| Label: COLLEGIUM
Catalog: COLCD133
Format: CD John Rutter directs the Cambridge Singers, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the award-winning Farnham Youth Choir alongside guest soloists Melanie Marshall, Clara Sanabras and Elin Manahan ThomasNew works by John Rutter: Ave Maria / Rejoice and be merry / Magical Kingdom / New Year / I wish you Christmas
New arrangements by John Rutter: O come / all ye faithful / Nos galan (New Year’s Eve) / I wander as I wander / Tomorrow shall be my Dancing Day / El Noi de la Mare (The Son of the Virgin) / Mary’s Boy Child / Esta Noche (This night) / The Virgin Mary had a baby boy / Hark! The herald angels sing / Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Seasonal favourites: Gaudete / The Shepherd’s Carol (Chilcott) / A Christmas Overture (Hess) / Born on a New Day (David / Knight) / Sleigh Ride (Delius) A landmark release from Collegium Records: the first all-new Christmas recording from John Rutter and the Cambridge Singers for 20 years, featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Farnham Youth Choir.
No living composer has come to be more closely associated with Christmas than John Rutter: for more than thirty years, his carols and other seasonal choral music have been an indispensable feature of Christmas celebrations worldwide.
Inspired by the success of his much-loved annual Christmas concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, this major new recording, for release in November 2008, features première recordings of over a dozen brand new compositions and arrangements for Christmas by John Rutter, together with his own personal selection of seasonal choral and orchestral favourites by other composers. Recorded in the splendid setting of London’s Cadogan Hall, this is the first all-new Christmas release from Rutter’s celebrated Cambridge Singers for 20 years, and the first ever to feature the glorious sound of full symphony orchestra and organ.  Price: $25.98 |
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