Description:

• 1 audio disc (63 min., 34 sec.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
• 4 3/4 in.
• digital
• optical
• 1.4 m/s
• stereo
• digital recording

Other Title: Christmas carol from Westminster Abbey [CD]

Notes:

• Compact disc.
• Program notes by Robert Quinney in English and texts in English or Latin with English translations (11 p. : port.) in container.
• The Choir of Westminster Abbey, James O'Donnell, conductor ; with Robert Quinney, organ.
• Recorded Feb. 7-15, 2008 in Westminster Abbey.
• Chiefly sung in English.

Contents:

• In dulci jubilo / German carol, arr. Robert Lucas Pearsall (3:37)
• Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël. O magnum mysterium (3:11) ; Quem vidistis pastores dicite (2:30) ; Videntes stellam (2:53) ; Hodie Christus natus est (2:32) / Francis Poulenc
• A Christmas caroll / Kenneth Leighton (6:26)
• All this time / William Walton (1:56)
• Nativity / James Lavino (3:39)
• Dormi, Jesu / John Rutter (4:56)
• The shepherd's carol / Bob Chilcott (3:09)
• The three kings / Jonathan Dove (5:26)
• Joys seven / trad., arr. Stephen Cleobury (3:16)
• Silent night / Franz Grüber, arr. Christopher Bowers-Broadbent (3:00)
• I saw three ships / trad., arr. James O'Donnell (1:39)
• The little road to Bethlehem / Michael Head (3:05)
• Ave Rex. Ave Rex angelorum (2:50) ; Alleluya, a new work is come on hand (1:47) ; There is no rose of such virtue (4:05) ; Sir Christèmas (1:42) ; Ave Rex angelorum (1:45) / William Mathias.

Publisher or Distributor Number: CDA67716

Control Number: 780139

UPC: 034571177168

Series:

• The Westminster Abbey collection
• Westminster Abbey collection.

Subjects:

• Carols, English.
• Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with organ.
• Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices), Unaccompanied.
• Christmas music.
• Motets.

Genre:

• Carols.
• Sound recordings.

Other Authors:

• Chilcott, Bob. Shepherd's carol.
• Dove, Jonathan, 1959- Three kings.
• Gruber, Franz Xaver, 1787-1863. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht; arranged.
• Head, Michael, 1900-1976. Little road to Bethlehem.
• Lavino, James. Nativity.
• Leighton, Kenneth, 1929-1988. Christmas carol, op. 21.
• Mathias, William. Ave Rex.
• O'Donnell, James.
• Poulenc, Francis, 1899-1963. Motets pour le temps de Noël.
• Quinney, Robert.
• Rutter, John, 1945- Dormi, Jesu.
• Walton, William, 1902-1983. All this time.