Song of the Nativity

 
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Song of the Nativity
Harry Christophers & The Sixteen

[ Coro / CD ]

Release Date: Tuesday 15 November 2016

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The Sixteen contrasts the dramatic intensity of music by some of today's most admired composers with such traditional and modern carols as Boris Ord's Adam lay ybounden and Henry Walford Davies' version of O little town of Bethlehem. Much-loved modern classics including John Rutter's There is a flower, Morten Lauridsen's O magnum mysterium and James MacMillan's O radiant dawn also appear on this beautiful album and there are many others which, in the course of time, will also become classics; every one of them by their unashamed simplicity, captures the joy and sincerity of this most wonderful of seasons. This album provides a perfect peaceful and uplifting antidote to the hectic pre-Christmas rush.

"From the gorgeously shaped performance of Morten Lauridsen's modern classic O magnum mysterium which opens the programme, to the urgent, ardent account of James MacMillan's O radiant dawn which closes it, The Sixteen give a masterclass in the art of unaccompanied singing, and in close emotional engagement with the pieces chosen" BBC Music

Tracks:

1 Morten Lauridsen (b.1943) O magnum mysterium
2 Howard Skempton (b.1947) Adam lay ybounden
3 Traditional The Saviour's work
4 Gabriel Jackson (b.1962) The Christ-child
5 Peter Warlock (1894-1930) Bethlehem down
6 Traditional A Gallery Carol
7 Will Todd (b.1970) My Lord has come
8 John Ireland (1879-1962) The Holy Boy
9 Henry Walford Davies (1869-1941) O little town of Bethlehem
10 John Gardner (1917-2011) When Christ was born of Mary free
11 Cecilia McDowall (b.1951) Now may we singen
12 Traditional Children's Song of the Nativity
13 Boris Ord (1897-1961) Adam lay ybounden
14 Alec Roth (b.1948) Song of the Shepherds
15 Traditional Somerset Carol
16 Bob Chilcott (b.1955) The Shepherd's Carol
17 Traditional This endris night
18 John Rutter (b.1945) There is a flower
19 Traditional Christmas Eve
20 Alan Bullard (b.1947) And all the stars looked down
21 Traditional Dutch Carol
22 James MacMillan (b.1959) O radiant dawn