100 Years of Nine Lessons and Carols
| 100 Years of Nine Lessons and Carols | |
|---|---|
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| Live album / Studio album by | |
| Released | November 2018 |
| Recorded | 1958–2017 |
| Venue | King's College Chapel, Cambridge |
| Genre | Choral music |
| Length | 106 minutes 26 seconds |
| Label | King's College Recordings |
| Producer | Various |
100 Years of Nine Lessons and Carols is a double album by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge released to mark 100 years since the first festival of nine lessons and carols service was held in King's College Chapel, Cambridge. One disc contains recordings of live performances from the BBC Radio broadcasts of the services from the period 1958 to 2017, while the second contains newly recorded versions of works previously performed at the service.[1][2]
The album debuted at number 1 in the UK Classical music chart on 22 November 2018, a position it retained for 9 weeks.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Year Recorded (Conductor) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gabriel's Message" | Traditional, arr. Edgar Pettman | 1958 (David Willcocks) | 2:35 |
| 2. | "Adam lay ybounden" | Boris Ord | 1963 (David Willcocks) | 1:15 |
| 3. | "Ding! dong! merrily on high" | XVI Century French, arr. Charles Wood | 1963 (David Willcocks) | 2:03 |
| 4. | "Sussex Carol" | English traditional, arr. David Willcocks | 1963 (David Willcocks) | 1:53 |
| 5. | "O come, all ye faithful" | John Francis Wade, arr. David Willcocks | 1963 (David Willcocks) | 4:37 |
| 6. | "In dulci jubilo" | German trad., arr. Robert Lucas de Pearsall, ed. Reginald Jacques | 1980 (Philip Ledger) | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Unto us is born a Son" | Piae Cantiones, 1582, arr. David Willcocks | 1980 (Philip Ledger) | 2:16 |
| 8. | "Hark! the herald angels sing" | Felix Mendelssohn, arr. Philip Ledger | 1978 (Philip Ledger) | 3:46 |
| 9. | "Illuminare, Jerusalem" | Judith Weir | 1985 (Stephen Cleobury) | 2:31 |
| 10. | "The holly and the ivy" | Traditional, arr. Walford Davies | 1994 (Stephen Cleobury) | 2:35 |
| 11. | "Benedicamus Domino" | Peter Warlock | 1994 (Stephen Cleobury) | 1:12 |
| 12. | "I saw three ships" | Traditional, arr. Simon Preston | 1994 (Stephen Cleobury) | 2:03 |
| 13. | "The Fayrfax Carol" | Thomas Adès | 1997 (Stephen Cleobury) | 4:23 |
| 14. | "Tomorrow shall be my dancing day" | John Gardner | 1997 (Stephen Cleobury) | 2:18 |
| 15. | "I wonder as I wander" | Carl Rütti | 2000 (Stephen Cleobury) | 1:48 |
| 16. | "The Shepherd’s Carol" | Bob Chilcott | 2001 (Stephen Cleobury) | 2:53 |
| 17. | "Dormi, Jesu" | John Rutter | 2007 (Stephen Cleobury) | 4:29 |
| 18. | "Bogoróditse Djévo" | Arvo Pärt | 2007 (Stephen Cleobury) | 1:09 |
| 19. | "This Endernight" | Michael Berkeley | 2016 (Stephen Cleobury) | 4:07 |
| 20. | "Carol Eliseus" | Huw Watkins | 2017 (Stephen Cleobury) | 2:20 |
| 21. | "Once in royal David’s city" | Henry Gauntlett & Arthur Henry Mann, desc. Stephen Cleobury | 2017 (Stephen Cleobury) | 4:23 |
| Total length: | 58:12 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "O Holy Night" | Adolphe Adam, arr. John Rutter | 5:38 |
| 2. | "The Linden Tree Carol" | Traditional, arr. Stephen Cleobury | 3:04 |
| 3. | "The Lamb" | John Tavener | 3:39 |
| 4. | "God rest you merry, gentlemen" | English traditional, arr. David Willcocks | 3:39 |
| 5. | "The Shepherds’ Farewell" | Hector Berlioz | 4:04 |
| 6. | "I saw three ships" | Traditional, arr. Philip Ledger | 1:50 |
| 7. | "We three kings of Orient are" | John Henry Hopkins, arr. Martin Neary | 3:07 |
| 8. | "Can I not syng but hoy?" | Francis Jackson | 3:11 |
| 9. | "The Magi’s Dream" | James Whitbourn | 3:30 |
| 10. | "There is no rose" | John Joubert | 2:13 |
| 11. | "Adam’s Fall" | Richard Elfyn Jones | 3:15 |
| 12. | "How shall I fitly meet thee?" | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:07 |
| 13. | "Love came down at Christmas" | R O Morris, arr. Stephen Cleobury | 1:18 |
| 14. | "Break forth, O beauteous heavenly light" | Johann Sebastian Bach | 1:15 |
| 15. | "O come, all ye faithful" | John Francis Wade, arr. David Willcocks | 3:11 |
| 16. | "Hark! the herald angels sing" | Felix Mendelssohn, desc. Stephen Cleobury | 4:29 |
| Total length: | 48:30 | ||
References
- ^ David Vernier. "King's Celebrates 100th Carol Service". ClassicsToday.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ Geoff Brown (21 December 2018). "Alma Deutscher/Rolando Villazón/King's College Choir review". The Times. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ Official Specialist Classical Chart Top 30, p. 11 January 2019 - 17 January 2019
- ^ a b "100 Years of Nine Lessons and Carols". King's College Recordings. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
