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This is certainly not the only collection of popular Christmas carols from one of Britain's venerable collegiate choirs, and the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, conducted then as now by Stephen Cleobury, has even issued one in the past, containing many of the carols sung here. Are there distinctive strengths? Absolutely. One is the mostly fresh set of arrangements, by Cleobury and others, that enliven the material with chromaticism, often in a slightly humorous way. And then there's the presence of a couple of new hymns, one of which, Bob Chilcott's The Shepherd's Carol, just might turn into a permanent addition to the repertory. (Both that and a carol by Rutter were commissioned by the choir.) But above the individual attractions looms the solid quality of the recording. Cleobury gets from the choristers an ideal balance of purity, conviction, musical sensitivity, and a bit of gutsiness, and the whole program brings a feeling of newness to the most familiar musical materials of all. Those in search of a Christmas carol recording from one of Britain's top collegiate choirs can buy with confidence here.
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Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Henry John Gauntlett, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ensemble, MainArtist - Arthur Henry Mann, Composer - Novello, MusicPublisher - Douglas Tang, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Banwell, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
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Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ensemble, MainArtist - Oxford University Press, MusicPublisher - XVI Century French, Composer
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Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - English traditional, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ensemble, MainArtist - STAINER AND BELL LTD, MusicPublisher
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Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Boris Ord, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ensemble, MainArtist - Novello And Co Ltd, MusicPublisher
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Anonymous, Composer - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ensemble, MainArtist - Oxford University Press, MusicPublisher
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Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ensemble, MainArtist - Basque Traditional, Composer - University Carol Book: Freeman, MusicPublisher
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Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Joel Williams, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - French Traditional, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ensemble, MainArtist - Sam Landman, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Novello, MusicPublisher - Barnaby May, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rupert Peacock, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Busiakiewicz, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2014 King's College, Cambridge 2014 King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - English traditional, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ensemble, MainArtist - Tom Etheridge, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Oxford University Press, MusicPublisher
2014 King's College, Cambridge 2014 King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Joel Williams, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Herbert Howells, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ensemble, MainArtist - STAINER AND BELL LTD, MusicPublisher
2014 King's College, Cambridge 2014 King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Bob Chilcott, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ensemble, MainArtist - Oxford University Press, MusicPublisher
2014 King's College, Cambridge 2014 King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - French Traditional, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ensemble, MainArtist - Oxford University Press, MusicPublisher
2014 King's College, Cambridge 2014 King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Franz Xaver Gruber, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ensemble, MainArtist - Oxford University Press, MusicPublisher - Douglas Tang, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2014 King's College, Cambridge 2014 King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - English traditional, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ensemble, MainArtist - Tom Etheridge, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Oxford University Press, MusicPublisher
2014 King's College, Cambridge 2014 King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Harold Darke, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ensemble, MainArtist - Oxford University Press, MusicPublisher - Douglas Tang, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hugo Herman-Wilson, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2014 King's College, Cambridge 2014 King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Joel Williams, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - English traditional, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ensemble, MainArtist - Novello, MusicPublisher - Douglas Tang, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Banwell, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2014 King's College, Cambridge 2014 King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Este's Psalter, 1592, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ensemble, MainArtist - Novello, MusicPublisher - Douglas Tang, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2014 King's College, Cambridge 2014 King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Peter Cornelius, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ensemble, MainArtist - Oxford University Press, MusicPublisher - Henry Hawkesworth, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2014 King's College, Cambridge 2014 King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ensemble, MainArtist - XV Century, anonymous, Composer
2014 King's College, Cambridge 2014 King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - English traditional, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ensemble, MainArtist - Tom Etheridge, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Oxford University Press, MusicPublisher
2014 King's College, Cambridge 2014 King's College, Cambridge
Wayne Kirkpatrick, Composer - William Kirkpatrick, Composer - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ensemble, MainArtist - Oxford University Press, MusicPublisher
2014 King's College, Cambridge 2014 King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - John Rutter, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ensemble, MainArtist - Parker Ramsay, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rutter; Oxford University Press, MusicPublisher
2014 King's College, Cambridge 2014 King's College, Cambridge
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ensemble, MainArtist - Oxford University Press, MusicPublisher - Douglas Tang, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2014 King's College, Cambridge 2014 King's College, Cambridge
Stephen Cleobury, Conductor, MainArtist - John Francis Wade, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ensemble, MainArtist - Novello, MusicPublisher - Douglas Tang, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
2014 King's College, Cambridge 2014 King's College, Cambridge
Album review
This is certainly not the only collection of popular Christmas carols from one of Britain's venerable collegiate choirs, and the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, conducted then as now by Stephen Cleobury, has even issued one in the past, containing many of the carols sung here. Are there distinctive strengths? Absolutely. One is the mostly fresh set of arrangements, by Cleobury and others, that enliven the material with chromaticism, often in a slightly humorous way. And then there's the presence of a couple of new hymns, one of which, Bob Chilcott's The Shepherd's Carol, just might turn into a permanent addition to the repertory. (Both that and a carol by Rutter were commissioned by the choir.) But above the individual attractions looms the solid quality of the recording. Cleobury gets from the choristers an ideal balance of purity, conviction, musical sensitivity, and a bit of gutsiness, and the whole program brings a feeling of newness to the most familiar musical materials of all. Those in search of a Christmas carol recording from one of Britain's top collegiate choirs can buy with confidence here.
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About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 01:18:00
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Stephen Cleobury Choir of King's College, Cambridge
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Kings College Cambridge
- Genre: Classical
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