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Choir of King's College, Cambridge|Carols From King's (2020 Collection) (Live)

Carols From King's (2020 Collection) (Live)

Choir of King's College, Cambridge and Daniel Hyde

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There are numerous recordings of Christmas carols by British collegiate choirs. There are quite a few by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, and there are even two with the title Carols from King's, necessitating the unwieldy "2020 Collection" parenthesis: which moreover is inaccurate. The album is a live recording, not a collection, and it was made in 2019. All of this said this is a distinctive holiday recording that should have legs beyond its release in the 2020 Christmas season. The live recording, from a 2019 BBC television broadcast, sets the album apart in itself, and it's exceptionally well done, capturing the energetic immediacy of the young choristers. Most distinctive is the program, which is unusually contemporary by the standards of releases of this kind. Familiar carols are present, but often in fresh arrangements, and there are contemporary pieces that fit nicely into the program. These include Philip Moore's The Angel Gabriel, newly commissioned by the choir; Elizabeth Maconchy's There Is No Rose of Such Virtue, a fascinating take on old melodic material; and John Rutter's Candlelight Carol. For listeners in search of a holiday recording just a bit out of the mainstream, this will fill the bill well.
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1
Once in Royal David's City (Live)
00:05:13

Henry John Gauntlett, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Cecil Frances Alexander, Lyricist - Arthur Henry Mann, Composer - Daniel Hyde, Conductor, MainArtist - Encore Publications, MusicPublisher - Donal McCann, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Curtis, Soloist, MainArtist

2020 King's College, Cambridge 2020 King's College, Cambridge

2
A Maiden Most Gentle (Live)
00:03:03

Andrew Carter, Composer, Lyricist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Ensemble, MainArtist - Daniel Hyde, MainArtist - Oxford University Press, MusicPublisher - Donal McCann, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Venerable Bede, Lyricist

2020 King's College, Cambridge 2020 King's College, Cambridge

3
There is No Rose of Such Virtue (Live)
00:01:57

Anonymous, Lyricist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Elizabeth Maconchy, Composer - Daniel Hyde, Conductor, MainArtist - Chester Music, MusicPublisher

2020 King's College, Cambridge 2020 King's College, Cambridge

4
Herefordshire Carol (This is the Truth Sent from Above) [Live]
00:02:34

Traditional, Composer, Lyricist - Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, MusicPublisher - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Daniel Hyde, Conductor, MainArtist - Donal McCann, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

2020 King's College, Cambridge 2020 King's College, Cambridge

5
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (Live)
00:03:54

Traditional, Composer - Arthur Sullivan, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Edmund Hamilton Sears, Lyricist - Daniel Hyde, Conductor, MainArtist - Oxford University Press, MusicPublisher - Donal McCann, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

2020 King's College, Cambridge 2020 King's College, Cambridge

6
The Angel Gabriel (Live)
00:03:54

Traditional, Lyricist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Philip Moore, Composer - Daniel Hyde, Conductor, MainArtist - Encore Publications, MusicPublisher - Donal McCann, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Curtis, Soloist, MainArtist

2020 King's College, Cambridge 2020 King's College, Cambridge

7
Three Carols, Op. 25: No. 2. Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child (Coventry Carol) [Live]
00:03:12

Kenneth Leighton, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Daniel Hyde, Conductor, MainArtist - Novello, MusicPublisher - Coventry Carol, Lyricist - Aiken Anderson-Jané, Soloist, MainArtist

2020 King's College, Cambridge 2020 King's College, Cambridge

8
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night) [Live]
00:02:26

Traditional, Composer, Lyricist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Daniel Hyde, Conductor, MainArtist - Stainer & Bell, MusicPublisher - Donal McCann, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

2020 King's College, Cambridge 2020 King's College, Cambridge

9
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Live)
00:04:47

Phillips Brooks, Lyricist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Henry Walford Davies, Composer - Daniel Hyde, Conductor, MainArtist - Oxford University Press, MusicPublisher - Donal McCann, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Aiken Anderson-Jané, Soloist, MainArtist - Protik Moulik, Soloist, MainArtist

2020 King's College, Cambridge 2020 King's College, Cambridge

10
Ding! Dong! Merrily on High (Live)
00:02:11

Traditional, Composer - George Ratcliffe Woodward, Lyricist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Daniel Hyde, Conductor, MainArtist - Oxford University Press, MusicPublisher - Donal McCann, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

2020 King's College, Cambridge 2020 King's College, Cambridge

11
Candlelight Carol (Live)
00:04:15

John Rutter, Composer, Lyricist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Daniel Hyde, Conductor, MainArtist - Oxford University Press, MusicPublisher - Donal McCann, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

2020 King's College, Cambridge 2020 King's College, Cambridge

12
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Live)
00:03:36

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Charles Wesley, Lyricist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Daniel Hyde, Conductor, MainArtist - Encore Publications, MusicPublisher - George Whitfield, Lyricist - Donal McCann, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

2020 King's College, Cambridge 2020 King's College, Cambridge

Album review

There are numerous recordings of Christmas carols by British collegiate choirs. There are quite a few by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge, and there are even two with the title Carols from King's, necessitating the unwieldy "2020 Collection" parenthesis: which moreover is inaccurate. The album is a live recording, not a collection, and it was made in 2019. All of this said this is a distinctive holiday recording that should have legs beyond its release in the 2020 Christmas season. The live recording, from a 2019 BBC television broadcast, sets the album apart in itself, and it's exceptionally well done, capturing the energetic immediacy of the young choristers. Most distinctive is the program, which is unusually contemporary by the standards of releases of this kind. Familiar carols are present, but often in fresh arrangements, and there are contemporary pieces that fit nicely into the program. These include Philip Moore's The Angel Gabriel, newly commissioned by the choir; Elizabeth Maconchy's There Is No Rose of Such Virtue, a fascinating take on old melodic material; and John Rutter's Candlelight Carol. For listeners in search of a holiday recording just a bit out of the mainstream, this will fill the bill well.
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