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The repertory of British Christmas releases, like Britain itself, is much more diverse than it used to be, and the marketplace is replete with holiday albums featuring contemporary compositions, pieces drawn from world cultures, and more. That, paradoxically, may have created an opening for Warner Classics' 2022 release Carols from King's College Cambridge, which is a reissue collection of old, perhaps "classic" recordings and a purely traditional outing, with almost all the carols well-known to anyone with the slightest acquaintance with the Christmas music of the Anglophone sphere. The album made classical best-seller lists in late 2022. The arrangements used are venerable, many dating back to the choir's 1960s director, David Willcocks, and even further, to John Stainer, and there are some chorus-brass-organ readings featuring the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, the group of choice in the 1960s and '70s. It is a classic sound, and that seems to be just what many listeners wanted. Sample one of the traditional carols, perhaps O Little Town of Bethlehem, to hear the texture of the choir in its golden years. The engineering was of the LP era; it certainly isn't state of the art today, but it is interesting to hear the grain of the space in solos and quieter pieces like Silent Night. For those planning a traditional Christmas, this may be just the ticket.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Ian Hare, Organ, FeaturedArtist - David Willcocks, Conductor, Arranger - Henry John Gauntlett, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Cecil Frances Alexander, Poet - Arthur Henry Mann, Arranger
A Warner Classics release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1971, 1997 Parlophone Records Limited
Traditional, Composer - Philip Ledger, Conductor, Arranger - Francis Grier, Organ, FeaturedArtist - Phillips Brooks, Poet - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1976, 1997 Parlophone Records Limited
Traditional, Composer, Poet - Philip Ledger, Conductor, Arranger - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1976, 1997 Parlophone Records Limited
Traditional, Composer - Philip Ledger, Conductor - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Robert PEARSALL, Arranger
A Warner Classics release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1976, 1997 Parlophone Records Limited
Traditional, Composer - Philip Ledger, Conductor, Arranger - Francis Grier, Organ, FeaturedArtist - John Stainer, Arranger - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1976, 1997 Parlophone Records Limited
Traditional, Composer - Walford Davies, Arranger - David Willcocks, Conductor - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1971, 1997 Parlophone Records Limited
Franz Xaver Gruber, Composer - Stephen Varcoe, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - David Willcocks, Conductor, Arranger - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1969, 1997 Parlophone Records Limited
Philip Ledger, Conductor, Arranger - William James Kirkpatrick, Composer - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1976, 1997 Parlophone Records Limited
Traditional, Composer - Nahum Tate, Poet - John Wells, Organ, FeaturedArtist - David Willcocks, Conductor, Arranger - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1969, 1997 Parlophone Records Limited
Christopher Bishop, Producer - Harold Darke, Poet - Christina Rossetti, Composer, Poet - Stephen Varcoe, MainArtist, Bass-Baritone Vocals - John Wells, Organ, MainArtist - David Willcocks, Conductor, MainArtist - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1969, 1997 Parlophone Records Limited
Traditional, Composer - David Willcocks, Conductor - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1971, 1997 Parlophone Records Limited
Traditional, Composer - David Willcocks, Conductor, Arranger - George Ratcliffe Woodward, Poet - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1969, 1997 Parlophone Records Limited
Traditional, Composer - John Wells, Organ, FeaturedArtist - David Willcocks, Conductor, Arranger - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1997 Parlophone Records Limited
Frederick Oakeley, Transcriber - Traditional, Composer - Ian Hare, Organ, FeaturedArtist - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Ensemble - David Willcocks, Conductor, Arranger - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist
A Warner Classics release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1973, 1994 Parlophone Records Limited
Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Ian Hare, Organ, FeaturedArtist - Charles Wesley, Poet - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Ensemble - David Willcocks, Conductor, Arranger - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - William Hayman Cummings, Composer
A Warner Classics release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1973, 1994 Parlophone Records Limited
Album Description
The repertory of British Christmas releases, like Britain itself, is much more diverse than it used to be, and the marketplace is replete with holiday albums featuring contemporary compositions, pieces drawn from world cultures, and more. That, paradoxically, may have created an opening for Warner Classics' 2022 release Carols from King's College Cambridge, which is a reissue collection of old, perhaps "classic" recordings and a purely traditional outing, with almost all the carols well-known to anyone with the slightest acquaintance with the Christmas music of the Anglophone sphere. The album made classical best-seller lists in late 2022. The arrangements used are venerable, many dating back to the choir's 1960s director, David Willcocks, and even further, to John Stainer, and there are some chorus-brass-organ readings featuring the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, the group of choice in the 1960s and '70s. It is a classic sound, and that seems to be just what many listeners wanted. Sample one of the traditional carols, perhaps O Little Town of Bethlehem, to hear the texture of the choir in its golden years. The engineering was of the LP era; it certainly isn't state of the art today, but it is interesting to hear the grain of the space in solos and quieter pieces like Silent Night. For those planning a traditional Christmas, this may be just the ticket.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:48
- Main artists: Choir of King's College, Cambridge
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical
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16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo
A Warner Classics release, © 2022 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 2022 Parlophone Records Limited
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