Marlborough College Chapel Choir ; Ian Crabbe, organ ; Robin Nelson, conductor
Sacred Christmas music for SATB chorus, in part with organ accompaniment; the 12th work for organ solo.
Recorded 2001 January 7-8 Marlborough College chapel.
Sung principally in English; the 15th work sung in Italian and the 18th work in French.
This is the truth sent from above / English traditional ; arranged Vaughan Williams (2:27) -- Adam lay ybounden / anon. 15 c. ; [musical setting by] Boris Ord (1:19) -- A maiden most gentle : words paraphrased from the Venerable Bede / French trad. ; arranged Carter (2:55) -- A spotless rose / 14 c. origin ; [setting by] Herbert Howells (3:14) -- Gabriel's message : old Basque Noël / traditional Basque carol ; arranged Elizabeth Poston (2:48) -- Out of your sleep : (Seldon manuscript) / 15 c. ; [arr.] Robin Nelson (2:38) -- There is a flower / John Audelay ; [setting by] John Rutter (4:24) -- The seven joys of Mary / trad. ; arranged Stephen King (3:07) -- Remember, o thou man : (from manuscript Melismata 1611) / Thomas Ravenscroft ; [arr.] Arthur Oldham (4:22) -- I sing of a maiden / traditional ; [arr.] Patrick Hadley (2:42) -- Jesus Christ the apple tree / anon. New Hampshire, 1784 ; [arr.] Elizabeth Poston (2:50) -- In dulci jubilo [BWV 729] : organ interlude / J.S. Bach (2:34) -- Lullay my liking : (ms. Sloane, 15th century) / Gustav Holst (3:24) -- Lute book lullaby / William Bennett ; [arr.] Robin Nelson (4:30) -- Ninna-nanna a Gesù Bambino / Italian (anon.) ; [arr.] D. Lavinio Virgili (3:21) -- When Christ was born / anon. 15 c. ; [setting by] John Gardner (2:00) -- In the bleak midwinter / Christina Rossetti ; [setting by] Harold Darke (4:20) -- Hymn à la Vierge / poem, Roland Bouhéret ; [setting by] Pierre Villette (2:41) -- Silent night / Joseph Mohr ; [music by] Franz Gruber ; arranged Barry Rose (3:31) -- Sir Christmas / anon. c. 1500 ; [arr.] William Mathias (1:35)-- Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child / Coventry 15 c. ; [arr.] Kenneth Leighton (3:00) -- Iona / Peter Kennerley ; [setting by] Edmund Walters (2:24) -- On Christmas Night : (Sussex carol) / English traditional ; arranged Philip Ledger (2:09) -- The three kings / [music by] Peter Cornelius ; arranged Ivor Atkins (2:26) -- Tomorrow shall be my dancing day / English traditional, Sandys, 1833 ; [arr.] Robin Nelson (2:54)