In the Bleak Midwinter: Christmas Carols from King's

~ Release by The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Daniel Hyde (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Aside from tracks 6, 7, 13, and 15, this album was broadcast as part of A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols on Christmas Eve, December 2020

Annotation last modified on 2021-11-09 04:30 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ Digital Media 1
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1Once in royal David's city
engineer and producer:
Benjamin Sheen (Producer, King's College, 2015)
organ:
Matthew Martin (organist and composer) (in 2020-12)
choir vocals:
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge (in 2020-12)
solo treble vocals:
Samuel Hodson (treble vocalist) (in 2020-12)
conductor:
Daniel Hyde (British choir conductor and organist) (in 2020-12)
chorus master:
David Lowe (tenor and chorus master) (in 2020-12)
recorded at:
Chapel of King's College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2020-12)
recording of:
Once in Royal David's City (arr. Wilcocks (vv. 2-3) and Mann (v. 4ff)) (in 2020-12)
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander
additional composer:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
composer:
Henry Gauntlett
arranger:
David Willcocks and Arthur Henry Mann
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Once in Royal David’s City
Henry Gauntlett5:07
2A tender shoot
engineer and producer:
Benjamin Sheen (Producer, King's College, 2015)
organ:
Matthew Martin (organist and composer) (in 2020-12)
choir vocals:
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge (in 2020-12)
conductor:
Daniel Hyde (British choir conductor and organist) (in 2020-12)
chorus master:
David Lowe (tenor and chorus master) (in 2020-12)
recorded at:
Chapel of King's College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2020-12)
recording of:
A tender shoot (in 2020-12)
composer:
Otto Goldschmidt
translator:
William Bartholomew
Otto Goldschmidt2:09
3How shall I fitly meet thee?
engineer and producer:
Benjamin Sheen (Producer, King's College, 2015)
organ:
Matthew Martin (organist and composer) (in 2020-12)
choir vocals:
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge (in 2020-12)
conductor:
Daniel Hyde (British choir conductor and organist) (in 2020-12)
chorus master:
David Lowe (tenor and chorus master) (in 2020-12)
recorded at:
Chapel of King's College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2020-12)
recording of:
How Shall I Fitly Meet Thee? (in 2020-12)
lyricist:
Paul Gerhardt (17th century hymn writer)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
translator:
John Troutbeck (clergyman and translator)
Johann Sebastian Bach1:20
4In the bleak midwinter
engineer and producer:
Benjamin Sheen (Producer, King's College, 2015)
organ:
Matthew Martin (organist and composer) (in 2020-12)
choir vocals:
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge (in 2020-12)
tenor vocals:
Owen Elsley (British tenor) (in 2020-12)
conductor:
Daniel Hyde (British choir conductor and organist) (in 2020-12)
chorus master:
David Lowe (tenor and chorus master) (in 2020-12)
recorded at:
Chapel of King's College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2020-12)
recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Harold Edwin Darke version) (in 2020-12)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Harold Edwin Darke (in 1909)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (poem)
Harold Darke4:58
5Of the Father's heart begotten
engineer and producer:
Benjamin Sheen (Producer, King's College, 2015)
organ:
Matthew Martin (organist and composer) (in 2020-12)
choir vocals:
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge (in 2020-12)
conductor:
Daniel Hyde (British choir conductor and organist) (in 2020-12)
chorus master:
David Lowe (tenor and chorus master) (in 2020-12)
recorded at:
Chapel of King's College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2020-12)
recording of:
Of the Father’s Heart Begotten
lyricist:
Aurelius Prudentius
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Corde natus ex parentis
Traditional4:48
6Angels, from the realms of glory
engineer and producer:
Benjamin Sheen (Producer, King's College, 2015)
organ:
Matthew Martin (organist and composer) (on 2021-06-25)
choir vocals:
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge (on 2021-06-25)
conductor:
Daniel Hyde (British choir conductor and organist) (on 2021-06-25)
chorus master:
David Lowe (tenor and chorus master) (on 2021-06-25)
recorded at:
Chapel of Kings College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (on 2021-06-25)
recording of:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (arr. Reginald Jacques) (on 2021-06-25)
lyricist:
James Montgomery (hymnwriter, poet)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Reginald Jacques (choral and orchestral conductor)
arrangement of:
