Since you are interested in Rutter: A Christmas Festival, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bryn Terfel - Simple Gifts (Incl 'I'll walk beside you' & 'How great thou art') Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone) with Aled Jones (tenor) and John Williams (guitar) / London Voices / London Symphony Orchestra / Barry Wordsworth [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 18/Oct/2005 ] As one of the most acclaimed opera singers of our time, Bryn Terfel dedicates his golden voice to a program that celebrates the simple beauty of melody and song, making the album a must-have for every Terfel fan and a serene and inspiring gift for... |
TE DEUM
Te Deum and other church music Cambridge Singers / City of London Sinfonia / John Rutter [ Collegium / CD - released 25/Jan/2001 ] 'this music has unfailing appeal' CD Review (USA) |
TRADITIONAL
Flora gave me fairest flowers: 21 English madrigals The Cambridge Singers directed by John Rutter [ Collegium / CD - released 20/Nov/2003 ] 'an absolute joy' Music and Musicians |
The Cambridge Singers. Directed by John Rutter
Hail! Queen of Heaven - Music in Honour of the Virgin Mary [ Collegium / CD - released 28/Oct/2002 ] 'this is what music is, and this is what music-making means' Gramophone |
The Cambridge Singers directed by John Rutter
There is Sweet Music-English Choral Songs 1890-1950 [ Collegium / CD - released 1/Dec/2002 ] “This most attractive recital ranges from Elgar and Vaughan Williams, both offering splendid performances, to various arrangements of folf-songs. The recording, made in the Great Hall of University College, London, as an almost ideal ambience."... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Lighten our Darkness: Music for the close of day, including the Office of Compline The Cambridge Singers / John Rutter (director) [ Collegium Records / 2 CD - released 12/Dec/2006 ] "This is a lovingly performed and deeply satisfying pair of discs that should be self-recommending to all lovers of the music of the English church." (MusicWeb Oct 2006) |
The Cambridge Singers / John Rutter (director)
Sing, ye Heavens - Hymns for all time [ Collegium / CD - released 8/Nov/2000 ] New recordings of your favourite Hymns by the wonderful Cambridge-Singers |
JOHN RUTTER
The Sprig of Thyme: A cycle of folk song settings for mixed choir The Cambridge Singers with members of the City of London Sinfonia / John Rutter [ Collegium / CD - released 18/Oct/2005 ] This is a lovely disc; one to head my list of Christmas presents for musical friends. (Gramophone) |
TRADITIONAL
Midwinter Christian Forshaw & the Sanctuary Ensemble [ Integrare Records / CD - released 25/Nov/2009 ] "In essence ten well known carols are meditated upon (arranged is too limited a description) by a four voice female group over a warm bed of saxophone, organ and discreet percussion. Forshaw and his Sanctuary Ensemble have had considerable success... |
Enya
And Winter Came... [ Reprise Records / CD - released 10/Nov/2008 ] Encompassing Christmas and broader seasonal themes, this beautiful album from Enya features beguiling songs such "Trains and Winter Rains" and the festive "Journey of the Angels". |