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Advent Calendar
Mary-Louise Aitken (soprano), Jeremy Carpenter (baritone), Douglas Knight (organ), Robert Smith (organ), Keith Fairbairn (percussion)
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford, David Crown
Lusty performances, and a nice mix of familiar and less familiar selections.
Advent Calendar
Mary-Louise Aitken (soprano), Jeremy Carpenter (baritone), Douglas Knight (organ), Robert Smith (organ), Keith Fairbairn (percussion)
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford, David Crown
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Lusty performances, and a nice mix of familiar and less familiar selections.
About
This MUSICAL ADVENT CALENDAR from Oxford’s leading mixed-voice collegiate choir is their second release on the Stone Records label, following their highly-successful recording of Duruflé’s Requiem and Milford’s Mass. This beautifully-presented disc is a countdown to Christmas of 24 tracks (with a bonus for the Day itself) featuring wonderful performances of some of the best-loved carols of all time, and a handful of première recordings that will delight all music lovers. Each Advent Sunday is marked by a Bach chorale, and the listener is guided through Advent, as the excitement builds for the arrival of Christmas Day.
A uniquely-devised and brilliantly-performed Christmas CD.
Contents and tracklist
- Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Choir of Somerville College, Oxford, Douglas Knight, Keith Fairbairn and David Crown, Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Douglas Knight, Keith Fairbairn
- Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
- David Crown
- Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Choir of Somerville College, Oxford, Keith Fairbairn and David Crown, Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Keith Fairbairn
- Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
- David Crown
- Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Choir of Somerville College, Oxford, Douglas Knight, Keith Fairbairn and David Crown, Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Douglas Knight, Keith Fairbairn
- Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
- David Crown
- Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Choir of Somerville College, Oxford, Keith Fairbairn and David Crown, Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Keith Fairbairn
- Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
- David Crown
- Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Choir of Somerville College, Oxford, Keith Fairbairn and David Crown, Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Keith Fairbairn
- Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
- David Crown
- Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Choir of Somerville College, Oxford, Robert Smith, Keith Fairbairn and David Crown, Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Robert Smith, Keith Fairbairn
- Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
- David Crown
- Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Choir of Somerville College, Oxford, Keith Fairbairn and David Crown, Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Keith Fairbairn
- Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
- David Crown
- Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Choir of Somerville College, Oxford, Keith Fairbairn and David Crown, Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Keith Fairbairn
- Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
- David Crown
- Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Choir of Somerville College, Oxford, Keith Fairbairn and David Crown, Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Keith Fairbairn
- Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
- David Crown
- Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Choir of Somerville College, Oxford, Robert Smith, Keith Fairbairn and David Crown, Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Robert Smith, Keith Fairbairn
- Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
- David Crown
- Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Choir of Somerville College, Oxford, Keith Fairbairn and David Crown, Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Keith Fairbairn
- Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
- David Crown
- Jeremy Carpenter, Choir of Somerville College, Oxford, Keith Fairbairn and David Crown, Jeremy Carpenter, Keith Fairbairn
- Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
- David Crown
- Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Choir of Somerville College, Oxford, Robert Smith, Keith Fairbairn and David Crown, Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Robert Smith, Keith Fairbairn
- Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
- David Crown
- Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Choir of Somerville College, Oxford, Keith Fairbairn and David Crown, Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Keith Fairbairn
- Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
- David Crown
- Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Choir of Somerville College, Oxford, Keith Fairbairn and David Crown, Mary-Louise Aitken, Jeremy Carpenter, Keith Fairbairn
- Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
- David Crown
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Awards and reviews
Christmas Issue 2013
Lusty performances, and a nice mix of familiar and less familiar selections.
Classical Iconoclast November 2013
No Xmassy ersatz here. This is the real thing!..they sing with freshness and energy, yet are mature enough to sound as if they're singing because they have chosen, spontaneously, to get together and enjoy themselves...a disc to cherish.
