Advent Calendar

~ Release by The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford, David Crown (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1The twelve days of Christmas
organ:
Douglas Knight (British organist)
choir vocals:
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
conductor:
David Crown (conductor)
recording of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas (arr. John Rutter)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
John Rutter4:05
2Bach: Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr’, BWV 260
choir vocals:
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
conductor:
David Crown (conductor)
recording of:
Choral, BWV 260 "Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr"
lyricist:
Nikolaus Decius
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Breitkopf 389 Choralgesänge (number: 12) and Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 260)
is based on:
Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (Choral)
Johann Sebastian Bach1:03
3I saw three ships
organ:
Douglas Knight (British organist)
choir vocals:
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
conductor:
David Crown (conductor)
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships (for choir and orchestra, arr. Rutter)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
arrangement of:
I Saw Three Ships
John Rutter2:23
4Jacob’s Ladder
baritone vocals:
Jeremy Carpenter (baritone)
choir vocals:
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
soprano vocals:
Mary-Louise Aitken (Soprano)
conductor:
David Crown (conductor)
recording of:
Jacob’s Ladder (arr. Darlington)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Stephen Darlington (conductor/organist)
arrangement of:
We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder
Stephen Darlington3:00
5Bethlehem Down
choir vocals:
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
conductor:
David Crown (conductor)
recording of:
Bethlehem Down
lyricist:
Bruce Blunt
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer) (in 1927)
Peter Warlock4:00
6Veiled in darkness
organ:
Robert Smith (British organist and conductor)
choir vocals:
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
soprano vocals:
Mary-Louise Aitken (Soprano)
conductor:
David Crown (conductor)
recording of:
Veiled in darkness
composer:
Glenn L. Rudolph
Glenn Rudolph3:46
7Out of your sleep
choir vocals:
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
conductor:
David Crown (conductor)
recording of:
Five Carols: 2. Out of your sleep
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (English composer) (in 1967)
part of:
Five Carols
Richard Rodney Bennett1:40
8Bogoroditsye Dyevo
choir vocals:
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
conductor:
David Crown (conductor)
recording of:
Bogoroditsye Dyevo
composer:
Raymond Head (British composer)
Raymond Head5:25
9Wie soll ich dich empfangen, BWV 248/5
choir vocals:
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
conductor:
David Crown (conductor)
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil I, V. Choral „Wie soll ich dich empfangen“
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1734-12-25)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
is based on:
Wie soll ich dich empfangen
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, "Christmas Oratorio")
Johann Sebastian Bach1:14
10The Angel Gabriel
organ:
Robert Smith (British organist and conductor)
choir vocals:
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
conductor:
David Crown (conductor)
recording of:
The Angel Gabriel (arr. Archer)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Malcolm Archer (English organist and composer)
arrangement of:
The Angel Gabriel
Malcolm Archer2:39
11Jesus Christ the apple tree
choir vocals:
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
conductor:
David Crown (conductor)
recording of:
Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Elizabeth Poston
Elizabeth Poston2:56
12The three kings
baritone vocals:
Jeremy Carpenter (baritone)
choir vocals:
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
conductor:
David Crown (conductor)
recording of:
Weihnachtslieder, op. 8: III. Die Könige
lyricist:
Peter Cornelius (German composer, lived from 1824 to 1874)
composer:
Peter Cornelius (German composer, lived from 1824 to 1874) (in 1856)
part of:
Weihnachtslieder, op. 8
Peter Cornelius2:33
13The Seven Joys of Mary
organ:
Robert Smith (British organist and conductor)
choir vocals:
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
conductor:
David Crown (conductor)
recording of:
The Seven Joys of Mary
composer:
Paul Sartin
Paul Sartin4:15
14Silent Night
choir vocals:
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
conductor:
David Crown (conductor)
recording of:
Silent Night (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author)
arranger:
David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
translator:
John Freeman Young
arrangement of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
Franz Gruber / David Willcocks3:17
15Advent Carol
choir vocals:
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
conductor:
David Crown (conductor)
recording of:
Advent Carol
composer:
Toby Young (composer)
Toby Young2:41
16Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 36/8
choir vocals:
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
conductor:
David Crown (conductor)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 36 “Schwingt freudig euch empor”: II. Choral “Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland”
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1736)
librettist:
Martin Luther (German theologian of the Reformation) (in 1524)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 36 “Schwingt freudig euch empor”
Johann Sebastian Bach0:48
17Nova! nova!
choir vocals:
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
conductor:
David Crown (conductor)
recording of:
Nova! Nova!
composer:
Bob Chilcott
is based on:
Nova! Nova! (medieval carol)
Bob Chilcott2:21
18O thou, the central orb
organ:
Robert Smith (British organist and conductor)
choir vocals:
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
conductor:
David Crown (conductor)
recording of:
O Thou the Central Orb
lyricist:
Henry Ramsden Bramley
composer:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
Charles Wood4:18
19Rocking
choir vocals:
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
soprano vocals:
Mary-Louise Aitken (Soprano)
conductor:
David Crown (conductor)
recording of:
Rocking (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
Rocking (carol)
David Willcocks2:01
20A tender shoot
choir vocals:
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
conductor:
David Crown (conductor)
recording of:
A tender shoot
composer:
Otto Goldschmidt
translator:
William Bartholomew
Otto Goldschmidt2:11
21In the bleak mid-winter
organ:
Douglas Knight (British organist)
choir vocals:
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
soprano vocals:
Mary-Louise Aitken (Soprano)
conductor:
David Crown (conductor)
recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Harold Edwin Darke version)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Harold Edwin Darke (in 1909)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (poem)
Harold Darke4:37
22Ding dong! merrily on high
choir vocals:
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
conductor:
David Crown (conductor)
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau (Artist name of Jehan Tabourot (“Orchesographie”))
arranger:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
is based on:
Branle de l’official
Charles Wood1:54
23Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht, BWV 248/12
editor:
Matthew Bennett (classical producer/editor)
choir vocals:
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
conductor:
David Crown (conductor)
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, XII. Choral „Brich an, o schönes Morgenlicht“
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1734-12-26)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
librettist:
Johann von Rist (in 1641)
part of:
Breitkopf 389 Choralgesänge (number: 80)
is based on:
Geistliches Lied, BWV 454: „Ermuntre dich, mein schwacher Geist“
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, "Christmas Oratorio")
Johann Sebastian Bach1:15
24Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
organ:
Robert Smith (British organist and conductor)
percussion:
Keith Fairbairn (Percussionist)
choir vocals:
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
conductor:
David Crown (conductor)
recording of:
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, op. 75 no. 2
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
John Gardner (British composer) (in 1965)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
John Gardner1:54
25We wish you a merry Christmas
choir vocals:
The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford
conductor:
David Crown (conductor)
recording of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas (arr. Warrell)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Arthur Warrell
arrangement of:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Arthur Warrell1:47