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John Rutter's 2011 album, The Colors of Christmas, should appeal to fans of his performances with the Cambridge Singers, the group he founded in 1981, and with which he has produced about a half dozen Christmas albums. Listeners familiar with those albums will know what they're getting here: an assortment of holiday music that includes original works by Rutter, a number of Rutter's arrangements and orchestrations of both traditional and less familiar carols, and pieces performed in their original versions. This album also includes several arrangements by other composers. The 23 tracks range from the Renaissance song Riu, riu, chiu, to standard English, American, French, and German carols, to modern classics like Leroy Anderson's orchestral Sleigh Ride and Mel Tormé's "Christmas Song." The Bach Choir sings with spirit and full, warm tone and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra plays with gusto. One of the most appealing tracks is an exceptionally sweet version of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" arranged by Peter Knight, one of several pieces sung by the excellent male British vocal ensemble Over the Bridge.
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, Orchestrator, MainArtist - The Bach Choir, Chorus, MainArtist - French Folk Song, ComposerLyricist - Stuart Nicholson, WorkArranger
℗ 2011 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Limited, under exclusive licence to Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - The Bach Choir, Chorus, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Limited, under exclusive licence to Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, MainArtist - Robert Lucas Pearsall, WorkArranger - The Bach Choir, Chorus, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Limited, under exclusive licence to Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, Orchestrator, MainArtist - Healey Willan, WorkArranger - The Bach Choir, Chorus, MainArtist - French Folk Song, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2011 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Limited, under exclusive licence to Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, MainArtist, WorkArranger - William J. Kirkpatrick, Composer - The Bach Choir, Chorus, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Limited, under exclusive licence to Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, MainArtist - David Hill, WorkEditor - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, ComposerLyricist - The Bach Choir, Chorus, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Limited, under exclusive licence to Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, MainArtist - Spanish Folk Song, ComposerLyricist - The King's Singers, WorkArranger - Over The Bridge, Chorus, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Limited, under exclusive licence to Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, Artist - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, Artist - John Jacob Niles, WorkEditor - Bob Chilcott, WorkArranger, CoArranger - american folk song, ComposerLyricist - Over The Bridge, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Limited, under exclusive licence to Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - The Bach Choir, Chorus, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Limited, under exclusive licence to Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, Orchestrator, MainArtist - James O'Donnell, WorkArranger - Henry John Gauntlett, ComposerLyricist - The Bach Choir, Chorus, MainArtist - Arthur Henry Mann, WorkArranger
℗ 2011 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Limited, under exclusive licence to Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - The Bach Choir, Chorus, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Limited, under exclusive licence to Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, Orchestrator, MainArtist - Harold Darke, Composer - Christina Rossetti, Lyricist - The Bach Choir, Chorus, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Limited, under exclusive licence to Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, MainArtist - Traditional Basque, ComposerLyricist - Edgar Pettman, WorkArranger - The Bach Choir, Chorus, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Limited, under exclusive licence to Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Composer, Conductor, MainArtist - John Francis Wade, ComposerLyricist - The Bach Choir, Chorus, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Limited, under exclusive licence to Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, MainArtist, WorkArranger - Adolphe Adam, Composer - The Bach Choir, Chorus, MainArtist - Placide Cappeau, Lyricist
℗ 2011 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Limited, under exclusive licence to Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chris Hazell, Producer - Anonymous, Lyricist - John Rutter, Conductor, MainArtist - Benjamin Britten, Composer - The Bach Choir, Chorus, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Limited, under exclusive licence to Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, MainArtist, WorkArranger - Isaac Watts, Lyricist - Lowell Mason, Composer - The Bach Choir, Chorus, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Limited, under exclusive licence to Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, MainArtist - Leroy Anderson, Composer
℗ 2011 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Limited, under exclusive licence to Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, MainArtist, WorkArranger - The Bach Choir, Chorus, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Limited, under exclusive licence to Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, MainArtist, WorkArranger - Mel TORME, ComposerLyricist - The Bach Choir, Chorus, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Limited, under exclusive licence to Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, MainArtist, WorkArranger - The Bach Choir, Chorus, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Limited, under exclusive licence to Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, MainArtist - Hugh Martin, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Blane, ComposerLyricist - Peter Knight, WorkArranger - Over The Bridge, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Limited, under exclusive licence to Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir David Willcocks, WorkArranger - Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Chris Hazell, Producer - John Rutter, Conductor, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Charles Wesley, Lyricist - The Bach Choir, Chorus, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Limited, under exclusive licence to Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
John Rutter's 2011 album, The Colors of Christmas, should appeal to fans of his performances with the Cambridge Singers, the group he founded in 1981, and with which he has produced about a half dozen Christmas albums. Listeners familiar with those albums will know what they're getting here: an assortment of holiday music that includes original works by Rutter, a number of Rutter's arrangements and orchestrations of both traditional and less familiar carols, and pieces performed in their original versions. This album also includes several arrangements by other composers. The 23 tracks range from the Renaissance song Riu, riu, chiu, to standard English, American, French, and German carols, to modern classics like Leroy Anderson's orchestral Sleigh Ride and Mel Tormé's "Christmas Song." The Bach Choir sings with spirit and full, warm tone and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra plays with gusto. One of the most appealing tracks is an exceptionally sweet version of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" arranged by Peter Knight, one of several pieces sung by the excellent male British vocal ensemble Over the Bridge.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 23 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:55
- Main artists: John Rutter
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca (UMO)
- Genre: Classical
© 2011 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited ℗ 2011 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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