[ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / DVD ]
Release Date: Monday 1 November 2010
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G : - The essential Christmas disc for every lover of traditional seasonal music is set in the candlelit chapel of King's College Cambridge, with the college's famous choir superbly directed and recorded in its premiere Surround Sound release.
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Includes:
• New 30-minute conversation between Sir David Willcocks, Sir Philip Ledger and Stephen Cleobury, the three Directors of Music at King's College since 1957, filmed in 2001
• "Carols only" or "complete service" user options
• Illustrated booklet with historical notes and biographies in three languages (GB/D/F) plus carol texts from 2000 service
The essential Christmas disc for every lover of traditional seasonal music is set in the candlelit chapel of King's College Cambridge, with the college's famous choir superbly directed and recorded in its premiere Surround Sound release (DTS). The Millennial recording from December 2000 is complemented with an historic tele-cast from 1954, in which the legendary Boris Ord conducts the choir's first-ever televised recording.
'. . . as for the musical standards, they are surely as high as ever.' -GRAMOPHONE
146 minutes
'. . . sound and vision blend perfectly for this DVD with the lofty spaces and generous acoustics captured perfectly . . .' -BIRMINGHAM EVENING MAIL