Angels From the Realms of Glory (sung to the French carol tune “Iris” (Les anges dans nos campagnes))
French traditional3:44
7An Old Carol (I sing of a maiden)
engineer and producer:
Benjamin Sheen (Producer, King's College, 2015)
organ:
Matthew Martin (organist and composer) (on 2021-06-25)
choir vocals:
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge (on 2021-06-25)
conductor:
Daniel Hyde (British choir conductor and organist) (on 2021-06-25)
chorus master:
David Lowe (tenor and chorus master) (on 2021-06-25)
recorded at:
Chapel of Kings College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (on 2021-06-25)
recording of:
An Old Carol, op. 25 no. 3 (on 2021-06-25)
lyricist:
Anonymous, fifteenth Century (special purpose artist)
composer:
Roger Quilter
part of:
6 Songs, op. 25
Roger Quilter2:50
8In dulci jubilo
engineer and producer:
Benjamin Sheen (Producer, King's College, 2015)
organ:
Matthew Martin (organist and composer) (in 2020-12)
choir vocals:
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge (in 2020-12)
conductor:
Daniel Hyde (British choir conductor and organist) (in 2020-12)
chorus master:
David Lowe (tenor and chorus master) (in 2020-12)
recorded at:
Chapel of King's College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2020-12)
recording of:
In dulci jubilo (macaronic of English and Latin) (in 2020-12)
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)
German traditional3:37
9The angel Gabriel
engineer and producer:
Benjamin Sheen (Producer, King's College, 2015)
organ:
Matthew Martin (organist and composer) (in 2020-12)
choir vocals:
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge (in 2020-12)
treble vocals:
Vladimir Pantea (treble vocalist) (in 2020-12)
conductor:
Daniel Hyde (British choir conductor and organist) (in 2020-12)
chorus master:
David Lowe (tenor and chorus master) (in 2020-12)
recorded at:
Chapel of King's College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2020-12)
recording of:
The angel Gabriel (in 2020-12)
lyricist:
Sabine Baring‐Gould
composer:
Phillip Moore (Organist, Composer, Master of Music at York Minister)
was commissioned by:
King’s College, Cambridge
Phillip Moore4:02
10O come, all ye faithful
engineer and producer:
Benjamin Sheen (Producer, King's College, 2015)
organ:
Matthew Martin (organist and composer) (in 2020-12)
choir vocals:
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge (in 2020-12)
conductor:
Daniel Hyde (British choir conductor and organist) (in 2020-12)
chorus master:
David Lowe (tenor and chorus master) (in 2020-12)
recorded at:
Chapel of King's College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2020-12)
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (arr. Willcocks) (in 2020-12)
composer:
John Francis Wade
arranger:
David Willcocks
translator:
Frederick Oakeley
publisher:
Oxford University Press
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 30)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
John Francis Wade7:26
11Sussex Carol (On Christmas night)
engineer and producer:
Benjamin Sheen (Producer, King's College, 2015)
organ:
Matthew Martin (organist and composer) (in 2020-12)
choir vocals:
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge (in 2020-12)
conductor:
Daniel Hyde (British choir conductor and organist) (in 2020-12)
chorus master:
David Lowe (tenor and chorus master) (in 2020-12)
recorded at:
Chapel of King's College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2020-12)
recording of:
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night) (in 2020-12)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
English traditional2:18
12While shepherds watched their flocks by night
engineer and producer:
Benjamin Sheen (Producer, King's College, 2015)
organ:
Matthew Martin (organist and composer) (in 2020-12)
choir vocals:
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge (in 2020-12)
conductor:
Daniel Hyde (British choir conductor and organist) (in 2020-12)
chorus master:
David Lowe (tenor and chorus master) (in 2020-12)
recorded at:
Chapel of King's College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2020-12)
recording of:
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night (Winchester Old version) (in 2020-12)
lyricist:
Nahum Tate
composer:
Christopher Tye
arranger:
George Kirbye
is based on:
Song of the Angels, at the Nativity of Our Blessed Saviour
is based on:
Winchester Old
Este2:53
13Thou who wast rich beyond all splendour
engineer and producer:
Benjamin Sheen (Producer, King's College, 2015)
organ:
Matthew Martin (organist and composer) (on 2021-06-25)
choir vocals:
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge (on 2021-06-25)
conductor:
Daniel Hyde (British choir conductor and organist) (on 2021-06-25)
chorus master:
David Lowe (tenor and chorus master) (on 2021-06-25)
recorded at:
Chapel of Kings College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (on 2021-06-25)
recording of:
Thou who wast rich beyond all splendour
