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No living composer is more closely associated with the Christmas season than John Rutter, whose piece Shepherd's Pipe Carol, first placed him on the map of Yule some 35 or so Christmases ago. Rutter is the primary artistic force behind Collegium Records, which in 2002 made a trip to the vaults and culled together The John Rutter Christmas Album. It is the eighth collection of Christmas music with Rutter issued by Collegium, and before you cry "Noël oversaturation!" it is good to know three things about it. Firstly, it is mostly compiled from the Collegium Christmas Day in the Morning and Christmas with the Cambridge Singers, both titles that are no longer available on CD. Secondly, The John Rutter Christmas Album consists entirely of Rutter's own Yuletide-centric original compositions and arrangements. Finally, there are two brand new recordings on this CD.
Stand out tracks here are Wexford Carol, Nativity Carol, What Sweeter Music, and the newly recorded selections Dormi Jesu and Love Came Down at Christmas. One is a little surprised that Collegium did not take advantage of the occasion to re-record some selections that didn't turn out quite so well the first time, particularly Jesus Child and I Saw Three Ships, both of which suffer from ragged coordination, or the lack of it, between choir and orchestra. The John Rutter Christmas Album could be better sequenced than it is; heard beginning to end, it bogs down somewhat at about the beginning of the last third. Nevertheless, Rutter's contribution to Christmas music is unique, and this is a nice survey of it, with only one other collection of its kind available, namely Polyphony's John Rutter: Music for Christmas on Hyperion. So get out the Yule log, the Wassail bowl, and do consider inviting Rutter to your Christmas feast. The dish he brings with The John Rutter Christmas Album is a tasty one indeed.
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Wexford Carol (arr. J. Rutter) (John Rutter)
Traditional, Composer - John Rutter, Composer, Conductor - Stephen Varcoe, Artist, MainArtist - Cambridge Singers, Choir
(C) 2002 Collegium (P) 2002 Collegium
Jesus child (John Rutter)
City Of London Sinfonia, Orchestra - John Rutter, Composer, Conductor - Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2002 Collegium (P) 2002 Collegium
There Is a Flower (John Rutter)
John Rutter, Composer, Conductor - Cambridge Singers, Choir - Ruth Holton, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2002 Collegium (P) 2002 Collegium
Donkey carol (John Rutter)
City Of London Sinfonia, Orchestra - John Rutter, Composer, Conductor - Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2002 Collegium (P) 2002 Collegium
Wild wood carol (John Rutter)
City Of London Sinfonia, Orchestra - John Rutter, Composer, Conductor - Gerald Finley, Artist, MainArtist - Cambridge Singers, Choir
(C) 2002 Collegium (P) 2002 Collegium
Angels' Carol (Live) (John Rutter)
City Of London Sinfonia, Orchestra - John Rutter, Composer, Conductor - Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2002 Collegium (P) 2002 Collegium
Nativity carol (John Rutter)
City Of London Sinfonia, Orchestra - John Rutter, Composer, Conductor - Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2002 Collegium (P) 2002 Collegium
Mary's lullaby (John Rutter)
City Of London Sinfonia, Orchestra - John Rutter, Composer, Conductor - Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2002 Collegium (P) 2002 Collegium
Star Carol (John Rutter)
City Of London Sinfonia, Orchestra - John Rutter, Composer, Conductor - Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2002 Collegium (P) 2002 Collegium
Candlelight Carol (John Rutter)
City Of London Sinfonia, Orchestra - John Rutter, Composer, Conductor - Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2002 Collegium (P) 2002 Collegium
Shepherd's Pipe Carol (Live) (John Rutter)
City Of London Sinfonia, Orchestra - John Rutter, Composer, Conductor - Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2002 Collegium (P) 2002 Collegium
Christmas lullaby (John Rutter)
City Of London Sinfonia, Orchestra - John Rutter, Composer, Conductor - Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2002 Collegium (P) 2002 Collegium
Dormi, Jesu (John Rutter)
City Of London Sinfonia, Orchestra - John Rutter, Composer, Conductor - Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2002 Collegium (P) 2002 Collegium
Love came down at Christmas (John Rutter)
