Christmas at King's College

King's College Choir - Christmas at King's College

Christmas at King's College
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Artist: King's College Choir
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Box set
CD Release Date: 1998-09-15
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Once In Royal David's City - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  2. O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Palestrina
  3. The First Nowell - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  4. I Saw Three Ships - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  5. Personent hodie - Byrd
  6. Myn Lyking - Byrd
  7. A Spotless Rose - Gibbons
  8. Away In A Manger - Weelkes
  9. I Sing Of A Maiden - Weelkes
  10. O Come, O Come Emmanuel - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  11. While Shepherds Watched - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  12. Up! Good Christian Folk And Listen - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  13. In The Bleak Midwinter - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  14. Silent Night - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  15. The Holly And The Ivy - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  16. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Taylor
  17. The Three Kings - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  18. On Christmas Night - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  19. A Child Is Born In Bethlehem - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  20. In dulci jubilo - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  21. O Come, All Ye Faithful - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  22. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Warlock
Music CD 2
  1. Once In Royal David's City - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  2. Bidding Prayer - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  3. Resonet in laudibus - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  4. Genesis 3 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  5. Adam lay ybounden - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  6. Sussex Carol - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  7. Isaiah 9 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  8. Joseph And Mary - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  9. St Luke 1 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  10. A Maiden Most Gentle - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  11. St Luke 2 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  12. Stille Nacht! - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  13. Chester Carol - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  14. St Luke 2 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  15. Angels, From The Realms Of Glory - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  16. St Matthew 2 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  17. A Babe Is Born - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  18. St John 1 - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  19. O Come, All Ye Faithful - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  20. Collect For Christmas Eve And The Blessing - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  21. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - King's College Choir, Cambridge
  22. In dulci jubilo - King's College Choir, Cambridge
Music CD 3
  1. Hodie Christus natus est - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
  2. Hodie Christus natus est - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
  3. O magnum mysterium - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
  4. Senex puerum portabat - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
  5. Senex puerum portabat - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
  6. Hodie beata virgo - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
  7. Hosanna To The Son Of David - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
  8. Hosanna To The Sun Of DAvid - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
  9. Gloria in excelsis Deo - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
  10. When To The Temple Mary Went - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
  11. Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
  12. The Holly And The Ivy - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
  13. Angelus ad virginem - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
  14. Angelus ad virginem - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
  15. I Sing Of A Maiden - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
  16. Watt's Cradle Song - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
  17. My Dancing Day - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
  18. Sing A Song Of Joy - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
  19. Jesus Christ The Apple Tree - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
  20. Most Glorious Lord Of Life - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
  21. That Lord That Lay In Asse Stall - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
  22. Where Riches Is Everlastingly - King's College Choir - Philip Ledger
Music CD 4
  1. I Look From Afar - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  2. Come, Thou Redeemer Of The Earth - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  3. Isaiah 40: 1 - 8 - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  4. Drop Down, Ye Heavens, From Above - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  5. Jeremiah 23: 5 - 6 - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  6. O Come, O Come Emmanuel! - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  7. Haggai 2: 6 - 9 - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  8. Up, Awake And Away! - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  9. All And Some - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  10. Isaiah 35: 1 - 6 - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  11. 'Twas In The Year - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  12. The Cherry Tree Carol - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  13. King Jesus Has A Garden - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  14. On Jordan's Bank The Baptist's Cry - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  15. St. Luke 1: 26 - 35 And 38 - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  16. Gabriel's Message - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  17. Wake, O Wake! With Tidings Thrilling - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  18. St. Mark 1: 1 - 4a And 7 -15 - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  19. I Wonder As I Wander - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  20. My Dancing Day - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  21. Judah And Jerusalem, Fear Not - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  22. Prayers And Blessing - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  23. Lo! He Comes With Clouds Descending - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
  24. Nun komm', der Heiden Heiland - The Choir Of King's College, Cambridge

Music reviews of Christmas at King's College

Music Review: a voice teacher and early music fan
Rating: 5 Stars

FABULOUS FOUR DISCS OF THE KING'S COLLEGE CHOIR.
The four albums are as follows:
'CHRISTMAS MUSIC FROM KING'S' conducted by Sir David Willcocks (1964&65). This album is somewhat different in that the repertoire, although having some traditional carols,contains works that are more classically oriented such as:'Hodie Christus Natus Est'(Palestrina)(Victoria), 'O magnum mysterium' (Victoria), 'Senex puerum portabat'(Byrd), 'Hodie beata virgo'(Gibbons) and several more of this ilk. To hear these wonderful renditions from this great choir was a joy to me, and I loved the fact that they were NOT the usual carols, although I also enjoy them, and many are on the remaining three albums.

'FAVORITE CAROLS FROM KING'S' includes two conductors in different sessions: Willcocks has carols from 1969,1971&72&73. For the most part these are familiar carols such as 'Once in Royal David's City','O Come, O Come Emmanuel' etc. Do remember, that though they ARE familiar, King's College Choir has the distinct reputation for having unusual and refreshingly different arrangements, that not only involve harmonic changes, but varied voicings and often different accompaniments than usual. Sir Philip Ledger has carols from 1976. They also are somewhat traditional such as: 'O Little Town of Bethlehem', 'The First Nowell', 'A Spotless Rose', 'Up!good Christian folk' etc. Not all the 'familiar' titles have the usual familar melodies, and again I found it refreshing! Needless to say, both choirs are superb!

'A FESTIVAL OF LESSONS AND CAROLS FROM KINGS' conducted solely by Ledger in December, 1978. The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols sung on Christmas Eve in King's College Chapel follows the form laid down in 1918 by the recently appointed Dean, Eric Milner-White. Ideally (in the service) there is no marked alternation of music and lessons but rather the story unfolds evenly through words spoken and words sung, both being enriched as they take their place within the overriding purpose. The words of many of the carols have a long history (such as 'A Maiden Most gentle' by Venable Bede,AD 673-735) but many are sung to new settings or new arrangements. Two other carols I found particularly attractive: 'Adam lay ybounden' by Boris Ord, a former directer of the Choir, and 'A Babe is Born' by William Mathias.

'AN ADVENT PROCESSION WITH CAROLS FROM KING'S' conducted by Ledger December, 1979 has the most interesting collection of carols (in my opinion) of alltime, that is, if you love Anglican music. The arrangements are incredibly clever, especially as to the voicing of the parts, but a few words about the 'Procession'.

In 1934, Milner-White decided that more imaginative forms of worship were needed to maintain interest. And so he put together a framework of a service, the purpose of which was 'not to celebrate Christmas, but to expect it'. Whereas the Christmas Eve service is provided by the lessons, which are then reflected in the carols, in this new service many of the texts set to the music also contribute to the basic form.

And so we have in this album a WONDERFUL collection of some of the most interesting carols and arrangements I have ever heard in my VERY LONG musical life such as: 'Up,Awake and Away'(Gallician Carol), 'All and Some' (John Byrt), 'Twas In the Year'(Charles Wood arr.), 'Judah and Jerusalem'(Palestrina) and 'I Look from Afar'(Palestrina) etc.

Two of the above albums are listed on the King's College website BUT the other two are not. Moreover, if you price them individually you will pay at least twice as much than for all four. This is just such a bargain IF you enjoy the sound of this choir: clear-sounding boy sopranos, lush- sounding male altos, resonant tenors, and light non-rumbling basses. Enough said!



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