Best Hymns 100

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This is a 6-disk release album by different choir groups.

Annotation last modified on 2015-08-29 19:50 UTC.

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1▼CD: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
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1Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven
organ:
Tom Williamson
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (on 2000-03-24)
recording of:
Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven!
lyricist:
Henry Francis Lyte
composer:
Sir John Goss (English organist and composer)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge2:56
2Morning Has Broken
brass:
The Wallace Collection (brass ensemble)
harp:
Sioned Williams (harpist)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (on 2001-01-01)
recording of:
Morning Has Broken
lyricist:
Eleanor Farjeon
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Cat Music Ltd., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Freshwater Music Ltd., Irving Music, Inc., Island Music Ltd. and Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG)
is based on:
Bunessan (Scottish hymn tune)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge1:50
3Come Down, o Love Divine
harp:
Sioned Williams (harpist)
organ:
Thomas Williamson
piano:
Tom Williamson
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (on 2000-03-24)
recording of:
Come down, O love divine (tune: Down Ampney)
lyricist:
Bianco da Siena
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
translator:
Richard Frederick Littledale
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:44
4A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
assistant producer:
Kerry Brown (alto choir vocalist)
brass:
The Wallace Collection (brass ensemble)
organ:
Tom Williamson
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (on 2000-01-01)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 80 "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott": VIII. Choral "Das Wort sie sollen lassen stahn" (on 2000-01-01)
lyricist:
Martin Luther (German theologian of the Reformation)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (from 1715 until 1730)
part of:
Breitkopf 389 Choralgesänge (number: 76)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 80 "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott"
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge5:14
5O What Their Joy and Their Glory Must Be
assistant producer:
Kerry Brown (alto choir vocalist)
organ:
Benjamin Bayl (conductor)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
O what their joy and their glory must be (on 2000-01-01)
composer:
William Harris (British composer)
recording of:
O What Their Joy and Their Glory Must Be (Hymn with tune 'Regnator Orbis')
lyricist:
Pierre Abélard
composer:
Thomas Helmore and François de La Feillée (composer)
translator:
John Mason Neale
is based on:
Regnator Orbis (hymn tune)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge7:55
6When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
organ:
Benjamin Bayl (conductor)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (Rockingham: Miller setting 1790) (on 2000-01-01)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Edward Miller (British composer)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 95)
arrangement of:
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (1707 Original)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:33
7Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
organ:
Tom Williamson
baritone vocals:
Thomas Bullard
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (on 2000-01-01)
lyricist:
John Greenleaf Whittier
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer) (in 1888)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 353)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:59
8Be Thou My Vision
harp:
Sioned Williams (harpist)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Be Thou My Vision (English translation of traditional Irish hymn) (on 2000-01-01)
lyricist:
6th or 8th Century Irish Hymn ([traditional], special purpose artist)
composer:
Irish Folk melody ([traditional], special purpose artist)
additional translator:
Eleanor Hull (helped translate “Be Thou My Vision”) (from 1912 to present)
translator:
Mary Elizabeth Byrne (Irish linguist) (from 1905 to present)
publisher:
Caledonia Publishing Ltd. and PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 339)
is based on:
Rop Tú Mo Baile (Old Irish hymn)
is based on:
Slane (Hymn tune based on Irish folk melody)
recording of:
Be Thou My Vision
composed in:
Ireland
lyrics written in:
Ireland (from 0700 until 0799)
lyricist:
8th Century Irish Hymn ([traditional], special purpose artist)
writer:
Michael Card (in 1998)
composer:
Irish Folk melody ([traditional], special purpose artist)
strings arranger:
Craig Duncan (in 1998)
arrangement of:
Be Thou My Vision (English translation of traditional Irish hymn)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:35
9The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended
organ:
Benjamin Bayl (conductor)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended (on 2000-03-24)
lyricist:
John Ellerton (hymn writer)
composer:
Reverend Clement Cotterill Scholefield
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:24
10Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
assistant producer:
Kerry Brown (alto choir vocalist)
organ:
Benjamin Bayl (conductor)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Vaughan Williams arrangement of Picardy) (on 2000-01-01)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1906)
translator:
Gerard Moultrie
is based on:
Picardy (Hymn tune)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:09
11Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation
organ:
Tom Williamson
recorder:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (on 2000-01-01)
recording of:
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (Lobe den Herren) (from 2000-03-19 until 2000-03-24)
lyricist:
Joachim Neander
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
translator:
Catherine Winkworth
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:14
12My Song Is Love Unknown
assistant producer:
Kerry Brown (alto choir vocalist)
organ:
Tom Williamson
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
My song is love unknown (Hymn) (on 2000-01-01)
lyricist:
Samuel Crossman (Hymn-writer)
composer:
John Ireland (English composer)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 86)
part of:
The Way of the Cross (Book)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:27
13The Lord’s My Shepherd
harp:
Sioned Williams (harpist)
baritone vocals:
Thomas Bullard
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Lord's My Shepherd (Psalm 23 set with tune Brother James's Air) (on 2000-01-01)
lyricist:
Jessie Seymour Irvine
composer:
James Leith MacBeth Bain
is based on:
Brother James's Air
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge2:45
14Thine Be the Glory
brass:
The Wallace Collection (brass ensemble)
instruments:
The Wallace Collection (brass ensemble)
organ:
Thomas Williamson and Tom Williamson
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Thine be the glory (on 2000-01-01)
lyricist:
Edmond Louis Budry
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
translator:
Richard Hoyle
version of:
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 58: “See the Conqu’ring Hero Comes” (Chorus of Youths, Chorus of Virgins)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:02
15Drop, Drop, Slow Tears
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Drop, drop, slow tears (on 2000-01-12)
lyricist:
Phineas Fletcher
composer:
Orlando Gibbons (composer)
part of:
The Way of the Cross (Book)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge1:21
16Glorious Things of Three Are Spoken
assistant producer:
Kerry Brown (alto choir vocalist)
organ:
Benjamin Bayl (conductor)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken (Hymn with tune 'Abbot's Leigh') (from 2000-03-19 until 2000-03-24)
lyricist:
John Newton (English poet) (in 1779)
composer:
Cyril Vincent Taylor (in 1941)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge3:54
17All People That on Earth Do Dwell
brass:
The Wallace Collection (brass ensemble)
organ:
Benjamin Bayl (conductor)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
All People That on Earth Do Dwell (tune: Old Hundredth) (from 2000-03-19 until 2000-03-24)
lyricist:
William Kethe
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
recording of:
Old Hundredth (Psalm 100; arr. Vaughan Williams)
lyricist:
William Kethe
composer:
Loys Bourgeois (French renaissance composer)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1953)
is based on:
Old 100th (original tune)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge4:59
2▶CD: Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
3▶CD: Choirs of York Minister and Liverpool Cathedral
4▶CD: Temple Church Choir
5▶CD: Hudderfield Choral Society, At The Cenotaph, Stainer's Crucifixion, American Boychoir
6▶CD: Christmas Hymns & Chorales from King's College

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ASIN:US: B004NO03B0 [info]