Lesson - Genesis 22; Third Lesson - Isaiah 9; Fou...
Performers: Bagnall, Chris [spoken word]; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Harrison, Ross [spoken word]; Lloyd-Morgan, Richard; Musallam, Basim [spoken word]; Richardson, Ashley; Robinson, Joel; Robinson, Ni...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen

This new, live, complete recording of the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols from Christmas Eve 2008 includes traditional hymns, modern carols, old favorites and...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of King's College, Cambridge (12/24/2008)....continue...

What Sweeter Music: Songs & Carols Christmas

1 CD / Signum UK / 2009-12-02

Works: James Pierpont: Jingle Bells; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; John Rutter: What sweeter music; There is a flower; Nativity Carol; Herbert Howells: Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; Christmas Traditional: Que...
Performers: Sherlock, James

Tenebrae is a professional chamber choir, founded by Nigel Short in 2001. Often performing by candlelight, the choir creates an atmosphere of spiritual and musical...continue...
Recording information: St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield, London, Eng (06/22/2009-06/26/2009)....continue...

In Terra Pax - A Christmas Anthem - Finzi, Holst, Vaughan Williams, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-11-17

Works: Gustav Holst: Christmas Day, for chorus & orchestra, H. 109; John Joubert: There Is No Rose, for chorus, Op. 14; William Mathias: Sir Christèmas; A babe is born, Op. 55; Herbert Howells: Here ...
Performers: Davies, Julian [Tenor]; Doyle, Julia; Glassberg, Ben; Oberst, Simon; Williams, Mark; Williams, Roderick [Bass-Baritone Vocal]
Conductors: Wetton, Hilary Davan

Performances of carols both ancient and modern have become central to the celebration of Christmas. The choral music on this disc includes Holst's surprisingly neglected...continue...

Glorious Splendor - Christmas with the Washington Chorus

1 CD / Gothic Records / 2009-01-01

Works: John Linton Gardner: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, for chorus, Op. 75/2; Hugo Distler: Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen; Richard Wayne Dirksen: Welcome All Wonders, for soprano, chorus & organ; Rober...
Performers: Lewis, Laura; Skevington, Paul; Walker, Rhea; Washington Chorus
Conductors: Shafer, Robert
Ensemble: National Capital Brass and Percussion; National Capital Brass and Percussion Ensemble; Washington Chorus

"For shoppers desiring something a bit more in the Christmas vein, one can't do better than 'Glorious Splendor'...features new arrangements of some old favorites but...continue...
Recording information: Saint Luke Catholic Church, McLean, VA....continue...

Christmas in Santa Fe / Santa Fe Desert Chorale, et al

1 CD / Clarion / 2009-01-01

Works: Traditional: This is the truth sent from above; Ding Dong! Merrily on high; Joseph, lieber Joseph; Patapan; When night's shadows fly New Year's dawn floods all the sky (New Year Song); Fum, fum, fum;...
Performers: Simpson, Rosalind
Conductors: Mack, Linda
Ensemble: Santa Fe Desert Chorale

Christmas in Santa Fe is colored by the Mexican influence. Little lanterns adorn some of the adobe buildings and the candlelight processions known as posadas...continue...

A Song of Christmas / Pittsburgh Symphony Brass

1 CD / Four Worlds Media / 2008-11-18

Works: Katherine K. Davis: The Little Drummer Boy "Carol of the Drum"; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chréti...
Performers: Fire, Tami; Lukowicz, Tom

Four Winds Entertainment is proud to present the long awaited recording, A Song of Christmas, by America's premiere brass ensemble Pittsburgh Symphony Brass, led by...continue...
Personnel: Tami Fire (mezzo soprano).

Recording information: East Liberty Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, PA....continue...

The John Rutter Christmas Album / The Cambridge Singers

1 CD / Collegium / 2007-10-09

Works: Christmas Traditional: The Wexford Carol ("Good People All, This Christmastime") (Enniscorthy Carol) (Irish); Sans Day Carol; I Wonder As I Wander (American); I Saw Three Ships, carol; Deck the Halls...
Performers: Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Holton, Ruth; Rutter, John; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia

"Over the years John Rutter's Christmas recordings with his outstanding Cambridge Singers have become essential components of holiday tradition for choral music fans around the...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London, England (04/1985-06/2002); The Great hall Of University College School, London, En (04/1985-06/2002)....continue...