City Of London Sinfonia, Orchestra - John Rutter, Composer, Conductor - Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2002 Collegium (P) 2002 Collegium
Sans Day Carol (arr. J. Rutter for choir) (John Rutter)
City Of London Sinfonia, Orchestra - Traditional, Composer - John Rutter, Composer, Conductor - Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2002 Collegium (P) 2002 Collegium
I wonder as I wander (arr. J. Rutter) (John Rutter)
Traditional, Composer - John Rutter, Composer, Conductor - Gerald Finley, Artist, MainArtist - Cambridge Singers, Choir
(C) 2002 Collegium (P) 2002 Collegium
What Sweeter Music (John Rutter)
City Of London Sinfonia, Orchestra - John Rutter, Composer, Conductor - Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2002 Collegium (P) 2002 Collegium
Joy to the World (arr. J. Rutter) (John Rutter)
City Of London Sinfonia, Orchestra - John Rutter, Composer, Conductor - Lowell Mason, Composer - Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2002 Collegium (P) 2002 Collegium
I saw 3 ships (arr. J. Rutter) (John Rutter)
City Of London Sinfonia, Orchestra - Traditional, Composer - John Rutter, Composer, Conductor - Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2002 Collegium (P) 2002 Collegium
Deck the hall (Traditional)
Traditional, Composer - John Rutter, Conductor - Gene Puerling, Composer - Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2002 Collegium (P) 2002 Collegium
The very best time of year (John Rutter)
City Of London Sinfonia, Orchestra - John Rutter, Composer, Conductor - Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2002 Collegium (P) 2002 Collegium
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (arr. J. Rutter) (John Rutter)
City Of London Sinfonia, Orchestra - Traditional, Composer - John Rutter, Composer, Conductor - Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist
(C) 2002 Collegium (P) 2002 Collegium
Silent Night (Peter Breiner)
City Of London Sinfonia, Orchestra - John Rutter, Conductor - Franz Xaver Gruber, Composer - Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Peter Breiner, Composer
(C) 2002 Collegium (P) 2002 Collegium
Album review
No living composer is more closely associated with the Christmas season than John Rutter, whose piece Shepherd's Pipe Carol, first placed him on the map of Yule some 35 or so Christmases ago. Rutter is the primary artistic force behind Collegium Records, which in 2002 made a trip to the vaults and culled together The John Rutter Christmas Album. It is the eighth collection of Christmas music with Rutter issued by Collegium, and before you cry "Noël oversaturation!" it is good to know three things about it. Firstly, it is mostly compiled from the Collegium Christmas Day in the Morning and Christmas with the Cambridge Singers, both titles that are no longer available on CD. Secondly, The John Rutter Christmas Album consists entirely of Rutter's own Yuletide-centric original compositions and arrangements. Finally, there are two brand new recordings on this CD.
Stand out tracks here are Wexford Carol, Nativity Carol, What Sweeter Music, and the newly recorded selections Dormi Jesu and Love Came Down at Christmas. One is a little surprised that Collegium did not take advantage of the occasion to re-record some selections that didn't turn out quite so well the first time, particularly Jesus Child and I Saw Three Ships, both of which suffer from ragged coordination, or the lack of it, between choir and orchestra. The John Rutter Christmas Album could be better sequenced than it is; heard beginning to end, it bogs down somewhat at about the beginning of the last third. Nevertheless, Rutter's contribution to Christmas music is unique, and this is a nice survey of it, with only one other collection of its kind available, namely Polyphony's John Rutter: Music for Christmas on Hyperion. So get out the Yule log, the Wassail bowl, and do consider inviting Rutter to your Christmas feast. The dish he brings with The John Rutter Christmas Album is a tasty one indeed.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 23 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:55
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Stephen Varcoe Ruth Holton Gerald Finley Cambridge Singers City Of London Sinfonia John Rutter
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Collegium
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2002 Collegium (P) 2002 Collegium
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