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
French traditional3:33
14The Shepherd's Cradle Song (Wiegenlied)
engineer and producer:
Benjamin Sheen (Producer, King's College, 2015)
organ:
Matthew Martin (organist and composer) (in 2020-12)
choir vocals:
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge (in 2020-12)
conductor:
Daniel Hyde (British choir conductor and organist) (in 2020-12)
chorus master:
David Lowe (tenor and chorus master) (in 2020-12)
recorded at:
Chapel of King's College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2020-12)
recording of:
Shepherds’ Cradle Song (arr. Macpherson) (in 2020-12)
composer:
Karl Leuner
arranger:
Charles MacPherson
translator:
Arthur Foxton Ferguson
Karl Leuner4:04
15In the bleak midwinter
engineer and producer:
Benjamin Sheen (Producer, King's College, 2015)
organ:
Matthew Martin (organist and composer) (on 2021-06-25)
choir vocals:
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge (on 2021-06-25)
conductor:
Daniel Hyde (British choir conductor and organist) (on 2021-06-25)
chorus master:
David Lowe (tenor and chorus master) (on 2021-06-25)
recorded at:
Chapel of Kings College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (on 2021-06-25)
recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Gustav Holst version) (on 2021-06-25)
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 Holst5:54
16As I say on a sunny bank (I saw three ships)
engineer and producer:
Benjamin Sheen (Producer, King's College, 2015)
organ:
Matthew Martin (organist and composer) (in 2020-12)
choir vocals:
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge (in 2020-12)
conductor:
Daniel Hyde (British choir conductor and organist) (in 2020-12)
chorus master:
David Lowe (tenor and chorus master) (in 2020-12)
recorded at:
Chapel of King's College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2020-12)
recording of:
I Saw Three Ships
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 700)
English traditional1:52
17Still, still, still
engineer and producer:
Benjamin Sheen (Producer, King's College, 2015)
organ:
Matthew Martin (organist and composer) (in 2020-12)
choir vocals:
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge (in 2020-12)
conductor:
Daniel Hyde (British choir conductor and organist) (in 2020-12)
chorus master:
David Lowe (tenor and chorus master) (in 2020-12)
recorded at:
Chapel of King's College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2020-12)
recording of:
Still, Still, Still
lyricist:
Georg Götsch
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
German traditional2:48
18Prelude to 'Hark! the herald angels sing'
engineer and producer:
Benjamin Sheen (Producer, King's College, 2015)
organ:
Matthew Martin (organist and composer) (in 2020-12)
choir vocals:
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge (in 2020-12)
conductor:
Daniel Hyde (British choir conductor and organist) (in 2020-12)
chorus master:
David Lowe (tenor and chorus master) (in 2020-12)
recorded at:
Chapel of King's College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2020-12)
recording of:
Prelude to "Hark! the herald angels sing" (in 2020-12)
composer:
Matthew Martin (organist and composer)
Matthew Martin1:05
19Hark! the herald angels sing
engineer and producer:
Benjamin Sheen (Producer, King's College, 2015)
organ:
Matthew Martin (organist and composer) (in 2020-12)
choir vocals:
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge (in 2020-12)
conductor:
Daniel Hyde (British choir conductor and organist) (in 2020-12)
chorus master:
David Lowe (tenor and chorus master) (in 2020-12)
recorded at:
Chapel of King's College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2020-12)
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol) (in 2020-12)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 26)
part of:
Psalty's Family Christmas Sing-A-Long
Felix Mendelssohn3:25
20Improvisation on Adeste, fideles
engineer and producer:
Benjamin Sheen (Producer, King's College, 2015)
organ:
Matthew Martin (organist and composer) (in 2020-12)
choir vocals:
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge (in 2020-12)
conductor:
Daniel Hyde (British choir conductor and organist) (in 2020-12)
chorus master:
David Lowe (tenor and chorus master) (in 2020-12)
recorded at:
Chapel of King's College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2020-12)
recording of:
Improvisation on Adeste, fideles (in 2020-12)
composer:
Francis Pott (composer)
is based on:
Adeste fideles (original latin version)
Francis Pott6:37

Credits

Release

photography:Leon Hargreaves
Benjamin Sheen (Producer, King's College, 2015)
liner notes:Catherine Bott (soprano)
Daniel Hyde (British choir conductor and organist)
Andrew Stewart (liner notes author)
mixer and mastering:Benjamin Sheen (Producer, King's College, 2015)
graphic design:Claire Long
David Millinger
Benjamin Sheen (Producer, King's College, 2015)
booklet editor:David Millinger
Benjamin Sheen (Producer, King's College, 2015)