Crystal clear sounds at this festive concert of English Christmas carols. Most of the carols have their origins in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. However, some are simply popular classics that are British Christmas essentials. The works will be performed by the King's College London Chapel Choir (KCL Chapel Choir) under the direction of David Trendell. The concert took place in 2008 at the Festival de Musique Baroque de Lyon in the Chapelle de la Trinité.
00:00 Opening Titles
00:46 Repons des Matines by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594), English adaptation from the 19th century
03:11 Come, Thou Redeemer of the Earth by Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)
06:23 The Truth Sent from Above, English Traditional, Harmony by Ralph Vaughn-Williams (1872-1958)
09:07 A Spotless Rose by Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
12:22 Angelus ad Virginem, Chant of the Annunciation, Traditional from the 14th century
14:51 Verbum caro factum est by Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612)
17:55 Laetentur Coeli by William Byrd (1543-1623)
21:21 Hosanna to the Son of David by Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
24:02 Videte Miraculum by Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)
34:30 Nova, Nova - Chistmas Carol from the 15th century
36:45 Verbum caro factum est by John Sheppard (c. 1515-1558)
40:07 Silent Night by Franz Gruber (1787-1863)
43:52 Away in a Manger, Christmas Carol
46:34 Ding Dong Merrily on High, Christmas Carol
48:29 Coventry Carol by Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988), Text from the 15th century
51:35 Bethlehem Down by Peter Warlock (1894-1930)
56:02 Magnificat by Hieronymus Praetorius (1560-1629)
KING'S COLLEGE LONDON CHAPEL CHOIR
DAVID TRENDELL | Musical Director
Sopranos:
Elizabeth Thompson, Emma Hopgood, Charlotte Fairbairn, Sarah Trowley, Charlotte Drummond, Helen Lewis, Claire Bradder, Frances Andrews, Madeleine Teague, Marie Macklin
Altos:
Maria McCarthy, Rose Martin, Judith Hutchinson, laura Nakhla, Daisy Evans, Joel Newsome
Tenors:
Robert Busiakiewicz, Louis D'Heudieres, Henry Bevan, Nicholas Maw, Lawrence Davies
Basses:
Patrick Allies, Jonathan Coates, Julian Leanh, Laurence Fischer, Samuel Pantcheff, Joshua Edwards
Many Christmas carols have a long history. The oldest are Latin hymns that have been sung at mass and during the Liturgy of the Hours since late antiquity. This changed in the 13th century, when St. Francis of Assisi introduced Christmas carols in Italian to church services for the first time. Until then, only the churchwardens were allowed to sing, but now the congregations could also join in. The use of other languages spread from Italy to France, Spain, Britain and the rest of Europe. Christmas carols in English first appeared in 1426 in a work by John Awdlay. In it, the chaplain from Shropshire listed twenty-five “caroles of Cristemas”.
© 2008 Karl More Prductions / FMB / Mezzo
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