Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
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Performer: Gordon JonesComposer: Benjamin Britten
Performer: Robert Jones [countertenor]
Performer: Sioned Williams
Performer: James O'Donnell
Performer: Simon Davies
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 1993-11-12
Music Label: Hyperion UK
Soundtracks:
- Procession
- Wolcum Yole!
- There is no rose
- That yong? child
- Balulalow
- As dew in Aprille
- This little babe
- Interlude
- In freezing winter night
- Spring carol
- Adam lay i-bounden
- Recession
- Kyrie
- Gloria
- Sanctus and Benedictus
- Agnus Dei
Music reviews of Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
Music Review: Holiday choral music
Rating: 5 Stars
This collection of holiday choral music by Benjamin Britten and the fantastic choir of the Westminster Cathedral is a real treat. It is a nice change from the more popular holiday choral music. Chorus members will love listening to it and will appreciate the work that goes into creating such beautiful sounds.
Description of Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
Of the many accounts of Britten's Ceremony of Carols in the catalog, this one is the best. This was the first work Britten wrote for boys' voices, and with his keen ear and extraordinary imagination, he achieved many wondrous and memorable effects. At the heart of this 1986 performance are the boys of the Westminster Cathedral Choir, obviously a well-trained group. With their outstanding intonation and hearty sound, these London boys outclass all the competition. Their singing is free and expressive, yet very disciplined, even in the triple canon of "This Little Babe," which has a way of bringing all but the most skillful groups to grief. The playing of harpist Sioned Williams is especially accomplished--she delivers a superb realization of the solo interlude based on "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"--and David Hill's direction is right on the mark. The recording, made in Westminster Cathedral, is spacious and extremely appealing, right down to the comings-and-goings of the procession and recession, both of which work beautifully. A fine sampling of Britten's other choral music, including the beautiful Missa Brevis in D, rounds out the disc. --Ted LibbeyGeneral CDs
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