Christmas from Lichfield

On this CD:

1. Sussex Carol ("On Christmas Night")
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by Robert Sharpe

2. Bethlehem Down for voice & piano
Composed by Peter Warlock
Performed by Robert Sharpe

3. There Is No Rose
Composed by Gerald Hendrie
Performed by Robert Sharpe

4. Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Composed by John Linton Gardner
Performed by Robert Sharpe

5. Chorale prelude for organ ("In dulci jubilo"), BWV 608
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Robert Sharpe

6. Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Composed by Elizabeth Poston
Performed by Robert Sharpe

7. Christus, oratorio, Op. 97 (unfinished) Say, where is He born, the King of Judea/There sall a star from Jacob come forth
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
Performed by Robert Sharpe

8. Sing Lullaby for chorus
Composed by Herbert Howells
Performed by Robert Sharpe

9. Here Is the Little Door, carol-anthem
Composed by Herbert Howells
Performed by Robert Sharpe

10. Chorale prelude for organ ("In dulci jubilo"), BWV 729
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Robert Sharpe

11. Noel nouvelet
Composed by Christmas Traditional
Performed by Robert Sharpe

12. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht (Silent Night)
Composed by Franz Xaver Gruber
Performed by Robert Sharpe

13. Look up, sweet babe
Composed by Sir Lennox Berkeley
Performed by Robert Sharpe

14. The Lamb, for chorus
Composed by John Tavener
Performed by Robert Sharpe

15. Toccata Prelude for organ No 4 "von Himmel Hoch"
Composed by Garth Edmundson
Performed by Robert Sharpe

16. In the Bleak Midwinter
Composed by Harold Edwin Darke
Performed by Robert Sharpe

17. Friday Afternoons, 12 children's songs, for children's chorus & piano, Op. 7
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by Robert Sharpe

18. Lo! star-led chiefs
Composed by William Crotch
Performed by Robert Sharpe

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
This album presents an attractively representative collection of music for an English Christmas service by one of Britain's finest choirs, accompanied by the world renowned Lichfield organ.

Christmas from Lichfield, Music, Johann Sebastian Bach, Sir Lennox Berkeley, Benjamin Britten, William Crotch, Harold Edwin Darke, Garth Edmundson, John Linton Gardner, Franz Xaver Gruber, Gerald Hendrie, Herbert Howells, Felix Mendelssohn, Elizabeth Poston, John Tavener, Christmas Traditional, Peter Warlock, Robert Sharpe, 20th/21st Century Music for Voice and Keyboard, Choral, Choral Music, Christmas, Christmas / Chanukkah, Christmas Music, Classical, Holiday, Keyboard, Lullaby, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Miscellaneous Vocal Music, Music for Organ, Oratorio, Sacred Choral Music a capella, Sacred Music for Soloist & Chorus, Secular Choral Music with Keyboard (or Continuo), Toccata for Keyboard, Vocal, Xmas Classical Vocal

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Christmas from Lichfield Manufacturer: Nimbus Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Britten | Britten, Sir Benjamin | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Howells, Herbert | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tavener | Tavener, John Kenneth | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Warlock | Warlock, Peter | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Toccatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Lullabies & Berceuse | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music ASIN: B0000037H5 Release Date: 1996-09-15

Tracks:

1. Sussex Carol
2. Bethlehem Down
3. There Is No Rose
4. Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
5. In Dulci Jubilo (I)
6. Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
7. Christus
8. Sing Lullaby
9. Here Is The Little Door
10. In Dulci Jubilo (II)
11. Noel Nouvelet
12. Silent Night
13. Look Up, Sweet Babe
14. The Lamb
15. Vom Himmel Hoch
16. In The Bleak Mid-Winter
17. New Year Carol
18. Lo! Star-Led Chiefs

Album Description

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1. Colour Symphony Metamorphic Variations
2. Concert Arias
3. Dance Suite/Hungarian Pictures/2 Pictures
4. Discover BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra Brussels
5. Dream for Two
6. Dvorák: Piano Trio Op.21 & Op.90 'Dumky'
7. Dvorák: Symphony No. 9; Wild Dove
8. Eshpai: Piano Concerto, Violin Concerto, Viola Concerto, etc
9. Etudes Tableaux
10. Federico Mompou: Melodies - Combat del Somni / Cinq Melodies / Sant Marti / Cançó de la Fira / Aureana do Sil / Quatre Comptines / Becquerianas / Cantar del Alma - Carmen Bustamante, Soprano

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