Special offer. Britten - St Nicolas & St Cecilia
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) & Harry Briggs (treble)
Corydon Singers, Girls of Warwick University Chamber Choir, Choristers of St George's Chapel Windsor & English Chamber Orchestra, Matthew Best
A very fine recording
Special offer. Britten - St Nicolas & St Cecilia
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) & Harry Briggs (treble)
Corydon Singers, Girls of Warwick University Chamber Choir, Choristers of St George's Chapel Windsor & English Chamber Orchestra, Matthew Best
Purchase product
A very fine recording
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Contents and tracklist
Work length50:08
- Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Catherine Edwards (piano), John Alley (piano), John Scott (organ), Harry Briggs (treble)
- English Chamber Orchestra, Corydon Singers, Choristers of St George's Chapel Choir, Windsor, Corydon Singers ; Girls of Warwick University Chamber Choir, Corydon Singers ; Girls of Warwick University Chamber Choir ; Choristers of St George's Chapel Choir, Windsor ; Penshurst Choral Society ; Choir of Christ Church, Southgate ; Choir of Sevenoaks School ; Choir of Tonbridge School, Corydon Singers ; Choristers of St George's Chapel Choir, Windsor ; Girls of Warwick University Chamber Choir
- Matthew Best
I. Introduction
Track length5:31
II. The birth of Nicolas
Track length2:36
III. Nicolas devotes himself to God
Track length4:55
IV. He journeys to Palestine
Track length7:59
V. Nicolas comes to Myra and is chosen Bishop
Track length7:00
VI. Nicolas from Prison
Track length2:55
VII. Nicolas and the pickled boys
Track length6:39
VIII. His piety and marvellous works
Track length5:20
IX. The death of Nicolas
Track length7:13
Work length10:00
Awards and reviews
A very fine recording
2011 edition
For the first time in a recording the congregational hymns are included in Matthew Best's fresh and atmospheric account of Saint Nicolas, adding greatly to the emotional impact of the whole cantata.
