BBC Music, Volume 23, Number 3: On Christmas Night

~ Release by Choir of Merton College, Oxford, Benjamin Nicholas (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Still, Still, Still
engineer and producer:
Paul Baxter (engineer, producer, founder of Delphian Records)
choir vocals:
Choir of Merton College, Oxford
recorded at:
Chapel of Merton College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2014-09-09 until 2014-09-11)
recording of:
Still, Still, Still (arr. Gant)
lyricist:
Georg Götsch
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Andrew Gant
arrangement of:
Still, Still, Still
German trad., arr. Gant2:25
2All Bells in Paradise
engineer and producer:
Paul Baxter (engineer, producer, founder of Delphian Records)
organ:
Charlie Warren (organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of Merton College, Oxford
recorded at:
Chapel of Merton College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2014-09-09 until 2014-09-11)
recording of:
All bells in paradise
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 Rutter5:15
3On Christmas Night (Sussex Carol)
engineer and producer:
Paul Baxter (engineer, producer, founder of Delphian Records)
organ:
Peter Shepherd (organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of Merton College, Oxford
recorded at:
Chapel of Merton College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2014-09-09 until 2014-09-11)
recording of:
Sussex Carol (arr. Ledger)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Philip Ledger
arrangement of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
English trad. arr. Philip Ledger1:50
4Stille nacht, heilige nacht
engineer and producer:
Paul Baxter (engineer, producer, founder of Delphian Records)
organ:
Benjamin Nicholas (organist and conductor)
recorded at:
Chapel of Merton College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2014-09-09 until 2014-09-11)
recording of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Voici Noël)
composer:
Guy Bovet (organist)
is based on:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Guy Bovet1:32
5Lo! Christ the Lord Is Born
engineer and producer:
Paul Baxter (engineer, producer, founder of Delphian Records)
choir vocals:
Choir of Merton College, Oxford
recorded at:
Chapel of Merton College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2014-09-09 until 2014-09-11)
recording of:
Lo! Christ the Lord is born
lyricist:
Shapcott Wensley
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
Sir Edward Elgar2:07
6O Mortal Man (Sussex Mummers' Carol)
engineer and producer:
Paul Baxter (engineer, producer, founder of Delphian Records)
organ:
Peter Shepherd (organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of Merton College, Oxford
recorded at:
Chapel of Merton College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2014-09-09 until 2014-09-11)
recording of:
O Mortal Man (Sussex Mummers' Carol)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Herbert Howells (composer)
arrangement of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
Trad. arr. Herbert Howells3:02
7Quem pastores laudavere
engineer and producer:
Paul Baxter (engineer, producer, founder of Delphian Records)
choir vocals:
Choir of Merton College, Oxford
recorded at:
Chapel of Merton College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2014-09-09 until 2014-09-11)
recording of:
Quem pastores laudavere (for SATB unaccompanied)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
James Bassi
publisher:
Oxford University Press
James Bassi5:01
8Today Maiden Mary
engineer and producer:
Paul Baxter (engineer, producer, founder of Delphian Records)
choir vocals:
Choir of Merton College, Oxford
tenor vocals:
Oliver Kelham (tenor)
recorded at:
Chapel of Merton College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2014-09-09 until 2014-09-11)
recording of:
Today Maiden Mary (arr. Nicholas)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Michael Nicholas (composer, conductor and organist)
arrangement of:
Today Maiden Mary
Irish trad. arr. Michael Nicholas2:25
9I Saw Three Ships
engineer and producer:
Paul Baxter (engineer, producer, founder of Delphian Records)
organ:
Peter Shepherd (organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of Merton College, Oxford
recorded at:
Chapel of Merton College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2014-09-09 until 2014-09-11)
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships (arr. Lloyd)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Richard Hey Lloyd (British organist and composer)
arrangement of:
I Saw Three Ships
English trad. arr. Richard Lloyd2:14
10Silent Night
engineer and producer:
Paul Baxter (engineer, producer, founder of Delphian Records)
choir vocals:
Choir of Merton College, Oxford
recorded at:
Chapel of Merton College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2014-09-09 until 2014-09-11)
recording of:
Silent Night (arr. Rutter)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
translator:
John Freeman Young
arrangement of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
Franz Gruber arr. John Rutter4:10
11Susanni
engineer and producer:
Paul Baxter (engineer, producer, founder of Delphian Records)
organ:
Peter Shepherd (organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of Merton College, Oxford
recorded at:
