A Christmas Caroll from Westminster Abbey
Robert Quinney (organ)
The Choir of Westminster Abbey, James O’Donnell
An ambitious and superbly sung programme, sympathetically framed within the choir's spaciously atmospheric home acoustic. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week8th December 2008
Contents
anon.: In dulci jubilo
- William Fairbairn (treble), Cameron Roberts (treble), Daniel Parr (treble), Mark Dobell (tenor)
- Westminster Abbey Choir
- James O’Donnell
Poulenc: Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël
- Westminster Abbey Choir
- James O’Donnell
I. O magnum mysterium
II. Quem vidistis pastores dicite
III. Videntes stellam
IV. Hodie Christus natus est
Leighton: A Christmas Caroll, Op 21
- Julian Empett (bass), Robert Quinney (organ)
- Westminster Abbey Choir
- James O’Donnell
Walton: All this time
- Westminster Abbey Choir
- James O’Donnell
Lavino: Nativity
- Westminster Abbey Choir
- James O’Donnell
Rutter: Dormi, Jesu
- Robert Quinney (organ)
- Westminster Abbey Choir
- James O’Donnell
Chilcott: Shepherd's Carol
- Westminster Abbey Choir
- James O’Donnell
Dove: The three Kings
- Benedict Kearns (treble), Cameron Roberts (treble)
- Westminster Abbey Choir
- James O’Donnell
anon.: Joys Seven
- Benedict Kearns (treble), Robert Quinney (organ)
- Westminster Abbey Choir
- James O’Donnell
Gruber, F: Stille Nacht
- Westminster Abbey Choir
- James O’Donnell
anon.: I Saw Three Ships
- Benedict Kearns (treble), Nicholas Trapp (treble), Cameron Roberts (treble), William Fairbairn (treble), Maxim Del Mar (treble)
- Westminster Abbey Choir
- James O’Donnell
Head, M: The Little Road to Bethlehem
- Westminster Abbey Choir
- James O’Donnell
Mathias: Ave Rex, Op. 45
- Robert Quinney (organ)
- Westminster Abbey Choir
- James O’Donnell
I. Ave Rex angelorum
II. Alleluya, a new work is come on hand
III. There is no rose of such virtue
IV. Sir Christèmas
V. Ave Rex angelorum