Vaughan Williams: Hodie A Christmas Cantata; Fantasia on Christmas Carols / Dame Janet Baker / Richard Lewis / John Shirley-Quirk / The Bach Choir / Choristers Of Westminster Abbey / London Symphony Orchestra / Sir David Willcocks / John Barrow / Choir Of Guildford Cathedral / Barry Rose
Hodie - A Christmas Cantata
1 I. Prologue: Nowell! Nowell! 3:44
2 II. Narration: Now the birth of Jesus Christ- 4:31
3 III. Song: It was winter wild 4:41
4 IV. Narration: And it came to pass in those days 2:10
5 V. Choral: The blessed son of God 2:34
6 VI. Narration: And there were in the same country 6:39
7 VII. Song: The Oxen (Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock) 3:11
8 VIII. Narration: And the shepherds returned 1:08
9 IX. Pastoral: The shepherds sing 3:10
10 X. Narration: But Mary kept all these things 0:36
11 XI. Lullaby: Sweet was the song the Virgin sang 2:48
12 XII. Hymn: Bright portals of the sky 3:41
13 XIII. Narration: Now when Jesus was born 3:10
14 XIV. The March of the Three Kings: From kingdoms of wisdom- 7:46
15 XV. Choral: No sad thought his soul affright 2:59
16 XVI. Epilogue: In the beginning was the Word 6:13
17 Fantasia On Christmas Carols 12:06
Baritone Vocals – John Barrow (2) (tracks: 17), John Shirley-Quirk (tracks: 1 to 16)
Choir – The Bach Choir (tracks: 1 to 16), Choristers of Westminster Abbey (tracks: 1 to 16),
Choir Of Guildford Cathedral (tracks: 17)
Chorus Master – Douglas Guest (tracks: 1 to 16)
Composed By – Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor – Barry Rose (tracks: 17), David Willcocks (tracks: 1 to 16)
Engineer [Balance] – Christopher Parker, Neville Boyling
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Dame Janet Baker (tracks: 1 to 16)
Orchestra – The London Symphony Orchestra (tracks: 1 to 16)
Organ – Gavin Williams (2) (tracks: 17), Philip Ledger (tracks: 1 to 16)
Producer – Brian B. Culverhouse , Ronald Kinloch Anderson
Remastered By [Digital] – Simon Gibson
Tenor Vocals – Richard Lewis (3) (tracks: 1 to 16)
Recorded in Guildford Cathedral, 7 June 1966, and Kingsway Hall, London, 22 & 23 January
and 3 February 1965.
Digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios.
Front cover: The Adoration of the Magi: a panel from the Linaivoli Triptych (1433) by Fra
Angelico (c1387-1455) (Museo di San Marco dell'Angelico, Florence; photo Bridgeman Art
Library).
Recorded under the auspices of the Ralph Vaughan Williams Trust.
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