Chapel of Merton College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2014-09-09 until 2014-09-11)
recording of:
Susanni
lyricist:
Martin Luther (German theologian of the Reformation)
composer:
Grayston Ives
was commissioned by:
Benjamin Nicholas (organist and conductor)
is based on:
Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her
Grayston Ives6:43
12My Guardian Angel
engineer and producer:
Paul Baxter (engineer, producer, founder of Delphian Records)
choir vocals:
Choir of Merton College, Oxford
recorded at:
Chapel of Merton College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2014-09-09 until 2014-09-11)
recording of:
My Guardian Angel
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Judith Weir (British composer)
Judith Weir2:18
13Before the Paling of the Stars
engineer and producer:
Paul Baxter (engineer, producer, founder of Delphian Records)
choir vocals:
Choir of Merton College, Oxford
recorded at:
Chapel of Merton College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2014-09-09 until 2014-09-11)
recording of:
Before the Paling of the Stars
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
James Lavino
was commissioned by:
Benjamin Nicholas (organist and conductor)
James Lavino2:59
14The Word Made Flesh
engineer and producer:
Paul Baxter (engineer, producer, founder of Delphian Records)
organ:
Charlie Warren (organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of Merton College, Oxford
soprano vocals:
Helena Moore (soprano)
recorded at:
Chapel of Merton College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2014-09-09 until 2014-09-11)
recording of:
The Word Made Flesh
lyricist:
Ben Jonson (English playwright & poet)
composer:
Philip Wilby (British composer)
Philip Wilby4:38
15In the Bleak Midwinter
engineer and producer:
Paul Baxter (engineer, producer, founder of Delphian Records)
choir vocals:
Choir of Merton College, Oxford
tenor vocals:
Oliver Kelham (tenor)
recorded at:
Chapel of Merton College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2014-09-09 until 2014-09-11)
recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Gustav Holst version)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1906)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 28)
is based on:
Cranham (hymn tune)
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (poem)
part of:
3 Hymns for the English Hymnal
Gustav Holst4:57
16O Jesulein suss
engineer and producer:
Paul Baxter (engineer, producer, founder of Delphian Records)
choir vocals:
Choir of Merton College, Oxford
recorded at:
Chapel of Merton College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2014-09-09 until 2014-09-11)
recording of:
Geistliches Lied, BWV 493 "O Jesulein süß"
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 493)
German trad. harmonised by JS Bach2:11
17I Wonder as I Wander
engineer and producer:
Paul Baxter (engineer, producer, founder of Delphian Records)
choir vocals:
Choir of Merton College, Oxford
soprano vocals:
Sarah Hewlett (soprano)
recorded at:
Chapel of Merton College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2014-09-09 until 2014-09-11)
recording of:
I Wonder as I Wander (arr. Carter)
composer:
John Jacob Niles (American folklorist and folk musician)
arranger:
Andrew Carter (composer)
arrangement of:
I Wonder as I Wander
Appalachian folk carol arr. Andrew Carter3:53
18Christe, redemptor omnium
engineer and producer:
Paul Baxter (engineer, producer, founder of Delphian Records)
organ:
Charlie Warren (organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of Merton College, Oxford
soprano vocals:
Eleanor Hicks
recorded at:
Chapel of Merton College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2014-09-09 until 2014-09-11)
recording of:
Christe, redemptor omnium (arr. Martin)
lyricist and composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Matthew Martin (organist and composer)
arrangement of:
Christe Redemptor omnium (plainsong)
Plainsong arr. Matthew Martin4:46
19It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
engineer and producer:
Paul Baxter (engineer, producer, founder of Delphian Records)
organ:
Charlie Warren (organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of Merton College, Oxford
recorded at:
Chapel of Merton College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2014-09-09 until 2014-09-11)
recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (arr. Sullivan, descants Marlow)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears
composer:
Richard Storrs Willis
additional arranger:
Richard Marlow (English choral conductor and organist)
arranger:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
arrangement of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (arr. Sir Arthur Sullivan)
English trad. arr. Arthur Sullivan, descants by Richard Marlow3:19
20In dulci jubilo
engineer and producer:
Paul Baxter (engineer, producer, founder of Delphian Records)
organ:
Benjamin Nicholas (organist and conductor)
recorded at:
Chapel of Merton College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2014-09-09 until 2014-09-11)
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 Bach2:30

Credits

Release

liner notes:Terry Blain
editor:Adam Binks
mastering:Paul Baxter (engineer, producer, founder of Delphian Records)
part of:The BBC Music Magazine Collection (number: vol. 23 no. 3) (order: 92)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6359020 [info]