The Very Best of Christmas

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-25

Works: Lowell Mason: Joy to the World; Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald angels sing"; George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe de minuit pour Noël, H9; F...
Performers: Andjaparidze, Eteri; Bloss, Michael; Bungard, Jonathan; Davidson, Angus; Evanson, John; Houssart, Robert; Johnston, Raymond; Kertesi, Ingrid; Langridge, Philip; Lewis, J. Reilly; Mukk, József;...
Conductors: Hunt, Donald; ; Mallon, Kevin; Edison, Noel; Scribner, Norman; Rossiter, Grace; Sackett, Andrew; Robinson, Christopher; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Oberfrank, Géza; Krcek, Jaroslav; Schuldt-Jensen,...
Ensemble: Aradia Baroque Ensemble; Capella Istropolitana; Elora Festival Singers; Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Finchley Children's Music Group; Hungarian Radio Chamber Choir; Leipzig Chamber Orchestra; Moscow Sy...

"Naxos' double-disc compilation, The Very Best of Christmas, presents an agreeable and balanced assortment of holiday favorites, with vocal and choral numbers assigned to the...continue...

A KDFC Classical Christmas 3

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-11-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56; Traditional: Gabriel's message; Sans Day Carol; In dulci jubilo; King Jesus hath a garden; Fum, fum, fum; The first nowell; Angels from the realms of glory; ...
Performers: Bakkila, Ted; Baun, Nancy; Bloss, Michael; Botto, Louis; Bower, Michael; Burdick, Owen; Eaken, John; Freeman, Kevin; Hosea, Fred; Johnston, Raymond; Keller, Mark; Larsen, Terry; Maund, Peter; Pö...
Conductors: McGegan, Nicholas; ; Burdick, Owen; Krcek, Jaroslav; Scribner, Norman; Edison, Noel; McMane, Susan; George, Vance; Hunt, Donald; Hayman, Richard; Botto, Louis; Sutherland, Gavin; Sackett, Andrew; Bre...
Ensemble: American Bach Soloists; Berkeley Chamber Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Chorus; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Capella Istropolitana; Chanticleer; Eaken Piano Trio; Elora Festival Singers; Philharmoni...

What Sweeter Music / Barbieri

1 CD / Deux Elles / 2004-10-01

Works: William Walton: Christmas Carols (4) for chorus; John Rutter: What sweeter music; Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Boris Ord: Adam lay ybounden; Andrew Carter: Mary's Magnific...
Performers: Barbieri, Edward; Consortium; Dobell, Mark; Downs, Melanie; Price, Gareth; Price, Ray; Semmens, Richard; Swift, Helen
Conductors:
Ensemble: Consortium

Recording information: Saint Alban the Martyr, Holborn, London, England (05/02/1998-05/03/1998)....continue...

Choral Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2004-09-14

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ave verum corpus; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Charles Gounod: Ave Maria; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Requiem, Op....
Performers: Aronsky, Peter; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/Conductor]; Conn, Michael [Guitar]; Gardner, Edward; Hussain, Alastair; Kampen, Christopher van; Tunstall, Helen; Varady, Julia [Soprano Vocals]; Vivian, Jame...
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Karajan, Herbert von; Munchinger, Karl

A Feast of Christmas Carols / Lancelot, Nicholas, et al

4 CD / Priory / 2002-12-01

Works: Christopher Steel: People, look east; Benjamin Britten: Hymn to the Virgin; Johann Sebastian Bach: Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her, BWV 700; In dulci jubilo; Traditional: Nowell; God rest ye merry,...
Performers: Layton, Stephen; Taylor, Neil; Whiteley, John Scott; Wright, Keith
Conductors: Lancelot, James; Moore, Philip; Nicholas, Michael [Cond.]; Wright, Peter
Ensemble: Durham Cathedral Choir; Norwich Cathedral Choir; Southwark Cathedral Choir; York Minster Choir

John Rutter Collection / Rutter, Cambridge Singers and London Sinfonia

1 CD / Decca / 2002-11-12

Works: John Rutter: For the Beauty of the Earth, for chorus & orchestra; Requiem; All Things Bright and Beautiful for chorus & orchestra; Shepherd's Pipe Carol; Lord bless you and keep you; Open Thou Mine E...
Performers: Ashton, Caroline; Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia; Forbes, Patricia; Orton, Stephen
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: Cambridge Singers; City of London Sinfonia

Personnel: Caroline Ashton (soprano).

