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Special offer. Rutter - Three Musical Fables

The Cambridge Singers, The King's Singers, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox

Rutter - Three Musical Fables

Special offer. Rutter - Three Musical Fables

The Cambridge Singers, The King's Singers, City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox

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About

A perfect Christmas present for music-loving children, this album brings together three musical fables written by John Rutter. The Reluctant Dragon and The Wind in the Willows, both adapted by David Grant from Kenneth Grahame stories, were commissioned for Christmas concerts given by The King's Singers. Written by Rutter himself, the story of Brother Heinrich's Christmas is built around the legend that the carol In dulci jubilo was first sung by angels who miraculously appeared to the medieval monk Heinrich Suso one Christmas Eve.

With Richard Baker and Brian Kay (narrators).

"I predict that this album will become part of our family Christmas." - Cross Rhythms

"Three musical fables that were written with children and adults in mind. The Reluctant Dragon, The Wind in the Willows, and Brother Heinrich's Christmas are the magic spark of Christmas on this imaginative release." - AllMusic

"This is an enchanting recording, suitable for all children from ages 3 to 90!" - Church Music Quarterly

  • Release date: 3rd Nov 2003
  • Label: Collegium
  • Catalogue number: CSCD513
  • Length: 69 minutes

Contents and tracklist

Rutter: The Wind in the Willows
Work length28:24
No. 1, Introduction
Track length3:05
No. 2, Rat and Mole Meet (A Life on the River)
Track length2:46
No. 3, Scene at Badger's House
Track length4:04
No. 4, Toad's Car
Track length1:54
No. 5, Court Scene
Track length2:39
No. 6, Toad in Gaol (Let Me Tickle Your Fancy)
Track length1:53
No. 7, Toad's Song (I've Got Style)
Track length2:32
No. 8, The Recapture of Toad Hall (Let's Wallop a Weasel)
Track length3:58
No. 9, The Banquet at Toad Hall
Track length0:51
No. 10, Finale. Home Is a Special Kind of Feeling
Track length4:42
Rutter: Brother Heinrich's Christmas
Work length19:20
No. 1, Introduction
Track length3:12
No. 2, Sigismund Sings in the Abbey Choir
Track length2:52
No. 3, Sigismund Is Dismissed
Track length1:02
No. 4, Brother Heinrich and the New Carol
Track length2:59
No. 5, The Angels Appear on Christmas Eve
Track length2:40
No. 6, Brother Heinrich Writes Down the Angels' Carol
Track length2:34
No. 7, Christmas Morning
Track length0:49
No. 8, The Angels' Carol and Christmas Dinner
Track length3:12
Rutter: The Reluctant Dragon
Work length21:25
No. 1, Introduction
Track length2:36
No. 2, The Boy Visits the Dragon's Cave
Track length3:37
No. 3, The Villagers and St. George Arrive
Track length1:25
No. 4, I Say, Old Boy
Track length2:40
No. 5, Planning the Tournament (First He Waves His Spear Around)
Track length1:50
No. 6, The Tournament
Track length3:08
No. 7, Banquet Fugue
Track length1:03
No. 8, Finale. Let's Begin Again
Track length5:06
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