A Festival of Lessons & Carols from King's (1987 digital remaster)

~ Release by Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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Tracklist

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1Once in Royal David's City
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1978-12-24)
vocals:
Jason McCaldin (treble, King's College Choir, Cambridge) (on 1978-12-24)
chorus master:
Philip Ledger (on 1978-12-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1965)
live recording of:
Once in Royal David's City (descant and organ arr. Philip Ledger) (in 1978)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander
additional composer:
Arthur Henry Mann (English organist and composer)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett
organ arranger:
Philip Ledger
is based on:
Once in Royal David’s City
Henry John Gauntlett5:37
2Bidding Prayer
[read by the Dean]3:44
3Resonet in laudibus
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1978-12-24)
chorus master:
Philip Ledger (on 1978-12-24)
live recording of:
Resonet in laudibus (Jacob Handl, adapted by Philip Ledger) (in 1978)
composer:
Jacob Handl (aka Jacob(us) Handl)
Jacob Handl2:30
4Genesis 3
[A chorister]1:44
5Adam lay ybounden
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1978-12-24, on 1999-06-12)
chorus master:
Philip Ledger (on 1978-12-24) and Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (on 1999-06-12)
live recording of:
Adam lay ybounden (Boris Ord version) (in 1978)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
Boris Ord
publisher:
Oxford University Press
version of:
Adam lay i-bowndyn (15th-century macaronic English poem)
recording of:
Adam Lay y-Bounden (Warlock version) (on 1999-06-12)
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer) (in 1922)
recording of:
Adam lay ybounden (Boris Ord version)
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
Boris Ord
publisher:
Oxford University Press
version of:
Adam lay i-bowndyn (15th-century macaronic English poem)
Boris Ord1:09
6Sussex Carol
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1978-12-24)
chorus master:
Philip Ledger (on 1978-12-24)
live recording of:
Sussex Carol (arr. Ledger) (in 1978)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Philip Ledger
arrangement of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
recording of:
Sussex Carol (arr. Ledger)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Philip Ledger
arrangement of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
[traditional] & Philip Ledger2:03
7Isaiah 9
[A choral scholar]1:09
8Joseph and Mary
organ:
Thomas Trotter (organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1978-12-24)
tenor vocals:
Charles Daniels (tenor) (on 1978-12-24)
conductor:
Sir Philip Ledger
chorus master:
Philip Ledger (on 1978-12-24)
live recording of:
Joseph and Mary (trad. English, arr. Vaughan Williams) (in 1978)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
[traditional] & Ralph Vaughan Williams3:24
9St. Luke 1
The Director of Music2:10
10A Maiden Most Gentle
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1978-12-24)
chorus master:
Philip Ledger (on 1978-12-24)
live recording of:
A Maiden Most Gentle (arr. Carter) (in 1978)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Andrew Carter (composer)
[traditional] & Andrew Carter2:49
11St. Luke 2
[The Chaplain]1:13
12Stille Nacht!
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1978-12-24)
chorus master:
Philip Ledger (on 1978-12-24)
live recording of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (arr. Ledger) (in 1978)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
arranger:
Philip Ledger
arrangement of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Franz Xaver Gruber2:58
13Chester Carol
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1978-12-24)
chorus master:
Philip Ledger (on 1978-12-24)
live recording of:
Chester Carol (in 1978)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Philip Ledger
[traditional] & Philip Ledger2:47
14St. Luke 2
[The Master over the Choristers]2:02
15Angels, From the Realms of Glory
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1978-12-24)
chorus master:
Philip Ledger (on 1978-12-24)
live recording of:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (sung to the French carol tune “Iris” (Les anges dans nos campagnes)) (in 1978)
lyricist:
James Montgomery (hymnwriter, poet)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arrangement of:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (arr. Wood)
is based on:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (hymn without specified tune)
is based on:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
recording of:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (sung to the French carol tune “Iris” (Les anges dans nos campagnes))
lyricist:
James Montgomery (hymnwriter, poet)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arrangement of:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (arr. Wood)
is based on:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (hymn without specified tune)
is based on:
Les Anges dans nos campagnes
recording of:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (sung to the tune of “Regent Square” by Henry Smart)
lyricist:
James Montgomery (hymnwriter, poet)
composer:
Henry Smart (English composer, 1813-1879)
is based on:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (hymn without specified tune)
is based on:
Regent Square (hymn tune)
[traditional] & Philip Ledger2:39
16St. Matthew 2
[A representative of the sister college at Eton]2:36
17A Babe Is Born
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1978-12-24)
chorus master:
Philip Ledger (on 1978-12-24)
live recording of:
A Babe is Born, op. 55 (in 1978)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
William Mathias (Welsh composer) (in 1971)
was commissioned by:
Cardiff Polyphonic Choir
publisher:
Oxford University Press
William Mathias3:12
18St. John 1
[The Provost]2:00
19O Come, All Ye Faithful
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1978-12-24)
chorus master:
Philip Ledger (on 1978-12-24)
[unknown] & Philip Ledger4:02
20Collect for Christmas Eve and the Blessing
[read by the Dean]1:18
21Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (on 1978-12-24)
chorus master:
Philip Ledger (on 1978-12-24)
live recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (descant and organ arr. Philip Ledger) (in 1978)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
arranger:
Philip Ledger
arrangement of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
Felix Mendelssohn3:23
22In dulci jubilo, BWV 729
organ:
Thomas Trotter (organist) (on 1978-12-24)
live recording of:
In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 (in 1978)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 729)
version of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:42

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ASIN:UK: B0000241DV [info]