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Despite its traditional-sounding title, O Holy Night was one of the more innovative releases of the 2019 holiday season. The youthful new London Choral Sinfonia and its director, Michael Waldron, announce their intention to create a new kind of Christmas program, with five familiar carols, in mostly time-honored arrangements, serving as a kind of framework, with the interstitial spaces filled in by contemporary works of various kinds. The contemporary pieces don't really link to the traditional ones, and for CD listeners figuring out what's going on is made more difficult by the brutal combination of white text on a beige background in the graphics. The result is that the shifts between familiar carols and challenging contemporary idioms may seem abrupt. The upside is that the individual performances are full-throated and strong, and the album brings together a good deal of bracing modern Christmas music that might not be easily found in other contexts, like John Ireland's O Holy Boy and Thomas Wilson's nifty neo-medieval There is no rose. The traditional carols, too, receive rousing performances, delivered in full color by Orchid Classics, working at St. Matthew's Church, Baywater, London. A holiday album for those who like a bit more substance.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Arr. A. Carter)
London Choral Sinfonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - Michael Waldron, Conductor
(C) 2019 Orchid Classics (P) 2019 Orchid Classics
Sir Christèmas (Arr. W. Mathias)
London Choral Sinfonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - Michael Waldron, Conductor
(C) 2019 Orchid Classics (P) 2019 Orchid Classics
Lullay My Liking, Op. 34 No. 2, H. 129 (Arr. C. Canning) (Gustav Holst)
Gustav Holst, Composer - London Choral Sinfonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - Michael Waldron, Conductor
(C) 2019 Orchid Classics (P) 2019 Orchid Classics
Silent Night, H. 145 (Arr. J. West) (Franz Xaber Gruber)
Katherine Watson, Artist, MainArtist - Franz Xaber Gruber, Composer - London Choral Sinfonia, Ensemble - Michael Waldron, Conductor
(C) 2019 Orchid Classics (P) 2019 Orchid Classics
Once in Royal David’s City (Arr. D. Willcocks) (Henry John Gauntlett)
Henry John Gauntlett, Composer - Charlotte Ashley, Artist, MainArtist - London Choral Sinfonia, Ensemble - Michael Waldron, Conductor
(C) 2019 Orchid Classics (P) 2019 Orchid Classics
Adam Lay Ybounden (Peter Warlock)
Peter Warlock, Composer - London Choral Sinfonia, Ensemble - Michael Waldron, Conductor - Zoë Brookshaw, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2019 Orchid Classics (P) 2019 Orchid Classics
Alma Redemptoris Mater, Op. 5 (Peter Maxwell Davies)
Peter Maxwell Davies, Composer - London Choral Sinfonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - Michael Waldron, Conductor
(C) 2019 Orchid Classics (P) 2019 Orchid Classics
A Christmas Carol (Richard Pantcheff)
Richard Pantcheff, Composer - London Choral Sinfonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - Michael Waldron, Conductor
(C) 2019 Orchid Classics (P) 2019 Orchid Classics
O Come All Ye Faithful (Arr. D. Willcocks) (John Francis Wade)
John Francis Wade, Composer - London Choral Sinfonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - Michael Waldron, Conductor
(C) 2019 Orchid Classics (P) 2019 Orchid Classics
There Is No Rose (Thomas Wilson)
Thomas Wilson, Composer - London Choral Sinfonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - Michael Waldron, Conductor
(C) 2019 Orchid Classics (P) 2019 Orchid Classics
The Child of Light (Robert Saxton)
Robert Saxton, Composer - London Choral Sinfonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - Michael Waldron, Conductor
(C) 2019 Orchid Classics (P) 2019 Orchid Classics
Coventry Carol (Arr. J. Rathbone)
London Choral Sinfonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - Michael Waldron, Conductor
(C) 2019 Orchid Classics (P) 2019 Orchid Classics
Love Came Down at Christmas (Humphrey Clucas)
Humphrey Clucas, Composer - London Choral Sinfonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - Michael Waldron, Conductor
(C) 2019 Orchid Classics (P) 2019 Orchid Classics
We Three Kings (Arr. M. Neary) (John Henry Hopkins, Jr.)
John Henry Hopkins Jr., Composer - Dominic Kraemer, Artist - Nick Pritchard, Artist, MainArtist - Samuel Pantcheff, Artist - London Choral Sinfonia, Ensemble - Michael Waldron, Conductor
(C) 2019 Orchid Classics (P) 2019 Orchid Classics
No Small Wonder, Op. 204 (Paul Edwards)
Paul Edwards, Composer - London Choral Sinfonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - Michael Waldron, Conductor
(C) 2019 Orchid Classics (P) 2019 Orchid Classics
Festgesang, WoO 9, MWV D 4 (Felix Mendelssohn)
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - London Choral Sinfonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - Michael Waldron, Conductor
(C) 2019 Orchid Classics (P) 2019 Orchid Classics
Preludes (John Ireland)
John Ireland, Composer - London Choral Sinfonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - Michael Waldron, Conductor
(C) 2019 Orchid Classics (P) 2019 Orchid Classics
O Holy Night (Arr. M. Pappenheim) (A. Adam)
Adolphe Adam, Composer - Katherine Watson, Artist, MainArtist - London Choral Sinfonia, Ensemble - Michael Waldron, Conductor
(C) 2019 Orchid Classics (P) 2019 Orchid Classics
Tomorrow Go Ye Forth (Gabriel Jackson)
Gabriel Jackson, Composer - London Choral Sinfonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - Michael Waldron, Conductor
(C) 2019 Orchid Classics (P) 2019 Orchid Classics
Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending (Arr. M. Pappenheim) (Thomas Clark)
Thomas Clark, Composer - London Choral Sinfonia, Ensemble, MainArtist - Michael Waldron, Conductor
(C) 2019 Orchid Classics (P) 2019 Orchid Classics
Album review
Despite its traditional-sounding title, O Holy Night was one of the more innovative releases of the 2019 holiday season. The youthful new London Choral Sinfonia and its director, Michael Waldron, announce their intention to create a new kind of Christmas program, with five familiar carols, in mostly time-honored arrangements, serving as a kind of framework, with the interstitial spaces filled in by contemporary works of various kinds. The contemporary pieces don't really link to the traditional ones, and for CD listeners figuring out what's going on is made more difficult by the brutal combination of white text on a beige background in the graphics. The result is that the shifts between familiar carols and challenging contemporary idioms may seem abrupt. The upside is that the individual performances are full-throated and strong, and the album brings together a good deal of bracing modern Christmas music that might not be easily found in other contexts, like John Ireland's O Holy Boy and Thomas Wilson's nifty neo-medieval There is no rose. The traditional carols, too, receive rousing performances, delivered in full color by Orchid Classics, working at St. Matthew's Church, Baywater, London. A holiday album for those who like a bit more substance.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:42
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: London Choral Sinfonia
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Orchid Classics
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2019 Orchid Classics (P) 2019 Orchid Classics
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