A Peter Warlock Christmas
£6.00 – £11.00
Label: Celeste Catalogue, Sale
Catalogue No: SOMMCD 011
Release Date: 1998-03-01
Number of Discs: 1
EAN/UPC: 748871201125
Artists: Allegri Singers, Janet Thompson, Julian Empett, Louis Halsey, Margaret Cable, Matthew Morley, Rosamunde Quartet, Rosemary Barnes
Composers: Anonymous, Bruce Blunt, Clement Marot, Daniel Lawrence Kelleher, Frank Kendon, Henry Jenner, Hilaire Belloc, Peter Warlock, Traditional
Genre: Chamber, Choral/Vocal
Period: 20th Century
Liner Notes
Catalogue No: SOMMCD 011
Release Date: 1998-03-01
Number of Discs: 1
EAN/UPC: 748871201125
Artists: Allegri Singers, Janet Thompson, Julian Empett, Louis Halsey, Margaret Cable, Matthew Morley, Rosamunde Quartet, Rosemary Barnes
Composers: Anonymous, Bruce Blunt, Clement Marot, Daniel Lawrence Kelleher, Frank Kendon, Henry Jenner, Hilaire Belloc, Peter Warlock, Traditional
Genre: Chamber, Choral/Vocal
Period: 20th Century
Liner Notes
Peter Warlock has been described as a supreme carrolist of the century, perhaps of all time. Included on this disc are all his carols and some transcriptions suitable for Christmas tide.They are all lovely to sing and to listen to, and are superbly performed by the Allegri Singers directed by Louis Halsey.
Allegri Singers
Louis Halsey – Conductor
Margaret Cable – Mezzo-soprano
Rosamunde String Quartet
Matthew Morley – Organ
Rosemary Barnes – Piano
On This Recording
- Benedicamus Domino
- A Cornish Carol
- A Cornish Christmas Carol
- Corpus Christi
- I Saw a Fair Maiden
- As Dew in Aprylle: As Dewe in Aprylle
- The Birds
- Carillon Carilla: Carillon, Carilla
- : Adam Lay Ybounden
- The Rich Cavalcade
- Song for Christmas Day
- The Five Lesser Joys of Mary
- Out of the Orient Crystal Skies: Out of the Orient Crystal Skies (arr. P. Warlock for choir)
- My little sweet darling
- Born is the Babe
- Sweet Was the Song the Virgin Sung
- Where Riches Is Everlastingly
- What cheer? Good cheer!
- The Frostbound Wood: The frostbound wood
- The First Mercy
- Bethlehem Down
- Tyrly Tyrlow
- Balulalow
- The Sycamore Tree