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A King’s College Christmas

Stephen Cleobury · David Briggs · Roy Goodman · David Willcocks · Philip Ledger · Richard Farnes · Stephen Layton · Academy of St Martin in the Fields · English Chamber Orchestra · London Symphony Orchestra

ABC Classics2005Cat. 983 513253m17 tracks

A King’s College Christmas (2005), CD, on ABC Classics. Music by George Frideric Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Benjamin Britten, Charles Wood, performed by Stephen Cleobury, David Briggs, Roy Goodman, David Willcocks; 17 tracks.

Composers

George Frideric Handel4 Johann Sebastian Bach3 Benjamin Britten1 Charles Wood1 Giovanni Gabrieli1 Hector Berlioz1 Henry Gauntlett1 John Francis Wade1 Marc-Antoine Charpentier1 Michael Praetorius1 Ralph Vaughan Williams1 William J. Kirkpatrick1

Tracklist

02

Ding Dong! Merrily on High

Charles Wood - Ding Dong! Merrily on High

David Briggs, Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

2:03

03

For Unto Us a Child Is Born

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”

Roy Goodman, Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

4:08

04

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)

Roy Goodman, Stephen Cleobury

2:37

05

There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 14. Recitative “There were shepherds, abiding in the field… And lo! the angel of the Lord come upon them” (Soprano)

Roy Goodman, Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

1:26

06

Glory to God in the Highest

George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 17. Chorus “Glory to God in the highest”

Roy Goodman, Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

1:53

07

Marc-Antoine Charpentier - Messe de minuit pour noël, H. 9: Agnus Dei

David Willcocks, English Chamber Orchestra, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

2:55

08

The Shepherds' Farewell

Hector Berlioz - L'Enfance du Christ, op. 25 : Deuxième partie no. 8. Adieu des bergers à la sainte famille « Il s'en va loin de la terre » (Les bergers)

Stephen Cleobury, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

4:13

10

Away in a Manger

William J. Kirkpatrick - Away in a Manger

David Briggs, Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

2:01

12

Benjamin Britten - A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28

Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

1:18

13

Fantasia on Christmas Carols

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Christmas Carols

David Willcocks, London Symphony Orchestra

11:38

14

O Come, All Ye Faithful

John Francis Wade - O Come, All Ye Faithful

David Briggs, Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

4:01

16

Vom Himmel hoch

Johann Sebastian Bach - Magnificat Es-Dur, BWV 243a: IIb. Coro (a-cappella) "Vom Himmel hoch"

Philip Ledger, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

1:44

17

Freut euch und jubiliert

Johann Sebastian Bach - Magnificat Es-Dur, BWV 243a: Vb. Coro "Freut euch und jubiliert"

Philip Ledger, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

1:26

18

Gloria in Excelsis

Johann Sebastian Bach - Magnificat Es-Dur, BWV 243a: VIIb. Coro "Gloria in excelsis Deo"

Philip Ledger, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

1:10

19

O magnum mysterium

Giovanni Gabrieli - O magnum mysterium à 8, Ch. 3

Richard Farnes, Stephen Cleobury, Stephen Layton

3:46

20

A Great and Mighty Wonder

Michael Praetorius - A Great and Mighty Wonder

David Willcocks, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

3:14

23

Once in Royal David's City

Henry Gauntlett - Once in Royal David’s City

David Briggs, Stephen Cleobury, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

4:28