Recording information: Great Hall of University College School, London, Englan; Henry Wood Hall, London, England; Seldon Hall, Elstree, Hertfordshire, Engl...continue...

A Christmas Carol - Carols and Readings for Christmas

1 CD / Herald / 1999-10-01

Works: John Linton Gardner: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, for chorus, Op. 75/2; Herbert Howells: Carol-Anthems (3) for Chorus; Christmas Traditional: Of the Father's heart begotten (A Christmas Processi...
Performers: Whitehead, William

Gabriel's Message - One Thousand Years of Carols

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-10-01

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David City; Harold Edwin Darke: In the bleak mid-winter; Traditional: In dulci jubilo; Lully, lulla, thow littel tyne child "Coventry Carol"; Good King Wenceslas; ...
Performers: Stringer, Robert
Conductors: Hunt, Donald; Sackett, Andrew; Edison, Noel

Drawn from a wonderful catalog of choral music for Christmas comes this new compilation from Naxos that features some beautiful and intimate singing! This album...continue...

Christmas with the Chapter House Choir in York Minster

1 CD / Guild / 1999-09-01

Works: Christmas Traditional: Coventry Carol (2); I Saw Three Ships, carol; Lullay, lullow; I Wonder As I Wander (American); Still, Still, Still (Stille, stille, stille) (Austrian); The Twelve Days of Chris...
Performers: Brock, Frances; Frith, David; Gill, John; Greenaway, Cathy; Lindley, Sue; Philip Moore [Organ/Conductor]; Redding, Denise; Sturge, Lotti; Wharfedale, Mark

Silent Night / Allwood, Marsh, Christ's Hospital Choir

1 CD / Guild / 1999-09-01

Works: William J. Kirkpatrick: Away in a manger; Traditional: The Angel Gabriel; Of the Father's love begotten; Gaudete, Christus est natus; Unto us is born a son; Sing Lullaby; Good King Wenceslas; Lo! He ...
Performers: Allwood, Tom; Breakwell, Ben; Fairfax, Sarah; Kendall, Robert; Marsh, Joanna; Turnbull, Peter; Wardell, Mark
Conductors: Allwood, Peter
Ensemble: Christ's Hospital Choir

The Mystery of Christmas

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1998-10-28

Works: Christmas Traditional: The Huron Indian Carol ("'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime"), carol (Quebecois); King Jesus Hath A Garden (Dutch); Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (English); Ding Dong! Merrily ...
Performers: Bloss, Michael

Magic of Christmas / Rutter, Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir

1 CD / CBC Records / 1998-10-20

Works: John Francis Wade: Adeste fideles; Boris Ord: Adam lay ybounden; Michael Praetorious: Musae Sioniae; Traditional: Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; Gabriel's message; Still, still, still; I saw a mai...
Performers: Braun, Russell; Gardiner, James; Laughton, Stuart; Loman, Judy; Moroney, Edward; Samuel Stevens, Marion
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: Hannaford Street Silver Band; Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir

"A winner on all counts. The repertoire is gloriously evocative of what the Christmas season is supposed to be about...The choir is terrific, led by...continue...

Rutter: Requiem / Cleobury, King's College Choir Cambridge

1 CD / EMI Classics / 1998-08-11

Works: John Rutter: Requiem; Veni Sancte Spiritus; What sweeter music; Hymn to the Creator of Light; Cantate Domino; Cantus; Te Deum for chorus, organ & orchestra
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia; King's College Choir, Cambridge; The Wallace Collection

"Rutter's Requiem is a lovely piece that has inspired some excellent recordings...The men and boys of King's turn in a youthful, bright-eyed account that gives...continue...

Stillness and Sweet Harmony / Cambridge Singers, et al

1 CD / Collegium / 1996-09-01

Works: Gregorian Chant: Adoro te devote, hymn; Alma redemptoris mater, antiphon; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Tantum ergo, for vocal soloists, 3-part women's chorus & organ in E major, Op. 65/2; W...
Performers: Ashton, Caroline; Cambridge Singers; Holton, Ruth; Kemp, Nicola-Jane; Kerslake, Karen; Marshall, Melanie; Pott, Charles; Scott, John