Carols From New College

~ Release by Choir of New College Oxford, Edward Higginbottom (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Recorded in the Chapel of New College, Oxford on 10th and 11th December 1984.

This release is a single CD, which matches the second of the two CDs in http://musicbrainz.org/release/55c29cac-75ce-4fee-8e7c-ef337de9f99c

Annotation last modified on 2013-06-16 23:51 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles)
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
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)
Choir of New College Oxford4:01
2Adam lay y bounden
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
Choir of New College Oxford1:34
3Out of Your Sleep
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Out of Your Sleep
composer:
Robin Nelson (composer / conductor)
Choir of New College Oxford2:16
4The Angel Gabriel
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
The Angel Gabriel
written in:
País Vasco (Basque Country), Spain
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist) and [traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
Sabine Baring‐Gould (in 1895)
translated version of:
Birjina gaztetto bat zegoen
Choir of New College Oxford2:21
5A Spotless Rose
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
A Spotless Rose
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Herbert Howells (composer) (in 1919)
translator:
Catherine Winkworth
publisher:
Galaxy Music Corp. and Stainer & Bell
is based on:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (original anonymous version)
part of:
Three Carol-Anthems
Choir of New College Oxford3:15
6Ding Dong! Merrily on High
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
lyricist:
George Ratcliffe Woodward
additional composer:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
composer:
Thoinot Arbeau (Artist name of Jehan Tabourot (“Orchesographie”))
is based on:
Branle de l’official
Choir of New College Oxford2:17
7In the Bleak Midwinter
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
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)
Choir of New College Oxford4:50
8The Holly and the Ivy
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
The Holly and the Ivy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 514)
Choir of New College Oxford3:33
9I Wonder as I Wander
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
I Wonder as I Wander
lyricist and composer:
John Jacob Niles (American folklorist and folk musician) (from 1933-07-16 until 1933-10-04)
Choir of New College Oxford3:28
10A Babe Is Born
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
A Babe Is Born
composer:
Peter Racine Fricker (composer)
part of:
Two Carols
Choir of New College Oxford3:59
11Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 597)
Choir of New College Oxford2:05
12This Is the Truth
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
Choir of New College Oxford3:18
13A Virgin Most Pure
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
A Virgin Most Pure (carol)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Charles Wood (Irish composer)
Choir of New College Oxford3:55
14Here is the Little Door
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Here Is the Little Door
lyricist:
Frances Chesterton
composer:
Herbert Howells (composer) (in 1918)
part of:
Three Carol-Anthems
Choir of New College Oxford3:44
15Alleluya, a New Work Is Come on Hand
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Alleluya, a new Work is come on Hand, op. 17 no. 3
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Peter Wishart (English composer)
part of:
Three Carols, op. 17
Choir of New College Oxford2:25
16Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child, op. 25 no. 2 (Kenneth Leighton arrangement of the Coventry Carol)
lyricist:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
composer:
Kenneth Leighton (composer) (in 1948)
arrangement of:
Coventry Carol
part of:
Three Carols, op. 25
Choir of New College Oxford3:17
17In dulci jubilo
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
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)
Choir of New College Oxford3:20
18There Is No Rose of Such Virtue
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
There is no Rose of Such Virtue
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
John Joubert
Choir of New College Oxford2:27
19Rocking Carol
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Rocking (carol)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
Percy Dearmer
translated version of:
Hajej, nynej, Ježíšku (Czech carol)
Choir of New College Oxford2:15
20Wassail Carol
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Wassail Carol
composer:
William Mathias (composer)
Choir of New College Oxford2:00
21Once in Royal David's City
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
recording of:
Once in Royal David’s City
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander (in 1848)
composer:
Henry John Gauntlett (in 1849)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 34)
Choir of New College Oxford4:22

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