Ralph Vaughan Williams

Janet Baker, Richard Lewis, John Shirley-Quirk

Bach Choir, Westminster Abbey School Choristers, London Symphony Orchestra, Guidford Cathedral Choir, David Willcocks, Barry Rose

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Label: Warner Classics
Series: British Composers
Catalogue number: 5674272
Length: 71 minutes
Genres:
- Choral,
- Cantatas

Contents and tracklist

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Christmas Carols [version with strings & organ]

Work length12:19

Gavin Williams (organ), John Barrow (bass-baritone), London String Orchestra (vocals), String Orchestra (performed by)
Guildford Cathedral Choir
Barry Rose
Recorded: 2000-01-01
Recording Venue: 7 June [not Sept] 1966, Guildford Cathedral

This is the truth sent from above -

Track length4:45

Come all you worthy gentlemen -

Track length2:16

On Christmas night all Christians sing -

Track length1:38

God bless the ruler of this house

Track length3:40

Vaughan Williams: Hodie (A Christmas Cantata)

Work length59:07

Richard Lewis (tenor), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), John Shirley-Quirk (bass-baritone)
Bach Choir, Westminster Abbey Choir, London Symphony Orchestra
Sir David Willcocks
Recorded: 2000-01-01
Recording Venue: 22 & 23 January and 3 February 1965, Kingsway Hall, London

I. Prologue: Nowell! Nowell!

Track length3:45

II. Narration: Now the birth of Jesus Christ -

Track length4:31

III. Song: It was the winter wild

Track length4:42

IV. Narration: And it came to pass in those days

Track length2:10

V. Choral: The blessed son of God

Track length2:34

VI. Narration: And there were in the same country

Track length6:39

VII. Song: The Oxen (Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock)

Track length3:11

VIII. Narration: And the shepherds returned

Track length1:09

IX. Pastoral: The shepherds sing

Track length3:10

X. Narration: But Mary kept all these things

Track length0:36

XI. Lullaby: Sweet was the song the Virgin sang

Track length2:48

XII. Hymn: Bright portals of the sky

Track length3:41

XIII. Narration: Now when Jesus was born

Track length3:10

XIV. The March of the Three Kings: From kingdoms of wisdom -

Track length7:46

XV. Choral: No sad thought his soul affright

Track length2:58

XVI. Epilogue: In the beginning was the Word

Track length6:17

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