Nine Lessons & Carols

~ Release by The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hymn: Once in Royal David’s City
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City (harmony Arthur Mann, descant Stephen Cleobury)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
additional composer:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) and Arthur Henry Mann (English organist and composer)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
publisher:
Novello
version of:
Once in Royal David’s City (arr. Mann)
[traditional]4:40
2Bidding Prayer, Lord’s Prayer and Blessing
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
spoken vocals:
The Revd Dr Jeremy Morris (British historian, priest and academic)
[traditional]3:26
3Herefordshire Carol
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
The Truth Sent From Above (arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams, aka the Herefordshire Carol)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
version of:
The Truth Sent From Above
part of:
Eight Traditional English Carols (arr. Vaughan Williams)
part of:
Fantasia on Christmas Carols
[traditional], arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams2:35
4First Lesson
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
spoken vocals:
Christopher Howells
Christopher Howells3:03
5Adam lay ybounden
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
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 Ord1:05
6A Virgin Most Pure
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
A Virgin most pure
arranger:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
[traditional], arr. Stephen Cleobury2:54
7Second Lesson
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
spoken vocals:
Cameron Foote
Cameron Foote1:04
8In dulci jubilo
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
In dulci jubilo (macaronic of English and Latin)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger and translator:
Robert Lucas Pearsall (composer)
translated version of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
[traditional], arr. Robert Lucas de Pearsall3:04
9If Ye Would Hear the Angels Sing
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
If ye would hear the angels sing
composer:
Peter Tranchell
Peter Tranchell2:25
10Third Lesson
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
spoken vocals:
The Revd Angela Tilby
The Revd Angela Tilby1:09
11Sussex Carol
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 597)
[traditional], arr. Philip Ledger1:58
12Hymn: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
[traditional]3:33
13Fourth Lesson
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
spoken vocals:
Sheila Stuart
Sheila Stuart1:41
14A Tender Shoot
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
A tender shoot
composer:
Otto Goldschmidt
translator:
William Bartholomew
Otto Goldschmidt1:42
15Det är en ros utsprungen
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
Det är en ros utsprungen (Praetorius/Sandström, Swedish version)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist) (in 1609) and Jan Sandström (Swedish classical music composer) (in 1990)
publisher:
Edler Music AB
translated version of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Praetorius/Sandström)
Michael Praetorius, arr. Jan Sandström4:00
16Fifth Lesson
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
spoken vocals:
Nicholas Robinson (violinist)
Nicholas Robinson2:45
17Hymne à la Vierge
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
Hymne à la Vierge
lyricist:
Roland Bouhéret
composer:
Pierre Villette (French composer)
Pierre Villette3:20
18Sunny Bank
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
Sunny bank
composer:
Peter Hurford (organist)
Peter Hurford1:42
19Sixth Lesson
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
spoken vocals:
The Revd Richard Lloyd Morgan
The Revd Richard Lloyd Morgan1:16
20Mariä Wiegenlied
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
Schlichte Weisen, op. 76: No. 52. Mariä Wiegenlied
lyricist:
Martin Boelitz
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Max Reger (German composer) (in 1912)
part of:
Schlichte Weisen, op. 76
Max Reger1:59
21The Holly and the Ivy
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
arranger:
June Nixon
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514)
[traditional], arr. June Nixon3:09
2▼Digital Media
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1Seventh Lesson
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
spoken vocals:
Dr Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
Dr Stephen Cleobury1:45
2Hymn: While Shepherds Watched
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (desc. Cleobury)
lyricist:
Nahum Tate
composer:
Christopher Tye (English composer & organist, c. 1505–1573)
arranger:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
publisher:
Novello
arrangement of:
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks / Sweet Chiming Bells / Hail Chime On)
arrangement of:
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night (Winchester old version)
[traditional]2:59
3Illuminare, Jerusalem
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
Illuminare, Jerusalem
composer:
Judith Weir (British composer) (in 1985)
Judith Weir2:20
4Eighth Lesson
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
spoken vocals:
Dr Basim Musallam
Dr Basim Musallam3:04
5Christmas Carol
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
live recording of:
Christmas Carol (on 2010-12-24)
lyricist:
Einojuhani Rautavaara (composer)
composer:
Einojuhani Rautavaara (composer) (in 2010)
translator:
Chris Latham and Hanna-Mari Latham
was commissioned by:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
premiered at:
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 2010 (2010-12-24)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
Einojuhani Rautavaara4:54
6Ding! Dong! Merrily on High
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High (arr. Mack Wilberg)
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau (Artist name of Jehan Tabourot (“Orchesographie”))
arranger:
Mack Wilberg
arrangement of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
[anonymous], arr. Mack Wilberg2:45
7Ninth Lesson
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
spoken vocals:
Professor Ross Harrison
Professor Ross Harrison2:28
8Hymn: O Come, All Ye Faithful
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
lyricist and composer:
John Francis Wade (from 1740 until 1743)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley (in 1841)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful
translated version of:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
[traditional]4:27
9Collect and Blessing
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
spoken vocals:
The Revd Dr Jeremy Morris (British historian, priest and academic)
[traditional]1:16
10Hymn: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
arranger:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
[traditional]3:20
11Organ Voluntary: In dulci jubilo, BWV 729
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
organ:
Ben-San Lau (English organist)
recording of:
In dulci jubilo, BWV 729
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 Bach2:52
12The Christ Child
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
live recording of:
The Christ Child (on 2009-12-24)
composer:
Gabriel Jackson (choral composer) (in 2009)
Gabriel Jackson4:40
13Now Comes the Dawn
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
live recording of:
Now Comes the Dawn (on 2007-12-24)
writer:
Richard Watson Gilder (American poet)
composer:
Brett Dean (Australian composer, violist and conductor) (in 2007)
premiered at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (on 2007-12-24)
is based on:
Noël
Brett Dean3:34
14Misere’ nobis
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
live recording of:
Misere' nobis (on 2006-12-24)
composer:
Mark‐Anthony Turnage (English composer) (in 2006)
premiered at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (on 2006-12-24)
Mark‐Anthony Turnage2:45
15Mary
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
live recording of:
Mary (on 2008-12-24)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Dominic Muldowney
translator:
Michael Hamburger
Dominic Muldowney4:28
16Christmas Eve
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
live recording of:
Christmas Eve (on 2011-12-24)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti (in 2011)
composer:
Tansy Davies (in 2011)
premiered at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (on 2011-12-24)
is based on:
Christmas Eve
Tansy Davies6:00
17All Bells in Paradise
engineer:
Arne Akselberg
producer and editor:
Simon Kiln
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
live recording of:
All bells in paradise (in 2012-06)
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 2012)
was commissioned by:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
premiered at:
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 2012 (2012-12-24)
John Rutter4:45
18In dulci jubilo
[traditional], arr. Robert Lucas de Pearsall3:11
19Sussex Carol
[traditional], arr. Philip Ledger2:03

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