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To some, John Rutter is an heir to the English musical tradition, an avatar of the accessible and idealistic spirit of Vaughan Williams. To others, he's the Thomas Kinkade of classical music, a shamelessly self-congratulatory purveyor of the feelgood and the trite. If you haven't made up your mind, The John Rutter Collection offers a fine, single-disc sampling of the composer's work, beautifully realized in performances conducted by Rutter himself. Though Rutter has written pieces of various sizes and in various forms, it is his cheerful short choral pieces -- carols and anthems, either a cappella or accompanied -- that have found their way into the repertoires of American choirs great and small. Works like the Shepherd's Pipe Carol (1966) and the anthem Behold, the Tabernacle of God (1981) are well represented here, and there are generous excerpts of Rutter's widely performed Magnificat and Requiem. All the performances are by the composer's handpicked Cambridge Singers, who help Rutter provide a counterexample to the classical-music truism that composers make poor interpreters of their own works. The various influences present in Rutter's work are nicely smoothed into a unified whole here -- perhaps the best way to look at Rutter is to regard him as at heart the omnivorous and utilitarian composer of music for television that he once in fact was -- and the result is an ideal gift item from or to anyone interested in Rutter's music.
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For The Beauty Of The Earth (John Rutter)
City Of London Sinfonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - John Rutter, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - The Cambridge Singers, MainArtist - Folliott Sandford Pierpoint, Author
℗ 1984 Collegium Records
The Lord Is My Shepherd (John Rutter)
City Of London Sinfonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - John Rutter, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - The Cambridge Singers, MainArtist - Psalms, Author
℗ 1984 Collegium Records
All Things Bright And Beautiful (John Rutter)
City Of London Sinfonia, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Rutter, Composer, Director, MainArtist - The Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist - C.F. Alexander, Author
℗ 1984 Collegium Records
Shepherd's Pipe Carol (John Rutter)
City Of London Sinfonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - John Rutter, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - The Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 1985 Collegium Records
The Lord Bless You and Keep You (John Rutter)
John Rutter, Composer, Director, MainArtist - The Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist - The Bible, Author
℗ 1984 Collegium Records
Open Thou Mine Eyes (John Rutter)
John Rutter, Composer, Director, MainArtist - The Cambridge Singers, MainArtist - Lancelot Andrewes, Author
℗ 1984 Collegium Records
Birthday Madrigals (John Rutter)
John Rutter, Composer, Director, MainArtist - The Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Philip Sidney, Author
℗ 2001 Collegium Records
Magnificat (John Rutter)
John Rutter, Composer, Director, MainArtist - The Cambridge Singers, MainArtist - Patricia Forbes, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1991 Collegium Records
John Rutter, Composer, Director, MainArtist - The Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 1991 Collegium Records
Requiem (John Rutter)
John Rutter, Composer, Director, MainArtist - Stephen Orton, Cello, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Psalms, Author
℗ 1986 Collegium Records
City Of London Sinfonia, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Rutter, Composer, Director, MainArtist - The Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Caroline Ashton, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1986 Collegium Records
What sweeter music (John Rutter)
John Rutter, Composer, Director, MainArtist - The Cambridge Singers, MainArtist - Robert Herrick, Author
℗ 1989 Collegium Records
A Choral Fanfare (John Rutter)
John Rutter, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - The Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Psalm 81, vv. 3, 4, Author
℗ 1990 Collegium Records
A Prayer Of St Patrick (John Rutter)
John Rutter, Composer, Director, MainArtist - The Cambridge Singers, MainArtist - C.F. Alexander, Translator
℗ 1984 Collegium Records
O Be Joyful In The Lord (John Rutter)
City Of London Sinfonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - John Rutter, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - The Cambridge Singers, MainArtist - Psalms, Author
℗ 1990 Collegium Records
Behold, The Tabernacle Of God (John Rutter)
John Rutter, Composer, Director, MainArtist - The Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist - Sarum Antiphon, Author
℗ 1991 Collegium Records
O Praise The Lord Of Heaven (John Rutter)
John Rutter, Composer, Director, MainArtist - The Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 1991 Collegium Records
A Gaelic Blessing (John Rutter)
Anonymous, Author - John Rutter, Composer, Director, MainArtist - The Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 1984 Collegium Records
Angel's Carol (John Rutter)
John Rutter, Composer, Director, MainArtist - The Cambridge Singers, MainArtist
℗ 1985 Collegium Records
Five Childhood Lyrics (John Rutter)
Traditional, Author - John Rutter, Composer, Director, MainArtist - The Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 1992 Collegium Records
Traditional, Author - John Rutter, Composer, Director, MainArtist - The Cambridge Singers, Choir, MainArtist
℗ 1992 Collegium Records
Go Forth Into The World In Peace (John Rutter)
Traditional, Author - John Rutter, Composer, Director, MainArtist - The Cambridge Singers, MainArtist
℗ 1990 Collegium Records
Album review
To some, John Rutter is an heir to the English musical tradition, an avatar of the accessible and idealistic spirit of Vaughan Williams. To others, he's the Thomas Kinkade of classical music, a shamelessly self-congratulatory purveyor of the feelgood and the trite. If you haven't made up your mind, The John Rutter Collection offers a fine, single-disc sampling of the composer's work, beautifully realized in performances conducted by Rutter himself. Though Rutter has written pieces of various sizes and in various forms, it is his cheerful short choral pieces -- carols and anthems, either a cappella or accompanied -- that have found their way into the repertoires of American choirs great and small. Works like the Shepherd's Pipe Carol (1966) and the anthem Behold, the Tabernacle of God (1981) are well represented here, and there are generous excerpts of Rutter's widely performed Magnificat and Requiem. All the performances are by the composer's handpicked Cambridge Singers, who help Rutter provide a counterexample to the classical-music truism that composers make poor interpreters of their own works. The various influences present in Rutter's work are nicely smoothed into a unified whole here -- perhaps the best way to look at Rutter is to regard him as at heart the omnivorous and utilitarian composer of music for television that he once in fact was -- and the result is an ideal gift item from or to anyone interested in Rutter's music.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 01:18:02
- Main artists: John Rutter
- Composer: John Rutter
- Label: Decca (UMO)
- Genre: Classical
© 2011 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited This Compilation ℗ 2011 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
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